Counties in Tennessee by median household income

Williamson County had the highest median household income of 95 counties in 2021, at $116,492. Hancock County had the lowest, at $29,650. The median was $49,615 and the figure for Tennessee was $58,516. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest116,492Williamson County
Lowest29,650Hancock County
Median49,61595 counties
Tennessee58,516History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 116,492 USD116,492Wilson CountyWilson County: 82,224 USD82,224Sumner CountySumner County: 73,517 USD73,517Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 72,985 USD72,985Fayette CountyFayette County: 69,729 USD69,729Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 69,132 USD69,132Robertson CountyRobertson County: 67,597 USD67,597Maury CountyMaury County: 66,353 USD66,353Loudon CountyLoudon County: 66,151 USD66,151Davidson CountyDavidson County: 66,047 USD66,047Moore CountyMoore County: 64,926 USD64,926Blount CountyBlount County: 64,593 USD64,593Tipton CountyTipton County: 63,783 USD63,783Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 63,768 USD63,768Knox CountyKnox County: 62,911 USD62,911Dickson CountyDickson County: 61,388 USD61,388Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 61,050 USD61,050Roane CountyRoane County: 60,044 USD60,044Marshall CountyMarshall County: 60,036 USD60,036Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 58,274 USD58,274Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 57,455 USD57,455Bradley CountyBradley County: 55,426 USD55,426Anderson CountyAnderson County: 55,414 USD55,414Bedford CountyBedford County: 55,354 USD55,354Shelby CountyShelby County: 55,015 USD55,015Meigs CountyMeigs County: 54,420 USD54,420Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 54,371 USD54,371Sevier CountySevier County: 54,363 USD54,363Cannon CountyCannon County: 54,223 USD54,223Giles CountyGiles County: 54,061 USD54,061Marion CountyMarion County: 53,148 USD53,148Chester CountyChester County: 52,692 USD52,692Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 52,630 USD52,630Coffee CountyCoffee County: 52,626 USD52,626Washington CountyWashington County: 52,503 USD52,503Franklin CountyFranklin County: 52,189 USD52,189Crockett CountyCrockett County: 52,136 USD52,136Smith CountySmith County: 52,018 USD52,018Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 51,884 USD51,884Perry CountyPerry County: 51,786 USD51,786
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Williamson County116,492
2Wilson County82,224
3Sumner County73,517
4Rutherford County72,985
5Fayette County69,729
6Cheatham County69,132
7Robertson County67,597
8Maury County66,353
9Loudon County66,151
10Davidson County66,047
11Moore County64,926
12Blount County64,593
13Tipton County63,783
14Montgomery County63,768
15Knox County62,911
16Dickson County61,388
17Hamilton County61,050
18Roane County60,044
19Marshall County60,036
20Trousdale County58,274
21Lincoln County57,455
22Bradley County55,426
23Anderson County55,414
24Bedford County55,354
25Shelby County55,015
26Meigs County54,420
27Jefferson County54,371
28Sevier County54,363
29Cannon County54,223
30Giles County54,061
31Marion County53,148
32Chester County52,692
33Cumberland County52,630
34Coffee County52,626
35Washington County52,503
36Franklin County52,189
37Crockett County52,136
38Smith County52,018
39Bledsoe County51,884
40Perry County51,786
41Madison County51,526
42Stewart County51,460
43McMinn County51,253
44Union County50,868
45Dyer County50,245
46Humphreys County49,745
47Sullivan County49,661
48Gibson County49,615
49Polk County49,446
50Putnam County49,228
51Hawkins County49,101
52Rhea County48,872
53Hickman County48,527
54Monroe County48,488
55Henderson County47,885
56Sequatchie County47,835
57Unicoi County47,610
58Greene County47,361
59Houston County46,535
60Warren County46,189
61Campbell County46,110
62DeKalb County45,728
63Lawrence County45,721
64Obion County45,606
65Wayne County45,402
66Hamblen County45,275
67Grundy County45,150
68Morgan County45,133
69Hardin County45,092
70Grainger County44,917
71Carroll County44,794
72White County44,777
73Van Buren County44,444
74Carter County44,280
75Decatur County43,817
76Weakley County43,773
77Macon County43,605
78Fentress County43,464
79Henry County43,444
80Lauderdale County43,025
81Pickett County42,931
82McNairy County42,691
83Johnson County42,552
84Claiborne County41,938
85Jackson County41,890
86Cocke County41,558
87Hardeman County41,138
88Benton County40,258
89Haywood County39,952
90Overton County39,737
91Clay County38,709
92Lewis County38,664
93Scott County38,409
94Lake County34,923
95Hancock County29,650

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Williamson County, with $116,492 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Hancock County, with $29,650 in 2021.

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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