Poverty Rate in Jackson County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.3%
Rank #2,696/3,222 · #81 in TN
16th
Jackson 20.3%
TN 13.8% +47.2%
US 12.6% +60.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 20.3% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,693 | Adams County, OH | 20.2% |
| #2,694 | Hempstead County, AR | 20.2% |
| #2,695 | Nevada County, AR | 20.3% |
| #2,696 | Jackson County, TN | 20.3% |
| #2,697 | Turner County, GA | 20.3% |
| #2,698 | Grady County, GA | 20.3% |
| #2,699 | Howell County, MO | 20.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 20.3%, ranking #2,696 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #81 of 95. This places it in the 16th 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.