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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most rent-burdened, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most rent-burdened by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01DeKalb County, TNTN21,87353.7%+25.3 pts
02Davidson County, TNTN745,90451.4%+3.9 pts
03Shelby County, TNTN910,22650.5%−1.6 pts
04Rutherford County, TNTN386,35249.5%+4.6 pts
05Madison County, TNTN100,79049.1%−3.4 pts
06Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86147.1%+12.2 pts
07Knox County, TNTN511,45346.5%+1.9 pts
08Williamson County, TNTN272,06146.1%+5.6 pts
09Sumner County, TNTN215,53846.0%+3.4 pts
10Putnam County, TNTN86,61245.2%+0.5 pts
11Monroe County, TNTN49,73044.7%+5.7 pts
12Bedford County, TNTN55,27344.5%+0.5 pts
13Wilson County, TNTN175,03344.3%+1.0 pts
14Haywood County, TNTN17,04244.3%−8.0 pts
15Hancock County, TNTN7,07544.0%+18.2 pts
16Hardeman County, TNTN25,27443.7%+0.2 pts
17Washington County, TNTN141,19943.6%+3.4 pts
18Montgomery County, TNTN249,93543.3%+1.2 pts
19Cheatham County, TNTN42,77842.5%−3.9 pts
20Hamilton County, TNTN390,83342.4%−0.5 pts
21Bradley County, TNTN115,46541.7%−2.7 pts
22Maury County, TNTN118,13141.5%+0.5 pts
23Robertson County, TNTN80,17541.4%+3.1 pts
24Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61740.5%+0.1 pts
25Hamblen County, TNTN68,84340.3%+0.8 pts
26Unicoi County, TNTN17,85639.7%+10.7 pts
27McMinn County, TNTN57,40439.2%+1.5 pts
28Anderson County, TNTN82,06639.2%+1.8 pts
29Sullivan County, TNTN163,75938.9%+1.3 pts
30Lawrence County, TNTN46,91438.4%−3.7 pts
31Cocke County, TNTN37,88938.4%+7.5 pts
32Loudon County, TNTN63,76437.9%+7.2 pts
33Fayette County, TNTN45,07137.7%+4.4 pts
34Union County, TNTN21,45037.2%−8.7 pts
35Warren County, TNTN43,71737.1%+5.3 pts
36Dyer County, TNTN36,32037.1%−7.8 pts
37Macon County, TNTN27,66337.0%−5.1 pts
38Hardin County, TNTN27,98337.0%+0.9 pts
39Gibson County, TNTN51,77936.7%−7.1 pts
40Scott County, TNTN22,67136.7%−0.3 pts
41Carroll County, TNTN29,20036.7%−2.9 pts
42Blount County, TNTN143,82036.4%−2.1 pts
43Roane County, TNTN57,39536.3%−5.9 pts
44Weakley County, TNTN33,26136.0%−11.6 pts
45Lincoln County, TNTN36,85335.9%−0.3 pts
46Sevier County, TNTN101,34235.8%−2.9 pts
47Marshall County, TNTN38,07135.7%−3.1 pts
48Humphreys County, TNTN19,64635.5%+11.1 pts
49Campbell County, TNTN40,29035.5%−4.4 pts
50Jefferson County, TNTN60,02435.3%−5.1 pts
51Crockett County, TNTN14,00634.9%+4.5 pts
52Hickman County, TNTN26,21934.5%+0.6 pts
53Polk County, TNTN18,59234.1%+1.1 pts
54Lewis County, TNTN13,48733.5%+3.8 pts
55Morgan County, TNTN22,16033.4%+9.6 pts
56Coffee County, TNTN62,41933.4%−8.0 pts
57Overton County, TNTN23,78733.3%−2.4 pts
58Claiborne County, TNTN33,22933.3%−8.9 pts
59Franklin County, TNTN45,57933.2%−0.3 pts
60Greene County, TNTN73,83133.1%−1.4 pts
61Tipton County, TNTN62,28733.0%−9.2 pts
62Wayne County, TNTN16,41632.8%+1.8 pts
63Trousdale County, TNTN12,62332.5%+2.9 pts
64Marion County, TNTN29,80432.4%−3.0 pts
65Grainger County, TNTN25,73931.9%−9.2 pts
66Obion County, TNTN30,06731.5%−3.4 pts
67Perry County, TNTN9,12631.4%+1.6 pts
68Cannon County, TNTN15,29631.4%+7.7 pts
69Giles County, TNTN31,43331.0%−19.7 pts
70Fentress County, TNTN20,32230.9%−5.1 pts
71Rhea County, TNTN34,84430.9%−11.4 pts
72Henry County, TNTN32,89630.6%−4.0 pts
73Henderson County, TNTN28,51830.5%−11.1 pts
74Chester County, TNTN17,99430.4%−1.4 pts
75Jackson County, TNTN12,46630.2%−12.2 pts
76Smith County, TNTN20,98130.1%−9.4 pts
77Hawkins County, TNTN59,55929.8%−7.8 pts
78Carter County, TNTN57,36129.7%−8.2 pts
79Meigs County, TNTN14,18629.3%+5.9 pts
80Lake County, TNTN6,24929.3%−19.7 pts
81Dickson County, TNTN58,66229.2%−11.1 pts
82Cumberland County, TNTN66,30028.5%−10.7 pts
83White County, TNTN29,61228.0%−4.3 pts
84Grundy County, TNTN14,11627.9%−5.5 pts
85Benton County, TNTN16,18327.8%−5.8 pts
86Johnson County, TNTN18,71827.5%−3.2 pts
87Clay County, TNTN7,82127.3%+7.2 pts
88Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92027.2%−12.2 pts
89Stewart County, TNTN14,43925.3%−27.3 pts
90Van Buren County, TNTN6,87422.6%−25.6 pts
91Moore County, TNTN6,92022.5%−14.6 pts
92McNairy County, TNTN26,23621.4%−10.0 pts
93Decatur County, TNTN11,82020.3%−22.9 pts
94Houston County, TNTN8,47920.2%−16.0 pts
95Pickett County, TNTN5,21913.4%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES