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Lowest median household income, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Hancock County, TNTN7,075$11,822−40%

02Fentress County, TNTN20,322$13,924−40%

03Johnson County, TNTN18,718$14,967−35%

04Pickett County, TNTN5,219$14,993−39%

05Scott County, TNTN22,671$15,858−34%

06Grundy County, TNTN14,116$16,425−28%

07Campbell County, TNTN40,290$16,450−35%

08Lake County, TNTN6,249$16,804−24%

09Cocke County, TNTN37,889$16,818−34%

10Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$17,132−34%

11Lewis County, TNTN13,487$17,362−43%

12Haywood County, TNTN17,042$17,376−37%

13Hardin County, TNTN27,983$17,719−36%

14Clay County, TNTN7,821$17,799−26%

15Decatur County, TNTN11,820$17,925−38%

16Jackson County, TNTN12,466$18,081−32%

17Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$18,250−37%

18Overton County, TNTN23,787$18,293−32%

19Wayne County, TNTN16,416$18,429−31%

20McNairy County, TNTN26,236$18,715−38%

21Henry County, TNTN32,896$18,891−37%

22Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$18,972−36%

23Perry County, TNTN9,126$19,039−32%

24Grainger County, TNTN25,739$19,097−32%

25Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$19,128−34%

26Carter County, TNTN57,361$19,140−30%

27Macon County, TNTN27,663$19,147−36%

28Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$19,223−38%

29Morgan County, TNTN22,160$19,280−30%

30DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$19,388−36%

31Chester County, TNTN17,994$19,413−43%

32Union County, TNTN21,450$19,595−28%

33White County, TNTN29,612$19,874−32%

34Rhea County, TNTN34,844$19,915−35%

35Monroe County, TNTN49,730$19,932−34%

36Marion County, TNTN29,804$20,045−36%

37Houston County, TNTN8,479$20,112−33%

38Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$20,127−38%

39Meigs County, TNTN14,186$20,181−31%

40Crockett County, TNTN14,006$20,296−32%

41Benton County, TNTN16,183$20,382−29%

42Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$20,474−34%

43Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$20,536−31%

44Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$20,676−27%

45Carroll County, TNTN29,200$20,763−32%

46Stewart County, TNTN14,439$20,802−36%

47Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$20,842−32%

48Gibson County, TNTN51,779$20,938−33%

49Weakley County, TNTN33,261$21,004−30%

50Warren County, TNTN43,717$21,019−32%

51Henderson County, TNTN28,518$21,099−34%

52Greene County, TNTN73,831$21,513−29%

53Hickman County, TNTN26,219$21,567−30%

54Polk County, TNTN18,592$21,663−27%

55Putnam County, TNTN86,612$21,693−30%

56McMinn County, TNTN57,404$21,901−31%

57Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$21,960−30%

58Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$21,996−34%

59Giles County, TNTN31,433$22,078−37%

60Dyer County, TNTN36,320$22,105−33%

61Fayette County, TNTN45,071$22,199−45%

62Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$22,219−32%

63Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$22,256−38%

64Obion County, TNTN30,067$22,344−32%

65Cannon County, TNTN15,296$22,847−30%

66Sevier County, TNTN101,342$23,042−34%

67Smith County, TNTN20,981$23,255−35%

68Franklin County, TNTN45,579$23,438−35%

69Bedford County, TNTN55,273$23,613−36%

70Washington County, TNTN141,199$23,698−28%

71Madison County, TNTN100,790$23,716−36%

72Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$23,853−26%

73Marshall County, TNTN38,071$23,855−38%

74Tipton County, TNTN62,287$23,860−43%

75Roane County, TNTN57,395$24,210−27%

76Loudon County, TNTN63,764$24,258−40%

77Dickson County, TNTN58,662$24,419−37%

78Coffee County, TNTN62,419$24,802−29%

79Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$25,089−25%

80Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$25,568−34%

81Blount County, TNTN143,820$25,575−32%

82Bradley County, TNTN115,465$25,678−27%

83Knox County, TNTN511,453$26,010−31%

84Maury County, TNTN118,131$26,238−37%

85Anderson County, TNTN82,066$26,496−25%

86Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$26,523−32%

87Shelby County, TNTN910,226$27,132−31%

88Moore County, TNTN6,920$28,056−23%

89Davidson County, TNTN745,904$28,377−29%

90Robertson County, TNTN80,175$28,687−34%

91Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$30,778−33%

92Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$30,878−33%

93Sumner County, TNTN215,538$31,795−31%

94Wilson County, TNTN175,033$32,852−34%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,061$43,615−37%

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