Counties in Tennessee by personal income

Davidson County had the highest personal income of 95 counties in 2023, at $68.21 billion. Lake County had the lowest, at $210.45 million. The median was $1.57 billion and the figure for Tennessee was $450.46 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest68,205.8Davidson County
Lowest210.5Lake County
Median1,574.495 counties
Tennessee450,464.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 4,612.5 USD millionBedford County: 2,628.9 USD millionBenton County: 725.3 USD millionBledsoe County: 555 USD millionBlount County: 8,423.8 USD millionBradley County: 5,667.1 USD millionCampbell County: 1,832.4 USD millionCannon County: 736.4 USD millionCarroll County: 1,297.8 USD millionCarter County: 2,457.4 USD millionCheatham County: 2,593.9 USD millionChester County: 769.4 USD millionClaiborne County: 1,458.4 USD millionClay County: 320.3 USD millionCocke County: 1,605.1 USD millionCoffee County: 3,068.5 USD millionCrockett County: 728.8 USD millionCumberland County: 3,226.3 USD millionDavidson County: 68,205.8 USD millionDecatur County: 616.1 USD millionDeKalb County: 1,057 USD millionDickson County: 3,219 USD millionDyer County: 1,986.2 USD millionFayette County: 3,566.8 USD millionFentress County: 875.4 USD millionFranklin County: 2,252 USD millionGibson County: 2,571.7 USD millionGiles County: 1,488.5 USD millionGrainger County: 1,138.1 USD millionGreene County: 3,307.6 USD millionGrundy County: 572.9 USD millionHamblen County: 3,359 USD millionHamilton County: 25,348.4 USD millionHancock County: 231.9 USD millionHardeman County: 950.9 USD millionHardin County: 1,319.8 USD millionHawkins County: 2,597.4 USD millionHaywood County: 717.4 USD millionHenderson County: 1,383.9 USD millionHenry County: 1,850.2 USD millionHickman County: 1,179.8 USD millionHouston County: 350.7 USD millionHumphreys County: 930.6 USD millionJackson County: 495 USD millionJefferson County: 2,825.9 USD millionJohnson County: 763.6 USD millionKnox County: 34,836.3 USD millionLake County: 210.5 USD millionLauderdale County: 1,046.5 USD millionLawrence County: 2,039.7 USD millionLewis County: 607.9 USD millionLincoln County: 1,916 USD millionLoudon County: 4,258.5 USD millionMcMinn County: 2,587.8 USD millionMcNairy County: 1,067.5 USD millionMacon County: 1,117.4 USD millionMadison County: 5,562.3 USD millionMarion County: 1,533.3 USD millionMarshall County: 1,924.9 USD millionMaury County: 6,401.5 USD millionMeigs County: 564.1 USD millionMonroe County: 2,208.3 USD millionMontgomery County: 12,489.8 USD millionMoore County: 351.8 USD millionMorgan County: 874.9 USD millionObion County: 1,592.7 USD millionOverton County: 997.7 USD millionPerry County: 347 USD millionPickett County: 228.3 USD millionPolk County: 774.8 USD millionPutnam County: 4,359.8 USD millionRhea County: 1,574.4 USD millionRoane County: 3,021.6 USD millionRobertson County: 4,415.1 USD millionRutherford County: 20,520.6 USD millionScott County: 871 USD millionSequatchie County: 828.3 USD millionSevier County: 6,064.3 USD millionShelby County: 57,735.7 USD millionSmith County: 1,039.1 USD millionStewart County: 726.7 USD millionSullivan County: 8,930.6 USD millionSumner County: 14,588.1 USD millionTipton County: 3,242.8 USD millionTrousdale County: 490.8 USD millionUnicoi County: 823.3 USD millionUnion County: 898.9 USD millionVan Buren County: 240.4 USD millionWarren County: 1,919 USD millionWashington County: 7,920.6 USD millionWayne County: 640.5 USD millionWeakley County: 1,578.7 USD millionWhite County: 1,244.9 USD millionWilliamson County: 35,360.9 USD millionWilson County: 11,321.8 USD million
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USD million, 2023. 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, 2023

Davidson County: 68,205.8 USD millionDavidson County68,205.8Shelby County: 57,735.7 USD millionShelby County57,735.7Williamson County: 35,360.9 USD millionWilliamson County35,360.9Knox County: 34,836.3 USD millionKnox County34,836.3Hamilton County: 25,348.4 USD millionHamilton County25,348.4Rutherford County: 20,520.6 USD millionRutherford County20,520.6Sumner County: 14,588.1 USD millionSumner County14,588.1Montgomery County: 12,489.8 USD millionMontgomery County12,489.8Wilson County: 11,321.8 USD millionWilson County11,321.8Sullivan County: 8,930.6 USD millionSullivan County8,930.6Blount County: 8,423.8 USD millionBlount County8,423.8Washington County: 7,920.6 USD millionWashington County7,920.6Maury County: 6,401.5 USD millionMaury County6,401.5Sevier County: 6,064.3 USD millionSevier County6,064.3Bradley County: 5,667.1 USD millionBradley County5,667.1Madison County: 5,562.3 USD millionMadison County5,562.3Anderson County: 4,612.5 USD millionAnderson County4,612.5Robertson County: 4,415.1 USD millionRobertson County4,415.1Putnam County: 4,359.8 USD millionPutnam County4,359.8Loudon County: 4,258.5 USD millionLoudon County4,258.5Fayette County: 3,566.8 USD millionFayette County3,566.8Hamblen County: 3,359 USD millionHamblen County3,359Greene County: 3,307.6 USD millionGreene County3,307.6Tipton County: 3,242.8 USD millionTipton County3,242.8Cumberland County: 3,226.3 USD millionCumberland County3,226.3Dickson County: 3,219 USD millionDickson County3,219Coffee County: 3,068.5 USD millionCoffee County3,068.5Roane County: 3,021.6 USD millionRoane County3,021.6Jefferson County: 2,825.9 USD millionJefferson County2,825.9Bedford County: 2,628.9 USD millionBedford County2,628.9Hawkins County: 2,597.4 USD millionHawkins County2,597.4Cheatham County: 2,593.9 USD millionCheatham County2,593.9McMinn County: 2,587.8 USD millionMcMinn County2,587.8Gibson County: 2,571.7 USD millionGibson County2,571.7Carter County: 2,457.4 USD millionCarter County2,457.4Franklin County: 2,252 USD millionFranklin County2,252Monroe County: 2,208.3 USD millionMonroe County2,208.3Lawrence County: 2,039.7 USD millionLawrence County2,039.7Dyer County: 1,986.2 USD millionDyer County1,986.2Marshall County: 1,924.9 USD millionMarshall County1,924.9Davidson County: 68,205.8 USD millionDavidson County68,205.8Shelby County: 57,735.7 USD millionShelby County57,735.7Williamson County: 35,360.9 USD millionWilliamson County35,360.9Knox County: 34,836.3 USD millionKnox County34,836.3Hamilton County: 25,348.4 USD millionHamilton County25,348.4Rutherford County: 20,520.6 USD millionRutherford County20,520.6Sumner County: 14,588.1 USD millionSumner County14,588.1Montgomery County: 12,489.8 USD millionMontgomery County12,489.8Wilson County: 11,321.8 USD millionWilson County11,321.8Sullivan County: 8,930.6 USD millionSullivan County8,930.6Blount County: 8,423.8 USD millionBlount County8,423.8Washington County: 7,920.6 USD millionWashington County7,920.6Maury County: 6,401.5 USD millionMaury County6,401.5Sevier County: 6,064.3 USD millionSevier County6,064.3Bradley County: 5,667.1 USD millionBradley County5,667.1Madison County: 5,562.3 USD millionMadison County5,562.3Anderson County: 4,612.5 USD millionAnderson County4,612.5Robertson County: 4,415.1 USD millionRobertson County4,415.1Putnam County: 4,359.8 USD millionPutnam County4,359.8Loudon County: 4,258.5 USD millionLoudon County4,258.5Fayette County: 3,566.8 USD millionFayette County3,566.8Hamblen County: 3,359 USD millionHamblen County3,359Greene County: 3,307.6 USD millionGreene County3,307.6Tipton County: 3,242.8 USD millionTipton County3,242.8Cumberland County: 3,226.3 USD millionCumberland County3,226.3Dickson County: 3,219 USD millionDickson County3,219Coffee County: 3,068.5 USD millionCoffee County3,068.5Roane County: 3,021.6 USD millionRoane County3,021.6Jefferson County: 2,825.9 USD millionJefferson County2,825.9Bedford County: 2,628.9 USD millionBedford County2,628.9Hawkins County: 2,597.4 USD millionHawkins County2,597.4Cheatham County: 2,593.9 USD millionCheatham County2,593.9McMinn County: 2,587.8 USD millionMcMinn County2,587.8Gibson County: 2,571.7 USD millionGibson County2,571.7Carter County: 2,457.4 USD millionCarter County2,457.4Franklin County: 2,252 USD millionFranklin County2,252Monroe County: 2,208.3 USD millionMonroe County2,208.3Lawrence County: 2,039.7 USD millionLawrence County2,039.7Dyer County: 1,986.2 USD millionDyer County1,986.2Marshall County: 1,924.9 USD millionMarshall County1,924.9
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

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Davidson County68,205.8+9.8%
2Shelby County57,735.7+7.2%
3Williamson County35,360.9+11.3%
4Knox County34,836.3+10.5%
5Hamilton County25,348.4+8.5%
6Rutherford County20,520.6+8.9%
7Sumner County14,588.1+10.1%
8Montgomery County12,489.8+6.2%
9Wilson County11,321.8+10%
10Sullivan County8,930.6+7.5%
11Blount County8,423.8+8.9%
12Washington County7,920.6+9.8%
13Maury County6,401.5+9%
14Sevier County6,064.3+12.4%
15Bradley County5,667.1+6.6%
16Madison County5,562.3+7.7%
17Anderson County4,612.5+9.1%
18Robertson County4,415.1+8.3%
19Putnam County4,359.8+8.5%
20Loudon County4,258.5+9.1%
21Fayette County3,566.8+7.9%
22Hamblen County3,359+7.7%
23Greene County3,307.6+6.2%
24Tipton County3,242.8+5.5%
25Cumberland County3,226.3+11.7%
26Dickson County3,219+9%
27Coffee County3,068.5+7.8%
28Roane County3,021.6+7.7%
29Jefferson County2,825.9+9.1%
30Bedford County2,628.9+6.6%
31Hawkins County2,597.4+7.2%
32Cheatham County2,593.9+7.5%
33McMinn County2,587.8+7.6%
34Gibson County2,571.7+8.4%
35Carter County2,457.4+6.4%
36Franklin County2,252+6.9%
37Monroe County2,208.3+9.1%
38Lawrence County2,039.7+7.4%
39Dyer County1,986.2+7.4%
40Marshall County1,924.9+9.1%
41Warren County1,919+7.5%
42Lincoln County1,916+7.9%
43Henry County1,850.2+6.7%
44Campbell County1,832.4+7.3%
45Cocke County1,605.1+7.2%
46Obion County1,592.7+6.7%
47Weakley County1,578.7+4.9%
48Rhea County1,574.4+6.7%
49Marion County1,533.3+6.4%
50Giles County1,488.5+8.3%
51Claiborne County1,458.4+5.1%
52Henderson County1,383.9+7.9%
53Hardin County1,319.8+7.8%
54Carroll County1,297.8+7.8%
55White County1,244.9+7.7%
56Hickman County1,179.8+6.6%
57Grainger County1,138.1+7.9%
58Macon County1,117.4+4.1%
59McNairy County1,067.5+7.3%
60DeKalb County1,057+3.6%
61Lauderdale County1,046.5+7.4%
62Smith County1,039.1+6%
63Overton County997.7+7.5%
64Hardeman County950.9+6.5%
65Humphreys County930.6+9.4%
66Union County898.9+6.3%
67Fentress County875.4+8.9%
68Morgan County874.9+7.3%
69Scott County871+6%
70Sequatchie County828.3+7.5%
71Unicoi County823.3+7.5%
72Polk County774.8+4.3%
73Chester County769.4+6.9%
74Johnson County763.6+7.6%
75Cannon County736.4+6.7%
76Crockett County728.8+10%
77Stewart County726.7+6.9%
78Benton County725.3+8.4%
79Haywood County717.4+6.9%
80Wayne County640.5+7.8%
81Decatur County616.1+8.7%
82Lewis County607.9+11.4%
83Grundy County572.9+6.8%
84Meigs County564.1+5%
85Bledsoe County555+6.3%
86Jackson County495+8.4%
87Trousdale County490.8+6.1%
88Moore County351.8+7.3%
89Houston County350.7+7.5%
90Perry County347+11.3%
91Clay County320.3+1.9%
92Van Buren County240.4+7.2%
93Hancock County231.9+5%
94Pickett County228.3+7.7%
95Lake County210.5+7.9%

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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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Which county has the highest personal income?

Davidson County, with $68.21 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest personal income?

Lake County, with $210.45 million in 2023.

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