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.

Highest84.7Van Buren County
Lowest45.3Lake County
Median7595 counties
Tennessee67History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 84.7 %84.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 84.3 %84.3Polk CountyPolk County: 84.1 %84.1Stewart CountyStewart County: 83.6 %83.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 83.3 %83.3Grundy CountyGrundy County: 83.2 %83.2Pickett CountyPickett County: 82.3 %82.3Moore CountyMoore County: 82.3 %82.3Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 82 %82Wayne CountyWayne County: 81.5 %81.5Houston CountyHouston County: 81.2 %81.2Loudon CountyLoudon County: 81 %81Fayette CountyFayette County: 80.8 %80.8Fentress CountyFentress County: 80.6 %80.6Lewis CountyLewis County: 80.5 %80.5Union CountyUnion County: 80.4 %80.4Dickson CountyDickson County: 80.3 %80.3Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 80.2 %80.2Marion CountyMarion County: 79.8 %79.8Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 79.8 %79.8Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 79.5 %79.5Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 79.5 %79.5Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 79.1 %79.1McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 78.7 %78.7Grainger CountyGrainger County: 78.7 %78.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 78.6 %78.6Hardin CountyHardin County: 78 %78White CountyWhite County: 77.8 %77.8Hickman CountyHickman County: 77.7 %77.7Roane CountyRoane County: 77.6 %77.6Clay CountyClay County: 77.6 %77.6Overton CountyOverton County: 77.5 %77.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 77.4 %77.4Robertson CountyRobertson County: 77.2 %77.2Cannon CountyCannon County: 77.2 %77.2Tipton CountyTipton County: 77.2 %77.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 77 %77Blount CountyBlount County: 77 %77Meigs CountyMeigs County: 77 %77Wilson CountyWilson County: 76.8 %76.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Van Buren County84.7+4.4 pts
2Morgan County84.3+2.8 pts
3Polk County84.1+5.3 pts
4Stewart County83.6+2.2 pts
5Jackson County83.3+0.4 pts
6Grundy County83.2-0.4 pts
7Pickett County82.3+0.7 pts
8Moore County82.3-2.1 pts
9Cheatham County82+0.8 pts
10Wayne County81.5+1.3 pts
11Houston County81.2+1.1 pts
12Loudon County81-0.6 pts
13Fayette County80.8-0.8 pts
14Fentress County80.6+3.2 pts
15Lewis County80.5+1.9 pts
16Union County80.4-0.2 pts
17Dickson County80.3+0.5 pts
18Cumberland County80.2+1.2 pts
19Marion County79.8+2.1 pts
20Williamson County79.8-0.2 pts
21Humphreys County79.5+0.3 pts
22Hawkins County79.5+1.3 pts
23Bledsoe County79.1-1.5 pts
24McNairy County78.7-0.4 pts
25Grainger County78.7+1.7 pts
26Johnson County78.6+2.4 pts
27Hardin County78+2.4 pts
28White County77.8+1.8 pts
29Hickman County77.7-1.8 pts
30Roane County77.6+0.3 pts
31Clay County77.6-1.1 pts
32Overton County77.5-1.4 pts
33Marshall County77.4+0.6 pts
34Robertson County77.2+0.9 pts
35Cannon County77.2+0.6 pts
35Tipton County77.2+1.4 pts
37Lincoln County77+0.7 pts
38Blount County77+0.7 pts
38Meigs County77+0.4 pts
40Wilson County76.8-0.2 pts
41Chester County76.6-0 pts
42Franklin County76.4+0.4 pts
43Lawrence County76.1+0.8 pts
44Greene County75.9+0.5 pts
45Henry County75.6+0.2 pts
46Smith County75.5+0.6 pts
47Perry County75-1.2 pts
48Decatur County75-3.3 pts
49Carroll County74.8+0.3 pts
50McMinn County74.7+0.7 pts
51Sequatchie County74.7-1.9 pts
52Benton County74.7+0.7 pts
53Trousdale County74.5-2.2 pts
54Carter County74.1+0.7 pts
55Jefferson County74-0.5 pts
56Giles County74+0.8 pts
57Rhea County73-0.5 pts
58Sullivan County72.9+0.4 pts
59Unicoi County72.8-0.5 pts
60Hancock County72.7-5.2 pts
61Monroe County72.2+0.2 pts
61Sumner County72.2-0.7 pts
63Sevier County72-0.2 pts
64Macon County71.9+0.1 pts
65Scott County71.8+0.2 pts
66Claiborne County71.6-0 pts
67Henderson County71.5+0.2 pts
68Maury County71.3-0.7 pts
69Cocke County71.2+0.3 pts
69Hardeman County71.2+0.5 pts
71Anderson County71.1+1.2 pts
72Warren County70.9-0.1 pts
73Coffee County70.3+1.2 pts
74Bedford County70.2-0.2 pts
75Crockett County68.90 pts
76DeKalb County68.9+0.2 pts
77Hamblen County68.3+1.1 pts
78Bradley County67.5-0.5 pts
79Campbell County67.30 pts
80Obion County67.1+1.4 pts
81Gibson County66.8+0.4 pts
82Weakley County66.4+1.2 pts
83Rutherford County65-0.2 pts
84Knox County650 pts
85Washington County64.5+0.2 pts
86Hamilton County64.4-0.2 pts
87Montgomery County62.9+0.3 pts
88Lauderdale County62.5+0.5 pts
89Madison County62.5+0.4 pts
90Dyer County62.4-0.9 pts
91Putnam County60.7-0.2 pts
92Haywood County57.3-0.7 pts
93Shelby County54.6-0.6 pts
94Davidson County53.4-0.8 pts
95Lake County45.3-1.2 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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