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Counties in Tennessee by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Williamson County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 95 counties in 2021, at $56,545. Lake County had the lowest, at $16,944. The median was $26,153 and the figure for Tennessee was $32,908. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56,545Williamson County
Lowest16,944Lake County
Median26,15395 counties
Tennessee32,908History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 30,544 USDBedford County: 26,361 USDBenton County: 24,313 USDBledsoe County: 24,101 USDBlount County: 33,726 USDBradley County: 28,531 USDCampbell County: 24,918 USDCannon County: 28,160 USDCarroll County: 24,315 USDCarter County: 25,267 USDCheatham County: 31,832 USDChester County: 22,387 USDClaiborne County: 24,204 USDClay County: 21,602 USDCocke County: 23,517 USDCoffee County: 27,539 USDCrockett County: 26,044 USDCumberland County: 28,255 USDDavidson County: 40,962 USDDecatur County: 26,075 USDDeKalb County: 25,625 USDDickson County: 30,897 USDDyer County: 32,793 USDFayette County: 37,049 USDFentress County: 21,889 USDFranklin County: 29,392 USDGibson County: 25,466 USDGiles County: 28,268 USDGrainger County: 24,661 USDGreene County: 26,394 USDGrundy County: 21,848 USDHamblen County: 25,056 USDHamilton County: 36,964 USDHancock County: 26,925 USDHardeman County: 20,591 USDHardin County: 25,537 USDHawkins County: 26,032 USDHaywood County: 24,308 USDHenderson County: 23,757 USDHenry County: 24,949 USDHickman County: 28,160 USDHouston County: 25,233 USDHumphreys County: 26,920 USDJackson County: 22,872 USDJefferson County: 27,968 USDJohnson County: 22,786 USDKnox County: 36,450 USDLake County: 16,944 USDLauderdale County: 20,876 USDLawrence County: 24,426 USDLewis County: 22,339 USDLincoln County: 30,202 USDLoudon County: 36,308 USDMcMinn County: 27,404 USDMcNairy County: 22,939 USDMacon County: 22,594 USDMadison County: 28,677 USDMarion County: 27,441 USDMarshall County: 28,184 USDMaury County: 32,987 USDMeigs County: 25,670 USDMonroe County: 24,921 USDMontgomery County: 29,379 USDMoore County: 31,277 USDMorgan County: 23,436 USDObion County: 25,785 USDOverton County: 24,741 USDPerry County: 26,153 USDPickett County: 26,486 USDPolk County: 28,838 USDPutnam County: 26,602 USDRhea County: 24,815 USDRoane County: 34,366 USDRobertson County: 31,839 USDRutherford County: 33,121 USDScott County: 20,103 USDSequatchie County: 24,072 USDSevier County: 28,427 USDShelby County: 33,287 USDSmith County: 28,507 USDStewart County: 26,513 USDSullivan County: 31,300 USDSumner County: 36,931 USDTipton County: 29,552 USDTrousdale County: 22,234 USDUnicoi County: 25,670 USDUnion County: 26,390 USDVan Buren County: 22,144 USDWarren County: 24,932 USDWashington County: 32,225 USDWayne County: 23,699 USDWeakley County: 24,744 USDWhite County: 24,100 USDWilliamson County: 56,545 USDWilson County: 39,449 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Williamson County: 56,545 USDWilliamson County56,545Davidson County: 40,962 USDDavidson County40,962Wilson County: 39,449 USDWilson County39,449Fayette County: 37,049 USDFayette County37,049Hamilton County: 36,964 USDHamilton County36,964Sumner County: 36,931 USDSumner County36,931Knox County: 36,450 USDKnox County36,450Loudon County: 36,308 USDLoudon County36,308Roane County: 34,366 USDRoane County34,366Blount County: 33,726 USDBlount County33,726Shelby County: 33,287 USDShelby County33,287Rutherford County: 33,121 USDRutherford County33,121Maury County: 32,987 USDMaury County32,987Dyer County: 32,793 USDDyer County32,793Washington County: 32,225 USDWashington County32,225Robertson County: 31,839 USDRobertson County31,839Cheatham County: 31,832 USDCheatham County31,832Sullivan County: 31,300 USDSullivan County31,300Moore County: 31,277 USDMoore County31,277Dickson County: 30,897 USDDickson County30,897Anderson County: 30,544 USDAnderson County30,544Lincoln County: 30,202 USDLincoln County30,202Tipton County: 29,552 USDTipton County29,552Franklin County: 29,392 USDFranklin County29,392Montgomery County: 29,379 USDMontgomery County29,379Polk County: 28,838 USDPolk County28,838Madison County: 28,677 USDMadison County28,677Bradley County: 28,531 USDBradley County28,531Smith County: 28,507 USDSmith County28,507Sevier County: 28,427 USDSevier County28,427Giles County: 28,268 USDGiles County28,268Cumberland County: 28,255 USDCumberland County28,255Marshall County: 28,184 USDMarshall County28,184Cannon County: 28,160 USDCannon County28,160Hickman County: 28,160 USDHickman County28,160Jefferson County: 27,968 USDJefferson County27,968Coffee County: 27,539 USDCoffee County27,539Marion County: 27,441 USDMarion County27,441McMinn County: 27,404 USDMcMinn County27,404Hancock County: 26,925 USDHancock County26,925Williamson County: 56,545 USDWilliamson County56,545Davidson County: 40,962 USDDavidson County40,962Wilson County: 39,449 USDWilson County39,449Fayette County: 37,049 USDFayette County37,049Hamilton County: 36,964 USDHamilton County36,964Sumner County: 36,931 USDSumner County36,931Knox County: 36,450 USDKnox County36,450Loudon County: 36,308 USDLoudon County36,308Roane County: 34,366 USDRoane County34,366Blount County: 33,726 USDBlount County33,726Shelby County: 33,287 USDShelby County33,287Rutherford County: 33,121 USDRutherford County33,121Maury County: 32,987 USDMaury County32,987Dyer County: 32,793 USDDyer County32,793Washington County: 32,225 USDWashington County32,225Robertson County: 31,839 USDRobertson County31,839Cheatham County: 31,832 USDCheatham County31,832Sullivan County: 31,300 USDSullivan County31,300Moore County: 31,277 USDMoore County31,277Dickson County: 30,897 USDDickson County30,897Anderson County: 30,544 USDAnderson County30,544Lincoln County: 30,202 USDLincoln County30,202Tipton County: 29,552 USDTipton County29,552Franklin County: 29,392 USDFranklin County29,392Montgomery County: 29,379 USDMontgomery County29,379Polk County: 28,838 USDPolk County28,838Madison County: 28,677 USDMadison County28,677Bradley County: 28,531 USDBradley County28,531Smith County: 28,507 USDSmith County28,507Sevier County: 28,427 USDSevier County28,427Giles County: 28,268 USDGiles County28,268Cumberland County: 28,255 USDCumberland County28,255Marshall County: 28,184 USDMarshall County28,184Cannon County: 28,160 USDCannon County28,160Hickman County: 28,160 USDHickman County28,160Jefferson County: 27,968 USDJefferson County27,968Coffee County: 27,539 USDCoffee County27,539Marion County: 27,441 USDMarion County27,441McMinn County: 27,404 USDMcMinn County27,404Hancock County: 26,925 USDHancock County26,925
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Williamson County56,545
2Davidson County40,962
3Wilson County39,449
4Fayette County37,049
5Hamilton County36,964
6Sumner County36,931
7Knox County36,450
8Loudon County36,308
9Roane County34,366
10Blount County33,726
11Shelby County33,287
12Rutherford County33,121
13Maury County32,987
14Dyer County32,793
15Washington County32,225
16Robertson County31,839
17Cheatham County31,832
18Sullivan County31,300
19Moore County31,277
20Dickson County30,897
21Anderson County30,544
22Lincoln County30,202
23Tipton County29,552
24Franklin County29,392
25Montgomery County29,379
26Polk County28,838
27Madison County28,677
28Bradley County28,531
29Smith County28,507
30Sevier County28,427
31Giles County28,268
32Cumberland County28,255
33Marshall County28,184
34Cannon County28,160
34Hickman County28,160
36Jefferson County27,968
37Coffee County27,539
38Marion County27,441
39McMinn County27,404
40Hancock County26,925
41Humphreys County26,920
42Putnam County26,602
43Stewart County26,513
44Pickett County26,486
45Greene County26,394
46Union County26,390
47Bedford County26,361
48Perry County26,153
49Decatur County26,075
50Crockett County26,044
51Hawkins County26,032
52Obion County25,785
53Meigs County25,670
53Unicoi County25,670
55DeKalb County25,625
56Hardin County25,537
57Gibson County25,466
58Carter County25,267
59Houston County25,233
60Hamblen County25,056
61Henry County24,949
62Warren County24,932
63Monroe County24,921
64Campbell County24,918
65Rhea County24,815
66Weakley County24,744
67Overton County24,741
68Grainger County24,661
69Lawrence County24,426
70Carroll County24,315
71Benton County24,313
72Haywood County24,308
73Claiborne County24,204
74Bledsoe County24,101
75White County24,100
76Sequatchie County24,072
77Henderson County23,757
78Wayne County23,699
79Cocke County23,517
80Morgan County23,436
81McNairy County22,939
82Jackson County22,872
83Johnson County22,786
84Macon County22,594
85Chester County22,387
86Lewis County22,339
87Trousdale County22,234
88Van Buren County22,144
89Fentress County21,889
90Grundy County21,848
91Clay County21,602
92Lauderdale County20,876
93Hardeman County20,591
94Scott County20,103
95Lake County16,944

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in Tennessee by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Tennessee by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Counties in Tennessee by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Tennessee by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Williamson County, with $56,545 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lake County, with $16,944 in 2021.

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