Poverty Rate in Lake County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lake County: 32.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,105 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 32.0% |
| #3,106 | Presidio County, TX | 32.0% |
| #3,107 | Taylor County, GA | 32.1% |
| #3,108 | Lake County, TN | 32.2% |
| #3,109 | Hancock County, TN | 32.2% |
| #3,110 | Clay County, KY | 32.4% |
| #3,111 | Mingo County, WV | 32.4% |
Poverty Rate in Lake County, Tennessee
Lake County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 32.2%, which ranks #3,108 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 155.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Tennessee, Lake County ranks #94 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 4th 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.