Poverty Rate in Knox County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Knox County Compares
National Distribution
Where Knox County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Knox County: 12.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,320 | Grady County, OK | 12.2% |
| #1,321 | Cowlitz County, WA | 12.2% |
| #1,322 | Mitchell County, KS | 12.2% |
| #1,323 | Knox County, TN | 12.2% |
| #1,324 | Kankakee County, IL | 12.2% |
| #1,325 | McPherson County, NE | 12.2% |
| #1,326 | Seward County, KS | 12.2% |
Poverty Rate in Knox County, Tennessee
Knox County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 12.2%, which ranks #1,323 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.2% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Tennessee, Knox County ranks #21 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 59th 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.