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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 2022, at $96,700. Johnson County had the lowest, at $47,500. The median was $63,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest96,700Cannon County
Lowest47,500Johnson County
Median63,30095 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 84,400 USDBedford County: 63,300 USDBenton County: 56,600 USDBledsoe County: 58,600 USDBlount County: 84,400 USDBradley County: 70,900 USDCampbell County: 53,500 USDCannon County: 96,700 USDCarroll County: 64,400 USDCarter County: 75,300 USDCheatham County: 96,700 USDChester County: 64,500 USDClaiborne County: 54,600 USDClay County: 48,500 USDCocke County: 48,900 USDCoffee County: 68,700 USDCrockett County: 62,400 USDCumberland County: 63,100 USDDavidson County: 96,700 USDDecatur County: 59,000 USDDeKalb County: 63,800 USDDickson County: 96,700 USDDyer County: 62,000 USDFayette County: 77,300 USDFentress County: 49,100 USDFranklin County: 67,100 USDGibson County: 61,100 USDGiles County: 68,600 USDGrainger County: 58,000 USDGreene County: 61,500 USDGrundy County: 56,000 USDHamblen County: 71,600 USDHamilton County: 75,200 USDHancock County: 48,700 USDHardeman County: 54,000 USDHardin County: 56,000 USDHawkins County: 69,700 USDHaywood County: 56,800 USDHenderson County: 63,300 USDHenry County: 58,600 USDHickman County: 58,500 USDHouston County: 60,800 USDHumphreys County: 62,500 USDJackson County: 55,100 USDJefferson County: 71,600 USDJohnson County: 47,500 USDKnox County: 84,400 USDLake County: 49,800 USDLauderdale County: 49,900 USDLawrence County: 59,400 USDLewis County: 57,400 USDLincoln County: 66,900 USDLoudon County: 84,400 USDMcMinn County: 61,100 USDMcNairy County: 55,400 USDMacon County: 58,600 USDMadison County: 64,500 USDMarion County: 75,200 USDMarshall County: 69,100 USDMaury County: 87,300 USDMeigs County: 63,000 USDMonroe County: 59,900 USDMontgomery County: 70,500 USDMoore County: 76,800 USDMorgan County: 55,000 USDObion County: 56,900 USDOverton County: 59,100 USDPerry County: 57,200 USDPickett County: 51,200 USDPolk County: 70,900 USDPutnam County: 73,100 USDRhea County: 63,300 USDRoane County: 77,600 USDRobertson County: 96,700 USDRutherford County: 96,700 USDScott County: 49,800 USDSequatchie County: 75,200 USDSevier County: 73,500 USDShelby County: 77,300 USDSmith County: 67,200 USDStewart County: 64,600 USDSullivan County: 69,700 USDSumner County: 96,700 USDTipton County: 77,300 USDTrousdale County: 96,700 USDUnicoi County: 75,300 USDUnion County: 84,400 USDVan Buren County: 58,200 USDWarren County: 58,200 USDWashington County: 75,300 USDWayne County: 57,700 USDWeakley County: 59,800 USDWhite County: 56,600 USDWilliamson County: 96,700 USDWilson County: 96,700 USD
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  • 56K to 59K
  • 59K to 63K
  • 63K to 71K
  • 71K to 80K
  • 80K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Cannon County: 96,700 USDCannon County96,700Cheatham County: 96,700 USDCheatham County96,700Davidson County: 96,700 USDDavidson County96,700Dickson County: 96,700 USDDickson County96,700Robertson County: 96,700 USDRobertson County96,700Rutherford County: 96,700 USDRutherford County96,700Sumner County: 96,700 USDSumner County96,700Trousdale County: 96,700 USDTrousdale County96,700Williamson County: 96,700 USDWilliamson County96,700Wilson County: 96,700 USDWilson County96,700Maury County: 87,300 USDMaury County87,300Anderson County: 84,400 USDAnderson County84,400Blount County: 84,400 USDBlount County84,400Knox County: 84,400 USDKnox County84,400Loudon County: 84,400 USDLoudon County84,400Union County: 84,400 USDUnion County84,400Roane County: 77,600 USDRoane County77,600Fayette County: 77,300 USDFayette County77,300Shelby County: 77,300 USDShelby County77,300Tipton County: 77,300 USDTipton County77,300Moore County: 76,800 USDMoore County76,800Carter County: 75,300 USDCarter County75,300Unicoi County: 75,300 USDUnicoi County75,300Washington County: 75,300 USDWashington County75,300Hamilton County: 75,200 USDHamilton County75,200Marion County: 75,200 USDMarion County75,200Sequatchie County: 75,200 USDSequatchie County75,200Sevier County: 73,500 USDSevier County73,500Putnam County: 73,100 USDPutnam County73,100Hamblen County: 71,600 USDHamblen County71,600Jefferson County: 71,600 USDJefferson County71,600Bradley County: 70,900 USDBradley County70,900Polk County: 70,900 USDPolk County70,900Montgomery County: 70,500 USDMontgomery County70,500Hawkins County: 69,700 USDHawkins County69,700Sullivan County: 69,700 USDSullivan County69,700Marshall County: 69,100 USDMarshall County69,100Coffee County: 68,700 USDCoffee County68,700Giles County: 68,600 USDGiles County68,600Smith County: 67,200 USDSmith County67,200Cannon County: 96,700 USDCannon County96,700Cheatham County: 96,700 USDCheatham County96,700Davidson County: 96,700 USDDavidson County96,700Dickson County: 96,700 USDDickson County96,700Robertson County: 96,700 USDRobertson County96,700Rutherford County: 96,700 USDRutherford County96,700Sumner County: 96,700 USDSumner County96,700Trousdale County: 96,700 USDTrousdale County96,700Williamson County: 96,700 USDWilliamson County96,700Wilson County: 96,700 USDWilson County96,700Maury County: 87,300 USDMaury County87,300Anderson County: 84,400 USDAnderson County84,400Blount County: 84,400 USDBlount County84,400Knox County: 84,400 USDKnox County84,400Loudon County: 84,400 USDLoudon County84,400Union County: 84,400 USDUnion County84,400Roane County: 77,600 USDRoane County77,600Fayette County: 77,300 USDFayette County77,300Shelby County: 77,300 USDShelby County77,300Tipton County: 77,300 USDTipton County77,300Moore County: 76,800 USDMoore County76,800Carter County: 75,300 USDCarter County75,300Unicoi County: 75,300 USDUnicoi County75,300Washington County: 75,300 USDWashington County75,300Hamilton County: 75,200 USDHamilton County75,200Marion County: 75,200 USDMarion County75,200Sequatchie County: 75,200 USDSequatchie County75,200Sevier County: 73,500 USDSevier County73,500Putnam County: 73,100 USDPutnam County73,100Hamblen County: 71,600 USDHamblen County71,600Jefferson County: 71,600 USDJefferson County71,600Bradley County: 70,900 USDBradley County70,900Polk County: 70,900 USDPolk County70,900Montgomery County: 70,500 USDMontgomery County70,500Hawkins County: 69,700 USDHawkins County69,700Sullivan County: 69,700 USDSullivan County69,700Marshall County: 69,100 USDMarshall County69,100Coffee County: 68,700 USDCoffee County68,700Giles County: 68,600 USDGiles County68,600Smith County: 67,200 USDSmith County67,200
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Cannon County96,700+14.7%
1Cheatham County96,700+14.7%
1Davidson County96,700+14.7%
1Dickson County96,700+14.7%
1Robertson County96,700+14.7%
1Rutherford County96,700+14.7%
1Sumner County96,700+14.7%
1Trousdale County96,700+14.7%
1Williamson County96,700+14.7%
1Wilson County96,700+14.7%
11Maury County87,300+31.9%
12Anderson County84,400+15.6%
12Blount County84,400+15.6%
12Knox County84,400+15.6%
12Loudon County84,400+15.6%
12Union County84,400+15.6%
17Roane County77,600+14.3%
18Fayette County77,300+12.5%
18Shelby County77,300+12.5%
18Tipton County77,300+12.5%
21Moore County76,800+13.8%
22Carter County75,300+17.8%
22Unicoi County75,300+17.8%
22Washington County75,300+17.8%
25Hamilton County75,200+5.5%
25Marion County75,200+5.5%
25Sequatchie County75,200+5.5%
28Sevier County73,500+31.5%
29Putnam County73,100+20.6%
30Hamblen County71,600+12.2%
30Jefferson County71,600+12.2%
32Bradley County70,900+22.7%
32Polk County70,900+22.7%
34Montgomery County70,500+11.2%
35Hawkins County69,700+16.9%
35Sullivan County69,700+16.9%
37Marshall County69,100+16.9%
38Coffee County68,700+10.8%
39Giles County68,600+13.8%
40Smith County67,200+14.3%
41Franklin County67,100+12.8%
42Lincoln County66,900+14%
43Stewart County64,600+11.8%
44Chester County64,500+1.7%
44Madison County64,500+1.7%
46Carroll County64,400+15.8%
47DeKalb County63,800+15%
48Bedford County63,300+12.4%
48Henderson County63,300+12%
48Rhea County63,300+19.9%
51Cumberland County63,100+14.1%
52Meigs County63,000+12.3%
53Humphreys County62,500+12.4%
54Crockett County62,400+13.5%
55Dyer County62,000+11.7%
56Greene County61,500+4.2%
57Gibson County61,100+9.1%
57McMinn County61,100+9.9%
59Houston County60,800+9.5%
60Monroe County59,900+15.2%
61Weakley County59,800+9.1%
62Lawrence County59,400+12.5%
63Overton County59,100+15.9%
64Decatur County59,000+15.5%
65Bledsoe County58,600+5.4%
65Henry County58,600+11%
65Macon County58,600+29.1%
68Hickman County58,500+7.9%
69Van Buren County58,200+13.9%
69Warren County58,200+9%
71Grainger County58,000+7.8%
72Wayne County57,700+15.9%
73Lewis County57,400+16%
74Perry County57,200+17.2%
75Obion County56,900+6.4%
76Haywood County56,800+3.1%
77Benton County56,600+15.5%
77White County56,600+12.1%
79Grundy County56,000+23.9%
79Hardin County56,000+3.7%
81McNairy County55,400+11%
82Jackson County55,100+7.2%
83Morgan County55,000+4.2%
84Claiborne County54,600+9.6%
85Hardeman County54,000+10.4%
86Campbell County53,500+9%
87Pickett County51,200+0.4%
88Lauderdale County49,900+4.6%
89Lake County49,800+0.8%
89Scott County49,800+8.3%
91Fentress County49,100+13.1%
92Cocke County48,900+9.6%
93Hancock County48,700+12.7%
94Clay County48,500+10.5%
95Johnson County47,500+10.7%

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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.

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Tennessee by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/tennessee-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cannon County, with $96,700 in 2022, 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)?

Johnson County, with $47,500 in 2022.

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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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