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Counties in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

DeKalb County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 95 counties in 2024, at 60.7%. Houston County had the lowest, at 23%. The median was 43.2% and the figure for Tennessee was 48.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.7DeKalb County
Lowest23Houston County
Median43.295 counties
Tennessee48.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 44.7 %Bedford County: 47.2 %Benton County: 39.1 %Bledsoe County: 38.1 %Blount County: 40.1 %Bradley County: 45.4 %Campbell County: 40.7 %Cannon County: 40 %Carroll County: 43.4 %Carter County: 36.5 %Cheatham County: 49.3 %Chester County: 38.3 %Claiborne County: 42.6 %Clay County: 33.2 %Cocke County: 47.5 %Coffee County: 39 %Crockett County: 41.9 %Cumberland County: 34.7 %Davidson County: 53.8 %Decatur County: 26.4 %DeKalb County: 60.7 %Dickson County: 32.7 %Dyer County: 41.9 %Fayette County: 45.5 %Fentress County: 44 %Franklin County: 40.4 %Gibson County: 43.6 %Giles County: 37 %Grainger County: 44.2 %Greene County: 42.1 %Grundy County: 39 %Hamblen County: 44.7 %Hamilton County: 45.2 %Hancock County: 58 %Hardeman County: 54.6 %Hardin County: 43.6 %Hawkins County: 37.9 %Haywood County: 54.2 %Henderson County: 41.3 %Henry County: 36.9 %Hickman County: 38.4 %Houston County: 23 %Humphreys County: 44.8 %Jackson County: 42 %Jefferson County: 40.7 %Johnson County: 36.9 %Knox County: 50.1 %Lake County: 43.2 %Lauderdale County: 49.7 %Lawrence County: 47.3 %Lewis County: 38.9 %Lincoln County: 41.1 %Loudon County: 43.4 %McMinn County: 44.8 %McNairy County: 26.6 %Macon County: 41.8 %Madison County: 54.2 %Marion County: 41.4 %Marshall County: 39.8 %Maury County: 46.2 %Meigs County: 36.4 %Monroe County: 52 %Montgomery County: 46.3 %Moore County: 24.6 %Morgan County: 44.3 %Obion County: 39.1 %Overton County: 45.6 %Perry County: 40.7 %Pickett County: 23 %Polk County: 49.2 %Putnam County: 49.1 %Rhea County: 41.5 %Roane County: 40.8 %Robertson County: 47.9 %Rutherford County: 52 %Scott County: 47.5 %Sequatchie County: 56 %Sevier County: 40.5 %Shelby County: 54.2 %Smith County: 36.9 %Stewart County: 32.2 %Sullivan County: 43.9 %Sumner County: 48.8 %Tipton County: 37.6 %Trousdale County: 43.9 %Unicoi County: 49.3 %Union County: 52.7 %Van Buren County: 32.4 %Warren County: 44.9 %Washington County: 48.6 %Wayne County: 46.5 %Weakley County: 42.6 %White County: 33.8 %Williamson County: 48.8 %Wilson County: 48.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

DeKalb County: 60.7 %DeKalb County60.7Hancock County: 58 %Hancock County58Sequatchie County: 56 %Sequatchie County56Hardeman County: 54.6 %Hardeman County54.6Shelby County: 54.2 %Shelby County54.2Haywood County: 54.2 %Haywood County54.2Madison County: 54.2 %Madison County54.2Davidson County: 53.8 %Davidson County53.8Union County: 52.7 %Union County52.7Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Rutherford County: 52 %Rutherford County52Knox County: 50.1 %Knox County50.1Lauderdale County: 49.7 %Lauderdale County49.7Cheatham County: 49.3 %Cheatham County49.3Unicoi County: 49.3 %Unicoi County49.3Polk County: 49.2 %Polk County49.2Putnam County: 49.1 %Putnam County49.1Williamson County: 48.8 %Williamson County48.8Sumner County: 48.8 %Sumner County48.8Washington County: 48.6 %Washington County48.6Wilson County: 48.5 %Wilson County48.5Robertson County: 47.9 %Robertson County47.9Cocke County: 47.5 %Cocke County47.5Scott County: 47.5 %Scott County47.5Lawrence County: 47.3 %Lawrence County47.3Bedford County: 47.2 %Bedford County47.2Wayne County: 46.5 %Wayne County46.5Montgomery County: 46.3 %Montgomery County46.3Maury County: 46.2 %Maury County46.2Overton County: 45.6 %Overton County45.6Fayette County: 45.5 %Fayette County45.5Bradley County: 45.4 %Bradley County45.4Hamilton County: 45.2 %Hamilton County45.2Warren County: 44.9 %Warren County44.9Humphreys County: 44.8 %Humphreys County44.8McMinn County: 44.8 %McMinn County44.8Hamblen County: 44.7 %Hamblen County44.7Anderson County: 44.7 %Anderson County44.7Morgan County: 44.3 %Morgan County44.3Grainger County: 44.2 %Grainger County44.2DeKalb County: 60.7 %DeKalb County60.7Hancock County: 58 %Hancock County58Sequatchie County: 56 %Sequatchie County56Hardeman County: 54.6 %Hardeman County54.6Shelby County: 54.2 %Shelby County54.2Haywood County: 54.2 %Haywood County54.2Madison County: 54.2 %Madison County54.2Davidson County: 53.8 %Davidson County53.8Union County: 52.7 %Union County52.7Monroe County: 52 %Monroe County52Rutherford County: 52 %Rutherford County52Knox County: 50.1 %Knox County50.1Lauderdale County: 49.7 %Lauderdale County49.7Cheatham County: 49.3 %Cheatham County49.3Unicoi County: 49.3 %Unicoi County49.3Polk County: 49.2 %Polk County49.2Putnam County: 49.1 %Putnam County49.1Williamson County: 48.8 %Williamson County48.8Sumner County: 48.8 %Sumner County48.8Washington County: 48.6 %Washington County48.6Wilson County: 48.5 %Wilson County48.5Robertson County: 47.9 %Robertson County47.9Cocke County: 47.5 %Cocke County47.5Scott County: 47.5 %Scott County47.5Lawrence County: 47.3 %Lawrence County47.3Bedford County: 47.2 %Bedford County47.2Wayne County: 46.5 %Wayne County46.5Montgomery County: 46.3 %Montgomery County46.3Maury County: 46.2 %Maury County46.2Overton County: 45.6 %Overton County45.6Fayette County: 45.5 %Fayette County45.5Bradley County: 45.4 %Bradley County45.4Hamilton County: 45.2 %Hamilton County45.2Warren County: 44.9 %Warren County44.9Humphreys County: 44.8 %Humphreys County44.8McMinn County: 44.8 %McMinn County44.8Hamblen County: 44.7 %Hamblen County44.7Anderson County: 44.7 %Anderson County44.7Morgan County: 44.3 %Morgan County44.3Grainger County: 44.2 %Grainger County44.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1DeKalb County60.7+6.4 pts
2Hancock County58+6.2 pts
3Sequatchie County56-1.2 pts
4Hardeman County54.6+0.3 pts
5Shelby County54.2+1 pts
6Haywood County54.2+4.6 pts
7Madison County54.2-1.7 pts
8Davidson County53.8+2.1 pts
9Union County52.7+14.2 pts
10Monroe County52+4.1 pts
11Rutherford County52+1.9 pts
12Knox County50.1+0.4 pts
13Lauderdale County49.7+4.8 pts
14Cheatham County49.3+9.5 pts
15Unicoi County49.3-1.1 pts
16Polk County49.2-1.2 pts
17Putnam County49.1+0.3 pts
18Williamson County48.8+1.6 pts
19Sumner County48.8+1.3 pts
20Washington County48.6-0.1 pts
21Wilson County48.5+1.3 pts
22Robertson County47.9+3.8 pts
23Cocke County47.5+2.4 pts
24Scott County47.5+4.5 pts
25Lawrence County47.3+2.8 pts
26Bedford County47.2-0.5 pts
27Wayne County46.5-8.3 pts
28Montgomery County46.3+0.8 pts
29Maury County46.2+2.8 pts
30Overton County45.6+2.5 pts
31Fayette County45.5-1.9 pts
32Bradley County45.4-1.1 pts
33Hamilton County45.2-1.2 pts
34Warren County44.9-2.9 pts
35Humphreys County44.8+1.7 pts
36McMinn County44.8+2.1 pts
37Hamblen County44.7-3.7 pts
38Anderson County44.7+0.9 pts
39Morgan County44.3-3.3 pts
40Grainger County44.2-5.3 pts
41Fentress County44-1.2 pts
42Sullivan County43.9-0.2 pts
43Trousdale County43.9+6.5 pts
44Hardin County43.6+0.6 pts
45Gibson County43.6-3.5 pts
46Carroll County43.4+2.6 pts
47Loudon County43.4+2.4 pts
48Lake County43.2-2.2 pts
49Weakley County42.6+0.6 pts
50Claiborne County42.6-1.1 pts
51Greene County42.1+4.2 pts
52Jackson County42-11.6 pts
53Crockett County41.9-1.3 pts
53Dyer County41.9-1.4 pts
55Macon County41.8-2.9 pts
56Rhea County41.5+4.4 pts
57Marion County41.4+3.3 pts
58Henderson County41.3+4.2 pts
59Lincoln County41.1+0.6 pts
60Roane County40.8-4.2 pts
61Perry County40.7-4.9 pts
62Campbell County40.7+1.2 pts
62Jefferson County40.7-0.9 pts
64Sevier County40.5+3.3 pts
65Franklin County40.4-2.2 pts
66Blount County40.1-1.4 pts
67Cannon County40-3.7 pts
68Marshall County39.8+1.5 pts
69Obion County39.1+0.3 pts
70Benton County39.1-0.4 pts
71Grundy County39-5.9 pts
72Coffee County39-3 pts
73Lewis County38.9+1.2 pts
74Hickman County38.4-5.4 pts
75Chester County38.3+2.1 pts
76Bledsoe County38.1+0.7 pts
77Hawkins County37.9-0.8 pts
78Tipton County37.6-5 pts
79Giles County37+1.5 pts
80Johnson County36.9-2.3 pts
81Smith County36.9+2.2 pts
82Henry County36.9+0.2 pts
83Carter County36.5-1.3 pts
84Meigs County36.4-10.8 pts
85Cumberland County34.7-2.7 pts
86White County33.8-1.8 pts
87Clay County33.2+4 pts
88Dickson County32.7-0.3 pts
89Van Buren County32.4-2.8 pts
90Stewart County32.2-2.2 pts
91McNairy County26.6-5.1 pts
92Decatur County26.4-9.3 pts
93Moore County24.6-5.2 pts
94Pickett County23-13.3 pts
95Houston County23-10.7 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Tennessee by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

DeKalb County, with 60.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Houston County, with 23% in 2024.

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