Poverty Rate in Meigs County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.3%
Rank #1,814/3,222 · #37 in TN
44th
Meigs 14.3%
TN 13.8% +3.8%
US 12.6% +13.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Meigs County's poverty rate of 14.3% 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 Meigs County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,811 | Greene County, IL | 14.3% |
| #1,812 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 14.3% |
| #1,813 | Cheyenne County, NE | 14.3% |
| #1,814 | Meigs County, TN | 14.3% |
| #1,815 | Henry County, MO | 14.3% |
| #1,816 | Lake County, IN | 14.3% |
| #1,817 | Jefferson County, KY | 14.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Meigs County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 14.3%, ranking #1,814 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #37 of 95. This places it in the 44th 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.