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Income and poverty across the region

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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