27.9% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Tennessee

Less than high school graduate

27.9% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Tennessee

Less than high school graduate poverty in Tennessee compared

How does Tennessee compare to other Tennessee and National averages?

  • Tennessee

    27.9%

  • National average

    24.5% (-12% lower than Tennessee)

27.9% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Tennessee

Historical Timeline

27.9% Poverty Rate for people who did not graduate high school in Tennessee historical data

  • 2011 - 11.2%

    The 2011 11.2% is the baseline measurement.

  • 2012 - 10.9%

    The 2012 decrease to 10.9% from 2011 represents a -0.3% decrease YoY.

  • 2013 - 10.9%

    The 2013 decrease to 10.9% from 2012 represents a 0.0% decrease YoY.

  • 2014 - 11.3%

    The 2014 increase to 11.3% from 2013 represents a 0.4% increase YoY.

  • 2015 - 29.9%

    The 2015 increase to 29.9% from 2014 represents a 18.6% increase YoY.

  • 2016 - 27.2%

    The 2016 decrease to 27.2% from 2015 represents a -2.7% decrease YoY.

  • 2017 - 28.2%

    The 2017 increase to 28.2% from 2016 represents a 1.0% increase YoY.

  • 2018 - 28.2%

    The 2018 decrease to 28.2% from 2017 represents a 0.0% decrease YoY.

  • 2019 - 27.3%

    The 2019 decrease to 27.3% from 2018 represents a -0.9% decrease YoY.

  • 2021 - 26.3%

    The 2021 decrease to 26.3% from 2019 represents a -1.0% decrease YoY.

  • 2022 - 27.9%

    The 2022 increase to 27.9% from 2021 represents a 1.6% increase YoY.

Looking for more information? This statistic is part of a larger Tennessee Poverty dataset.