RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most rent-burdened, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 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 –

01Stewart County, TNTN14,43952.6%–

02Madison County, TNTN100,79052.4%–

03Haywood County, TNTN17,04252.3%–

04Shelby County, TNTN910,22652.1%–

05Giles County, TNTN31,43350.7%–

06Lake County, TNTN6,24949.0%–

07Van Buren County, TNTN6,87448.2%–

08Weakley County, TNTN33,26147.6%–

09Davidson County, TNTN745,90447.4%–

10Cheatham County, TNTN42,77846.4%–

11Union County, TNTN21,45045.9%–

12Rutherford County, TNTN386,35244.9%–

13Dyer County, TNTN36,32044.9%–

14Putnam County, TNTN86,61244.7%–

15Knox County, TNTN511,45344.6%–

16Bradley County, TNTN115,46544.4%–

17Bedford County, TNTN55,27344.0%–

18Gibson County, TNTN51,77943.8%–

19Hardeman County, TNTN25,27443.5%–

20Wilson County, TNTN175,03343.3%–

21Decatur County, TNTN11,82043.2%–

22Hamilton County, TNTN390,83342.9%–

23Sumner County, TNTN215,53842.6%–

24Jackson County, TNTN12,46642.4%–

25Rhea County, TNTN34,84442.3%–

26Claiborne County, TNTN33,22942.2%–

27Roane County, TNTN57,39542.2%–

28Tipton County, TNTN62,28742.2%–

29Macon County, TNTN27,66342.1%–

30Lawrence County, TNTN46,91442.1%–

31Montgomery County, TNTN249,93542.1%–

32Henderson County, TNTN28,51841.6%–

33Coffee County, TNTN62,41941.4%–

34Grainger County, TNTN25,73941.1%–

35Maury County, TNTN118,13140.9%–

36Williamson County, TNTN272,06140.5%–

37Jefferson County, TNTN60,02440.4%–

38Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61740.4%–

39Dickson County, TNTN58,66240.3%–

40Washington County, TNTN141,19940.3%–

41Campbell County, TNTN40,29039.9%–

42Carroll County, TNTN29,20039.6%–

43Hamblen County, TNTN68,84339.6%–

44Smith County, TNTN20,98139.5%–

45Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92039.4%–

46Cumberland County, TNTN66,30039.2%–

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73039.0%–

48Marshall County, TNTN38,07138.9%–

49Sevier County, TNTN101,34238.8%–

50Blount County, TNTN143,82038.5%–

51Robertson County, TNTN80,17538.3%–

52Carter County, TNTN57,36137.9%–

53McMinn County, TNTN57,40437.7%–

54Hawkins County, TNTN59,55937.6%–

55Sullivan County, TNTN163,75937.6%–

56Anderson County, TNTN82,06637.4%–

57Moore County, TNTN6,92037.1%–

58Scott County, TNTN22,67137.0%–

59Lincoln County, TNTN36,85336.3%–

60Houston County, TNTN8,47936.2%–

61Hardin County, TNTN27,98336.1%–

62Fentress County, TNTN20,32236.0%–

63Overton County, TNTN23,78735.7%–

64Marion County, TNTN29,80435.4%–

65Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86134.9%–

66Obion County, TNTN30,06734.9%–

67Greene County, TNTN73,83134.6%–

68Henry County, TNTN32,89634.6%–

69Hickman County, TNTN26,21933.9%–

70Benton County, TNTN16,18333.6%–

71Franklin County, TNTN45,57933.5%–

72Grundy County, TNTN14,11633.5%–

73Fayette County, TNTN45,07133.3%–

74Polk County, TNTN18,59232.9%–

75White County, TNTN29,61232.2%–

76Warren County, TNTN43,71731.8%–

77Chester County, TNTN17,99431.8%–

78McNairy County, TNTN26,23631.3%–

79Wayne County, TNTN16,41631.0%–

80Cocke County, TNTN37,88930.9%–

81Loudon County, TNTN63,76430.7%–

82Johnson County, TNTN18,71830.7%–

83Crockett County, TNTN14,00630.4%–

84Perry County, TNTN9,12629.8%–

85Lewis County, TNTN13,48729.7%–

86Trousdale County, TNTN12,62329.6%–

87Unicoi County, TNTN17,85628.9%–

88DeKalb County, TNTN21,87328.4%–

89Hancock County, TNTN7,07525.8%–

90Humphreys County, TNTN19,64624.5%–

91Morgan County, TNTN22,16023.8%–

92Cannon County, TNTN15,29623.7%–

93Meigs County, TNTN14,18623.4%–

94Clay County, TNTN7,82120.2%–

95Pickett County, TNTN5,21915.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS