Poverty Rate in Rhea County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.9%
Rank #2,100/3,222 · #50 in TN
35th
Rhea 15.9%
TN 13.8% +15.5%
US 12.6% +26.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rhea County's poverty rate of 15.9% 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 Rhea County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,097 | Sullivan County, NY | 15.9% |
| #2,098 | Bates County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,099 | Newton County, AR | 15.9% |
| #2,100 | Rhea County, TN | 15.9% |
| #2,101 | Pottawatomie County, OK | 15.9% |
| #2,102 | Lincoln County, OR | 15.9% |
| #2,103 | Polk County, AR | 15.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Rhea County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 15.9%, ranking #2,100 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #50 of 95. This places it in the 35th 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.