Poverty Rate in Fayette County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.3%
Rank #854/3,222 · #10 in TN
74th
Fayette 10.3%
TN 13.8% -25.3%
US 12.6% -18.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's poverty rate of 10.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Fayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #851 | Flagler County, FL | 10.3% |
| #852 | Lancaster County, VA | 10.3% |
| #853 | Westmoreland County, PA | 10.3% |
| #854 | Fayette County, TN | 10.3% |
| #855 | Mercer County, NJ | 10.3% |
| #856 | San Diego County, CA | 10.3% |
| #857 | Moniteau County, MO | 10.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Fayette County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 10.3%, ranking #854 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #10 of 95. This places it in the 74th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.