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Counties in Tennessee by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Moore County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 95 counties in 2021, at 86.7%. Lake County had the lowest, at 53.3%. The median was 75.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 66.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest86.7Moore County
Lowest53.3Lake County
Median75.295 counties
Tennessee66.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Moore CountyMoore County: 86.7 %86.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 82.1 %82.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 81.5 %81.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 81.5 %81.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 81.1 %81.1Grundy CountyGrundy County: 81.1 %81.1Loudon CountyLoudon County: 81 %81Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 80.7 %80.7Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 80.3 %80.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 80.3 %80.3Houston CountyHouston County: 80.2 %80.2Stewart CountyStewart County: 79.7 %79.7Pickett CountyPickett County: 79.6 %79.6Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 79.6 %79.6Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 79.5 %79.5Overton CountyOverton County: 79.3 %79.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 79.2 %79.2Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 79.1 %79.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 78.9 %78.9Hickman CountyHickman County: 78.8 %78.8Johnson CountyJohnson County: 78.7 %78.7Dickson CountyDickson County: 78.7 %78.7Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 78.6 %78.6Meigs CountyMeigs County: 78.4 %78.4Union CountyUnion County: 77.8 %77.8Cannon CountyCannon County: 77.6 %77.6Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 77.4 %77.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 77.4 %77.4Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 77.3 %77.3White CountyWhite County: 77.1 %77.1Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 77 %77McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 76.9 %76.9Polk CountyPolk County: 76.9 %76.9Grainger CountyGrainger County: 76.8 %76.8Marion CountyMarion County: 76.8 %76.8Wilson CountyWilson County: 76.7 %76.7Perry CountyPerry County: 76.7 %76.7Smith CountySmith County: 76.6 %76.6Blount CountyBlount County: 76.3 %76.3Clay CountyClay County: 76.3 %76.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Moore County86.7
2Jackson County82.1
3Morgan County81.5
4Lewis County81.5
5Decatur County81.1
5Grundy County81.1
7Loudon County81
8Bledsoe County80.7
9Williamson County80.3
10Fayette County80.3
11Houston County80.2
12Stewart County79.7
13Pickett County79.6
14Humphreys County79.6
15Trousdale County79.5
16Overton County79.3
17Wayne County79.2
18Cheatham County79.1
19Hancock County78.9
20Hickman County78.8
21Johnson County78.7
22Dickson County78.7
23Cumberland County78.6
24Meigs County78.4
25Union County77.8
26Cannon County77.6
27Sequatchie County77.4
28Lincoln County77.4
29Van Buren County77.3
30White County77.1
31Hawkins County77
32McNairy County76.9
33Polk County76.9
34Grainger County76.8
35Marion County76.8
36Wilson County76.7
37Perry County76.7
38Smith County76.6
39Blount County76.3
40Clay County76.3
41Henry County76.1
42Greene County76
43Robertson County75.9
44Chester County75.9
45Carroll County75.8
46Roane County75.4
47Fentress County75.4
48Hardin County75.2
49Jefferson County75
50Tipton County74.6
51Franklin County74.3
52Lawrence County74.3
53Unicoi County74.1
54McMinn County74.1
55Henderson County73.9
56Benton County73.7
57Marshall County73.5
58Sumner County73.4
59Rhea County73.3
60Scott County72.9
61Macon County72.4
62Carter County72.1
63Monroe County72
64Sevier County72
65Sullivan County71.8
66Claiborne County71.6
67Giles County71.3
68Maury County71
69Bedford County70.5
70Cocke County70.5
71Warren County70.3
72Crockett County69.7
73Hardeman County69.6
74DeKalb County69.2
75Anderson County68.7
76Coffee County67.3
77Hamblen County67.1
78Gibson County67.1
79Bradley County67
80Weakley County66.7
81Campbell County66.4
82Rutherford County65.1
83Knox County65
84Obion County64.9
85Washington County64.8
86Hamilton County63.4
87Dyer County63.2
88Madison County62.6
89Putnam County61.8
90Montgomery County61.8
91Lauderdale County59.1
92Haywood County58.9
93Shelby County55.6
94Davidson County54.6
95Lake County53.3

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Moore County, with 86.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Lake County, with 53.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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