# Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 95 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.
- Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cannon County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Cheatham County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Davidson County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Dickson County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Robertson County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Rutherford County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Sumner County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Trousdale County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Williamson County | 116,100 |
| 1 | Wilson County | 116,100 |
| 11 | Maury County | 109,500 |
| 12 | Anderson County | 103,700 |
| 12 | Blount County | 103,700 |
| 12 | Knox County | 103,700 |
| 12 | Loudon County | 103,700 |
| 12 | Union County | 103,700 |
| 17 | Hamilton County | 97,400 |
| 17 | Marion County | 97,400 |
| 17 | Sequatchie County | 97,400 |
| 20 | Marshall County | 95,500 |
| 21 | Roane County | 94,100 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 93,800 |
| 23 | Fayette County | 92,700 |
| 23 | Shelby County | 92,700 |
| 23 | Tipton County | 92,700 |
| 26 | Bradley County | 91,700 |
| 26 | Polk County | 91,700 |
| 28 | Moore County | 91,500 |
| 29 | Stewart County | 90,200 |
| 30 | Giles County | 90,000 |
| 31 | Putnam County | 89,500 |
| 32 | Lincoln County | 88,100 |
| 33 | Lewis County | 87,300 |
| 34 | Smith County | 85,900 |
| 35 | Bedford County | 85,400 |
| 36 | Sevier County | 85,000 |
| 37 | Meigs County | 84,000 |
| 38 | Humphreys County | 83,600 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 83,300 |
| 40 | Houston County | 82,900 |
| 41 | Morgan County | 82,500 |
| 42 | Hawkins County | 81,800 |
| 42 | Sullivan County | 81,800 |
| 44 | Greene County | 80,700 |
| 45 | Crockett County | 80,300 |
| 46 | Hamblen County | 80,100 |
| 46 | Jefferson County | 80,100 |
| 48 | Monroe County | 79,900 |
| 49 | Chester County | 79,500 |
| 49 | Madison County | 79,500 |
| 51 | McMinn County | 79,200 |
| 52 | Hickman County | 78,900 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 78,200 |
| 54 | Macon County | 77,500 |
| 55 | Lawrence County | 77,200 |
| 55 | Obion County | 77,200 |
| 57 | Gibson County | 77,100 |
| 58 | Carter County | 76,800 |
| 58 | Unicoi County | 76,800 |
| 58 | Washington County | 76,800 |
| 61 | Coffee County | 75,800 |
| 62 | Jackson County | 75,400 |
| 63 | Henderson County | 74,600 |
| 64 | Carroll County | 74,500 |
| 65 | White County | 74,400 |
| 66 | Overton County | 74,000 |
| 67 | Dyer County | 73,000 |
| 67 | Weakley County | 73,000 |
| 69 | Johnson County | 71,800 |
| 70 | Van Buren County | 71,500 |
| 71 | Perry County | 71,300 |
| 72 | Hardeman County | 71,200 |
| 73 | Claiborne County | 70,900 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 70,700 |
| 75 | Henry County | 70,500 |
| 76 | DeKalb County | 70,400 |
| 77 | Warren County | 70,200 |
| 78 | Benton County | 70,100 |
| 79 | McNairy County | 69,700 |
| 80 | Campbell County | 69,000 |
| 80 | Lauderdale County | 69,000 |
| 82 | Grainger County | 68,800 |
| 83 | Fentress County | 68,300 |
| 84 | Rhea County | 66,400 |
| 85 | Bledsoe County | 65,300 |
| 85 | Pickett County | 65,300 |
| 87 | Haywood County | 64,800 |
| 88 | Decatur County | 64,700 |
| 89 | Hardin County | 63,800 |
| 90 | Cocke County | 61,300 |
| 91 | Clay County | 60,300 |
| 92 | Scott County | 59,600 |
| 93 | Grundy County | 56,400 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 54,800 |
| 95 | Lake County | 44,300 |