Poverty Rate in Smith County, TN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
10.0% −20.5% vs nat'l
Rank #797 of 3,222
75th percentile

How Smith County Compares

Smith County
10.0%
Tennessee Average
10.0%
Rank #9 of 95 in state
National
12.6%
20.5% below

National Distribution

Where Smith County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Smith County: 10.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#794 Mineral County, CO 10.0%
#795 Madison County, NY 10.0%
#796 Kanabec County, MN 10.0%
#797 Smith County, TN 10.0%
#798 Sagadahoc County, ME 10.0%
#799 Louisa County, VA 10.0%
#800 Iredell County, NC 10.0%
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Poverty Rate in Smith County, Tennessee

Smith County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 10.0%, which ranks #797 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 20.5% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Tennessee, Smith County ranks #9 of 95 out of 95 counties. This places it in the 75th 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.