COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fentress County

Tennessee · 14,669 residents · 499 sq mi

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With 14,669 people, Fentress County is a county in Tennessee. 32.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 44% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $32,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,669

−12%vs 2000

vs 16,625 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

499 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(898)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(1,059)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,117)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(1,235)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,011)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,094)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(2,297)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,629)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,353)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,160)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(705)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(111)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,924

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,238 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,927

−47%vs 2000

vs $12,999 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.3%

+9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,600

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$212

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

21.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(16,419)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(90)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(14,644)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(17)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0.1%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(303)

Cuban0.1%(25)

Central American0.1%(14)

Honduran0.1%(14)

South American0%(8)

Colombian0%(8)

Puerto Rican0%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(24)

Chinese0.1%(11)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

American17.4%(3,365)

English17.3%(3,337)

Irish12.1%(2,340)

German10.6%(2,038)

Italian2.2%(427)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(365)

Scottish1.8%(341)

French1.1%(219)

Dutch1%(201)

French Canadian0.9%(181)

Welsh0.9%(168)

Belgian0.8%(149)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(119)

Norwegian0.4%(82)

Polish0.4%(78)

Canadian0.3%(61)

Finnish0.2%(37)

Hungarian0.2%(33)

Lithuanian0.2%(30)

Armenian0.1%(11)

Russian0.1%(10)

Slovak0%(4)

Danish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

44.9%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 21.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.7%(2,263)

Married55.2%(4,345)

Widowed6.3%(497)

Divorced9.8%(770)

Women 15+

Never married21.2%(1,728)

Married50.7%(4,137)

Widowed12.9%(1,052)

Divorced15.3%(1,248)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.5%(179)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(200)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(544)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10%(143)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,430 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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