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City of Kingsport, Tennessee At Night 42. Tennessee
> Median household income: $47,275
> Population: 6,600,299 (17th highest)
> 2015 Unemployment rate: 5.8% (14th highest)
> Poverty rate: 16.7% (10th highest)

As was the case in most states, Tennessee’s median household income of $47,275 increased significantly from 2014, when the median income was $44,403. Still, Tennesseans are not wealthy. In addition to one of the lowest median household incomes, 16.7% of people live in poverty, the 10th highest poverty rate of all states.

Government programs help millions of impoverished Americans make ends meet, especially in the nation’s poorest states. In Tennessee, 17.6% of households rely on food stamps, a higher percentage than in all but two other states.

10/9/168:34 AM

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