Poverty Rate in Houston County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.1%
Rank #1,022/3,222 · #14 in TN
68th
Houston 11.1%
TN 13.8% -19.6%
US 12.6% -12.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Houston County's poverty rate of 11.1% 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 Houston County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,019 | Indian River County, FL | 11.1% |
| #1,020 | Houston County, GA | 11.1% |
| #1,021 | Madison County, IL | 11.1% |
| #1,022 | Houston County, TN | 11.1% |
| #1,023 | Jasper County, IL | 11.1% |
| #1,024 | Vilas County, WI | 11.1% |
| #1,025 | Washington County, VA | 11.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Houston County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 11.1%, ranking #1,022 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #14 of 95. This places it in the 68th 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.