Hunger and Poverty
Tennessee rankings among the 50 states.
- *4th highest percent of population receiving public aid
- *8th highest elderly in poverty rate
- *8th highest children living in poverty
- *9th highest poverty rate
- *9th highest families living in poverty
- ^40th: Children in Poverty
- ^16th Geographic Disparity
* Morgan, Kathleen O'Leary and Morgan, Scott. CQ Press's State Fact Finder Series: State Rankings 2009. Washington, DC, 2009.
^United Health Foundation: America's Health Rankings 2009. No. 1 is best; No. 50 is worst.
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