Counties in Tennessee by personal income

Davidson County had the highest personal income of 95 counties in 2019, at $49.85 billion. Lake County had the lowest, at $173.39 million. The median was $1.18 billion and the figure for Tennessee was $335.64 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest49,845.2Davidson County
Lowest173.4Lake County
Median1,178.295 counties
Tennessee335,639.5History

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 3,359.5 USD millionBedford County: 1,939.6 USD millionBenton County: 560.7 USD millionBledsoe County: 421.4 USD millionBlount County: 6,089.5 USD millionBradley County: 4,324.9 USD millionCampbell County: 1,404.6 USD millionCannon County: 534.2 USD millionCarroll County: 1,040.5 USD millionCarter County: 1,973.4 USD millionCheatham County: 1,910.3 USD millionChester County: 609 USD millionClaiborne County: 1,166.1 USD millionClay County: 243.2 USD millionCocke County: 1,224.9 USD millionCoffee County: 2,335.4 USD millionCrockett County: 588.5 USD millionCumberland County: 2,342.4 USD millionDavidson County: 49,845.2 USD millionDecatur County: 499.8 USD millionDeKalb County: 826.3 USD millionDickson County: 2,338.2 USD millionDyer County: 1,558.6 USD millionFayette County: 2,426.5 USD millionFentress County: 641 USD millionFranklin County: 1,709.7 USD millionGibson County: 1,986 USD millionGiles County: 1,148.1 USD millionGrainger County: 822.4 USD millionGreene County: 2,595.4 USD millionGrundy County: 450.5 USD millionHamblen County: 2,474.1 USD millionHamilton County: 19,539.6 USD millionHancock County: 184.8 USD millionHardeman County: 777.3 USD millionHardin County: 1,040.2 USD millionHawkins County: 2,008.7 USD millionHaywood County: 601.6 USD millionHenderson County: 1,046.2 USD millionHenry County: 1,380.4 USD millionHickman County: 886.5 USD millionHouston County: 282.2 USD millionHumphreys County: 742.6 USD millionJackson County: 386.7 USD millionJefferson County: 2,085.4 USD millionJohnson County: 591.7 USD millionKnox County: 24,783.2 USD millionLake County: 173.4 USD millionLauderdale County: 840.4 USD millionLawrence County: 1,567.8 USD millionLewis County: 449.3 USD millionLincoln County: 1,457 USD millionLoudon County: 2,951.2 USD millionMcMinn County: 1,992.2 USD millionMcNairy County: 865.1 USD millionMacon County: 835.1 USD millionMadison County: 4,305.2 USD millionMarion County: 1,153.7 USD millionMarshall County: 1,371 USD millionMaury County: 4,442.1 USD millionMeigs County: 437.5 USD millionMonroe County: 1,657.9 USD millionMontgomery County: 9,129.1 USD millionMoore County: 278.3 USD millionMorgan County: 677.3 USD millionObion County: 1,238.2 USD millionOverton County: 777.5 USD millionPerry County: 283.9 USD millionPickett County: 202.1 USD millionPolk County: 582.1 USD millionPutnam County: 3,280.4 USD millionRhea County: 1,178.2 USD millionRoane County: 2,312.7 USD millionRobertson County: 3,196.7 USD millionRutherford County: 14,443.1 USD millionScott County: 686.9 USD millionSequatchie County: 589.5 USD millionSevier County: 4,177.8 USD millionShelby County: 47,048.9 USD millionSmith County: 820.7 USD millionStewart County: 575.5 USD millionSullivan County: 6,901.8 USD millionSumner County: 9,985.7 USD millionTipton County: 2,535.7 USD millionTrousdale County: 366.4 USD millionUnicoi County: 663.8 USD millionUnion County: 673.9 USD millionVan Buren County: 191.2 USD millionWarren County: 1,488.6 USD millionWashington County: 5,905.4 USD millionWayne County: 489.6 USD millionWeakley County: 1,255.5 USD millionWhite County: 949.5 USD millionWilliamson County: 22,904 USD millionWilson County: 7,585.6 USD million
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USD million, 2019. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Davidson County: 49,845.2 USD millionDavidson County49,845.2Shelby County: 47,048.9 USD millionShelby County47,048.9Knox County: 24,783.2 USD millionKnox County24,783.2Williamson County: 22,904 USD millionWilliamson County22,904Hamilton County: 19,539.6 USD millionHamilton County19,539.6Rutherford County: 14,443.1 USD millionRutherford County14,443.1Sumner County: 9,985.7 USD millionSumner County9,985.7Montgomery County: 9,129.1 USD millionMontgomery County9,129.1Wilson County: 7,585.6 USD millionWilson County7,585.6Sullivan County: 6,901.8 USD millionSullivan County6,901.8Blount County: 6,089.5 USD millionBlount County6,089.5Washington County: 5,905.4 USD millionWashington County5,905.4Maury County: 4,442.1 USD millionMaury County4,442.1Bradley County: 4,324.9 USD millionBradley County4,324.9Madison County: 4,305.2 USD millionMadison County4,305.2Sevier County: 4,177.8 USD millionSevier County4,177.8Anderson County: 3,359.5 USD millionAnderson County3,359.5Putnam County: 3,280.4 USD millionPutnam County3,280.4Robertson County: 3,196.7 USD millionRobertson County3,196.7Loudon County: 2,951.2 USD millionLoudon County2,951.2Greene County: 2,595.4 USD millionGreene County2,595.4Tipton County: 2,535.7 USD millionTipton County2,535.7Hamblen County: 2,474.1 USD millionHamblen County2,474.1Fayette County: 2,426.5 USD millionFayette County2,426.5Cumberland County: 2,342.4 USD millionCumberland County2,342.4Dickson County: 2,338.2 USD millionDickson County2,338.2Coffee County: 2,335.4 USD millionCoffee County2,335.4Roane County: 2,312.7 USD millionRoane County2,312.7Jefferson County: 2,085.4 USD millionJefferson County2,085.4Hawkins County: 2,008.7 USD millionHawkins County2,008.7McMinn County: 1,992.2 USD millionMcMinn County1,992.2Gibson County: 1,986 USD millionGibson County1,986Carter County: 1,973.4 USD millionCarter County1,973.4Bedford County: 1,939.6 USD millionBedford County1,939.6Cheatham County: 1,910.3 USD millionCheatham County1,910.3Franklin County: 1,709.7 USD millionFranklin County1,709.7Monroe County: 1,657.9 USD millionMonroe County1,657.9Lawrence County: 1,567.8 USD millionLawrence County1,567.8Dyer County: 1,558.6 USD millionDyer County1,558.6Warren County: 1,488.6 USD millionWarren County1,488.6Davidson County: 49,845.2 USD millionDavidson County49,845.2Shelby County: 47,048.9 USD millionShelby County47,048.9Knox County: 24,783.2 USD millionKnox County24,783.2Williamson County: 22,904 USD millionWilliamson County22,904Hamilton County: 19,539.6 USD millionHamilton County19,539.6Rutherford County: 14,443.1 USD millionRutherford County14,443.1Sumner County: 9,985.7 USD millionSumner County9,985.7Montgomery County: 9,129.1 USD millionMontgomery County9,129.1Wilson County: 7,585.6 USD millionWilson County7,585.6Sullivan County: 6,901.8 USD millionSullivan County6,901.8Blount County: 6,089.5 USD millionBlount County6,089.5Washington County: 5,905.4 USD millionWashington County5,905.4Maury County: 4,442.1 USD millionMaury County4,442.1Bradley County: 4,324.9 USD millionBradley County4,324.9Madison County: 4,305.2 USD millionMadison County4,305.2Sevier County: 4,177.8 USD millionSevier County4,177.8Anderson County: 3,359.5 USD millionAnderson County3,359.5Putnam County: 3,280.4 USD millionPutnam County3,280.4Robertson County: 3,196.7 USD millionRobertson County3,196.7Loudon County: 2,951.2 USD millionLoudon County2,951.2Greene County: 2,595.4 USD millionGreene County2,595.4Tipton County: 2,535.7 USD millionTipton County2,535.7Hamblen County: 2,474.1 USD millionHamblen County2,474.1Fayette County: 2,426.5 USD millionFayette County2,426.5Cumberland County: 2,342.4 USD millionCumberland County2,342.4Dickson County: 2,338.2 USD millionDickson County2,338.2Coffee County: 2,335.4 USD millionCoffee County2,335.4Roane County: 2,312.7 USD millionRoane County2,312.7Jefferson County: 2,085.4 USD millionJefferson County2,085.4Hawkins County: 2,008.7 USD millionHawkins County2,008.7McMinn County: 1,992.2 USD millionMcMinn County1,992.2Gibson County: 1,986 USD millionGibson County1,986Carter County: 1,973.4 USD millionCarter County1,973.4Bedford County: 1,939.6 USD millionBedford County1,939.6Cheatham County: 1,910.3 USD millionCheatham County1,910.3Franklin County: 1,709.7 USD millionFranklin County1,709.7Monroe County: 1,657.9 USD millionMonroe County1,657.9Lawrence County: 1,567.8 USD millionLawrence County1,567.8Dyer County: 1,558.6 USD millionDyer County1,558.6Warren County: 1,488.6 USD millionWarren County1,488.6
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Davidson County49,845.2+7.2%
2Shelby County47,048.9+3.9%
3Knox County24,783.2+5.8%
4Williamson County22,904+6.3%
5Hamilton County19,539.6+4.9%
6Rutherford County14,443.1+7.7%
7Sumner County9,985.7+9.4%
8Montgomery County9,129.1+6.1%
9Wilson County7,585.6+8.5%
10Sullivan County6,901.8+3.7%
11Blount County6,089.5+5.8%
12Washington County5,905.4+6.6%
13Maury County4,442.1+10.7%
14Bradley County4,324.9+3.6%
15Madison County4,305.2+5.4%
16Sevier County4,177.8+6.4%
17Anderson County3,359.5+6%
18Putnam County3,280.4+6.6%
19Robertson County3,196.7+7.3%
20Loudon County2,951.2+13.2%
21Greene County2,595.4+4.8%
22Tipton County2,535.7+6%
23Hamblen County2,474.1+4.7%
24Fayette County2,426.5+9.8%
25Cumberland County2,342.4+7.3%
26Dickson County2,338.2+8.1%
27Coffee County2,335.4+8.9%
28Roane County2,312.7+7.1%
29Jefferson County2,085.4+5.4%
30Hawkins County2,008.7+4%
31McMinn County1,992.2+3.9%
32Gibson County1,986+8.2%
33Carter County1,973.4+4.9%
34Bedford County1,939.6+5.8%
35Cheatham County1,910.3+7.2%
36Franklin County1,709.7+5.7%
37Monroe County1,657.9+6.3%
38Lawrence County1,567.8+5.3%
39Dyer County1,558.6+6.6%
40Warren County1,488.6+6%
41Lincoln County1,457+7.2%
42Campbell County1,404.6+6.3%
43Henry County1,380.4+6.7%
44Marshall County1,371+7.9%
45Weakley County1,255.5+8.4%
46Obion County1,238.2+5.7%
47Cocke County1,224.9+6.6%
48Rhea County1,178.2+4.8%
49Claiborne County1,166.1+5.1%
50Marion County1,153.7+4.3%
51Giles County1,148.1+3.4%
52Henderson County1,046.2+5.3%
53Carroll County1,040.5+8.7%
54Hardin County1,040.2+4.1%
55White County949.5+8%
56Hickman County886.5+7.9%
57McNairy County865.1+3.7%
58Lauderdale County840.4+9.2%
59Macon County835.1+5.5%
60DeKalb County826.3+3.6%
61Grainger County822.4+5.5%
62Smith County820.7+7.4%
63Overton County777.5+3.4%
64Hardeman County777.3+6.6%
65Humphreys County742.6+6.9%
66Scott County686.9+3.3%
67Morgan County677.3+6.4%
68Union County673.9+6.5%
69Unicoi County663.8+4.1%
70Fentress County641+7.7%
71Chester County609+5.8%
72Haywood County601.6+7.6%
73Johnson County591.7+4.9%
74Sequatchie County589.5+4.3%
75Crockett County588.5+9.8%
76Polk County582.1+3.4%
77Stewart County575.5+5.2%
78Benton County560.7+4.1%
79Cannon County534.2+6%
80Decatur County499.8+3.9%
81Wayne County489.6+5.6%
82Grundy County450.5+4.9%
83Lewis County449.3+8.4%
84Meigs County437.5+7%
85Bledsoe County421.4+9.2%
86Jackson County386.7+6.5%
87Trousdale County366.4+9.4%
88Perry County283.9+2.9%
89Houston County282.2+8.1%
90Moore County278.3+8.5%
91Clay County243.2+0.9%
92Pickett County202.1-1.8%
93Van Buren County191.2+9.4%
94Hancock County184.8+6.1%
95Lake County173.4+12%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Davidson County, with $49.85 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Lake County, with $173.39 million in 2019.

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