Counties in Tennessee by personal income

Davidson County had the highest personal income of 95 counties in 2021, at $58.52 billion. Lake County had the lowest, at $216.56 million. The median was $1.45 billion and the figure for Tennessee was $402.15 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest58,516.1Davidson County

Lowest216.6Lake County

Median1,449.595 counties

Tennessee402,151.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Under 600
600 to 900
900 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,300
2,300 to 4,400
4,400 and over

USD million, 2021. 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, 2021

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

Rank	Counties	2021 USD million	Change on 2020
1	Davidson County	58,516.1	+10.8%
2	Shelby County	54,865.7	+10.4%
3	Knox County	30,646.5	+13.8%
4	Williamson County	29,006.4	+17%
5	Hamilton County	22,114.9	+7%
6	Rutherford County	17,633.8	+12.4%
7	Sumner County	12,108.8	+11.7%
8	Montgomery County	11,327.2	+12.2%
9	Wilson County	9,462	+17.1%
10	Sullivan County	8,151.3	+10.1%
11	Blount County	7,307.6	+11.2%
12	Washington County	7,073.2	+11.6%
13	Maury County	5,462.5	+12%
14	Sevier County	5,161.3	+15.4%
15	Madison County	5,151.3	+11.2%
16	Bradley County	5,131.4	+9.5%
17	Anderson County	3,991.2	+10.5%
18	Putnam County	3,929.3	+10.7%
19	Robertson County	3,840.5	+12.6%
20	Loudon County	3,689.4	+15.9%
21	Fayette County	3,082.4	+16.5%
22	Hamblen County	3,061.3	+14.7%
23	Tipton County	3,039.2	+12.1%
24	Greene County	3,004.1	+8.2%
25	Cumberland County	2,807.8	+10.4%
26	Dickson County	2,782.1	+11.3%
27	Coffee County	2,765.3	+9.6%
28	Roane County	2,703.8	+10%
29	Jefferson County	2,530.5	+12.1%
30	Hawkins County	2,376.7	+10.3%
31	Gibson County	2,358.9	+9.8%
32	McMinn County	2,352.7	+8%
33	Bedford County	2,339.8	+12.5%
34	Carter County	2,286.2	+8.6%
35	Cheatham County	2,238.3	+10.5%
36	Franklin County	2,012.5	+9.3%
37	Monroe County	1,975.6	+10.7%
38	Dyer County	1,910.9	+12.1%
39	Lawrence County	1,877.3	+12.5%
40	Warren County	1,782.2	+10.6%
41	Lincoln County	1,753.9	+11.1%
42	Campbell County	1,685.9	+11.8%
43	Henry County	1,679.8	+10.9%
44	Marshall County	1,664.6	+11.6%
45	Obion County	1,534.4	+13.6%
46	Weakley County	1,513.3	+13%
47	Cocke County	1,493.7	+11.6%
48	Rhea County	1,449.5	+11.4%
49	Marion County	1,378.5	+11.5%
50	Claiborne County	1,353.1	+8.3%
51	Giles County	1,340.6	+9.5%
52	Henderson County	1,299.8	+14.5%
53	Hardin County	1,221.4	+8.8%
54	Carroll County	1,203.9	+9.6%
55	White County	1,169.6	+12.8%
56	Hickman County	1,057.1	+11.6%
57	Lauderdale County	1,043.7	+13.9%
58	Grainger County	1,022.7	+14%
59	Macon County	1,013.1	+13.4%
60	McNairy County	1,010	+8.8%
61	DeKalb County	995.5	+10.3%
62	Smith County	973.5	+12.2%
63	Overton County	933	+9.7%
64	Hardeman County	917.4	+10.3%
65	Humphreys County	854.3	+9.3%
66	Scott County	828.1	+10.2%
67	Union County	821.6	+14.1%
68	Fentress County	801.8	+13.4%
69	Morgan County	787.1	+9.4%
70	Unicoi County	756.5	+7.7%
71	Sequatchie County	750.5	+15.7%
72	Chester County	733.2	+8.8%
73	Haywood County	717.1	+11.2%
74	Polk County	715.6	+12.9%
75	Johnson County	700.8	+9.7%
76	Crockett County	687.7	+11.9%
77	Stewart County	681.1	+9%
78	Benton County	661	+10.3%
79	Cannon County	644.7	+10.9%
80	Wayne County	584.7	+9.3%
81	Decatur County	567	+8.2%
82	Lewis County	537.3	+8.4%
83	Grundy County	534.2	+8.9%
84	Meigs County	521.1	+8.8%
85	Bledsoe County	511.4	+11.7%
86	Jackson County	451	+9.1%
87	Trousdale County	437.4	+12%
88	Houston County	328.1	+8.4%
89	Moore County	327.4	+13.2%
90	Perry County	321.1	+8.9%
91	Clay County	302.3	+18.2%
92	Van Buren County	231.5	+9.7%
93	Hancock County	226.9	+11.7%
94	Pickett County	219.9	+3%
95	Lake County	216.6	+17%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Tennessee by personal income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Tennessee by personal income, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Tennessee by personal income, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Tennessee by personal income, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest personal income?

Davidson County, with $58.52 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Lake County, with $216.56 million in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.