Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.9%
Rank #1,515/3,222 · #26 in TN
53th
Lincoln 12.9%
TN 13.8% -5.9%
US 12.6% +2.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 12.9% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,512 | Calhoun County, SC | 12.9% |
| #1,513 | Milam County, TX | 12.9% |
| #1,514 | Del Norte County, CA | 12.9% |
| #1,515 | Lincoln County, TN | 12.9% |
| #1,516 | Jack County, TX | 13.0% |
| #1,517 | McMinn County, TN | 13.0% |
| #1,518 | Erie County, OH | 13.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 12.9%, ranking #1,515 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #26 of 95. This places it in the 53th 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.