Tennessee Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Tennessee | % | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 1,121,344 | 17.83%, see rank | 15.59% |
Family in Poverty | 222,612 | 13.43%, see rank | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Tennessee | % | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 1,069,017 | 17.26%, see rank | 14.88% |
Family in Poverty | 214,361 | 12.99%, see rank | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Tennessee | % | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 1,002,467 | 16.50%, see rank | 13.82% |
Family in Poverty | 204,073 | 12.41%, see rank | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Tennessee | % | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 967,189 | 16.12%, see rank | 13.47% |
Family in Poverty | 198,160 | 12.25%, see rank | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| Tennessee | % | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 746,789 | 13.48%, see rank | 12.38% |
Family in Poverty | 160,717 | 10.32%, see rank | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.