Poverty Rate in Polk County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Polk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Polk County: 13.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,740 | Calhoun County, MI | 13.9% |
| #1,741 | Wicomico County, MD | 13.9% |
| #1,742 | Davidson County, TN | 13.9% |
| #1,743 | Polk County, TN | 13.9% |
| #1,744 | Chattahoochee County, GA | 13.9% |
| #1,745 | Cape Girardeau County, MO | 13.9% |
| #1,746 | Woodbury County, IA | 14.0% |
Poverty Rate in Polk County, Tennessee
Polk County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 13.9%, which ranks #1,743 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Tennessee, Polk County ranks #36 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 46th 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.