Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, February 1999 Number And Percent of Persons Aged 5 to 17 Years in Poverty by School District, Tennessee, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aged 5 to 17 years ------------------------------------------- In poverty Total ------------------------------------------- School district population Total Number Percent Rank ------------------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- --------- ---------- Alamo City 2,493 385 129 33.5 11 Alcoa City 9,060 1,331 288 21.6 53 Anderson County 36,325 6,612 1,322 20.0 71 Athens City Elementary 13,107 2,220 591 26.6 28 Bedford County 33,853 6,220 982 15.8 108 Bells City 1,693 302 59 19.5 75 Benton County 16,045 2,705 583 21.6 54 Bledsoe County 10,402 1,832 443 24.2 35 Blount County 67,236 11,418 1,590 13.9 117 Bradford Special District 1,191 217 29 13.4 120 Bradley County 44,854 8,828 1,120 12.7 124 Bristol City 25,066 3,800 531 14.0 116 Campbell County 37,197 7,022 2,446 34.8 5 Cannon County 11,720 2,153 307 14.3 113 Carter County 39,780 6,597 1,509 22.9 42 Chattanooga City 157,450 25,774 7,026 27.3 27 Cheatham County 33,149 6,592 744 11.3 127 Chester County 14,189 2,414 420 17.4 91 Claiborne County 28,750 5,478 1,631 29.8 16 Clay County 7,273 1,259 318 25.3 32 Cleveland City 34,556 5,591 1,177 21.1 59 Clinton City Elementary 9,474 1,546 285 18.4 78 Cocke County 23,633 4,345 1,273 29.3 18 Coffee County 18,722 3,626 649 17.9 87 Covington City Elementary 8,984 1,965 834 42.4 2 Crockett County 9,487 1,754 260 14.8 110 Cumberland County 41,892 7,141 1,471 20.6 65 Dayton City Elementary 6,848 1,174 327 27.9 24 Decatur County 10,724 1,852 341 18.4 79 DeKalb County 15,482 2,736 579 21.2 56 Dickson County 39,810 7,780 1,327 17.1 95 Dyer County 18,931 3,744 414 11.1 129 Dyersburg City 17,201 2,992 910 30.4 14 Elizabethton City 13,128 1,890 423 22.4 47 Etowah City Elementary 4,274 659 185 28.1 22 Fayette County 28,330 6,241 1,341 21.5 55 Fayetteville City Elementary 7,096 1,068 295 27.6 25 Fentress County 15,745 3,042 1,047 34.4 6 Franklin City Elementary 26,375 4,613 464 10.1 131 Franklin County 36,803 6,601 1,131 17.1 94 Fort Campbell 11,690 1,484 35 2.4 139 Gibson Special District 23,876 4,169 532 12.8 123 Giles County 28,432 5,104 828 16.2 106 Grainger County 19,057 3,413 867 25.4 31 Greene County 43,368 7,494 1,537 20.5 66 Greeneville City 15,164 2,324 473 20.4 67 Grundy County 13,841 2,895 872 30.1 15 Hamblen County 53,280 9,244 1,669 18.1 84 Hamilton County 136,703 25,305 2,287 9.0 134 Hancock County 6,843 1,284 605 47.1 1 Hardeman County 24,031 5,026 1,268 25.2 33 Hardin County 24,532 4,470 1,152 25.8 29 Harriman City 7,494 1,242 476 38.3 4 Hawkins County 43,744 7,792 1,627 20.9 62 Haywood County 19,715 4,355 1,202 27.6 26 Henderson County 17,491 3,272 477 14.6 111 Henry County 19,385 3,372 613 18.2 81 Hickman County 19,386 3,304 645 19.5 76 Hollow Rock-Bruceton 4,474 742 71 9.6 132 Houston County 7,738 1,397 247 17.7 89 Humboldt City 9,974 1,855 414 22.3 49 Humphreys County 16,679 3,094 521 16.8 96 Huntingdon Special District 7,893 1,434 303 21.1 57 Jackson County 9,444 1,592 286 18.0 85 Jackson-Madison Consolidated 84,131 15,988 3,315 20.7 63 Jefferson County 40,291 6,540 1,091 16.7 99 Johnson City 53,540 7,644 1,519 19.9 72 Johnson County 16,429 2,583 813 31.5 13 Kingsport City 41,141 6,017 1,734 28.8 20 Knox County 363,700 57,819 10,024 17.3 92 Lake County 8,345 1,116 374 33.5 10 Lauderdale County 24,175 4,835 1,242 25.7 30 Lawrence County 38,633 7,167 1,234 17.2 93 Lebanon City Elementary 19,236 3,222 724 22.5 46 Lenoir City 7,462 1,279 317 24.8 34 Lewis County 10,540 2,108 423 20.1 70 Lexington City Elementary 6,594 1,033 289 28.0 23 Lincoln County 23,313 4,101 547 13.3 122 Loudon County 29,781 5,002 719 14.4 112 McKenzie Special District 6,871 1,138 133 11.7 125 McMinn County 28,435 5,318 745 14.0 114 McNairy County 23,620 4,264 947 22.2 50 Macon County 17,386 3,158 662 21.0 61 Manchester City 8,554 1,432 257 17.9 86 Marion County 25,005 4,848 1,018 21.0 60 Marshall County 25,147 4,678 631 13.5 119 Maryville City 22,599 3,484 578 16.6 101 Maury County 66,618 12,510 1,751 14.0 115 Meigs County 9,288 1,749 411 23.5 39 Memphis City 647,302 121,927 38,988 32.0 12 Milan City Special District 7,767 1,305 295 22.6 44 Monroe County 27,733 5,207 1,190 22.9 43 Montgomery County 109,253 20,619 3,376 16.4 104 Moore County 5,212 992 92 9.3 133 Morgan County 18,433 3,488 774 22.2 51 Murfreesboro City Elementary 60,567 9,674 1,334 13.8 118 Nashville-Davidson County 532,759 84,251 16,580 19.7 74 Newport City Elementary 7,792 1,225 357 29.1 19 Oak Ridge City 25,931 4,242 566 13.3 121 Obion County 21,391 4,014 671 16.7 98 Oneida City 3,787 747 254 34.0 9 Overton County 18,661 3,338 738 22.1 52 Paris City Special District 10,349 1,586 376 23.7 38 Perry County 7,231 1,270 263 20.7 64 Pickett County 4,606 818 231 28.2 21 Polk County 14,366 2,571 574 22.3 48 Putnam County 57,359 9,200 1,546 16.8 97 Rhea County 20,836 3,874 782 20.2 68 Richard City Elementary 1,421 241 100 41.5 3 Roane County 42,179 7,424 1,302 17.5 90 Robertson County 49,638 9,712 1,102 11.3 126 Rogersville City Elementary 4,608 576 170 29.5 17 Rutherford County 95,399 20,134 1,453 7.2 135 Scott County 15,801 3,482 1,187 34.1 8 Sequatchie County 9,945 1,879 447 23.8 37 Sevier County 61,307 10,703 1,909 17.8 88 Shelby County 217,645 46,579 2,723 5.8 137 Smith County 15,674 2,778 457 16.5 102 South Carroll Special District 2,348 414 46 11.1 128 Stewart County 10,993 1,834 305 16.6 100 Sullivan County 83,354 14,450 2,257 15.6 109 Sumner County 119,426 23,960 2,631 11.0 130 Sweetwater City 5,493 927 213 23.0 41 Tipton County 36,054 7,870 1,290 16.4 103 Trenton City 4,991 812 279 34.4 7 Trousdale County 6,617 1,200 218 18.2 82 Tullahoma City 17,486 3,189 578 18.1 83 Unicoi County 17,165 2,750 527 19.2 77 Union City 10,658 1,949 411 21.1 58 Union County 15,526 3,013 678 22.5 45 Van Buren County 5,024 959 222 23.1 40 Warren County 35,394 6,499 1,279 19.7 73 Washington County 46,503 8,213 1,494 18.2 80 Wayne County 16,368 2,783 667 24.0 36 Weakley County 32,542 5,232 856 16.4 105 West Carroll Special District 7,194 1,216 197 16.2 107 White County 21,842 3,794 764 20.1 69 Williamson County 81,333 17,808 874 4.9 138 Wilson County 60,932 12,520 880 7.0 136 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------