Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.4%
Rank #1,113/3,222 · #16 in TN
65th
Jefferson 11.4%
TN 13.8% -17.2%
US 12.6% -9.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 11.4% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,110 | Frontier County, NE | 11.4% |
| #1,111 | Dorchester County, SC | 11.4% |
| #1,112 | Colusa County, CA | 11.4% |
| #1,113 | Jefferson County, TN | 11.4% |
| #1,114 | Concho County, TX | 11.4% |
| #1,115 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | 11.4% |
| #1,116 | Susquehanna County, PA | 11.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 11.4%, ranking #1,113 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #16 of 95. This places it in the 65th 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.