Income and poverty rates across the region
Median household income is lower and poverty is higher across the Chattanooga region compared to the United States as a whole. Grundy County has the highest poverty rate in Tennessee. Only Catoosa County in the tri-state region has a poverty rate lower than the national average.
County Median household income Poverty rate
United States $53,657 15.5 percent
Catoosa, Ga. $50,728 12.6 percent
Hamilton $48,380 15.9 percent
Coffee $45,235 16.8 percent
Gordon,Ga. $43,880 17.8 percent
Franklin $
Whitfield $43,731 20.7 percent