Poverty Rate in Sullivan County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.4%
Rank #2,026/3,222 · #46 in TN
37th
Sullivan 15.4%
TN 13.8% +12.1%
US 12.6% +22.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sullivan County's poverty rate of 15.4% 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 Sullivan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,023 | Nicholas County, WV | 15.4% |
| #2,024 | Montgomery County, KY | 15.4% |
| #2,025 | Cochise County, AZ | 15.4% |
| #2,026 | Sullivan County, TN | 15.4% |
| #2,027 | Clarendon County, SC | 15.4% |
| #2,028 | Greenup County, KY | 15.4% |
| #2,029 | District of Columbia, DC | 15.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Sullivan County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 15.4%, ranking #2,026 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #46 of 95. This places it in the 37th 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.