Counties in Tennessee by per capita personal income

Williamson County had the highest per capita personal income of 95 counties in 2015, at $89,786. Lake County had the lowest, at $21,583. The median was $33,949 and the figure for Tennessee was $41,945. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest89,786Williamson County
Lowest21,583Lake County
Median33,94995 counties
Tennessee41,945History

Top 40 counties, 2015

Williamson County: 89,786 USDWilliamson County89,786Davidson County: 53,757 USDDavidson County53,757Fayette County: 49,202 USDFayette County49,202Hamilton County: 47,000 USDHamilton County47,000Knox County: 44,559 USDKnox County44,559Shelby County: 44,538 USDShelby County44,538Wilson County: 44,077 USDWilson County44,077Sumner County: 43,393 USDSumner County43,393Loudon County: 43,259 USDLoudon County43,259Decatur County: 39,925 USDDecatur County39,925Cheatham County: 39,298 USDCheatham County39,298Washington County: 39,142 USDWashington County39,142Montgomery County: 39,028 USDMontgomery County39,028Blount County: 38,632 USDBlount County38,632Sullivan County: 38,542 USDSullivan County38,542Stewart County: 38,464 USDStewart County38,464Madison County: 38,402 USDMadison County38,402Anderson County: 38,249 USDAnderson County38,249Moore County: 38,180 USDMoore County38,180Rutherford County: 37,661 USDRutherford County37,661Henry County: 37,553 USDHenry County37,553Robertson County: 37,542 USDRobertson County37,542DeKalb County: 37,397 USDDeKalb County37,397Maury County: 37,296 USDMaury County37,296Pickett County: 37,289 USDPickett County37,289Dyer County: 37,065 USDDyer County37,065Roane County: 37,048 USDRoane County37,048Lincoln County: 36,818 USDLincoln County36,818Putnam County: 36,616 USDPutnam County36,616Bradley County: 36,476 USDBradley County36,476Dickson County: 36,121 USDDickson County36,121Coffee County: 36,024 USDCoffee County36,024Sevier County: 36,022 USDSevier County36,022Humphreys County: 35,713 USDHumphreys County35,713Tipton County: 35,416 USDTipton County35,416Obion County: 35,289 USDObion County35,289Franklin County: 35,223 USDFranklin County35,223Marion County: 35,021 USDMarion County35,021Greene County: 34,842 USDGreene County34,842Hamblen County: 34,713 USDHamblen County34,713
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Williamson County89,786+8.2%
2Davidson County53,757+4.4%
3Fayette County49,202+6.2%
4Hamilton County47,000+5%
5Knox County44,559+4.2%
6Shelby County44,538+3.1%
7Wilson County44,077+5.5%
8Sumner County43,393+4.7%
9Loudon County43,259+3.8%
10Decatur County39,925+2.8%
11Cheatham County39,298+7.5%
12Washington County39,142+4.9%
13Montgomery County39,028+1.8%
14Blount County38,632+5%
15Sullivan County38,542+2.6%
16Stewart County38,464+4.5%
17Madison County38,402+4.7%
18Anderson County38,249+3.3%
19Moore County38,180+2%
20Rutherford County37,661+4.1%
21Henry County37,553+2.2%
22Robertson County37,542+3.8%
23DeKalb County37,397+6.6%
24Maury County37,296+3.1%
25Pickett County37,289+13%
26Dyer County37,065+0.7%
27Roane County37,048+2.7%
28Lincoln County36,818+3.1%
29Putnam County36,616+5.1%
30Bradley County36,476+3.2%
31Dickson County36,121+5.1%
32Coffee County36,024+3.9%
33Sevier County36,022+5.1%
34Humphreys County35,713+4.3%
35Tipton County35,416+3.5%
36Obion County35,289+1.3%
37Franklin County35,223+4.6%
38Marion County35,021+4.9%
39Greene County34,842-0.3%
40Hamblen County34,713+4.9%
41Gibson County34,441+0.7%
42Smith County34,408+2.2%
43Giles County34,339+4.8%
44Marshall County34,186+5.4%
45Trousdale County34,106+4.1%
46Bedford County34,042+2.1%
47Crockett County33,952-0.7%
48Hardin County33,949+0.2%
49Cumberland County33,902+3.5%
50Unicoi County33,578+1.2%
51Sequatchie County33,414+4%
52Cannon County33,360+3.6%
53McMinn County32,957+3.5%
54Rhea County32,841+4.8%
55Warren County32,508+3.5%
56Jefferson County32,503+3.8%
57Henderson County32,416+1.8%
58Weakley County32,289-0.1%
59Carroll County32,239+2.4%
60Claiborne County32,098+4%
61Hawkins County31,463+3.2%
62Lawrence County31,221+3.3%
63Campbell County31,136+4.8%
64Benton County30,959+2.9%
65Carter County30,875+2.1%
66Meigs County30,788+1.7%
67Monroe County30,777+4.7%
68White County30,508+3.8%
69Polk County30,465+1.3%
70Grainger County30,405+6.3%
71Macon County30,398+4.7%
72Chester County30,390+3.3%
73Perry County30,359+2%
74Overton County30,263+3.9%
75Lewis County30,202+3.8%
76Fentress County29,997+4.9%
77Hickman County29,870+5.7%
78Cocke County29,791+5.4%
79Houston County29,619+1.5%
80McNairy County29,500+1.6%
81Clay County29,313+1.8%
82Union County29,244+4.4%
83Grundy County29,121+4.6%
84Johnson County29,108+6.8%
85Van Buren County28,627+4.7%
86Haywood County28,244-0.4%
87Jackson County27,878+0.4%
88Scott County27,760+2.8%
89Morgan County27,622+6.1%
90Hardeman County26,592+3.1%
91Lauderdale County26,341+2.4%
92Wayne County25,934+1.7%
93Hancock County24,853+4%
94Bledsoe County24,469+4.4%
95Lake County21,583-5.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Tennessee by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Tennessee by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Tennessee by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Tennessee by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Williamson County, with $89,786 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Lake County, with $21,583 in 2015.

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