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Tennessee poorest counties

Number of counties: 95
Median household income: 58,516
Poorest county: Hancock County
Table of counties in Tennessee sorted by household income from poorest to richest.
CountyMedian household income (dollars)
Hancock County29,650
Lake County34,923
Scott County38,409
Lewis County38,664
Clay County38,709
Overton County39,737
Haywood County39,952
Benton County40,258
Hardeman County41,138
Cocke County41,558
Jackson County41,890
Claiborne County41,938
Johnson County42,552
McNairy County42,691
Pickett County42,931
Lauderdale County43,025
Henry County43,444
Fentress County43,464
Macon County43,605
Weakley County43,773
Decatur County43,817
Carter County44,280
Van Buren County44,444
White County44,777
Carroll County44,794
Grainger County44,917
Hardin County45,092
Morgan County45,133
Grundy County45,150
Hamblen County45,275
Wayne County45,402
Obion County45,606
Lawrence County45,721
DeKalb County45,728
Campbell County46,110
Warren County46,189
Houston County46,535
Greene County47,361
Unicoi County47,610
Sequatchie County47,835
Henderson County47,885
Monroe County48,488
Hickman County48,527
Rhea County48,872
Hawkins County49,101
Putnam County49,228
Polk County49,446
Gibson County49,615
Sullivan County49,661
Humphreys County49,745
Dyer County50,245
Union County50,868
McMinn County51,253
Stewart County51,460
Madison County51,526
Perry County51,786
Bledsoe County51,884
Smith County52,018
Crockett County52,136
Franklin County52,189
Washington County52,503
Coffee County52,626
Cumberland County52,630
Chester County52,692
Marion County53,148
Giles County54,061
Cannon County54,223
Sevier County54,363
Jefferson County54,371
Meigs County54,420
Shelby County55,015
Bedford County55,354
Anderson County55,414
Bradley County55,426
Lincoln County57,455
Trousdale County58,274
Marshall County60,036
Roane County60,044
Hamilton County61,050
Dickson County61,388
Knox County62,911
Montgomery County63,768
Tipton County63,783
Blount County64,593
Moore County64,926
Davidson County66,047
Loudon County66,151
Maury County66,353
Robertson County67,597
Cheatham County69,132
Fayette County69,729
Rutherford County72,985
Sumner County73,517
Wilson County82,224
Williamson County116,492

What is the poorest county in Tennessee?

Hancock County is the poorest county in Tennessee with median household income of 29,650.

TOP-5 poorest counties in Tennessee:
  • Hancock County
  • Lake County
  • Scott County
  • Lewis County
  • Clay County