Poverty Rate in Macon County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.2%
Rank #2,324/3,222 · #63 in TN
28th
Macon 17.2%
TN 13.8% +24.7%
US 12.6% +36.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's poverty rate of 17.2% 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 Macon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,321 | Dorchester County, MD | 17.1% |
| #2,322 | Harrison County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,323 | Lubbock County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,324 | Macon County, TN | 17.2% |
| #2,325 | Pickens County, SC | 17.2% |
| #2,326 | Washington County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,327 | Screven County, GA | 17.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Macon County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 17.2%, ranking #2,324 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #63 of 95. This places it in the 28th 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.