Poverty Rate in McNairy County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,221/3,222 · #57 in TN
31th
McNairy 16.5%
TN 13.8% +20.1%
US 12.6% +31.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McNairy County's poverty rate of 16.5% 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 McNairy County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,218 | Young County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,219 | Alfalfa County, OK | 16.5% |
| #2,220 | New York County, NY | 16.5% |
| #2,221 | McNairy County, TN | 16.5% |
| #2,222 | Wichita County, KS | 16.5% |
| #2,223 | Pulaski County, GA | 16.5% |
| #2,224 | Garden County, NE | 16.5% |
About Poverty Rate
McNairy County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,221 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #57 of 95. This places it in the 31th 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.