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Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD)

Cannon County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 95 counties in 2019, at $80,000. Clay County had the lowest, at $37,400. The median was $53,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest80,000Cannon County
Lowest37,400Clay County
Median53,10095 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 69,900 USDBedford County: 53,300 USDBenton County: 47,400 USDBledsoe County: 49,200 USDBlount County: 69,900 USDBradley County: 57,700 USDCampbell County: 43,900 USDCannon County: 80,000 USDCarroll County: 50,200 USDCarter County: 53,900 USDCheatham County: 80,000 USDChester County: 53,100 USDClaiborne County: 46,400 USDClay County: 37,400 USDCocke County: 41,600 USDCoffee County: 58,400 USDCrockett County: 51,800 USDCumberland County: 49,700 USDDavidson County: 80,000 USDDecatur County: 47,900 USDDeKalb County: 46,900 USDDickson County: 80,000 USDDyer County: 55,700 USDFayette County: 65,900 USDFentress County: 40,300 USDFranklin County: 55,100 USDGibson County: 51,100 USDGiles County: 53,900 USDGrainger County: 50,700 USDGreene County: 55,800 USDGrundy County: 39,700 USDHamblen County: 57,800 USDHamilton County: 70,100 USDHancock County: 41,300 USDHardeman County: 46,600 USDHardin County: 52,200 USDHawkins County: 55,100 USDHaywood County: 47,800 USDHenderson County: 52,900 USDHenry County: 50,600 USDHickman County: 48,500 USDHouston County: 52,000 USDHumphreys County: 56,000 USDJackson County: 41,500 USDJefferson County: 57,800 USDJohnson County: 39,300 USDKnox County: 69,900 USDLake County: 46,700 USDLauderdale County: 41,300 USDLawrence County: 51,000 USDLewis County: 47,500 USDLincoln County: 52,200 USDLoudon County: 69,900 USDMcMinn County: 52,700 USDMcNairy County: 44,800 USDMacon County: 45,100 USDMadison County: 53,100 USDMarion County: 70,100 USDMarshall County: 56,700 USDMaury County: 64,700 USDMeigs County: 43,900 USDMonroe County: 46,000 USDMontgomery County: 65,000 USDMoore County: 61,800 USDMorgan County: 49,400 USDObion County: 50,800 USDOverton County: 48,100 USDPerry County: 42,300 USDPickett County: 48,700 USDPolk County: 57,700 USDPutnam County: 56,900 USDRhea County: 53,000 USDRoane County: 60,000 USDRobertson County: 80,000 USDRutherford County: 80,000 USDScott County: 42,200 USDSequatchie County: 70,100 USDSevier County: 55,600 USDShelby County: 65,900 USDSmith County: 57,600 USDStewart County: 56,300 USDSullivan County: 55,100 USDSumner County: 80,000 USDTipton County: 65,900 USDTrousdale County: 80,000 USDUnicoi County: 53,900 USDUnion County: 69,900 USDVan Buren County: 50,000 USDWarren County: 51,900 USDWashington County: 53,900 USDWayne County: 46,700 USDWeakley County: 54,900 USDWhite County: 46,200 USDWilliamson County: 80,000 USDWilson County: 80,000 USD
  • Under 46K
  • 46K to 50K
  • 50K to 53K
  • 53K to 57K
  • 57K to 70K
  • 70K and over
USD, 2019. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Cannon County: 80,000 USDCannon County80,000Cheatham County: 80,000 USDCheatham County80,000Davidson County: 80,000 USDDavidson County80,000Dickson County: 80,000 USDDickson County80,000Robertson County: 80,000 USDRobertson County80,000Rutherford County: 80,000 USDRutherford County80,000Sumner County: 80,000 USDSumner County80,000Trousdale County: 80,000 USDTrousdale County80,000Williamson County: 80,000 USDWilliamson County80,000Wilson County: 80,000 USDWilson County80,000Hamilton County: 70,100 USDHamilton County70,100Marion County: 70,100 USDMarion County70,100Sequatchie County: 70,100 USDSequatchie County70,100Anderson County: 69,900 USDAnderson County69,900Blount County: 69,900 USDBlount County69,900Knox County: 69,900 USDKnox County69,900Loudon County: 69,900 USDLoudon County69,900Union County: 69,900 USDUnion County69,900Fayette County: 65,900 USDFayette County65,900Shelby County: 65,900 USDShelby County65,900Tipton County: 65,900 USDTipton County65,900Montgomery County: 65,000 USDMontgomery County65,000Maury County: 64,700 USDMaury County64,700Moore County: 61,800 USDMoore County61,800Roane County: 60,000 USDRoane County60,000Coffee County: 58,400 USDCoffee County58,400Hamblen County: 57,800 USDHamblen County57,800Jefferson County: 57,800 USDJefferson County57,800Bradley County: 57,700 USDBradley County57,700Polk County: 57,700 USDPolk County57,700Smith County: 57,600 USDSmith County57,600Putnam County: 56,900 USDPutnam County56,900Marshall County: 56,700 USDMarshall County56,700Stewart County: 56,300 USDStewart County56,300Humphreys County: 56,000 USDHumphreys County56,000Greene County: 55,800 USDGreene County55,800Dyer County: 55,700 USDDyer County55,700Sevier County: 55,600 USDSevier County55,600Franklin County: 55,100 USDFranklin County55,100Hawkins County: 55,100 USDHawkins County55,100Cannon County: 80,000 USDCannon County80,000Cheatham County: 80,000 USDCheatham County80,000Davidson County: 80,000 USDDavidson County80,000Dickson County: 80,000 USDDickson County80,000Robertson County: 80,000 USDRobertson County80,000Rutherford County: 80,000 USDRutherford County80,000Sumner County: 80,000 USDSumner County80,000Trousdale County: 80,000 USDTrousdale County80,000Williamson County: 80,000 USDWilliamson County80,000Wilson County: 80,000 USDWilson County80,000Hamilton County: 70,100 USDHamilton County70,100Marion County: 70,100 USDMarion County70,100Sequatchie County: 70,100 USDSequatchie County70,100Anderson County: 69,900 USDAnderson County69,900Blount County: 69,900 USDBlount County69,900Knox County: 69,900 USDKnox County69,900Loudon County: 69,900 USDLoudon County69,900Union County: 69,900 USDUnion County69,900Fayette County: 65,900 USDFayette County65,900Shelby County: 65,900 USDShelby County65,900Tipton County: 65,900 USDTipton County65,900Montgomery County: 65,000 USDMontgomery County65,000Maury County: 64,700 USDMaury County64,700Moore County: 61,800 USDMoore County61,800Roane County: 60,000 USDRoane County60,000Coffee County: 58,400 USDCoffee County58,400Hamblen County: 57,800 USDHamblen County57,800Jefferson County: 57,800 USDJefferson County57,800Bradley County: 57,700 USDBradley County57,700Polk County: 57,700 USDPolk County57,700Smith County: 57,600 USDSmith County57,600Putnam County: 56,900 USDPutnam County56,900Marshall County: 56,700 USDMarshall County56,700Stewart County: 56,300 USDStewart County56,300Humphreys County: 56,000 USDHumphreys County56,000Greene County: 55,800 USDGreene County55,800Dyer County: 55,700 USDDyer County55,700Sevier County: 55,600 USDSevier County55,600Franklin County: 55,100 USDFranklin County55,100Hawkins County: 55,100 USDHawkins County55,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Cannon County80,000+6.8%
1Cheatham County80,000+6.8%
1Davidson County80,000+6.8%
1Dickson County80,000+6.8%
1Robertson County80,000+6.8%
1Rutherford County80,000+6.8%
1Sumner County80,000+6.8%
1Trousdale County80,000+6.8%
1Williamson County80,000+6.8%
1Wilson County80,000+6.8%
11Hamilton County70,100+13.6%
11Marion County70,100+13.6%
11Sequatchie County70,100+13.6%
14Anderson County69,900+5%
14Blount County69,900+5%
14Knox County69,900+5%
14Loudon County69,900+5%
14Union County69,900+5%
19Fayette County65,900+2.6%
19Shelby County65,900+2.6%
19Tipton County65,900+2.6%
22Montgomery County65,000+17.3%
23Maury County64,700+5.2%
24Moore County61,800+0.7%
25Roane County60,000+4.2%
26Coffee County58,400+11.2%
27Hamblen County57,800+13.6%
27Jefferson County57,800+13.6%
29Bradley County57,700-2.4%
29Polk County57,700-2.4%
31Smith County57,600-0.5%
32Putnam County56,900+14.5%
33Marshall County56,700+5%
34Stewart County56,300+1.4%
35Humphreys County56,000-2.8%
36Greene County55,800+15.8%
37Dyer County55,700-4.3%
38Sevier County55,600-5%
39Franklin County55,100+2.2%
39Hawkins County55,100+0.5%
39Sullivan County55,100+0.5%
42Weakley County54,900+1.5%
43Carter County53,900-0.4%
43Giles County53,900+2.9%
43Unicoi County53,900-0.4%
43Washington County53,900-0.4%
47Bedford County53,300+5.5%
48Chester County53,100-9.4%
48Madison County53,100-9.4%
50Rhea County53,000+6.4%
51Henderson County52,900+4.8%
52McMinn County52,700+0.6%
53Hardin County52,200+9.2%
53Lincoln County52,200+3.6%
55Houston County52,000+4.8%
56Warren County51,900+4.8%
57Crockett County51,800+10.7%
58Gibson County51,100+1.2%
59Lawrence County51,000+2.6%
60Obion County50,800+0.4%
61Grainger County50,700+9%
62Henry County50,600+2%
63Carroll County50,200+3.3%
64Van Buren County50,000+4.8%
65Cumberland County49,700+5.5%
66Morgan County49,400+2.7%
67Bledsoe County49,200+6.3%
68Pickett County48,700+3.2%
69Hickman County48,500+1%
70Overton County48,100+4.1%
71Decatur County47,900-2.2%
72Haywood County47,800+1.9%
73Lewis County47,500+2.2%
74Benton County47,400+3.7%
75DeKalb County46,900-1.1%
76Lake County46,700+13.6%
76Wayne County46,700+6.1%
78Hardeman County46,600+6.2%
79Claiborne County46,400-1.3%
80White County46,200+1.3%
81Monroe County46,000-0.9%
82Macon County45,100+0.4%
83McNairy County44,800+5.4%
84Campbell County43,900+4.8%
84Meigs County43,900-0.5%
86Perry County42,300+0.5%
87Scott County42,200+7.4%
88Cocke County41,600-3.5%
89Jackson County41,500+1%
90Hancock County41,300+10.7%
90Lauderdale County41,300+6.7%
92Fentress County40,300+2.8%
93Grundy County39,700+6.7%
94Johnson County39,300-12.3%
95Clay County37,400-3.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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. 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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Cannon County, with $80,000 in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Clay County, with $37,400 in 2019.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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