Poverty Rate in Perry County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Perry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Perry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Perry County: 18.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,459 | Stephens County, OK | 18.0% |
| #2,460 | Shannon County, MO | 18.0% |
| #2,461 | Monroe County, MS | 18.0% |
| #2,462 | Perry County, TN | 18.1% |
| #2,463 | San Juan County, UT | 18.1% |
| #2,464 | Charlton County, GA | 18.1% |
| #2,465 | Comanche County, OK | 18.1% |
Poverty Rate in Perry County, Tennessee
Perry County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 18.1%, which ranks #2,462 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 43.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Tennessee, Perry County ranks #68 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 24th 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.