Poverty Rate in Lake County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
32.2%
Rank #3,108/3,222 · #94 in TN
4th
Lake 32.2%
TN 13.8% +133.9%
US 12.6% +155.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lake County's poverty rate of 32.2% 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 Lake County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,105 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 32.0% |
| #3,106 | Presidio County, TX | 32.0% |
| #3,107 | Taylor County, GA | 32.1% |
| #3,108 | Lake County, TN | 32.2% |
| #3,109 | Hancock County, TN | 32.2% |
| #3,110 | Clay County, KY | 32.4% |
| #3,111 | Mingo County, WV | 32.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Lake County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 32.2%, ranking #3,108 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 155.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #94 of 95. This places it in the 4th 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.