RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Highest Medicaid coverage, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Hancock County, TNTN7,07537.8%–

02Fentress County, TNTN20,32235.3%–

03Lake County, TNTN6,24934.4%–

04Perry County, TNTN9,12633.6%–

05Scott County, TNTN22,67132.5%–

06Lewis County, TNTN13,48732.2%–

07Hardin County, TNTN27,98330.7%–

08Campbell County, TNTN40,29030.5%–

09Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61730.4%–

10Cocke County, TNTN37,88930.2%–

11Pickett County, TNTN5,21929.8%–

12Haywood County, TNTN17,04228.9%–

13Hardeman County, TNTN25,27428.7%–

14Houston County, TNTN8,47928.2%–

15Johnson County, TNTN18,71828.2%–

16Clay County, TNTN7,82127.9%–

17Henderson County, TNTN28,51827.9%–

18Union County, TNTN21,45027.7%–

19Warren County, TNTN43,71727.4%–

20Macon County, TNTN27,66327.2%–

21Morgan County, TNTN22,16027.1%–

22Decatur County, TNTN11,82026.9%–

23Overton County, TNTN23,78726.9%–

24Claiborne County, TNTN33,22926.6%–

25Humphreys County, TNTN19,64626.4%–

26Unicoi County, TNTN17,85626.4%–

27Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92026.3%–

28Obion County, TNTN30,06726.2%–

29Hamblen County, TNTN68,84326.2%–

30Benton County, TNTN16,18326.1%–

31Monroe County, TNTN49,73025.9%–

32DeKalb County, TNTN21,87325.8%–

33McMinn County, TNTN57,40425.7%–

34Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86125.7%–

35Bedford County, TNTN55,27325.6%–

36Dyer County, TNTN36,32025.6%–

37Crockett County, TNTN14,00625.4%–

38McNairy County, TNTN26,23625.1%–

39Grundy County, TNTN14,11625.1%–

40Rhea County, TNTN34,84425.0%–

41Lawrence County, TNTN46,91425.0%–

42Smith County, TNTN20,98124.9%–

43Grainger County, TNTN25,73924.9%–

44Gibson County, TNTN51,77924.8%–

45White County, TNTN29,61224.6%–

46Greene County, TNTN73,83124.6%–

47Henry County, TNTN32,89624.5%–

48Weakley County, TNTN33,26124.4%–

49Van Buren County, TNTN6,87424.2%–

50Madison County, TNTN100,79023.9%–

51Carroll County, TNTN29,20023.7%–

52Hickman County, TNTN26,21923.5%–

53Shelby County, TNTN910,22623.3%–

54Chester County, TNTN17,99423.3%–

55Carter County, TNTN57,36123.1%–

56Anderson County, TNTN82,06623.0%–

57Jackson County, TNTN12,46623.0%–

58Hawkins County, TNTN59,55923.0%–

59Meigs County, TNTN14,18622.8%–

60Giles County, TNTN31,43322.7%–

61Sullivan County, TNTN163,75922.6%–

62Sevier County, TNTN101,34222.5%–

63Cumberland County, TNTN66,30022.5%–

64Coffee County, TNTN62,41922.4%–

65Stewart County, TNTN14,43922.3%–

66Wayne County, TNTN16,41622.3%–

67Putnam County, TNTN86,61222.2%–

68Roane County, TNTN57,39522.1%–

69Marshall County, TNTN38,07121.6%–

70Marion County, TNTN29,80421.4%–

71Bradley County, TNTN115,46521.2%–

72Tipton County, TNTN62,28720.6%–

73Jefferson County, TNTN60,02420.4%–

74Cannon County, TNTN15,29619.4%–

75Polk County, TNTN18,59219.3%–

76Trousdale County, TNTN12,62319.3%–

77Franklin County, TNTN45,57918.8%–

78Dickson County, TNTN58,66218.4%–

79Lincoln County, TNTN36,85318.4%–

80Montgomery County, TNTN249,93518.2%–

81Fayette County, TNTN45,07117.7%–

82Robertson County, TNTN80,17517.7%–

83Washington County, TNTN141,19917.4%–

84Davidson County, TNTN745,90417.3%–

85Maury County, TNTN118,13117.1%–

86Blount County, TNTN143,82016.9%–

87Moore County, TNTN6,92016.5%–

88Hamilton County, TNTN390,83316.3%–

89Sumner County, TNTN215,53816.1%–

90Cheatham County, TNTN42,77816.1%–

91Knox County, TNTN511,45315.5%–

92Rutherford County, TNTN386,35214.6%–

93Loudon County, TNTN63,76414.5%–

94Wilson County, TNTN175,03313.8%–

95Williamson County, TNTN272,0616.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS