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Counties in Tennessee by housing units, 2024

Shelby County had the highest housing units of 95 counties in 2024, at 404,333. Lake County had the lowest, at 2,494. The median was 15,056 and the figure for Tennessee was 3.14 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest404,333Shelby County
Lowest2,494Lake County
Median15,05695 counties
Tennessee3,143,670History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Shelby County: 404,333 countShelby County404,333Davidson County: 357,113 countDavidson County357,113Knox County: 218,661 countKnox County218,661Hamilton County: 168,013 countHamilton County168,013Rutherford County: 138,929 countRutherford County138,929Williamson County: 96,921 countWilliamson County96,921Montgomery County: 93,445 countMontgomery County93,445Sumner County: 83,236 countSumner County83,236Sullivan County: 76,324 countSullivan County76,324Wilson County: 63,031 countWilson County63,031Washington County: 62,077 countWashington County62,077Blount County: 61,850 countBlount County61,850Sevier County: 58,967 countSevier County58,967Maury County: 46,159 countMaury County46,159Bradley County: 45,949 countBradley County45,949Madison County: 44,091 countMadison County44,091Putnam County: 36,506 countPutnam County36,506Anderson County: 35,880 countAnderson County35,880Greene County: 32,697 countGreene County32,697Cumberland County: 31,455 countCumberland County31,455Robertson County: 29,824 countRobertson County29,824Carter County: 28,118 countCarter County28,118Hamblen County: 28,095 countHamblen County28,095Hawkins County: 27,445 countHawkins County27,445Loudon County: 26,043 countLoudon County26,043Roane County: 25,680 countRoane County25,680Jefferson County: 25,632 countJefferson County25,632Coffee County: 25,467 countCoffee County25,467Tipton County: 24,417 countTipton County24,417McMinn County: 24,137 countMcMinn County24,137Dickson County: 23,657 countDickson County23,657Gibson County: 22,617 countGibson County22,617Monroe County: 21,764 countMonroe County21,764Campbell County: 20,559 countCampbell County20,559Bedford County: 20,488 countBedford County20,488Franklin County: 20,110 countFranklin County20,110Lawrence County: 18,730 countLawrence County18,730Warren County: 18,537 countWarren County18,537Fayette County: 18,494 countFayette County18,494Cocke County: 17,957 countCocke County17,957
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Shelby County404,333+0.3%
2Davidson County357,113+3.5%
3Knox County218,661+1.9%
4Hamilton County168,013+1.5%
5Rutherford County138,929+2.7%
6Williamson County96,921+2.7%
7Montgomery County93,445+3.6%
8Sumner County83,236+2.3%
9Sullivan County76,324+0.5%
10Wilson County63,031+3.4%
11Washington County62,077+1.1%
12Blount County61,850+1.5%
13Sevier County58,967+2%
14Maury County46,159+2.9%
15Bradley County45,949+1.2%
16Madison County44,091+0.4%
17Putnam County36,506+1.4%
18Anderson County35,880+0.9%
19Greene County32,697+0.7%
20Cumberland County31,455+1.3%
21Robertson County29,824+1.9%
22Carter County28,118+0.5%
23Hamblen County28,095+1%
24Hawkins County27,445+0.5%
25Loudon County26,043+2.5%
26Roane County25,680+0.5%
27Jefferson County25,632+1.6%
28Coffee County25,467+1.1%
29Tipton County24,417+0.9%
30McMinn County24,137+0.5%
31Dickson County23,657+2%
32Gibson County22,617+0.5%
33Monroe County21,764+1%
34Campbell County20,559+0.9%
35Bedford County20,488+1.8%
36Franklin County20,110+1.5%
37Lawrence County18,730+0.2%
38Warren County18,537+1.1%
39Fayette County18,494+2.3%
40Cocke County17,957+0.4%
41Cheatham County17,449+1.6%
42Henry County17,088+0.3%
43Dyer County16,311+0.1%
44Lincoln County16,291+1%
45Claiborne County15,512+0.5%
46Rhea County15,451+0.9%
47Hardin County15,161+0.4%
48Weakley County15,056+0.2%
49Marshall County14,749+1.6%
50Obion County14,326-0.1%
51Giles County14,221+0.8%
52Marion County14,058+1.6%
53Carroll County13,100-0.1%
54Henderson County12,963+0.1%
55White County12,335+1.5%
56McNairy County12,327+0.4%
57Grainger County11,835+0.8%
58Macon County10,997+1.4%
59Hardeman County10,750+0.4%
60Hickman County10,711+1.2%
61Lauderdale County10,703+0.1%
62Overton County10,406+0.4%
63DeKalb County10,155+1.2%
64Scott County9,873+0.2%
65Union County9,831+1.2%
66Fentress County9,260+0.3%
67Polk County9,064+2.3%
68Humphreys County8,892+0.3%
69Johnson County8,761+0.1%
70Smith County8,752+1.2%
71Unicoi County8,749+0.1%
72Benton County8,569+0.3%
73Morgan County8,566+0.2%
74Haywood County8,260+0.2%
75Chester County7,279+0.4%
76Wayne County7,211+0.1%
77Sequatchie County6,992+0.6%
78Stewart County6,718+0.3%
79Decatur County6,5910%
80Cannon County6,453+1.1%
81Meigs County6,275+1.8%
82Grundy County6,240+0.4%
83Crockett County6,134+0.3%
84Bledsoe County5,912+0.3%
85Jackson County5,854+0.4%
86Lewis County5,804+1%
87Perry County4,866+0.7%
88Clay County4,005+0.5%
89Trousdale County3,974+2.8%
90Houston County3,954-0.2%
91Hancock County3,675+0.2%
92Pickett County3,360-0.1%
93Moore County3,017+0.7%
94Van Buren County2,922+0.2%
95Lake County2,494-0.1%

Other periods

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Tennessee by housing units, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Tennessee by housing units, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in Tennessee by housing units, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/tennessee-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Tennessee by housing units, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Shelby County, with 404,333 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Lake County, with 2,494 in 2024.

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