Poverty Rate in Rutherford County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.3%
Rank #637/3,222 · #7 in TN
80th
Rutherford 9.3%
TN 13.8% -32.6%
US 12.6% -26.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rutherford County's poverty rate of 9.3% 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 Rutherford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #634 | Rock County, WI | 9.3% |
| #635 | Holmes County, OH | 9.3% |
| #636 | Calhoun County, IA | 9.3% |
| #637 | Rutherford County, TN | 9.3% |
| #638 | Cabarrus County, NC | 9.3% |
| #639 | Goodhue County, MN | 9.3% |
| #640 | Washington County, KS | 9.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Rutherford County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 9.3%, ranking #637 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #7 of 95. This places it in the 80th 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.