Poverty Rate in Sumner County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.8%
Rank #534/3,222 · #6 in TN
83th
Sumner 8.8%
TN 13.8% -35.9%
US 12.6% -30.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sumner County's poverty rate of 8.8% 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 Sumner County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #531 | Pierce County, WA | 8.8% |
| #532 | Garfield County, NE | 8.8% |
| #533 | Washakie County, WY | 8.8% |
| #534 | Sumner County, TN | 8.8% |
| #535 | Chickasaw County, IA | 8.8% |
| #536 | Minnehaha County, SD | 8.8% |
| #537 | Saline County, AR | 8.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Sumner County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 8.8%, ranking #534 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #6 of 95. This places it in the 83th 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.