Poverty Rate in Hamblen County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.4%
Rank #2,504/3,222 · #72 in TN
22th
Hamblen 18.4%
TN 13.8% +33.4%
US 12.6% +45.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hamblen County's poverty rate of 18.4% 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 Hamblen County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,501 | Burke County, GA | 18.3% |
| #2,502 | Ellis County, KS | 18.3% |
| #2,503 | Henry County, AL | 18.3% |
| #2,504 | Hamblen County, TN | 18.4% |
| #2,505 | Walker County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,506 | Jones County, NC | 18.4% |
| #2,507 | San Jacinto County, TX | 18.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Hamblen County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 18.4%, ranking #2,504 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #72 of 95. This places it in the 22th 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.