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

Lewis County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 95 counties in 2022, at 56.1%. Pickett County had the lowest, at 29.6%. The median was 43.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 47.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.1Lewis County
Lowest29.6Pickett County
Median43.195 counties
Tennessee47.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 42.6 %Bedford County: 45 %Benton County: 39.5 %Bledsoe County: 48.4 %Blount County: 42.2 %Bradley County: 45.5 %Campbell County: 37.3 %Cannon County: 36 %Carroll County: 40.4 %Carter County: 39.5 %Cheatham County: 35.2 %Chester County: 38.6 %Claiborne County: 45.4 %Clay County: 30.3 %Cocke County: 47.6 %Coffee County: 41.6 %Crockett County: 44.9 %Cumberland County: 40.1 %Davidson County: 51.9 %Decatur County: 41.6 %DeKalb County: 54 %Dickson County: 33.6 %Dyer County: 45.3 %Fayette County: 50.6 %Fentress County: 41.9 %Franklin County: 43.4 %Gibson County: 46.4 %Giles County: 36.5 %Grainger County: 53.1 %Greene County: 37.1 %Grundy County: 43 %Hamblen County: 49.3 %Hamilton County: 45.1 %Hancock County: 51.9 %Hardeman County: 53.6 %Hardin County: 38.6 %Hawkins County: 41.6 %Haywood County: 50.7 %Henderson County: 44 %Henry County: 41.2 %Hickman County: 41.1 %Houston County: 41.4 %Humphreys County: 40.7 %Jackson County: 47.1 %Jefferson County: 42 %Johnson County: 44.9 %Knox County: 48 %Lake County: 37.3 %Lauderdale County: 45 %Lawrence County: 44.8 %Lewis County: 56.1 %Lincoln County: 51.1 %Loudon County: 38.9 %McMinn County: 43.4 %McNairy County: 38.3 %Macon County: 46 %Madison County: 55.8 %Marion County: 37 %Marshall County: 39.4 %Maury County: 43.1 %Meigs County: 48.6 %Monroe County: 42.8 %Montgomery County: 46 %Moore County: 42.5 %Morgan County: 48.6 %Obion County: 39 %Overton County: 38.9 %Perry County: 45.4 %Pickett County: 29.6 %Polk County: 42.7 %Putnam County: 47.9 %Rhea County: 31.3 %Roane County: 43.1 %Robertson County: 43.9 %Rutherford County: 48.9 %Scott County: 40.8 %Sequatchie County: 55.4 %Sevier County: 39.5 %Shelby County: 54.2 %Smith County: 38.1 %Stewart County: 31 %Sullivan County: 43 %Sumner County: 47.9 %Tipton County: 39.4 %Trousdale County: 31.7 %Unicoi County: 54 %Union County: 40.5 %Van Buren County: 38.3 %Warren County: 45.8 %Washington County: 44.9 %Wayne County: 55.1 %Weakley County: 44.5 %White County: 44.3 %Williamson County: 43.8 %Wilson County: 48.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lewis County: 56.1 %Lewis County56.1Madison County: 55.8 %Madison County55.8Sequatchie County: 55.4 %Sequatchie County55.4Wayne County: 55.1 %Wayne County55.1Shelby County: 54.2 %Shelby County54.2DeKalb County: 54 %DeKalb County54Unicoi County: 54 %Unicoi County54Hardeman County: 53.6 %Hardeman County53.6Grainger County: 53.1 %Grainger County53.1Davidson County: 51.9 %Davidson County51.9Hancock County: 51.9 %Hancock County51.9Lincoln County: 51.1 %Lincoln County51.1Haywood County: 50.7 %Haywood County50.7Fayette County: 50.6 %Fayette County50.6Hamblen County: 49.3 %Hamblen County49.3Rutherford County: 48.9 %Rutherford County48.9Wilson County: 48.7 %Wilson County48.7Meigs County: 48.6 %Meigs County48.6Morgan County: 48.6 %Morgan County48.6Bledsoe County: 48.4 %Bledsoe County48.4Knox County: 48 %Knox County48Putnam County: 47.9 %Putnam County47.9Sumner County: 47.9 %Sumner County47.9Cocke County: 47.6 %Cocke County47.6Jackson County: 47.1 %Jackson County47.1Gibson County: 46.4 %Gibson County46.4Macon County: 46 %Macon County46Montgomery County: 46 %Montgomery County46Warren County: 45.8 %Warren County45.8Bradley County: 45.5 %Bradley County45.5Claiborne County: 45.4 %Claiborne County45.4Perry County: 45.4 %Perry County45.4Dyer County: 45.3 %Dyer County45.3Hamilton County: 45.1 %Hamilton County45.1Bedford County: 45 %Bedford County45Lauderdale County: 45 %Lauderdale County45Johnson County: 44.9 %Johnson County44.9Crockett County: 44.9 %Crockett County44.9Washington County: 44.9 %Washington County44.9Lawrence County: 44.8 %Lawrence County44.8Lewis County: 56.1 %Lewis County56.1Madison County: 55.8 %Madison County55.8Sequatchie County: 55.4 %Sequatchie County55.4Wayne County: 55.1 %Wayne County55.1Shelby County: 54.2 %Shelby County54.2DeKalb County: 54 %DeKalb County54Unicoi County: 54 %Unicoi County54Hardeman County: 53.6 %Hardeman County53.6Grainger County: 53.1 %Grainger County53.1Davidson County: 51.9 %Davidson County51.9Hancock County: 51.9 %Hancock County51.9Lincoln County: 51.1 %Lincoln County51.1Haywood County: 50.7 %Haywood County50.7Fayette County: 50.6 %Fayette County50.6Hamblen County: 49.3 %Hamblen County49.3Rutherford County: 48.9 %Rutherford County48.9Wilson County: 48.7 %Wilson County48.7Meigs County: 48.6 %Meigs County48.6Morgan County: 48.6 %Morgan County48.6Bledsoe County: 48.4 %Bledsoe County48.4Knox County: 48 %Knox County48Putnam County: 47.9 %Putnam County47.9Sumner County: 47.9 %Sumner County47.9Cocke County: 47.6 %Cocke County47.6Jackson County: 47.1 %Jackson County47.1Gibson County: 46.4 %Gibson County46.4Macon County: 46 %Macon County46Montgomery County: 46 %Montgomery County46Warren County: 45.8 %Warren County45.8Bradley County: 45.5 %Bradley County45.5Claiborne County: 45.4 %Claiborne County45.4Perry County: 45.4 %Perry County45.4Dyer County: 45.3 %Dyer County45.3Hamilton County: 45.1 %Hamilton County45.1Bedford County: 45 %Bedford County45Lauderdale County: 45 %Lauderdale County45Johnson County: 44.9 %Johnson County44.9Crockett County: 44.9 %Crockett County44.9Washington County: 44.9 %Washington County44.9Lawrence County: 44.8 %Lawrence County44.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lewis County56.1+5.9 pts
2Madison County55.8+1.8 pts
3Sequatchie County55.4+9.4 pts
4Wayne County55.1+8.4 pts
5Shelby County54.2+0.9 pts
6DeKalb County54+13.4 pts
7Unicoi County54+5.1 pts
8Hardeman County53.6+4.2 pts
9Grainger County53.1+4.3 pts
10Davidson County51.9+1.6 pts
10Hancock County51.9-2.6 pts
12Lincoln County51.1+1.9 pts
13Haywood County50.7+0.8 pts
14Fayette County50.6+0.5 pts
15Hamblen County49.3+1.3 pts
16Rutherford County48.9+2.9 pts
17Wilson County48.7+1.6 pts
18Meigs County48.6-5.5 pts
19Morgan County48.6+0.3 pts
20Bledsoe County48.4+13.8 pts
21Knox County48+1.2 pts
22Putnam County47.9+1.1 pts
23Sumner County47.9+1.6 pts
24Cocke County47.6+2.5 pts
25Jackson County47.1+1.9 pts
26Gibson County46.4-1.7 pts
27Macon County46+3.6 pts
27Montgomery County46+1.6 pts
29Warren County45.8+1.4 pts
30Bradley County45.5+0.6 pts
31Claiborne County45.4+3 pts
32Perry County45.4+3.4 pts
33Dyer County45.3+2.1 pts
34Hamilton County45.1-1.9 pts
35Bedford County45+1.6 pts
36Lauderdale County45+0.4 pts
37Johnson County44.9-9.2 pts
38Crockett County44.9-5.3 pts
38Washington County44.9-2.3 pts
40Lawrence County44.8+0.3 pts
41Weakley County44.5+1.7 pts
42White County44.3-6.5 pts
43Henderson County44-8.8 pts
44Robertson County43.9+2.4 pts
45Williamson County43.8+0.2 pts
46McMinn County43.4+1.9 pts
47Franklin County43.4-0.3 pts
48Maury County43.1-3.8 pts
49Roane County43.1+2.9 pts
50Sullivan County43-1.3 pts
51Grundy County43+2.3 pts
52Monroe County42.8+2.1 pts
53Polk County42.7+0.4 pts
54Anderson County42.6+1.1 pts
55Moore County42.5-0.7 pts
56Blount County42.2-1.7 pts
57Jefferson County42-1.8 pts
58Fentress County41.9+0.5 pts
59Decatur County41.6-5.9 pts
59Hawkins County41.6-0.6 pts
61Coffee County41.6-0 pts
62Houston County41.4+1.6 pts
63Henry County41.2-2.4 pts
64Hickman County41.1-3.9 pts
65Scott County40.8+4.6 pts
66Humphreys County40.7-0 pts
67Union County40.5+2.7 pts
68Carroll County40.4+1 pts
69Cumberland County40.1-0.8 pts
70Carter County39.5-2 pts
70Sevier County39.5-3.9 pts
72Benton County39.5-3.4 pts
73Marshall County39.4-0.7 pts
74Tipton County39.4-6.4 pts
75Obion County39-3.2 pts
76Loudon County38.9+1.3 pts
76Overton County38.9-7.7 pts
78Chester County38.6+5.4 pts
79Hardin County38.6-3.9 pts
80McNairy County38.3-1.1 pts
81Van Buren County38.3+8.1 pts
82Smith County38.1+8.6 pts
83Lake County37.3-1.4 pts
84Campbell County37.3+3.1 pts
85Greene County37.1-1 pts
86Marion County37-4.1 pts
87Giles County36.5-0.9 pts
88Cannon County36+1 pts
89Cheatham County35.2+4.4 pts
90Dickson County33.6-5.9 pts
91Trousdale County31.7-4.9 pts
92Rhea County31.3-4.5 pts
93Stewart County31-4.6 pts
94Clay County30.3-1.4 pts
95Pickett County29.6-7.9 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lewis County, with 56.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pickett County, with 29.6% in 2022.

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

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