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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Least affordable housing, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 3.5. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Trousdale County, TN, up 46 places to #6.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990
01▲1Williamson County, TNTN272,0615.5+85%
02▼1Davidson County, TNTN745,9045.4+101%
03▲3Putnam County, TNTN86,6124.8+89%
04▲1Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.8+77%
05▲12Maury County, TNTN118,1314.7+103%
06▲46Trousdale County, TNTN12,6234.6+129%
07▲7Rutherford County, TNTN386,3524.5+93%
08▼1Wilson County, TNTN175,0334.5+79%
09▼1DeKalb County, TNTN21,8734.4+95%
10▼6Sumner County, TNTN215,5384.4+88%
11▲10Knox County, TNTN511,4534.3+77%
12▲20Moore County, TNTN6,9204.3+145%
13▲7Cannon County, TNTN15,2964.2+132%
14▲15Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.2+102%
15▲10Cumberland County, TNTN66,3004.1+75%
16▲14Blount County, TNTN143,8204.1+77%
17▼14Loudon County, TNTN63,7644.1+98%
18▼2Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.1+77%
19▲12Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.1+83%
20▲3Robertson County, TNTN80,1754.0+89%
21▲19Coffee County, TNTN62,4194.0+91%
22▲6Monroe County, TNTN49,7304.0+96%
23▲36White County, TNTN29,6124.0+97%
24▼11Washington County, TNTN141,1994.0+65%
25▼10Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614.0+94%
26▲25Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.9+97%
27▼3Bradley County, TNTN115,4653.9+84%
28▲13Shelby County, TNTN910,2263.9+62%
29▼17Fayette County, TNTN45,0713.9+65%
30▼21Hancock County, TNTN7,0753.8+53%
31▼9Macon County, TNTN27,6633.8+100%
32▼5Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.8+78%
33▲1Cheatham County, TNTN42,7783.8+83%
34▲29Giles County, TNTN31,4333.8+87%
35▲26Grainger County, TNTN25,7393.7+79%
36▲19Rhea County, TNTN34,8443.7+65%
37▼1Franklin County, TNTN45,5793.7+83%
38▲16Montgomery County, TNTN249,9353.7+63%
39▼4Greene County, TNTN73,8313.7+81%
40▼21Smith County, TNTN20,9813.7+90%
41▼8Pickett County, TNTN5,2193.6+58%
42▼5Unicoi County, TNTN17,8563.6+55%
43▼4Sullivan County, TNTN163,7593.6+64%
44▲6Campbell County, TNTN40,2903.6+58%
45▲3Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.6+74%
46▲19Lawrence County, TNTN46,9143.6+70%
47▲15Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.6+64%
48▼37Overton County, TNTN23,7873.5+81%
49▲4Madison County, TNTN100,7903.5+59%
50▲14Warren County, TNTN43,7173.5+73%
51▼8Jefferson County, TNTN60,0243.5+59%
52▲6Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203.5+87%
53▼11McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.4+69%
54▼36Clay County, TNTN7,8213.4+65%
55▲11Lake County, TNTN6,2493.4+60%
56▼46Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.4+20%
57▼19Carter County, TNTN57,3613.4+48%
58▼12Cocke County, TNTN37,8893.3+37%
59▲10Fentress County, TNTN20,3223.3+40%
60▲13Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.3+68%
61▼14Union County, TNTN21,4503.3+40%
62▲10Tipton County, TNTN62,2873.2+37%
63▲13Stewart County, TNTN14,4393.2+54%
64▼38Jackson County, TNTN12,4663.2+52%
65▼8Roane County, TNTN57,3953.2+59%
66▼22Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.2+35%
67▲25Grundy County, TNTN14,1163.2+82%
68▼12Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.2+46%
69▲10Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.2+61%
70▲4Henry County, TNTN32,8963.2+43%
71▲9Marion County, TNTN29,8043.2+49%
72▼12Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593.1+40%
73▼6Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.1+39%
74▲8Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.1+61%
75▲2McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.0+54%
76▼8Haywood County, TNTN17,0423.0+30%
77▲4Henderson County, TNTN28,5183.0+49%
78▲11Benton County, TNTN16,1833.0+54%
79▼34Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.9+38%
80▲6Weakley County, TNTN33,2612.9+52%
81▼32Houston County, TNTN8,4792.9+61%
82▲12Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.9+82%
83▲8Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6172.9+41%
84▼9Dyer County, TNTN36,3202.9+46%
85▼15Scott County, TNTN22,6712.8+32%
86▲4Chester County, TNTN17,9942.8+35%
87▲1Carroll County, TNTN29,2002.7+59%
88▼10Polk County, TNTN18,5922.7+56%
89▼4Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.6+31%
90▲3Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.6+38%
91▼4Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.5+28%
92▼8Gibson County, TNTN51,7792.5+35%
93▼22Wayne County, TNTN16,4162.5+40%
94▼11Obion County, TNTN30,0672.4+26%
95Perry County, TNTN9,1262.3+22%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES