Median household income in Tennessee
At $65,748, the median household income in Tennessee is 16% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 42 of 52, with Williamson County the highest county at $125,943.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson County | $125,943 | 248,897 residents |
| 2 | Wilson County | $89,462 | 149,096 residents |
| 3 | Sumner County | $81,883 | 196,845 residents |
| 4 | Fayette County | $81,074 | 42,228 residents |
| 5 | Rutherford County | $78,291 | 343,727 residents |
| 6 | Cheatham County | $77,014 | 41,184 residents |
| 7 | Loudon County | $75,008 | 55,507 residents |
| 8 | Robertson County | $74,440 | 73,297 residents |
| 9 | Davidson County | $71,863 | 709,786 residents |
| 10 | Maury County | $71,500 | 102,002 residents |
| 11 | Blount County | $70,935 | 135,951 residents |
| 12 | Tipton County | $70,674 | 61,116 residents |
| 13 | Moore County | $69,250 | 6,558 residents |
| 14 | Hamilton County | $69,069 | 367,193 residents |
| 15 | Knox County | $68,580 | 481,406 residents |
| 16 | Dickson County | $68,492 | 54,563 residents |
| 17 | Montgomery County | $67,890 | 222,305 residents |
| 18 | Roane County | $66,460 | 53,777 residents |
| 19 | Marshall County | $65,325 | 34,567 residents |
| 20 | Trousdale County | $62,018 | 11,596 residents |
| 21 | Lincoln County | $61,374 | 35,365 residents |
| 22 | Bradley County | $60,692 | 108,859 residents |
| 23 | Anderson County | $60,633 | 77,337 residents |
| 24 | Jefferson County | $60,393 | 55,017 residents |
| 25 | Sevier County | $60,103 | 98,455 residents |
| 26 | Bedford County | $59,955 | 50,533 residents |
| 27 | Shelby County | $59,621 | 926,440 residents |
| 28 | Meigs County | $59,434 | 12,839 residents |
| 29 | Crockett County | $59,136 | 13,955 residents |
| 30 | Washington County | $58,507 | 133,282 residents |
| 31 | Marion County | $58,139 | 28,852 residents |
| 32 | McMinn County | $57,982 | 53,532 residents |
| 33 | Franklin County | $57,933 | 42,980 residents |
| 34 | Smith County | $57,677 | 20,034 residents |
| 35 | Cannon County | $57,651 | 14,481 residents |
| 36 | Chester County | $57,471 | 17,392 residents |
| 37 | Coffee County | $57,424 | 58,080 residents |
| 38 | Stewart County | $57,257 | 13,724 residents |
| 39 | Union County | $57,094 | 19,860 residents |
| 40 | Giles County | $56,877 | 30,317 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).