Ranking · Tennessee
Richest and poorest places in Tennessee
2 of Tennessee's 287 ranked places have a median household income at the survey's top value ($250,000 or more) and share first place; listed by mean household income, Belle Meade and Forest Hills come first; Tiptonville has the lowest ($23,027). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Tennessee, first to fifth: Belle Meade ($250,000 or more), Forest Hills ($250,000 or more), Oak Hill ($215,530), Lookout Mountain ($201,000) and Brentwood ($182,088).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belle Meade | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Forest Hills | $250,000 or more |
| 3 | Oak Hillwithin the margin | $215,530±$23,640 |
| 4 | Lookout Mountainwithin the margin | $201,000±$37,337 |
| 5 | Brentwoodwithin the margin | $182,088±$12,809 |
| 6 | Nolensville | $177,148±$17,187 |
| 7 | Germantownwithin the margin | $149,920±$8,036 |
| 8 | Farragutwithin the margin | $142,093±$8,342 |
| 9 | Signal Mountainwithin the margin | $141,008±$26,947 |
| 10 | Colliervillewithin the margin | $138,598±$6,408 |
| 11 | Fairmountwithin the margin | $137,317±$13,682 |
| 12 | Sewaneewithin the margin | $136,111±$39,569 |
| 13 | Arlingtonwithin the margin | $135,105±$11,483 |
| 14 | Thompson's Stationwithin the margin | $132,647±$33,478 |
| 15 | Shackle Islandwithin the margin | $130,125±$42,819 |
| 16 | Pipertonwithin the margin | $130,100±$14,484 |
| 17 | Apisonwithin the margin | $129,307±$51,325 |
| 18 | Waldenwithin the margin | $124,493±$9,758 |
| 19 | Rossvillewithin the margin | $120,357±$27,506 |
| 20 | Franklinwithin the margin | $119,528±$6,576 |
| 21 | Coopertownwithin the margin | $118,241±$20,373 |
| 22 | Lakelandwithin the margin | $116,250±$9,144 |
| 23 | Spring Hillwithin the margin | $112,013±$9,123 |
| 24 | Falling Waterwithin the margin | $111,842±$14,047 |
| 25 | Pegram | $111,172±$21,739 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Tennessee, first to fifth: Tiptonville ($23,027), Ridgely ($24,390), Sneedville ($24,500), Benton ($29,414) and Jamestown ($30,685).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 287 | Tiptonvillewithin the margin | $23,027±$4,444 |
| 286 | Ridgelywithin the margin | $24,390±$6,136 |
| 285 | Sneedvillewithin the margin | $24,500±$12,921 |
| 284 | Bentonwithin the margin | $29,414±$9,393 |
| 283 | Jamestownwithin the margin | $30,685±$10,300 |
| 282 | Newportwithin the margin | $31,250±$12,090 |
| 281 | Huntsvillewithin the margin | $31,313±$7,822 |
| 280 | Celinawithin the margin | $32,220±$10,395 |
| 279 | Rocky Topwithin the margin | $32,868±$8,579 |
| 278 | Smithvillewithin the margin | $33,192±$7,571 |
| 277 | Parsonswithin the margin | $36,154±$10,568 |
| 276 | Erinwithin the margin | $36,488±$18,231 |
| 275 | McKenziewithin the margin | $37,236±$11,430 |
| 274 | Ripleywithin the margin | $37,432±$10,055 |
| 273 | Centralwithin the margin | $37,444±$24,441 |
| 272 | Decherdwithin the margin | $37,575±$8,276 |
| 271 | La Follettewithin the margin | $37,581±$6,183 |
| 270 | Pikevillewithin the margin | $37,688±$11,707 |
| 269 | Mountain Citywithin the margin | $38,818±$6,711 |
| 268 | Spring Citywithin the margin | $38,975±$6,827 |
| 266 | Hamptonwithin the margin | $39,028±$12,139 |
| 266 | Bolivarwithin the margin | $39,028±$5,928 |
| 265 | Etowahwithin the margin | $39,291±$10,909 |
| 264 | Tracy Citywithin the margin | $39,479±$14,629 |
| 263 | Livingston | $39,567±$7,499 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Tennessee have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Forest Hills has the highest estimate, $161,014 per resident (±$26,013), but it is within the margin of error of Oak Hill ($150,683): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Hillswithin the margin | $161,014±$26,013 |
| 2 | Oak Hillwithin the margin | $150,683±$34,718 |
| 3 | Belle Meade | $140,409±$21,133 |
| 4 | Lookout Mountain | $114,762±$11,685 |
| 5 | Brentwoodwithin the margin | $85,356±$4,779 |
| 6 | Pipertonwithin the margin | $82,831±$12,954 |
| 7 | Signal Mountainwithin the margin | $80,244±$10,284 |
| 8 | Waldenwithin the margin | $76,361±$13,361 |
| 9 | Germantownwithin the margin | $75,765±$4,850 |
| 10 | Louisville | $71,448±$14,010 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections