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Least affordable housing, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.3+49%

02Williamson County, TNTN272,0614.2+43%

03Loudon County, TNTN63,7643.7+60%

04Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.7+39%

05Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.7+25%

06Putnam County, TNTN86,6123.6+26%

07Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.6+35%

08DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733.5+29%

09Hancock County, TNTN7,0753.5+42%

10Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.5+32%

11Overton County, TNTN23,7873.5+37%

12Fayette County, TNTN45,0713.4+43%

13Washington County, TNTN141,1993.4+25%

14Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523.4+42%

15Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8613.4+41%

16Hamilton County, TNTN390,8333.4+42%

17Maury County, TNTN118,1313.4+47%

18Clay County, TNTN7,8213.3+55%

19Smith County, TNTN20,9813.3+37%

20Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.3+34%

21Knox County, TNTN511,4533.3+28%

22Macon County, TNTN27,6633.3+49%

23Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.3+34%

24Bradley County, TNTN115,4653.2+28%

25Cumberland County, TNTN66,3003.2+20%

26Jackson County, TNTN12,4663.2+31%

27Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.2+27%

28Monroe County, TNTN49,7303.2+35%

29Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.2+49%

30Blount County, TNTN143,8203.2+25%

31Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.2+32%

32Moore County, TNTN6,9203.1+28%

33Pickett County, TNTN5,2193.1+11%

34Cheatham County, TNTN42,7783.1+36%

35Greene County, TNTN73,8313.1+26%

36Franklin County, TNTN45,5793.1+38%

37Unicoi County, TNTN17,8563.1+19%

38Carter County, TNTN57,3613.1+23%

39Sullivan County, TNTN163,7593.1+24%

40Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.1+34%

41Shelby County, TNTN910,2263.0+33%

42McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.0+25%

43Jefferson County, TNTN60,0243.0+21%

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.0+20%

45Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.9+20%

46Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.9+18%

47Union County, TNTN21,4502.9+22%

48Anderson County, TNTN82,0662.9+24%

49Houston County, TNTN8,4792.9+40%

50Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.9+27%

51Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.9+31%

52Trousdale County, TNTN12,6232.9+19%

53Madison County, TNTN100,7902.9+29%

54Montgomery County, TNTN249,9352.9+33%

55Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.8+23%

56Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.8+25%

57Roane County, TNTN57,3952.8+19%

58Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.8+28%

59White County, TNTN29,6122.8+14%

60Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.8+18%

61Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.8+20%

62Lincoln County, TNTN36,8532.8+25%

63Giles County, TNTN31,4332.7+28%

64Warren County, TNTN43,7172.7+16%

65Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.7+14%

66Lake County, TNTN6,2492.7+16%

67Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.7+32%

68Haywood County, TNTN17,0422.7+11%

69Fentress County, TNTN20,3222.7+20%

70Scott County, TNTN22,6712.6+24%

71Wayne County, TNTN16,4162.6+34%

72Tipton County, TNTN62,2872.6+24%

73Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.6+5%

74Henry County, TNTN32,8962.5+12%

75Dyer County, TNTN36,3202.5+15%

76Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.5+10%

77McNairy County, TNTN26,2362.5+33%

78Polk County, TNTN18,5922.5+15%

79Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.5+17%

80Marion County, TNTN29,8042.5+15%

81Henderson County, TNTN28,5182.4+19%

82Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.4+24%

83Obion County, TNTN30,0672.4+22%

84Gibson County, TNTN51,7792.4+13%

85Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.4+20%

86Weakley County, TNTN33,2612.4+6%

87Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.4+16%

88Carroll County, TNTN29,2002.3+18%

89Benton County, TNTN16,1832.2+3%

90Chester County, TNTN17,9942.2+7%

91Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6172.2+11%

92Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.1−1%

93Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.1−2%

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.1+10%

95Perry County, TNTN9,1261.9+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES