Poverty Rate in Fentress County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.0%
Rank #2,758/3,222 · #83 in TN
14th
Fentress 21.0%
TN 13.8% +52.5%
US 12.6% +66.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fentress County's poverty rate of 21.0% 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 Fentress County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,755 | Marion County, GA | 20.9% |
| #2,756 | Forrest County, MS | 21.0% |
| #2,757 | Jefferson County, FL | 21.0% |
| #2,758 | Fentress County, TN | 21.0% |
| #2,759 | Jackson County, IL | 21.0% |
| #2,760 | Crittenden County, AR | 21.0% |
| #2,761 | Madison County, FL | 21.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Fentress County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 21.0%, ranking #2,758 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 66.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #83 of 95. This places it in the 14th 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.