Richest & Poorest Counties in Tennessee

Name: Tennessee County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Tennessee has 95 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Williamson County at $135,594 , while the lowest-income county is Lake County at $28,814 . The statewide median household income is $69,595, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Tennessee — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

29K 52K 56K 62K 71K 136K

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Tennessee — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

98K 159K 187K 228K 281K 752K

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Tennessee — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

16K 28K 30K 32K 37K 66K

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Tennessee — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 12% 14% 17% 19% 32%

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Richest Counties in Tennessee

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
3	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
4	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
5	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
6	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
7	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
8	Robertson County	$83,047	$335,000	$38,646	10.4%
9	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
10	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%

Poorest Counties in Tennessee

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
95	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%
94	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
93	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
92	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
91	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
90	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
89	Grundy County	$47,593	$154,000	$25,175	18.9%
88	Jackson County	$47,951	$155,500	$30,172	20.3%
87	Cocke County	$48,016	$158,100	$28,260	21.9%
86	Overton County	$48,959	$173,200	$31,070	16.3%

All 95 Counties Ranked

Every county in Tennessee ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
3	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
4	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
5	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
6	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
7	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
8	Robertson County	$83,047	$335,000	$38,646	10.4%
9	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
10	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%
11	Hamilton County	$76,183	$312,800	$45,341	13.1%
12	Maury County	$76,130	$355,700	$38,025	9.8%
13	Montgomery County	$75,613	$280,200	$34,949	11.3%
14	Dickson County	$75,003	$306,400	$39,457	10.9%
15	Knox County	$74,222	$320,900	$43,351	12.2%
16	Tipton County	$74,127	$240,600	$34,731	13.6%
17	Trousdale County	$72,747	$337,600	$29,345	11.9%
18	Roane County	$71,885	$232,900	$39,403	12.0%
19	Marshall County	$71,049	$279,800	$37,448	11.8%
20	Hickman County	$68,247	$224,100	$32,417	10.6%
21	Bedford County	$67,225	$281,200	$32,163	12.6%
22	Bradley County	$66,552	$261,900	$33,571	12.7%
23	Moore County	$66,469	$285,300	$35,949	8.0%
24	Smith County	$66,293	$243,800	$33,386	10.0%
25	Anderson County	$66,183	$239,400	$37,400	13.4%
26	Jefferson County	$66,114	$229,300	$37,086	11.4%
27	Morgan County	$65,954	$166,300	$32,330	15.1%
28	Lincoln County	$64,667	$229,700	$35,371	12.9%
29	Shelby County	$63,767	$249,100	$39,083	17.8%
30	Franklin County	$63,494	$236,900	$34,060	12.0%
31	Stewart County	$63,114	$204,700	$31,960	16.4%
32	Washington County	$62,809	$249,000	$36,806	15.5%
33	Gibson County	$62,755	$156,900	$31,270	13.7%
34	Union County	$62,727	$204,000	$29,443	13.8%
35	Sevier County	$62,581	$299,000	$34,476	13.5%
36	Polk County	$62,522	$169,900	$35,592	13.9%
37	Giles County	$62,307	$234,300	$35,909	12.8%
38	Crockett County	$62,165	$158,900	$32,864	14.5%
39	Marion County	$61,824	$195,200	$32,016	16.3%
40	Coffee County	$61,505	$246,800	$30,787	17.4%
41	McMinn County	$61,470	$211,800	$32,494	13.0%
42	Meigs County	$61,375	$180,000	$31,614	14.3%
43	Humphreys County	$60,616	$193,400	$31,596	14.8%
44	Cumberland County	$60,375	$250,500	$33,918	14.4%
45	Madison County	$60,042	$211,800	$33,572	18.2%
46	Houston County	$59,576	$172,700	$31,793	11.1%
47	Cannon County	$59,443	$252,000	$30,960	18.3%
48	Chester County	$59,341	$164,400	$28,454	16.1%
49	Macon County	$59,177	$225,700	$28,670	17.2%
50	Putnam County	$58,912	$282,500	$31,985	18.4%
51	Sullivan County	$58,807	$213,300	$35,877	15.4%
52	Sequatchie County	$58,750	$232,600	$28,059	21.9%
53	Dyer County	$58,154	$166,400	$37,772	16.3%
54	Hawkins County	$56,936	$176,300	$30,267	15.2%
55	Monroe County	$56,895	$227,500	$29,835	15.5%
56	Lewis County	$56,285	$173,400	$35,518	16.7%
57	Greene County	$56,194	$207,500	$31,898	15.4%
58	Perry County	$55,972	$126,900	$29,109	18.1%
59	Warren County	$55,487	$192,900	$29,524	15.7%
60	Hamblen County	$55,454	$210,900	$30,437	18.4%
61	Henderson County	$55,136	$164,800	$28,236	16.9%
62	Rhea County	$55,033	$206,000	$30,273	15.9%
63	Van Buren County	$54,931	$159,200	$27,757	16.1%
64	Bledsoe County	$54,720	$189,400	$25,573	20.7%
65	Lawrence County	$54,706	$194,400	$28,990	15.0%
66	Obion County	$54,613	$133,600	$30,429	18.6%
67	McNairy County	$53,473	$161,800	$27,905	16.5%
68	DeKalb County	$53,153	$235,500	$30,133	18.6%
69	Johnson County	$53,129	$178,600	$28,841	21.4%
70	Wayne County	$52,294	$130,700	$27,272	20.0%
71	Unicoi County	$52,218	$189,600	$30,307	14.3%
72	White County	$52,188	$207,200	$29,308	13.2%
73	Weakley County	$51,880	$151,200	$28,035	19.0%
74	Carroll County	$51,787	$142,400	$27,343	17.0%
75	Benton County	$51,746	$153,600	$30,044	17.8%
76	Campbell County	$51,557	$186,500	$29,300	18.5%
77	Fentress County	$51,149	$168,200	$24,226	21.0%
78	Henry County	$50,613	$160,200	$30,246	18.3%
79	Grainger County	$50,538	$189,200	$29,350	17.1%
80	Haywood County	$50,472	$152,400	$28,041	21.5%
81	Carter County	$50,135	$168,200	$30,064	17.1%
82	Hardin County	$49,956	$160,400	$28,881	21.5%
83	Lauderdale County	$49,879	$143,200	$26,653	21.0%
84	Claiborne County	$49,379	$159,900	$29,547	17.4%
85	Pickett County	$49,030	$178,500	$28,930	23.9%
86	Overton County	$48,959	$173,200	$31,070	16.3%
87	Cocke County	$48,016	$158,100	$28,260	21.9%
88	Jackson County	$47,951	$155,500	$30,172	20.3%
89	Grundy County	$47,593	$154,000	$25,175	18.9%
90	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
91	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
92	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
93	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
94	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
95	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%

Richest Counties in Tennessee

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
3	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
4	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
5	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
6	Maury County	$76,130	$355,700	$38,025	9.8%
7	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
8	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
9	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
10	Trousdale County	$72,747	$337,600	$29,345	11.9%

Poorest Counties in Tennessee

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
95	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%
94	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
93	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
92	Perry County	$55,972	$126,900	$29,109	18.1%
91	Wayne County	$52,294	$130,700	$27,272	20.0%
90	Obion County	$54,613	$133,600	$30,429	18.6%
89	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
88	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
87	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
86	Carroll County	$51,787	$142,400	$27,343	17.0%

All 95 Counties Ranked

Every county in Tennessee ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
3	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
4	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
5	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
6	Maury County	$76,130	$355,700	$38,025	9.8%
7	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
8	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
9	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
10	Trousdale County	$72,747	$337,600	$29,345	11.9%
11	Robertson County	$83,047	$335,000	$38,646	10.4%
12	Knox County	$74,222	$320,900	$43,351	12.2%
13	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%
14	Hamilton County	$76,183	$312,800	$45,341	13.1%
15	Dickson County	$75,003	$306,400	$39,457	10.9%
16	Sevier County	$62,581	$299,000	$34,476	13.5%
17	Moore County	$66,469	$285,300	$35,949	8.0%
18	Putnam County	$58,912	$282,500	$31,985	18.4%
19	Bedford County	$67,225	$281,200	$32,163	12.6%
20	Montgomery County	$75,613	$280,200	$34,949	11.3%
21	Marshall County	$71,049	$279,800	$37,448	11.8%
22	Bradley County	$66,552	$261,900	$33,571	12.7%
23	Cannon County	$59,443	$252,000	$30,960	18.3%
24	Cumberland County	$60,375	$250,500	$33,918	14.4%
25	Shelby County	$63,767	$249,100	$39,083	17.8%
26	Washington County	$62,809	$249,000	$36,806	15.5%
27	Coffee County	$61,505	$246,800	$30,787	17.4%
28	Smith County	$66,293	$243,800	$33,386	10.0%
29	Tipton County	$74,127	$240,600	$34,731	13.6%
30	Anderson County	$66,183	$239,400	$37,400	13.4%
31	Franklin County	$63,494	$236,900	$34,060	12.0%
32	DeKalb County	$53,153	$235,500	$30,133	18.6%
33	Giles County	$62,307	$234,300	$35,909	12.8%
34	Roane County	$71,885	$232,900	$39,403	12.0%
35	Sequatchie County	$58,750	$232,600	$28,059	21.9%
36	Lincoln County	$64,667	$229,700	$35,371	12.9%
37	Jefferson County	$66,114	$229,300	$37,086	11.4%
38	Monroe County	$56,895	$227,500	$29,835	15.5%
39	Macon County	$59,177	$225,700	$28,670	17.2%
40	Hickman County	$68,247	$224,100	$32,417	10.6%
41	Sullivan County	$58,807	$213,300	$35,877	15.4%
42	McMinn County	$61,470	$211,800	$32,494	13.0%
43	Madison County	$60,042	$211,800	$33,572	18.2%
44	Hamblen County	$55,454	$210,900	$30,437	18.4%
45	Greene County	$56,194	$207,500	$31,898	15.4%
46	White County	$52,188	$207,200	$29,308	13.2%
47	Rhea County	$55,033	$206,000	$30,273	15.9%
48	Stewart County	$63,114	$204,700	$31,960	16.4%
49	Union County	$62,727	$204,000	$29,443	13.8%
50	Marion County	$61,824	$195,200	$32,016	16.3%
51	Lawrence County	$54,706	$194,400	$28,990	15.0%
52	Humphreys County	$60,616	$193,400	$31,596	14.8%
53	Warren County	$55,487	$192,900	$29,524	15.7%
54	Unicoi County	$52,218	$189,600	$30,307	14.3%
55	Bledsoe County	$54,720	$189,400	$25,573	20.7%
56	Grainger County	$50,538	$189,200	$29,350	17.1%
57	Campbell County	$51,557	$186,500	$29,300	18.5%
58	Meigs County	$61,375	$180,000	$31,614	14.3%
59	Johnson County	$53,129	$178,600	$28,841	21.4%
60	Pickett County	$49,030	$178,500	$28,930	23.9%
61	Hawkins County	$56,936	$176,300	$30,267	15.2%
62	Lewis County	$56,285	$173,400	$35,518	16.7%
63	Overton County	$48,959	$173,200	$31,070	16.3%
64	Houston County	$59,576	$172,700	$31,793	11.1%
65	Polk County	$62,522	$169,900	$35,592	13.9%
66	Carter County	$50,135	$168,200	$30,064	17.1%
67	Fentress County	$51,149	$168,200	$24,226	21.0%
68	Dyer County	$58,154	$166,400	$37,772	16.3%
69	Morgan County	$65,954	$166,300	$32,330	15.1%
70	Henderson County	$55,136	$164,800	$28,236	16.9%
71	Chester County	$59,341	$164,400	$28,454	16.1%
72	McNairy County	$53,473	$161,800	$27,905	16.5%
73	Hardin County	$49,956	$160,400	$28,881	21.5%
74	Henry County	$50,613	$160,200	$30,246	18.3%
75	Claiborne County	$49,379	$159,900	$29,547	17.4%
76	Van Buren County	$54,931	$159,200	$27,757	16.1%
77	Crockett County	$62,165	$158,900	$32,864	14.5%
78	Cocke County	$48,016	$158,100	$28,260	21.9%
79	Gibson County	$62,755	$156,900	$31,270	13.7%
80	Jackson County	$47,951	$155,500	$30,172	20.3%
81	Grundy County	$47,593	$154,000	$25,175	18.9%
82	Benton County	$51,746	$153,600	$30,044	17.8%
83	Haywood County	$50,472	$152,400	$28,041	21.5%
84	Weakley County	$51,880	$151,200	$28,035	19.0%
85	Lauderdale County	$49,879	$143,200	$26,653	21.0%
86	Carroll County	$51,787	$142,400	$27,343	17.0%
87	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
88	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
89	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
90	Obion County	$54,613	$133,600	$30,429	18.6%
91	Wayne County	$52,294	$130,700	$27,272	20.0%
92	Perry County	$55,972	$126,900	$29,109	18.1%
93	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
94	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
95	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%

Richest Counties in Tennessee

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
3	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
4	Hamilton County	$76,183	$312,800	$45,341	13.1%
5	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
6	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
7	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
8	Knox County	$74,222	$320,900	$43,351	12.2%
9	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
10	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%

Poorest Counties in Tennessee

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
95	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%
94	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
93	Fentress County	$51,149	$168,200	$24,226	21.0%
92	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
91	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
90	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
89	Grundy County	$47,593	$154,000	$25,175	18.9%
88	Bledsoe County	$54,720	$189,400	$25,573	20.7%
87	Lauderdale County	$49,879	$143,200	$26,653	21.0%
86	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%

All 95 Counties Ranked

Every county in Tennessee ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
3	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
4	Hamilton County	$76,183	$312,800	$45,341	13.1%
5	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
6	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
7	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
8	Knox County	$74,222	$320,900	$43,351	12.2%
9	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
10	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%
11	Dickson County	$75,003	$306,400	$39,457	10.9%
12	Roane County	$71,885	$232,900	$39,403	12.0%
13	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
14	Shelby County	$63,767	$249,100	$39,083	17.8%
15	Robertson County	$83,047	$335,000	$38,646	10.4%
16	Maury County	$76,130	$355,700	$38,025	9.8%
17	Dyer County	$58,154	$166,400	$37,772	16.3%
18	Marshall County	$71,049	$279,800	$37,448	11.8%
19	Anderson County	$66,183	$239,400	$37,400	13.4%
20	Jefferson County	$66,114	$229,300	$37,086	11.4%
21	Washington County	$62,809	$249,000	$36,806	15.5%
22	Moore County	$66,469	$285,300	$35,949	8.0%
23	Giles County	$62,307	$234,300	$35,909	12.8%
24	Sullivan County	$58,807	$213,300	$35,877	15.4%
25	Polk County	$62,522	$169,900	$35,592	13.9%
26	Lewis County	$56,285	$173,400	$35,518	16.7%
27	Lincoln County	$64,667	$229,700	$35,371	12.9%
28	Montgomery County	$75,613	$280,200	$34,949	11.3%
29	Tipton County	$74,127	$240,600	$34,731	13.6%
30	Sevier County	$62,581	$299,000	$34,476	13.5%
31	Franklin County	$63,494	$236,900	$34,060	12.0%
32	Cumberland County	$60,375	$250,500	$33,918	14.4%
33	Madison County	$60,042	$211,800	$33,572	18.2%
34	Bradley County	$66,552	$261,900	$33,571	12.7%
35	Smith County	$66,293	$243,800	$33,386	10.0%
36	Crockett County	$62,165	$158,900	$32,864	14.5%
37	McMinn County	$61,470	$211,800	$32,494	13.0%
38	Hickman County	$68,247	$224,100	$32,417	10.6%
39	Morgan County	$65,954	$166,300	$32,330	15.1%
40	Bedford County	$67,225	$281,200	$32,163	12.6%
41	Marion County	$61,824	$195,200	$32,016	16.3%
42	Putnam County	$58,912	$282,500	$31,985	18.4%
43	Stewart County	$63,114	$204,700	$31,960	16.4%
44	Greene County	$56,194	$207,500	$31,898	15.4%
45	Houston County	$59,576	$172,700	$31,793	11.1%
46	Meigs County	$61,375	$180,000	$31,614	14.3%
47	Humphreys County	$60,616	$193,400	$31,596	14.8%
48	Gibson County	$62,755	$156,900	$31,270	13.7%
49	Overton County	$48,959	$173,200	$31,070	16.3%
50	Cannon County	$59,443	$252,000	$30,960	18.3%
51	Coffee County	$61,505	$246,800	$30,787	17.4%
52	Hamblen County	$55,454	$210,900	$30,437	18.4%
53	Obion County	$54,613	$133,600	$30,429	18.6%
54	Unicoi County	$52,218	$189,600	$30,307	14.3%
55	Rhea County	$55,033	$206,000	$30,273	15.9%
56	Hawkins County	$56,936	$176,300	$30,267	15.2%
57	Henry County	$50,613	$160,200	$30,246	18.3%
58	Jackson County	$47,951	$155,500	$30,172	20.3%
59	DeKalb County	$53,153	$235,500	$30,133	18.6%
60	Carter County	$50,135	$168,200	$30,064	17.1%
61	Benton County	$51,746	$153,600	$30,044	17.8%
62	Monroe County	$56,895	$227,500	$29,835	15.5%
63	Claiborne County	$49,379	$159,900	$29,547	17.4%
64	Warren County	$55,487	$192,900	$29,524	15.7%
65	Union County	$62,727	$204,000	$29,443	13.8%
66	Grainger County	$50,538	$189,200	$29,350	17.1%
67	Trousdale County	$72,747	$337,600	$29,345	11.9%
68	White County	$52,188	$207,200	$29,308	13.2%
69	Campbell County	$51,557	$186,500	$29,300	18.5%
70	Perry County	$55,972	$126,900	$29,109	18.1%
71	Lawrence County	$54,706	$194,400	$28,990	15.0%
72	Pickett County	$49,030	$178,500	$28,930	23.9%
73	Hardin County	$49,956	$160,400	$28,881	21.5%
74	Johnson County	$53,129	$178,600	$28,841	21.4%
75	Macon County	$59,177	$225,700	$28,670	17.2%
76	Chester County	$59,341	$164,400	$28,454	16.1%
77	Cocke County	$48,016	$158,100	$28,260	21.9%
78	Henderson County	$55,136	$164,800	$28,236	16.9%
79	Sequatchie County	$58,750	$232,600	$28,059	21.9%
80	Haywood County	$50,472	$152,400	$28,041	21.5%
81	Weakley County	$51,880	$151,200	$28,035	19.0%
82	McNairy County	$53,473	$161,800	$27,905	16.5%
83	Van Buren County	$54,931	$159,200	$27,757	16.1%
84	Carroll County	$51,787	$142,400	$27,343	17.0%
85	Wayne County	$52,294	$130,700	$27,272	20.0%
86	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
87	Lauderdale County	$49,879	$143,200	$26,653	21.0%
88	Bledsoe County	$54,720	$189,400	$25,573	20.7%
89	Grundy County	$47,593	$154,000	$25,175	18.9%
90	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
91	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
92	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
93	Fentress County	$51,149	$168,200	$24,226	21.0%
94	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
95	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%

Richest Counties in Tennessee

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
3	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
4	Moore County	$66,469	$285,300	$35,949	8.0%
5	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%
6	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
7	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
8	Maury County	$76,130	$355,700	$38,025	9.8%
9	Smith County	$66,293	$243,800	$33,386	10.0%
10	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%

Poorest Counties in Tennessee

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
95	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%
94	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%
93	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
92	Pickett County	$49,030	$178,500	$28,930	23.9%
91	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
90	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
89	Sequatchie County	$58,750	$232,600	$28,059	21.9%
88	Cocke County	$48,016	$158,100	$28,260	21.9%
87	Hardin County	$49,956	$160,400	$28,881	21.5%
86	Haywood County	$50,472	$152,400	$28,041	21.5%

All 95 Counties Ranked

Every county in Tennessee ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Williamson County	$135,594	$751,900	$66,219	4.6%
2	Cheatham County	$89,852	$338,700	$42,536	7.7%
3	Wilson County	$95,839	$428,000	$46,888	8.0%
4	Moore County	$66,469	$285,300	$35,949	8.0%
5	Blount County	$77,365	$320,500	$41,373	8.4%
6	Sumner County	$90,301	$393,100	$44,761	8.8%
7	Rutherford County	$85,470	$382,600	$39,158	9.3%
8	Maury County	$76,130	$355,700	$38,025	9.8%
9	Smith County	$66,293	$243,800	$33,386	10.0%
10	Fayette County	$88,456	$340,800	$43,490	10.3%
11	Robertson County	$83,047	$335,000	$38,646	10.4%
12	Hickman County	$68,247	$224,100	$32,417	10.6%
13	Dickson County	$75,003	$306,400	$39,457	10.9%
14	Houston County	$59,576	$172,700	$31,793	11.1%
15	Montgomery County	$75,613	$280,200	$34,949	11.3%
16	Jefferson County	$66,114	$229,300	$37,086	11.4%
17	Marshall County	$71,049	$279,800	$37,448	11.8%
18	Trousdale County	$72,747	$337,600	$29,345	11.9%
19	Roane County	$71,885	$232,900	$39,403	12.0%
20	Franklin County	$63,494	$236,900	$34,060	12.0%
21	Knox County	$74,222	$320,900	$43,351	12.2%
22	Bedford County	$67,225	$281,200	$32,163	12.6%
23	Loudon County	$84,185	$348,000	$44,316	12.6%
24	Bradley County	$66,552	$261,900	$33,571	12.7%
25	Giles County	$62,307	$234,300	$35,909	12.8%
26	Lincoln County	$64,667	$229,700	$35,371	12.9%
27	McMinn County	$61,470	$211,800	$32,494	13.0%
28	Hamilton County	$76,183	$312,800	$45,341	13.1%
29	White County	$52,188	$207,200	$29,308	13.2%
30	Anderson County	$66,183	$239,400	$37,400	13.4%
31	Sevier County	$62,581	$299,000	$34,476	13.5%
32	Tipton County	$74,127	$240,600	$34,731	13.6%
33	Gibson County	$62,755	$156,900	$31,270	13.7%
34	Union County	$62,727	$204,000	$29,443	13.8%
35	Davidson County	$77,853	$417,400	$50,640	13.9%
36	Polk County	$62,522	$169,900	$35,592	13.9%
37	Meigs County	$61,375	$180,000	$31,614	14.3%
38	Unicoi County	$52,218	$189,600	$30,307	14.3%
39	Cumberland County	$60,375	$250,500	$33,918	14.4%
40	Crockett County	$62,165	$158,900	$32,864	14.5%
41	Humphreys County	$60,616	$193,400	$31,596	14.8%
42	Lawrence County	$54,706	$194,400	$28,990	15.0%
43	Morgan County	$65,954	$166,300	$32,330	15.1%
44	Hawkins County	$56,936	$176,300	$30,267	15.2%
45	Greene County	$56,194	$207,500	$31,898	15.4%
46	Sullivan County	$58,807	$213,300	$35,877	15.4%
47	Monroe County	$56,895	$227,500	$29,835	15.5%
48	Washington County	$62,809	$249,000	$36,806	15.5%
49	Warren County	$55,487	$192,900	$29,524	15.7%
50	Rhea County	$55,033	$206,000	$30,273	15.9%
51	Chester County	$59,341	$164,400	$28,454	16.1%
52	Van Buren County	$54,931	$159,200	$27,757	16.1%
53	Overton County	$48,959	$173,200	$31,070	16.3%
54	Marion County	$61,824	$195,200	$32,016	16.3%
55	Dyer County	$58,154	$166,400	$37,772	16.3%
56	Stewart County	$63,114	$204,700	$31,960	16.4%
57	McNairy County	$53,473	$161,800	$27,905	16.5%
58	Lewis County	$56,285	$173,400	$35,518	16.7%
59	Henderson County	$55,136	$164,800	$28,236	16.9%
60	Carroll County	$51,787	$142,400	$27,343	17.0%
61	Grainger County	$50,538	$189,200	$29,350	17.1%
62	Carter County	$50,135	$168,200	$30,064	17.1%
63	Macon County	$59,177	$225,700	$28,670	17.2%
64	Claiborne County	$49,379	$159,900	$29,547	17.4%
65	Coffee County	$61,505	$246,800	$30,787	17.4%
66	Shelby County	$63,767	$249,100	$39,083	17.8%
67	Benton County	$51,746	$153,600	$30,044	17.8%
68	Perry County	$55,972	$126,900	$29,109	18.1%
69	Madison County	$60,042	$211,800	$33,572	18.2%
70	Henry County	$50,613	$160,200	$30,246	18.3%
71	Cannon County	$59,443	$252,000	$30,960	18.3%
72	Hamblen County	$55,454	$210,900	$30,437	18.4%
73	Putnam County	$58,912	$282,500	$31,985	18.4%
74	Campbell County	$51,557	$186,500	$29,300	18.5%
75	Obion County	$54,613	$133,600	$30,429	18.6%
76	DeKalb County	$53,153	$235,500	$30,133	18.6%
77	Grundy County	$47,593	$154,000	$25,175	18.9%
78	Hardeman County	$46,069	$121,700	$23,153	19.0%
79	Weakley County	$51,880	$151,200	$28,035	19.0%
80	Wayne County	$52,294	$130,700	$27,272	20.0%
81	Jackson County	$47,951	$155,500	$30,172	20.3%
82	Bledsoe County	$54,720	$189,400	$25,573	20.7%
83	Fentress County	$51,149	$168,200	$24,226	21.0%
84	Lauderdale County	$49,879	$143,200	$26,653	21.0%
85	Johnson County	$53,129	$178,600	$28,841	21.4%
86	Haywood County	$50,472	$152,400	$28,041	21.5%
87	Hardin County	$49,956	$160,400	$28,881	21.5%
88	Cocke County	$48,016	$158,100	$28,260	21.9%
89	Sequatchie County	$58,750	$232,600	$28,059	21.9%
90	Decatur County	$45,375	$139,600	$26,884	22.1%
91	Scott County	$44,711	$124,900	$24,452	23.1%
92	Pickett County	$49,030	$178,500	$28,930	23.9%
93	Clay County	$39,972	$136,400	$24,731	24.2%
94	Lake County	$28,814	$97,900	$16,062	32.2%
95	Hancock County	$34,960	$134,500	$24,337	32.2%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Tennessee only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.