STATE · ADMITTED 1796 · 1990 CENSUS

Tennessee

4,877,185 residents · 95 counties · 504 cities · 41,235 sq mi · 1,701 census tracts

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With 4,877,185 people, Tennessee is a state. Median home value sits at $58,000. There are 812,098 fewer people here than in 2000. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $24,807, under the $30,130 national median.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,877,185

−14%vs 2000

vs 5,689,283 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

41,235 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247.1M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(332,442)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(337,851)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(339,566)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(365,673)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(362,587)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(817,458)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(738,917)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(530,583)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(433,737)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(359,533)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(201,090)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(57,748)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,807

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,360 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,255

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,393 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$357

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $505 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

32.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(4,505,930)

Black16.3%(928,204)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(123,838)

Asian1%(56,077)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83%(4,048,317)

Black15.9%(777,041)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(31,075)

Asian0.6%(30,595)

Other0.4%(21,232)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.8%(270,718)

Central American1.5%(108,357)

Guatemalan0.6%(44,553)

Puerto Rican0.6%(42,912)

South American0.5%(37,468)

Honduran0.5%(35,935)

Salvadoran0.3%(18,642)

Cuban0.3%(18,592)

Venezuelan0.2%(14,175)

Colombian0.1%(9,968)

Spaniard0.1%(7,491)

Dominican0.1%(6,365)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(4,650)

Panamanian0.1%(3,917)

Nicaraguan0.1%(3,802)

Ecuadorian0%(2,991)

Argentine0%(2,361)

Costa Rican0%(1,275)

Chilean0%(1,263)

Bolivian0%(733)

Uruguayan0%(554)

Paraguayan0%(245)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(40,039)

Chinese0.3%(20,586)

Filipino0.2%(15,556)

Vietnamese0.2%(13,116)

Korean0.2%(11,118)

Laotian0.1%(7,410)

Japanese0.1%(4,647)

Burmese0.1%(4,496)

Pakistani0%(2,729)

Nepalese0%(1,961)

Cambodian0%(1,641)

Thai0%(1,469)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0%(1,092)

Taiwanese0%(949)

Indonesian0%(695)

Kazakh0%(593)

Hmong0%(489)

Sri Lankan0%(408)

Mongolian0%(277)

Malaysian0%(246)

Bhutanese0%(184)

Singaporean0%(36)

Uzbek0%(28)

Mien0%(24)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(4,468)

Samoan0%(2,620)

Chamorro0%(1,533)

Guamanian0%(320)

Marshallese0%(101)

Fijian0%(95)

Tongan0%(64)

Chuukese0%(10)

Ancestry

English13.3%(939,333)

American11.3%(800,586)

Irish9.3%(660,169)

German9.1%(644,915)

Italian2.3%(160,993)

Scottish2.2%(156,039)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(122,215)

French1.4%(96,845)

Subsaharan African1.1%(78,955)

Polish1%(72,112)

Dutch0.7%(51,809)

Arab0.6%(41,581)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(36,857)

Norwegian0.5%(33,156)

Swedish0.5%(31,803)

British0.4%(25,984)

West Indian0.3%(19,009)

Russian0.2%(15,145)

French Canadian0.2%(14,638)

Greek0.2%(13,510)

Egyptian0.2%(13,507)

Hungarian0.2%(12,234)

Swiss0.2%(11,310)

Nigerian0.2%(10,801)

Ukrainian0.1%(9,851)

Czech0.1%(9,005)

Danish0.1%(8,778)

Jamaican0.1%(7,585)

Portuguese0.1%(7,454)

Canadian0.1%(7,317)

Lebanese0.1%(6,977)

Austrian0.1%(6,634)

Finnish0.1%(5,024)

Lithuanian0.1%(4,891)

Haitian0.1%(4,765)

Ethiopian0.1%(4,663)

Romanian0.1%(4,331)

Brazilian0.1%(4,184)

Iranian0.1%(3,794)

Croatian0.1%(3,641)

Slovak0.1%(3,536)

Belgian0%(3,400)

Iraqi0%(3,162)

Palestinian0%(2,744)

Somali0%(2,205)

Ghanaian0%(2,148)

Armenian0%(1,755)

Kenyan0%(1,739)

Serbian0%(1,542)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,467)

Syrian0%(1,463)

Turkish0%(1,454)

Australian0%(1,451)

Moroccan0%(1,194)

Slovene0%(1,122)

Latvian0%(1,042)

Jordanian0%(955)

Bulgarian0%(836)

Guyanese0%(692)

Israeli0%(677)

Macedonian0%(378)

Barbadian0%(324)

Cape Verdean0%(142)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 16.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(946,822)

Married52.4%(1,470,973)

Widowed3.2%(90,236)

Divorced10.7%(299,122)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(853,458)

Married48.9%(1,451,393)

Widowed9.3%(277,374)

Divorced13.1%(388,487)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(106,245)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26%(103,990)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.1%(132,319)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(13,411)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(2,275)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 399,814 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government721,074

2.Memphis609,647

3.Knoxville202,021

4.Chattanooga194,144

5.Clarksville188,829

6.Murfreesboro171,178

7.Franklin90,226

8.Johnson City74,943

9.Jackson69,339

10.Hendersonville64,266

11.Smyrna63,321

12.Spring Hill61,336

13.Kingsport57,530

14.Bartlett56,416

15.Gallatin54,590

16.Lebanon53,412

17.Collierville51,909

18.Cleveland51,172

19.Columbia50,072

20.Brentwood45,313

21.Mount Juliet45,172

22.La Vergne42,146

23.Germantown40,001

24.Cookeville38,212

25.Oak Ridge35,395

26.Morristown33,517

27.Maryville32,442

28.Bristol28,107

29.Shelbyville26,146

30.Farragut25,121

31.East Ridge21,921

32.Tullahoma21,279

33.Springfield20,090

34.Sevierville19,010

35.White House17,872

36.Goodlettsville17,506

37.Dickson17,051

38.Seymour16,216

39.Greeneville16,141

40.Dyersburg15,906

41.Nolensville15,789

42.Arlington15,703

43.Athens15,263

44.Lakeland14,422

45.Elizabethton14,350

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (10)

1.Nashville2,197,416

2.Memphis1,341,412

3.Knoxville968,137

4.Chattanooga594,530

5.Clarksville349,001

6.Kingsport314,834

7.Johnson City216,416

8.Jackson184,569

9.Cleveland134,057

10.Morristown128,867

Micropolitan areas (17)

1.Cookeville152,477

2.Sevierville101,342

3.Greeneville73,831

4.Athens71,590

5.Tullahoma69,339

6.Crossville66,300

7.Shelbyville55,273

8.Lawrenceburg46,914

9.Winchester45,579

10.McMinnville43,717

11.Lewisburg38,071

12.Newport37,889

13.Fayetteville36,853

14.Dyersburg36,320

15.Martin33,261

16.Paris32,896

17.Union City30,067

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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