Counties in Tennessee by per capita personal income

Williamson County had the highest per capita personal income of 95 counties in 2023, at $133,280. Lake County had the lowest, at $32,847. The median was $48,234 and the figure for Tennessee was $62,975. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest133,280Williamson County
Lowest32,847Lake County
Median48,23495 counties
Tennessee62,975History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 57,410 USDBedford County: 49,346 USDBenton County: 44,866 USDBledsoe County: 36,978 USDBlount County: 59,581 USDBradley County: 50,540 USDCampbell County: 45,553 USDCannon County: 48,924 USDCarroll County: 44,829 USDCarter County: 43,028 USDCheatham County: 61,399 USDChester County: 43,413 USDClaiborne County: 44,546 USDClay County: 41,743 USDCocke County: 43,063 USDCoffee County: 50,742 USDCrockett County: 52,087 USDCumberland County: 49,751 USDDavidson County: 94,850 USDDecatur County: 52,618 USDDeKalb County: 49,539 USDDickson County: 56,638 USDDyer County: 54,517 USDFayette County: 80,913 USDFentress County: 44,418 USDFranklin County: 50,400 USDGibson County: 50,277 USDGiles County: 48,303 USDGrainger County: 46,082 USDGreene County: 45,594 USDGrundy County: 40,944 USDHamblen County: 50,537 USDHamilton County: 66,484 USDHancock County: 33,308 USDHardeman County: 37,255 USDHardin County: 48,081 USDHawkins County: 44,318 USDHaywood County: 41,439 USDHenderson County: 49,309 USDHenry County: 57,009 USDHickman County: 45,751 USDHouston County: 41,763 USDHumphreys County: 48,234 USDJackson County: 40,097 USDJefferson County: 48,809 USDJohnson County: 41,555 USDKnox County: 69,454 USDLake County: 32,847 USDLauderdale County: 42,622 USDLawrence County: 44,309 USDLewis County: 46,245 USDLincoln County: 52,938 USDLoudon County: 70,294 USDMcMinn County: 46,444 USDMcNairy County: 40,957 USDMacon County: 41,637 USDMadison County: 55,964 USDMarion County: 52,049 USDMarshall County: 52,013 USDMaury County: 57,810 USDMeigs County: 41,227 USDMonroe County: 45,460 USDMontgomery County: 51,954 USDMoore County: 51,936 USDMorgan County: 40,685 USDObion County: 52,387 USDOverton County: 42,713 USDPerry County: 38,942 USDPickett County: 44,642 USDPolk County: 42,885 USDPutnam County: 51,932 USDRhea County: 45,877 USDRoane County: 53,743 USDRobertson County: 57,473 USDRutherford County: 55,514 USDScott County: 39,153 USDSequatchie County: 48,190 USDSevier County: 60,508 USDShelby County: 63,174 USDSmith County: 50,576 USDStewart County: 51,009 USDSullivan County: 55,109 USDSumner County: 69,993 USDTipton County: 52,400 USDTrousdale County: 39,899 USDUnicoi County: 46,222 USDUnion County: 43,329 USDVan Buren County: 36,561 USDWarren County: 44,988 USDWashington County: 57,135 USDWayne County: 39,912 USDWeakley County: 47,681 USDWhite County: 43,379 USDWilliamson County: 133,280 USDWilson County: 68,887 USD
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  • 52K to 57K
  • 57K and over
USD, 2023. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Williamson County: 133,280 USDWilliamson County133,280Davidson County: 94,850 USDDavidson County94,850Fayette County: 80,913 USDFayette County80,913Loudon County: 70,294 USDLoudon County70,294Sumner County: 69,993 USDSumner County69,993Knox County: 69,454 USDKnox County69,454Wilson County: 68,887 USDWilson County68,887Hamilton County: 66,484 USDHamilton County66,484Shelby County: 63,174 USDShelby County63,174Cheatham County: 61,399 USDCheatham County61,399Sevier County: 60,508 USDSevier County60,508Blount County: 59,581 USDBlount County59,581Maury County: 57,810 USDMaury County57,810Robertson County: 57,473 USDRobertson County57,473Anderson County: 57,410 USDAnderson County57,410Washington County: 57,135 USDWashington County57,135Henry County: 57,009 USDHenry County57,009Dickson County: 56,638 USDDickson County56,638Madison County: 55,964 USDMadison County55,964Rutherford County: 55,514 USDRutherford County55,514Sullivan County: 55,109 USDSullivan County55,109Dyer County: 54,517 USDDyer County54,517Roane County: 53,743 USDRoane County53,743Lincoln County: 52,938 USDLincoln County52,938Decatur County: 52,618 USDDecatur County52,618Tipton County: 52,400 USDTipton County52,400Obion County: 52,387 USDObion County52,387Crockett County: 52,087 USDCrockett County52,087Marion County: 52,049 USDMarion County52,049Marshall County: 52,013 USDMarshall County52,013Montgomery County: 51,954 USDMontgomery County51,954Moore County: 51,936 USDMoore County51,936Putnam County: 51,932 USDPutnam County51,932Stewart County: 51,009 USDStewart County51,009Coffee County: 50,742 USDCoffee County50,742Smith County: 50,576 USDSmith County50,576Bradley County: 50,540 USDBradley County50,540Hamblen County: 50,537 USDHamblen County50,537Franklin County: 50,400 USDFranklin County50,400Gibson County: 50,277 USDGibson County50,277Williamson County: 133,280 USDWilliamson County133,280Davidson County: 94,850 USDDavidson County94,850Fayette County: 80,913 USDFayette County80,913Loudon County: 70,294 USDLoudon County70,294Sumner County: 69,993 USDSumner County69,993Knox County: 69,454 USDKnox County69,454Wilson County: 68,887 USDWilson County68,887Hamilton County: 66,484 USDHamilton County66,484Shelby County: 63,174 USDShelby County63,174Cheatham County: 61,399 USDCheatham County61,399Sevier County: 60,508 USDSevier County60,508Blount County: 59,581 USDBlount County59,581Maury County: 57,810 USDMaury County57,810Robertson County: 57,473 USDRobertson County57,473Anderson County: 57,410 USDAnderson County57,410Washington County: 57,135 USDWashington County57,135Henry County: 57,009 USDHenry County57,009Dickson County: 56,638 USDDickson County56,638Madison County: 55,964 USDMadison County55,964Rutherford County: 55,514 USDRutherford County55,514Sullivan County: 55,109 USDSullivan County55,109Dyer County: 54,517 USDDyer County54,517Roane County: 53,743 USDRoane County53,743Lincoln County: 52,938 USDLincoln County52,938Decatur County: 52,618 USDDecatur County52,618Tipton County: 52,400 USDTipton County52,400Obion County: 52,387 USDObion County52,387Crockett County: 52,087 USDCrockett County52,087Marion County: 52,049 USDMarion County52,049Marshall County: 52,013 USDMarshall County52,013Montgomery County: 51,954 USDMontgomery County51,954Moore County: 51,936 USDMoore County51,936Putnam County: 51,932 USDPutnam County51,932Stewart County: 51,009 USDStewart County51,009Coffee County: 50,742 USDCoffee County50,742Smith County: 50,576 USDSmith County50,576Bradley County: 50,540 USDBradley County50,540Hamblen County: 50,537 USDHamblen County50,537Franklin County: 50,400 USDFranklin County50,400Gibson County: 50,277 USDGibson County50,277
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

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Williamson County133,280+9.7%
2Davidson County94,850+8.6%
3Fayette County80,913+5.9%
4Loudon County70,294+5%
5Sumner County69,993+7.7%
6Knox County69,454+9.3%
7Wilson County68,887+6.4%
8Hamilton County66,484+7%
9Shelby County63,174+7.7%
10Cheatham County61,399+6.3%
11Sevier County60,508+11.4%
12Blount County59,581+7.7%
13Maury County57,810+6.3%
14Robertson County57,473+6.3%
15Anderson County57,410+7.3%
16Washington County57,135+8%
17Henry County57,009+6.3%
18Dickson County56,638+7%
19Madison County55,964+7.6%
20Rutherford County55,514+6.7%
21Sullivan County55,109+6.7%
22Dyer County54,517+7.2%
23Roane County53,743+5.9%
24Lincoln County52,938+7.3%
25Decatur County52,618+7.2%
26Tipton County52,400+5%
27Obion County52,387+6.5%
28Crockett County52,087+9%
29Marion County52,049+5.1%
30Marshall County52,013+5.7%
31Montgomery County51,954+4%
32Moore County51,936+6.4%
33Putnam County51,932+6.8%
34Stewart County51,009+5%
35Coffee County50,742+6.3%
36Smith County50,576+5.7%
37Bradley County50,540+5.3%
38Hamblen County50,537+5.8%
39Franklin County50,400+5.7%
40Gibson County50,277+7.8%
41Cumberland County49,751+9.5%
42DeKalb County49,539+2%
43Bedford County49,346+4.2%
44Henderson County49,309+7.3%
45Cannon County48,924+4.9%
46Jefferson County48,809+6.9%
47Giles County48,303+7.4%
48Humphreys County48,234+8%
49Sequatchie County48,190+5.9%
50Hardin County48,081+7%
51Weakley County47,681+4.6%
52McMinn County46,444+5.6%
53Lewis County46,245+9.6%
54Unicoi County46,222+6.3%
55Grainger County46,082+5.6%
56Rhea County45,877+5.9%
57Hickman County45,751+5.3%
58Greene County45,594+4.3%
59Campbell County45,553+5.6%
60Monroe County45,460+7.1%
61Warren County44,988+5.9%
62Benton County44,866+7.3%
63Carroll County44,829+5.9%
64Pickett County44,642+7.5%
65Claiborne County44,546+4%
66Fentress County44,418+6.8%
67Hawkins County44,318+5.9%
68Lawrence County44,309+6.1%
69Chester County43,413+6.1%
70White County43,379+5.1%
71Union County43,329+5%
72Cocke County43,063+5.8%
73Carter County43,028+5.4%
74Polk County42,885+2.8%
75Overton County42,713+5.8%
76Lauderdale County42,622+8.1%
77Houston County41,763+5.4%
78Clay County41,743+1.4%
79Macon County41,637+1.7%
80Johnson County41,555+5.7%
81Haywood County41,439+7.9%
82Meigs County41,227+1.8%
83McNairy County40,957+6.9%
84Grundy County40,944+5.4%
85Morgan County40,685+5.6%
86Jackson County40,097+5.5%
87Wayne County39,912+9.2%
88Trousdale County39,899+4.3%
89Scott County39,153+5%
90Perry County38,942+8.7%
91Hardeman County37,255+6.4%
92Bledsoe County36,978+4.6%
93Van Buren County36,561+5.2%
94Hancock County33,308+3.2%
95Lake County32,847+9.3%

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About this ranking

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Williamson County, with $133,280 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Lake County, with $32,847 in 2023.

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