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

Sequatchie County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 95 counties in 2023, at 57.2%. Clay County had the lowest, at 29.1%. The median was 43.3% and the figure for Tennessee was 48.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.2Sequatchie County
Lowest29.1Clay County
Median43.395 counties
Tennessee48.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 43.8 %Bedford County: 47.7 %Benton County: 39.5 %Bledsoe County: 37.3 %Blount County: 41.5 %Bradley County: 46.5 %Campbell County: 39.5 %Cannon County: 43.7 %Carroll County: 40.8 %Carter County: 37.7 %Cheatham County: 39.9 %Chester County: 36.2 %Claiborne County: 43.7 %Clay County: 29.1 %Cocke County: 45.2 %Coffee County: 42.1 %Crockett County: 43.2 %Cumberland County: 37.4 %Davidson County: 51.7 %Decatur County: 35.7 %DeKalb County: 54.3 %Dickson County: 33 %Dyer County: 43.3 %Fayette County: 47.4 %Fentress County: 45.2 %Franklin County: 42.6 %Gibson County: 47.1 %Giles County: 35.5 %Grainger County: 49.5 %Greene County: 37.9 %Grundy County: 45 %Hamblen County: 48.4 %Hamilton County: 46.5 %Hancock County: 51.8 %Hardeman County: 54.2 %Hardin County: 43 %Hawkins County: 38.7 %Haywood County: 49.6 %Henderson County: 37.1 %Henry County: 36.7 %Hickman County: 43.8 %Houston County: 33.6 %Humphreys County: 43.1 %Jackson County: 53.6 %Jefferson County: 41.6 %Johnson County: 39.3 %Knox County: 49.7 %Lake County: 45.4 %Lauderdale County: 45 %Lawrence County: 44.5 %Lewis County: 37.7 %Lincoln County: 40.5 %Loudon County: 41 %McMinn County: 42.7 %McNairy County: 31.7 %Macon County: 44.8 %Madison County: 55.9 %Marion County: 38 %Marshall County: 38.3 %Maury County: 43.4 %Meigs County: 47.1 %Monroe County: 47.9 %Montgomery County: 45.5 %Moore County: 29.8 %Morgan County: 47.6 %Obion County: 38.8 %Overton County: 43.1 %Perry County: 45.6 %Pickett County: 36.3 %Polk County: 50.4 %Putnam County: 48.8 %Rhea County: 37.1 %Roane County: 44.9 %Robertson County: 44.1 %Rutherford County: 50.1 %Scott County: 43.1 %Sequatchie County: 57.2 %Sevier County: 37.2 %Shelby County: 53.2 %Smith County: 34.7 %Stewart County: 34.4 %Sullivan County: 44.1 %Sumner County: 47.5 %Tipton County: 42.6 %Trousdale County: 37.4 %Unicoi County: 50.5 %Union County: 38.5 %Van Buren County: 35.2 %Warren County: 47.8 %Washington County: 48.7 %Wayne County: 54.8 %Weakley County: 41.9 %White County: 35.6 %Williamson County: 47.3 %Wilson County: 47.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sequatchie County: 57.2 %Sequatchie County57.2Madison County: 55.9 %Madison County55.9Wayne County: 54.8 %Wayne County54.8DeKalb County: 54.3 %DeKalb County54.3Hardeman County: 54.2 %Hardeman County54.2Jackson County: 53.6 %Jackson County53.6Shelby County: 53.2 %Shelby County53.2Hancock County: 51.8 %Hancock County51.8Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Unicoi County: 50.5 %Unicoi County50.5Polk County: 50.4 %Polk County50.4Rutherford County: 50.1 %Rutherford County50.1Knox County: 49.7 %Knox County49.7Haywood County: 49.6 %Haywood County49.6Grainger County: 49.5 %Grainger County49.5Putnam County: 48.8 %Putnam County48.8Washington County: 48.7 %Washington County48.7Hamblen County: 48.4 %Hamblen County48.4Monroe County: 47.9 %Monroe County47.9Warren County: 47.8 %Warren County47.8Bedford County: 47.7 %Bedford County47.7Morgan County: 47.6 %Morgan County47.6Sumner County: 47.5 %Sumner County47.5Fayette County: 47.4 %Fayette County47.4Williamson County: 47.3 %Williamson County47.3Wilson County: 47.3 %Wilson County47.3Meigs County: 47.1 %Meigs County47.1Gibson County: 47.1 %Gibson County47.1Bradley County: 46.5 %Bradley County46.5Hamilton County: 46.5 %Hamilton County46.5Perry County: 45.6 %Perry County45.6Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montgomery County45.5Lake County: 45.4 %Lake County45.4Fentress County: 45.2 %Fentress County45.2Cocke County: 45.2 %Cocke County45.2Lauderdale County: 45 %Lauderdale County45Grundy County: 45 %Grundy County45Roane County: 44.9 %Roane County44.9Macon County: 44.8 %Macon County44.8Lawrence County: 44.5 %Lawrence County44.5Sequatchie County: 57.2 %Sequatchie County57.2Madison County: 55.9 %Madison County55.9Wayne County: 54.8 %Wayne County54.8DeKalb County: 54.3 %DeKalb County54.3Hardeman County: 54.2 %Hardeman County54.2Jackson County: 53.6 %Jackson County53.6Shelby County: 53.2 %Shelby County53.2Hancock County: 51.8 %Hancock County51.8Davidson County: 51.7 %Davidson County51.7Unicoi County: 50.5 %Unicoi County50.5Polk County: 50.4 %Polk County50.4Rutherford County: 50.1 %Rutherford County50.1Knox County: 49.7 %Knox County49.7Haywood County: 49.6 %Haywood County49.6Grainger County: 49.5 %Grainger County49.5Putnam County: 48.8 %Putnam County48.8Washington County: 48.7 %Washington County48.7Hamblen County: 48.4 %Hamblen County48.4Monroe County: 47.9 %Monroe County47.9Warren County: 47.8 %Warren County47.8Bedford County: 47.7 %Bedford County47.7Morgan County: 47.6 %Morgan County47.6Sumner County: 47.5 %Sumner County47.5Fayette County: 47.4 %Fayette County47.4Williamson County: 47.3 %Williamson County47.3Wilson County: 47.3 %Wilson County47.3Meigs County: 47.1 %Meigs County47.1Gibson County: 47.1 %Gibson County47.1Bradley County: 46.5 %Bradley County46.5Hamilton County: 46.5 %Hamilton County46.5Perry County: 45.6 %Perry County45.6Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montgomery County45.5Lake County: 45.4 %Lake County45.4Fentress County: 45.2 %Fentress County45.2Cocke County: 45.2 %Cocke County45.2Lauderdale County: 45 %Lauderdale County45Grundy County: 45 %Grundy County45Roane County: 44.9 %Roane County44.9Macon County: 44.8 %Macon County44.8Lawrence County: 44.5 %Lawrence County44.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sequatchie County57.2+1.8 pts
2Madison County55.9+0.1 pts
3Wayne County54.8-0.3 pts
4DeKalb County54.3+0.2 pts
5Hardeman County54.2+0.7 pts
6Jackson County53.6+6.5 pts
7Shelby County53.2-1 pts
8Hancock County51.8-0.1 pts
9Davidson County51.7-0.2 pts
10Unicoi County50.5-3.5 pts
11Polk County50.4+7.7 pts
12Rutherford County50.1+1.2 pts
13Knox County49.7+1.7 pts
14Haywood County49.6-1.1 pts
15Grainger County49.5-3.6 pts
16Putnam County48.8+0.9 pts
17Washington County48.7+3.9 pts
18Hamblen County48.4-0.9 pts
19Monroe County47.9+5.1 pts
20Warren County47.8+2 pts
21Bedford County47.7+2.7 pts
22Morgan County47.6-1 pts
23Sumner County47.5-0.4 pts
24Fayette County47.4-3.2 pts
25Williamson County47.3+3.5 pts
26Wilson County47.3-1.4 pts
27Meigs County47.1-1.5 pts
28Gibson County47.1+0.7 pts
29Bradley County46.5+0.9 pts
29Hamilton County46.5+1.4 pts
31Perry County45.6+0.3 pts
32Montgomery County45.5-0.5 pts
33Lake County45.4+8.1 pts
34Fentress County45.2+3.3 pts
35Cocke County45.2-2.4 pts
36Lauderdale County45-0 pts
37Grundy County45+2 pts
38Roane County44.9+1.8 pts
39Macon County44.8-1.2 pts
40Lawrence County44.5-0.3 pts
41Robertson County44.1+0.2 pts
42Sullivan County44.1+1 pts
43Hickman County43.8+2.7 pts
44Anderson County43.8+1.1 pts
45Cannon County43.7+7.7 pts
46Claiborne County43.7-1.7 pts
47Maury County43.4+0.2 pts
48Dyer County43.3-2 pts
49Crockett County43.2-1.6 pts
50Humphreys County43.1+2.4 pts
51Overton County43.1+4.2 pts
51Scott County43.1+2.3 pts
53Hardin County43+4.4 pts
54McMinn County42.7-0.7 pts
55Tipton County42.6+3.3 pts
56Franklin County42.6-0.8 pts
57Coffee County42.1+0.5 pts
58Weakley County41.9-2.6 pts
59Jefferson County41.6-0.4 pts
60Blount County41.5-0.8 pts
61Loudon County41+2.1 pts
62Carroll County40.8+0.4 pts
63Lincoln County40.5-10.6 pts
64Cheatham County39.9+4.6 pts
65Benton County39.50 pts
66Campbell County39.5+2.2 pts
67Johnson County39.3-5.6 pts
68Obion County38.8-0.2 pts
69Hawkins County38.7-2.9 pts
70Union County38.5-2 pts
71Marshall County38.3-1.1 pts
72Marion County38+1.1 pts
73Greene County37.9+0.8 pts
74Carter County37.7-1.8 pts
75Lewis County37.7-18.4 pts
76Cumberland County37.4-2.8 pts
77Trousdale County37.4+5.7 pts
78Bledsoe County37.3-11 pts
79Sevier County37.2-2.3 pts
80Rhea County37.1+5.9 pts
81Henderson County37.1-6.9 pts
82Henry County36.7-4.5 pts
83Pickett County36.3+6.7 pts
84Chester County36.2-2.4 pts
85Decatur County35.7-5.9 pts
86White County35.6-8.7 pts
87Giles County35.5-1 pts
88Van Buren County35.2-3.1 pts
89Smith County34.7-3.4 pts
90Stewart County34.4+3.5 pts
91Houston County33.6-7.8 pts
92Dickson County33-0.7 pts
93McNairy County31.7-6.6 pts
94Moore County29.8-12.7 pts
95Clay County29.1-1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/tennessee-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sequatchie County, with 57.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clay County, with 29.1% in 2023.

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