Poverty Rate in Sevier County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.5%
Rank #1,636/3,222 · #31 in TN
49th
Sevier 13.5%
TN 13.8% -2.1%
US 12.6% +6.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sevier County's poverty rate of 13.5% 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 Sevier County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,633 | Mercer County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,634 | Seneca County, NY | 13.5% |
| #1,635 | Bandera County, TX | 13.5% |
| #1,636 | Sevier County, TN | 13.5% |
| #1,637 | Morgan County, AL | 13.5% |
| #1,638 | Newton County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,639 | Cook County, IL | 13.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Sevier County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 13.5%, ranking #1,636 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #31 of 95. This places it in the 49th 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.