Counties in Tennessee by median household income

Williamson County had the highest median household income of 95 counties in 2023, at $131,202. Lake County had the lowest, at $30,500. The median was $57,408 and the figure for Tennessee was $67,097. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest131,202Williamson County
Lowest30,500Lake County
Median57,40895 counties
Tennessee67,097History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 131,202 USD131,202Wilson CountyWilson County: 94,048 USD94,048Sumner CountySumner County: 86,005 USD86,005Fayette CountyFayette County: 84,764 USD84,764Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 82,588 USD82,588Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 82,015 USD82,015Loudon CountyLoudon County: 80,296 USD80,296Robertson CountyRobertson County: 78,439 USD78,439Davidson CountyDavidson County: 75,664 USD75,664Blount CountyBlount County: 74,607 USD74,607Maury CountyMaury County: 74,162 USD74,162Dickson CountyDickson County: 73,223 USD73,223Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 72,568 USD72,568Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 72,365 USD72,365Tipton CountyTipton County: 71,736 USD71,736Knox CountyKnox County: 71,662 USD71,662Marshall CountyMarshall County: 70,829 USD70,829Moore CountyMoore County: 66,687 USD66,687Roane CountyRoane County: 66,218 USD66,218Sevier CountySevier County: 63,829 USD63,829Bradley CountyBradley County: 63,789 USD63,789Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 63,190 USD63,190Anderson CountyAnderson County: 63,171 USD63,171Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 63,115 USD63,115Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 63,084 USD63,084Smith CountySmith County: 62,799 USD62,799Shelby CountyShelby County: 62,337 USD62,337Bedford CountyBedford County: 62,197 USD62,197Stewart CountyStewart County: 62,052 USD62,052Union CountyUnion County: 61,858 USD61,858Franklin CountyFranklin County: 61,553 USD61,553Giles CountyGiles County: 61,476 USD61,476Washington CountyWashington County: 61,051 USD61,051Coffee CountyCoffee County: 60,656 USD60,656Chester CountyChester County: 60,543 USD60,543Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 60,281 USD60,281Polk CountyPolk County: 60,227 USD60,227McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 59,674 USD59,674Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 59,333 USD59,333Crockett CountyCrockett County: 59,049 USD59,049
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Williamson County131,202+4.2%
2Wilson County94,048+5.1%
3Sumner County86,005+5%
4Fayette County84,764+4.6%
5Rutherford County82,588+5.5%
6Cheatham County82,015+6.5%
7Loudon County80,296+7%
8Robertson County78,439+5.4%
9Davidson County75,664+5.3%
10Blount County74,607+5.2%
11Maury County74,162+3.7%
12Dickson County73,223+6.9%
13Hamilton County72,568+5.1%
14Montgomery County72,365+6.6%
15Tipton County71,736+1.5%
16Knox County71,662+4.5%
17Marshall County70,829+8.4%
18Moore County66,687-3.7%
19Roane County66,218-0.4%
20Sevier County63,829+6.2%
21Bradley County63,789+5.1%
22Trousdale County63,190+1.9%
23Anderson County63,171+4.2%
24Lincoln County63,115+2.8%
25Jefferson County63,084+4.5%
26Smith County62,799+8.9%
27Shelby County62,337+4.6%
28Bedford County62,197+3.7%
29Stewart County62,052+8.4%
30Union County61,858+8.3%
31Franklin County61,553+6.2%
32Giles County61,476+8.1%
33Washington County61,051+4.3%
34Coffee County60,656+5.6%
35Chester County60,543+5.3%
36Van Buren County60,281+34.8%
37Polk County60,227+12%
38McMinn County59,674+2.9%
39Humphreys County59,333+9.5%
40Crockett County59,049-0.1%
41Gibson County59,009+6.4%
42Cumberland County58,475+4.4%
43Meigs County58,395-1.7%
44Madison County58,189+5.3%
45Rhea County58,133+4.6%
46Marion County58,103-0.1%
47Cannon County58,092+0.8%
48Morgan County57,408+10.5%
49Hickman County57,223+4.7%
50Sullivan County56,802+4.5%
51Monroe County56,648+8.7%
52Putnam County56,537+4%
53Macon County56,269+9.9%
54Hawkins County55,278+3%
55Dyer County54,973+3.4%
56Houston County54,475+5.7%
57Warren County54,088+2.2%
58Greene County54,071+4%
59Henderson County53,471+3.7%
60Lawrence County53,233+4.3%
61Obion County53,102+4.9%
62Wayne County52,824+7%
63Hamblen County52,794+6.3%
64Sequatchie County52,260-1.5%
65White County52,206+8.3%
66Johnson County52,152+9.6%
67Grainger County51,351+9%
68Fentress County50,865+6.2%
69McNairy County50,714+8.1%
70Perry County50,489-9.8%
71Benton County50,435+5.7%
72Carroll County50,391+1.4%
73Unicoi County50,381+1.1%
74Campbell County50,260+4.1%
75Bledsoe County49,655-4.1%
76Weakley County49,502+3.6%
77Lewis County49,477+10.9%
78Lauderdale County49,205+5.4%
79Hardin County49,149+4.8%
80Henry County48,540+1.1%
81DeKalb County48,484+3.4%
82Carter County48,435+0.9%
83Cocke County48,416+7.3%
84Claiborne County46,587+9.9%
85Decatur County46,190-4.7%
86Hardeman County46,173+6%
87Overton County46,159-0.9%
88Grundy County45,573-5%
89Clay County44,712+13%
90Pickett County44,591+0.6%
91Haywood County43,513-3.1%
92Scott County42,679+7.4%
93Jackson County41,475-2.1%
94Hancock County31,995+0.6%
95Lake County30,500-4.9%

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Williamson County, with $131,202 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Lake County, with $30,500 in 2023.

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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