Median Household Income
$69,595
Median Home Value
$286,700
Median Gross Rent
$1,189/mo
Poverty Rate
13.8%
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Homeownership Rate
66.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
31.1%
Median Age
38.9
Population Over Time
Tennessee grew 9.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
6,451,365
2016
6,548,009
2018
6,651,089
2020
6,772,268
2022
6,923,772
2024
7,066,383
Business & Industry
Tennessee has 150,129 business establishments employing 2,971,417 people.
Health care and social assistance
17,524
Other services (except public administration)
15,554
Accommodation and food services
15,443
Construction
12,692
Professional, scientific, and technical services
12,568
Finance and insurance
9,913
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
8,258
Real estate and rental and leasing
7,143
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Tennessee
See all →Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)684,103 people$77,371Memphis630,027 people$51,736Knoxville191,857 people$54,039Chattanooga181,288 people$64,523Clarksville167,882 people$69,303Murfreesboro153,487 people$80,108Franklin83,630 people$119,528Johnson City70,720 people$57,254Jackson67,993 people$53,032Hendersonville61,589 people$97,200Bartlett57,481 people$102,070Kingsport55,415 people$52,490Smyrna53,760 people$81,926Spring Hill51,319 people$112,013Collierville51,170 people$138,598Cleveland47,725 people$58,559Gallatin44,947 people$77,518Brentwood44,830 people$182,088Columbia42,474 people$63,719Germantown41,094 people$149,920Lebanon39,562 people$72,848Mount Juliet39,525 people$107,068La Vergne38,553 people$81,313Cookeville34,967 people$51,375Maryville31,876 people$81,963Oak Ridge31,535 people$72,311Morristown30,574 people$47,917Bristol27,307 people$58,162Farragut23,795 people$142,093Shelbyville23,676 people$55,073East Ridge22,040 people$62,247Tullahoma21,107 people$60,979Springfield18,775 people$59,465Sevierville17,986 people$52,421Goodlettsville17,500 people$70,758Dyersburg16,170 people$52,064Seymour16,081 people$82,855Dickson16,051 people$69,678Greeneville15,458 people$49,889Nolensville14,444 people$177,148Elizabethton14,375 people$46,975Arlington14,342 people$135,105Athens14,091 people$53,929Powell13,991 people$82,434Lakeland13,811 people$116,250McMinnville13,756 people$47,179White House13,305 people$90,019Portland13,177 people$72,647Soddy-Daisy13,091 people$75,113Lewisburg12,376 people$48,341
Counties in Tennessee
Anderson CountyBedford CountyBenton CountyBledsoe CountyBlount CountyBradley CountyCampbell CountyCannon CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCheatham CountyChester CountyClaiborne CountyClay CountyCocke CountyCoffee CountyCrockett CountyCumberland CountyDavidson CountyDecatur CountyDeKalb CountyDickson CountyDyer CountyFayette CountyFentress CountyFranklin CountyGibson CountyGiles CountyGrainger CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHamblen CountyHamilton CountyHancock CountyHardeman CountyHardin CountyHawkins CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyHickman CountyHouston CountyHumphreys CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKnox CountyLake CountyLauderdale CountyLawrence CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLoudon CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMaury CountyMcMinn CountyMcNairy CountyMeigs CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMoore CountyMorgan CountyObion CountyOverton CountyPerry CountyPickett CountyPolk CountyPutnam CountyRhea CountyRoane CountyRobertson CountyRutherford CountyScott CountySequatchie CountySevier CountyShelby CountySmith CountyStewart CountySullivan CountySumner CountyTipton CountyTrousdale CountyUnicoi CountyUnion CountyVan Buren CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWeakley CountyWhite CountyWilliamson CountyWilson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.