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Putnam County in figures

A profile of Putnam County from official statistics: 24 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Putnam County was 86,612 in 2025, up 1.9% from 2024, and the 17th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Population86,6122025Up 1.9% from 2024The 17th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Median age36 years2024Down 0.1 years from 2023The 6th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Population aged 65 and over18.3%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024The 15th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Foreign-born population share5.7%2024Up 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Population density83.4 inhabitants per km²2025Up 1.9% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June1,4732025, estimatedCompared with 679 in 2024
80K82K84K86K88K2020202120222023202420252020: 80,101 persons2021: 81,281 persons2022: 82,590 persons2023: 83,902 persons2024: 85,011 persons2025: 86,612 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Putnam County was 3.7% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 36th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Unemployment rate3.7%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.1 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 36th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Median household income$58,9122024Up 4.2% from 2023The 46th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Per capita personal income$54,5822024Up 5.1% from 2023The 28th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Poverty rate (US official measure)18.4%2024Up 1.1 percentage points from 2023
Gini index46.12024Down 0.2 points from 2023
2.533.544.52021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 4.1 %2021-08: 3.6 %2021-09: 3.1 %2021-10: 3 %2021-11: 2.8 %2021-12: 2.8 %2022-01: 3.3 %2022-02: 2.9 %2022-03: 2.9 %2022-04: 2.8 %2022-05: 3.1 %2022-06: 3.9 %2022-07: 3.6 %2022-08: 3.4 %2022-09: 3.1 %2022-10: 3.3 %2022-11: 3.3 %2022-12: 3.1 %2023-01: 3.7 %2023-02: 3.4 %2023-03: 3.2 %2023-04: 2.7 %2023-05: 3.3 %2023-06: 3.8 %2023-07: 3.6 %2023-08: 3.2 %2023-09: 3.3 %2023-10: 3.3 %2023-11: 3.1 %2023-12: 3 %2024-01: 3.4 %2024-02: 3.1 %2024-03: 3 %2024-04: 2.7 %2024-05: 3 %2024-06: 3.9 %2024-07: 3.6 %2024-08: 3.6 %2024-09: 3.3 %2024-10: 3.3 %2024-11: 3.4 %2024-12: 3.2 %2025-01: 3.5 %2025-02: 3.1 %2025-03: 3.2 %2025-04: 2.9 %2025-05: 3.3 %2025-06: 4.3 %2025-07: 4.3 %2025-08: 3.6 %2025-09: 3.6 %2025-11: 3.6 %2025-12: 3.3 %2026-01: 3.5 %2026-02: 3.7 %2026-03: 3.1 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.2 %2026-06: 4 %2026-07: 3.7 %2026-08: 3.7 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Putnam County was $5.27 billion in 2024, up 5.3% from 2023, and the 18th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$5.27 billion2024Up 5.3% from 2023The 18th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
GDP per capita, US dollars$62,0712024Up 4.1% from 2023The 22nd highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Real GDP growth2.8%2024Unchanged from 2023Tied for the 38th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee
1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 1,855.9 USD million2002: 1,974.2 USD million2003: 2,102.2 USD million2004: 2,279.5 USD million2005: 2,408.2 USD million2006: 2,545.5 USD million2007: 2,479.3 USD million2008: 2,582.4 USD million2009: 2,506.4 USD million2010: 2,590.4 USD million2011: 2,692.7 USD million2012: 2,826 USD million2013: 2,871.9 USD million2014: 3,002.7 USD million2015: 3,113.8 USD million2016: 3,215.7 USD million2017: 3,340.7 USD million2018: 3,539.7 USD million2019: 3,688.8 USD million2020: 3,850.1 USD million2021: 4,216.8 USD million2022: 4,602.5 USD million2023: 5,005.2 USD million2024: 5,269.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Putnam County was $282,500 in 2024, up 14.5% from 2023, and the 18th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Median home value$282,5002024Up 14.5% from 2023The 18th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
County house price annual change, sales and refinances2.86%2025Down 2.56 percentage points from 2024The 36th lowest of 91 counties in Tennessee
Median gross rent (monthly)$9082024Up 3.1% from 2023Tied for the 27th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)61.2%2024Up 0.5 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits6292025, estimatedDown 10.1% from 2024
150K175K200K225K250K275K300K20212022202320242021: 172,900 USD2022: 221,200 USD2023: 246,800 USD2024: 282,500 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Putnam County were 1,631 in 2023, up 1.4% from 2022, and the 16th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee.

Employer firms1,6312023Up 1.4% from 2022The 16th highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
Farms8832022No 2021 figure to compareThe 21st highest of 95 counties in Tennessee
1,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,65019992003200720112015201920231999: 1,391 count2000: 1,408 count2001: 1,400 count2002: 1,408 count2003: 1,423 count2004: 1,447 count2005: 1,475 count2006: 1,504 count2007: 1,525 count2008: 1,534 count2009: 1,515 count2010: 1,496 count2011: 1,460 count2012: 1,479 count2013: 1,486 count2014: 1,474 count2015: 1,476 count2016: 1,530 count2017: 1,542 count2018: 1,542 count2019: 1,537 count2020: 1,540 count2021: 1,578 count2022: 1,608 count2023: 1,631 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Putnam County was 30 in 2025, down 2 points from 2024, and tied for the 9th highest of 30 counties in Tennessee in 2003.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)302025Down 2 points from 2024Tied for the 9th highest of 30 counties in Tennessee in 2003
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)90%2025Up 6.3 percentage points from 2024The 11th lowest of 30 counties in Tennessee in 2003
Average annual temperature58.2 °F2025Down 1.3 °F from 2024Tied for the 24th lowest of 95 counties in Tennessee
30405060708019972001200520132017202120251997: 61 index1998: 67 index1999: 71 index2000: 64 index2001: 54 index2002: 54 index2003: 54 index2004: 56 index2005: 57 index2006: 56 index2007: 49 index2008: 30 index2013: 44 index2014: 46 index2015: 37 index2016: 39 index2017: 42 index2018: 36 index2019: 33 index2020: 31 index2021: 36 index2022: 32 index2023: 38 index2024: 32 index2025: 30 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 1997 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
  22. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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