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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.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01DeKalb County, TNTN21,87353.7%+89%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90451.4%+8%

03Shelby County, TNTN910,22650.5%−3%

04Rutherford County, TNTN386,35249.5%+10%

05Madison County, TNTN100,79049.1%−6%

06Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86147.1%+35%

07Knox County, TNTN511,45346.5%+4%

08Williamson County, TNTN272,06146.1%+14%

09Sumner County, TNTN215,53846.0%+8%

10Putnam County, TNTN86,61245.2%+1%

11Monroe County, TNTN49,73044.7%+15%

12Bedford County, TNTN55,27344.5%+1%

13Wilson County, TNTN175,03344.3%+2%

14Haywood County, TNTN17,04244.3%−15%

15Hancock County, TNTN7,07544.0%+70%

16Hardeman County, TNTN25,27443.7%+1%

17Washington County, TNTN141,19943.6%+8%

18Montgomery County, TNTN249,93543.3%+3%

19Cheatham County, TNTN42,77842.5%−8%

20Hamilton County, TNTN390,83342.4%−1%

21Bradley County, TNTN115,46541.7%−6%

22Maury County, TNTN118,13141.5%+1%

23Robertson County, TNTN80,17541.4%+8%

24Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61740.5%+0%

25Hamblen County, TNTN68,84340.3%+2%

26Unicoi County, TNTN17,85639.7%+37%

27McMinn County, TNTN57,40439.2%+4%

28Anderson County, TNTN82,06639.2%+5%

29Sullivan County, TNTN163,75938.9%+4%

30Lawrence County, TNTN46,91438.4%−9%

31Cocke County, TNTN37,88938.4%+24%

32Loudon County, TNTN63,76437.9%+23%

33Fayette County, TNTN45,07137.7%+13%

34Union County, TNTN21,45037.2%−19%

35Warren County, TNTN43,71737.1%+17%

36Dyer County, TNTN36,32037.1%−17%

37Macon County, TNTN27,66337.0%−12%

38Hardin County, TNTN27,98337.0%+3%

39Gibson County, TNTN51,77936.7%−16%

40Scott County, TNTN22,67136.7%−1%

41Carroll County, TNTN29,20036.7%−7%

42Blount County, TNTN143,82036.4%−5%

43Roane County, TNTN57,39536.3%−14%

44Weakley County, TNTN33,26136.0%−24%

45Lincoln County, TNTN36,85335.9%−1%

46Sevier County, TNTN101,34235.8%−7%

47Marshall County, TNTN38,07135.7%−8%

48Humphreys County, TNTN19,64635.5%+45%

49Campbell County, TNTN40,29035.5%−11%

50Jefferson County, TNTN60,02435.3%−13%

51Crockett County, TNTN14,00634.9%+15%

52Hickman County, TNTN26,21934.5%+2%

53Polk County, TNTN18,59234.1%+3%

54Lewis County, TNTN13,48733.5%+13%

55Morgan County, TNTN22,16033.4%+40%

56Coffee County, TNTN62,41933.4%−19%

57Overton County, TNTN23,78733.3%−7%

58Claiborne County, TNTN33,22933.3%−21%

59Franklin County, TNTN45,57933.2%−1%

60Greene County, TNTN73,83133.1%−4%

61Tipton County, TNTN62,28733.0%−22%

62Wayne County, TNTN16,41632.8%+6%

63Trousdale County, TNTN12,62332.5%+10%

64Marion County, TNTN29,80432.4%−8%

65Grainger County, TNTN25,73931.9%−22%

66Obion County, TNTN30,06731.5%−10%

67Perry County, TNTN9,12631.4%+5%

68Cannon County, TNTN15,29631.4%+32%

69Giles County, TNTN31,43331.0%−39%

70Fentress County, TNTN20,32230.9%−14%

71Rhea County, TNTN34,84430.9%−27%

72Henry County, TNTN32,89630.6%−12%

73Henderson County, TNTN28,51830.5%−27%

74Chester County, TNTN17,99430.4%−4%

75Jackson County, TNTN12,46630.2%−29%

76Smith County, TNTN20,98130.1%−24%

77Hawkins County, TNTN59,55929.8%−21%

78Carter County, TNTN57,36129.7%−22%

79Meigs County, TNTN14,18629.3%+25%

80Lake County, TNTN6,24929.3%−40%

81Dickson County, TNTN58,66229.2%−28%

82Cumberland County, TNTN66,30028.5%−27%

83White County, TNTN29,61228.0%−13%

84Grundy County, TNTN14,11627.9%−16%

85Benton County, TNTN16,18327.8%−17%

86Johnson County, TNTN18,71827.5%−10%

87Clay County, TNTN7,82127.3%+36%

88Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92027.2%−31%

89Stewart County, TNTN14,43925.3%−52%

90Van Buren County, TNTN6,87422.6%−53%

91Moore County, TNTN6,92022.5%−39%

92McNairy County, TNTN26,23621.4%−32%

93Decatur County, TNTN11,82020.3%−53%

94Houston County, TNTN8,47920.2%−44%

95Pickett County, TNTN5,21913.4%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES