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American Community Survey 2019–2023

Knoxville area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Knoxville city (east-southeast 6) (87.1%). This table ranks 121 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

#Census tract areaResidents below the poverty level
1Knoxville city (east-southeast 6)87.1%
2Knoxville city (east 1)83.6%
3Knoxville city (east-southeast 1)70.1%
4Knoxville city (east 2)68.7%
5Knoxville city (southeast 1)52.1%
6Knoxville city (east-northeast 9)46.9%
7Knoxville city (north-northeast 5)42.5%
8Knoxville city (east 3)40.9%
9Knoxville city (east-northeast 6)40.8%
10Knoxville city (south 2)38.6%
11Knoxville city (east-northeast 3)34%
12Knoxville city (west-northwest 2)31.3%
13Knoxville city (west-southwest 10)27.7%
14Knoxville city (northeast 7)25.3%
15Knoxville city (east-northeast 4)25.2%
16Knoxville city (north-northeast 6)24.7%
17Knoxville city (north-northwest 4)22.8%
18Knoxville city (north-northwest 2)22.7%
19Knoxville city (north-northwest 3)22.3%
20Knoxville city (north-northeast 2)21.2%
21Knoxville city (west-southwest 5)20.6%
22Knoxville city (southwest 6)19.9%
23Knoxville city (east 6)19.4%
24Knoxville city (north 3)19.2%
25Knoxville city (northeast 3)18.8%
26Knoxville city (west 1)18.7%
27Knoxville city (east-northeast 2)17.8%
28Knoxville city (west-southwest 3)17.6%
29Knoxville city (northeast 4)17.5%
30Knoxville city (southeast 2)17.1%
31Knoxville city (east-southeast 2)16.2%
32Knoxville city (north 2)16%
33Knoxville city (east-southeast 3)15.6%
34Knoxville city (northeast 6)15.5%
35Knoxville city (north-northeast 3)14.8%
36Knoxville city (east 4)14.6%
37Mascot CDP (southeast)14.2%
38Knoxville city (north-northeast 7)14%
39Knoxville city (northeast 5)14%
40Knoxville city (northwest)13.7%
41Knoxville city (west-northwest 3)13.7%
42Knoxville city (east 5)12.9%
43Knoxville city (west-southwest 8)12.9%
44Knoxville city (south-southeast)12.3%
45Knoxville city (east 7)12.2%
46Halls CDP (south-southwest)11.4%
47Knoxville city (west-northwest 1)11.3%
48Karns CDP (northeast)11.1%
49Unincorporated (east-southeast)10.7%
50Knoxville city (north-northeast 4)10%
51Knoxville city (southwest 4)9.9%
52Unincorporated (southwest 1)9.9%
53Knoxville city (southwest 10)9.8%
54Knoxville city (northeast 2)9.7%
55Unincorporated (northeast 4)9.5%
56Knoxville city (north-northeast 8)9.4%
57Powell CDP (south-southwest)9.1%
58Unincorporated (north)9%
59Unincorporated (northeast 2)8.9%
60Knoxville city (south-southwest 1)8.8%
61Knoxville city (east-northeast 1)8.7%
62Karns CDP (west-southwest)8.6%
63Unincorporated (north-northeast)8.6%
64Knoxville city (north-northwest 5)8.5%
65Knoxville city (east-northeast 8)8.1%
66Halls CDP (east)8%
67Knoxville city (west 4)8%
68Knoxville city (southwest 5)7.8%
69Unincorporated (northeast 3)7.7%
70Knoxville city (east-northeast 7)7.5%
71Knoxville city (west-southwest 6)7.5%
72Halls CDP (north-northeast)7.4%
73Knoxville city (west-southwest 2)7.4%
74Unincorporated (west-northwest)7.3%
75Knoxville city (west-southwest 1)7.2%
76Knoxville city (west-southwest 9)7.2%
77Powell CDP (north-northwest)7.2%
78Knoxville city (east-northeast 5)7%
79Knoxville city (north-northeast 9)6.9%
80Knoxville city (south 1)6.9%
81Knoxville city (east-southeast 5)6.7%
82Farragut town (north-northwest)6.6%
83Knoxville city (west-southwest 4)6.5%
84Knoxville city (west 2)6.4%
85Mascot CDP (northwest)6.4%
86Unincorporated (southwest 3)6.4%
87Unincorporated (northeast 1)6.3%
88Farragut town (northeast)6.2%
89Knoxville city (southeast 3)6.2%
90Knoxville city (north 1)6.1%
91Knoxville city (west-southwest 7)5.9%
92Knoxville city (southwest 3)5.6%
93Karns CDP (south-southeast)5.5%
94Knoxville city (southwest 11)5.4%
95Halls CDP (west-northwest)4.9%
96Unincorporated (southwest 2)4.6%
97Unincorporated (southwest 4)4.6%
98Knoxville city (southwest 8)4.5%
99Knoxville city (southwest 9)4.4%
100Knoxville city (north-northwest 1)4.1%
101Knoxville city (north-northeast 1)3.9%
102Powell CDP (southeast)3.9%
103Farragut town (west-southwest)3.6%
104Knoxville city (southwest 12)3.6%
105Knoxville city (northeast 1)3.4%
106Knoxville city (southwest 7)3.2%
107Farragut town (southeast)3%
108Farragut town (west-northwest)3%
109Knoxville city (southwest 2)3%
110Knoxville city (west 3)2.9%
111Unincorporated (west-southwest 2)2.9%
112Knoxville city (south-southwest 3)2.2%
113Unincorporated (south-southwest 1)2.1%
114Unincorporated (west-southwest 1)2.1%
115Knoxville city (southwest 1)1.7%
116Farragut town (east)1.6%
117Knoxville city (south-southwest 2)1.3%
118Unincorporated (south)1.2%
119Unincorporated (south-southwest 2)1.2%
120Farragut town (south-southwest)0.3%
121Knoxville city (east-southeast 4)0%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.