Poverty Rate in Smith County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.0%
Rank #797/3,222 · #9 in TN
75th
Smith 10.0%
TN 13.8% -27.2%
US 12.6% -20.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Smith County's poverty rate of 10.0% 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 Smith County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #794 | Mineral County, CO | 10.0% |
| #795 | Madison County, NY | 10.0% |
| #796 | Kanabec County, MN | 10.0% |
| #797 | Smith County, TN | 10.0% |
| #798 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 10.0% |
| #799 | Louisa County, VA | 10.0% |
| #800 | Iredell County, NC | 10.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Smith County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 10.0%, ranking #797 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #9 of 95. This places it in the 75th 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.