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Lowest median household income, Tennessee counties · 2020

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$28,234+43%

02Clay County, TNTN7,821$32,064+34%

03Lake County, TNTN6,249$34,230+56%

04Jackson County, TNTN12,466$35,880+35%

05Overton County, TNTN23,787$36,478+36%

06Lewis County, TNTN13,487$36,977+21%

07Scott County, TNTN22,671$37,135+54%

08Claiborne County, TNTN33,229$37,954+47%

09Macon County, TNTN27,663$38,080+27%

10Johnson County, TNTN18,718$38,090+65%

11Cocke County, TNTN37,889$38,530+51%

12Haywood County, TNTN17,042$38,994+41%

13Benton County, TNTN16,183$39,019+36%

14Hardeman County, TNTN25,274$39,636+36%

15Obion County, TNTN30,067$39,985+22%

16Fentress County, TNTN20,322$40,203+73%

17McNairy County, TNTN26,236$40,327+34%

18Decatur County, TNTN11,820$40,389+41%

19Carter County, TNTN57,361$40,820+49%

20Henry County, TNTN32,896$41,037+36%

21Weakley County, TNTN33,261$41,488+38%

22Morgan County, TNTN22,160$41,701+50%

23Campbell County, TNTN40,290$41,769+65%

24Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$41,905+41%

25Wayne County, TNTN16,416$42,206+59%

26Hardin County, TNTN27,983$42,285+52%

27Warren County, TNTN43,717$42,668+38%

28Carroll County, TNTN29,200$42,877+41%

29Grundy County, TNTN14,116$43,116+88%

30Pickett County, TNTN5,219$43,125+75%

31Greene County, TNTN73,831$43,150+42%

32Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$43,151+33%

33Houston County, TNTN8,479$43,521+45%

34Lawrence County, TNTN46,914$43,734+43%

35Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$44,217+43%

36White County, TNTN29,612$44,282+51%

37DeKalb County, TNTN21,873$44,389+46%

38Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$44,526+49%

39Henderson County, TNTN28,518$44,534+39%

40Grainger County, TNTN25,739$44,703+60%

41Dyer County, TNTN36,320$45,042+37%

42Union County, TNTN21,450$45,143+65%

43Putnam County, TNTN86,612$45,160+46%

44Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$45,318+45%

45Polk County, TNTN18,592$45,326+53%

46Gibson County, TNTN51,779$45,557+46%

47Monroe County, TNTN49,730$45,576+50%

48Rhea County, TNTN34,844$46,096+52%

49McMinn County, TNTN57,404$46,872+47%

50Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$47,438+41%

51Hickman County, TNTN26,219$47,457+53%

52Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$47,576+69%

53Crockett County, TNTN14,006$47,581+59%

54Franklin County, TNTN45,579$47,777+33%

55Madison County, TNTN100,790$48,396+31%

56Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$48,411+35%

57Smith County, TNTN20,981$48,611+36%

58Perry County, TNTN9,126$48,716+74%

59Washington County, TNTN141,199$48,923+48%

60Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$49,382+70%

61Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$49,423+60%

62Stewart County, TNTN14,439$49,537+53%

63Giles County, TNTN31,433$49,815+43%

64Marion County, TNTN29,804$50,059+59%

65Meigs County, TNTN14,186$50,733+73%

66Coffee County, TNTN62,419$51,030+46%

67Sevier County, TNTN101,342$51,734+49%

68Bradley County, TNTN115,465$51,872+48%

69Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$51,899+58%

70Shelby County, TNTN910,226$52,092+32%

71Anderson County, TNTN82,066$52,338+48%

72Cannon County, TNTN15,296$52,518+60%

73Bedford County, TNTN55,273$52,973+44%

74Chester County, TNTN17,994$53,336+55%

75Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$53,923+61%

76Marshall County, TNTN38,071$55,299+44%

77Roane County, TNTN57,395$55,578+67%

78Hamilton County, TNTN390,833$56,606+45%

79Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$56,981+77%

80Dickson County, TNTN58,662$57,804+48%

81Knox County, TNTN511,453$59,250+58%

82Blount County, TNTN143,820$60,301+59%

83Maury County, TNTN118,131$60,567+46%

84Montgomery County, TNTN249,935$60,878+56%

85Loudon County, TNTN63,764$61,664+53%

86Tipton County, TNTN62,287$62,474+49%

87Davidson County, TNTN745,904$62,515+57%

88Fayette County, TNTN45,071$63,618+58%

89Moore County, TNTN6,920$63,762+74%

90Cheatham County, TNTN42,778$63,988+40%

91Robertson County, TNTN80,175$66,088+53%

92Rutherford County, TNTN386,352$68,718+48%

93Sumner County, TNTN215,538$69,878+52%

94Wilson County, TNTN175,033$78,962+57%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,061$111,196+61%

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