Poverty Rate in Scott County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.1%
Rank #2,906/3,222 · #91 in TN
10th
Scott 23.1%
TN 13.8% +67.7%
US 12.6% +83.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 23.1% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,903 | Wheatland County, MT | 23.0% |
| #2,904 | Searcy County, AR | 23.0% |
| #2,905 | Marshall County, MS | 23.0% |
| #2,906 | Scott County, TN | 23.1% |
| #2,907 | Allen Parish, LA | 23.1% |
| #2,908 | San Juan County, NM | 23.1% |
| #2,909 | Hidalgo County, NM | 23.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 23.1%, ranking #2,906 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 83.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #91 of 95. This places it in the 10th 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.