Counties in Tennessee by homeownership rate (US, housing units)
Van Buren County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 95 counties in 2023, at 84.7%. Lake County had the lowest, at 45.3%. The median was 75% and the figure for Tennessee was 67%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Buren County | 84.7 | +4.4 pts |
| 2 | Morgan County | 84.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 3 | Polk County | 84.1 | +5.3 pts |
| 4 | Stewart County | 83.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 5 | Jackson County | 83.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 6 | Grundy County | 83.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 7 | Pickett County | 82.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 8 | Moore County | 82.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 9 | Cheatham County | 82 | +0.8 pts |
| 10 | Wayne County | 81.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 11 | Houston County | 81.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 12 | Loudon County | 81 | -0.6 pts |
| 13 | Fayette County | 80.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 14 | Fentress County | 80.6 | +3.2 pts |
| 15 | Lewis County | 80.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 16 | Union County | 80.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Dickson County | 80.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 80.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 19 | Marion County | 79.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 20 | Williamson County | 79.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 21 | Humphreys County | 79.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 22 | Hawkins County | 79.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 23 | Bledsoe County | 79.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 24 | McNairy County | 78.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 25 | Grainger County | 78.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 26 | Johnson County | 78.6 | +2.4 pts |
| 27 | Hardin County | 78 | +2.4 pts |
| 28 | White County | 77.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 29 | Hickman County | 77.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 30 | Roane County | 77.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 31 | Clay County | 77.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 32 | Overton County | 77.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 33 | Marshall County | 77.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 34 | Robertson County | 77.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 35 | Cannon County | 77.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 35 | Tipton County | 77.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 37 | Lincoln County | 77 | +0.7 pts |
| 38 | Blount County | 77 | +0.7 pts |
| 38 | Meigs County | 77 | +0.4 pts |
| 40 | Wilson County | 76.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Chester County | 76.6 | -0 pts |
| 42 | Franklin County | 76.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 43 | Lawrence County | 76.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 44 | Greene County | 75.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 45 | Henry County | 75.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 46 | Smith County | 75.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 47 | Perry County | 75 | -1.2 pts |
| 48 | Decatur County | 75 | -3.3 pts |
| 49 | Carroll County | 74.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 50 | McMinn County | 74.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 51 | Sequatchie County | 74.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 52 | Benton County | 74.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 53 | Trousdale County | 74.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 54 | Carter County | 74.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 74 | -0.5 pts |
| 56 | Giles County | 74 | +0.8 pts |
| 57 | Rhea County | 73 | -0.5 pts |
| 58 | Sullivan County | 72.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 59 | Unicoi County | 72.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 60 | Hancock County | 72.7 | -5.2 pts |
| 61 | Monroe County | 72.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 61 | Sumner County | 72.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 63 | Sevier County | 72 | -0.2 pts |
| 64 | Macon County | 71.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 65 | Scott County | 71.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 66 | Claiborne County | 71.6 | -0 pts |
| 67 | Henderson County | 71.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 68 | Maury County | 71.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 69 | Cocke County | 71.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 69 | Hardeman County | 71.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 71 | Anderson County | 71.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 72 | Warren County | 70.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 73 | Coffee County | 70.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 74 | Bedford County | 70.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Crockett County | 68.9 | 0 pts |
| 76 | DeKalb County | 68.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 77 | Hamblen County | 68.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 78 | Bradley County | 67.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 79 | Campbell County | 67.3 | 0 pts |
| 80 | Obion County | 67.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 81 | Gibson County | 66.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 82 | Weakley County | 66.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 83 | Rutherford County | 65 | -0.2 pts |
| 84 | Knox County | 65 | 0 pts |
| 85 | Washington County | 64.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 86 | Hamilton County | 64.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 87 | Montgomery County | 62.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 88 | Lauderdale County | 62.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 89 | Madison County | 62.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 90 | Dyer County | 62.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 91 | Putnam County | 60.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Haywood County | 57.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 93 | Shelby County | 54.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 94 | Davidson County | 53.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 95 | Lake County | 45.3 | -1.2 pts |
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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?
Van Buren County, with 84.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?
Lake County, with 45.3% in 2023.
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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