Poverty Rate in Blount County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Blount County Compares
National Distribution
Where Blount County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Blount County: 8.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #433 | Contra Costa County, CA | 8.4% |
| #434 | York County, PA | 8.4% |
| #435 | York County, SC | 8.4% |
| #436 | Blount County, TN | 8.4% |
| #437 | Allegan County, MI | 8.4% |
| #438 | Clay County, TX | 8.4% |
| #439 | Fillmore County, MN | 8.4% |
Poverty Rate in Blount County, Tennessee
Blount County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 8.4%, which ranks #436 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Tennessee, Blount County ranks #5 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.