Poverty Rate in Roane County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.0%
Rank #1,268/3,222 · #19 in TN
61th
Roane 12.0%
TN 13.8% -13.0%
US 12.6% -5.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Roane County's poverty rate of 12.0% 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 Roane County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,265 | Pickens County, GA | 12.0% |
| #1,266 | Gordon County, GA | 12.0% |
| #1,267 | Santa Fe County, NM | 12.0% |
| #1,268 | Roane County, TN | 12.0% |
| #1,269 | Henry County, IA | 12.0% |
| #1,270 | Whiteside County, IL | 12.0% |
| #1,271 | Franklin County, TN | 12.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Roane County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 12.0%, ranking #1,268 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #19 of 95. This places it in the 61th 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.