Poverty Rate in Wilson County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.0%
Rank #355/3,222 · #3 in TN
89th
Wilson 8.0%
TN 13.8% -42.0%
US 12.6% -36.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wilson County's poverty rate of 8.0% 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 Wilson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #352 | Grand Isle County, VT | 7.9% |
| #353 | Alexandria city, VA | 7.9% |
| #354 | Burnet County, TX | 8.0% |
| #355 | Wilson County, TN | 8.0% |
| #356 | Champaign County, OH | 8.0% |
| #357 | St. Mary's County, MD | 8.0% |
| #358 | Parker County, TX | 8.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilson County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 8.0%, ranking #355 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #3 of 95. This places it in the 89th 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.