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QuickFacts

Tennessee

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Table

Tennessee
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
6,910,786
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
7,227,750
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
7,126,489
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
6,912,347
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
6,910,786
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
4.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 6,910,840
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 6,346,105
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.4%
Female persons, percent
51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
78.4%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
16.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.6%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
7.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
72.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 406,307
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 5.9%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 3,195,304
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 67.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $256,800
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,506
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $455
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,122
Building Permits, 2023 47,463
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 2,768,743
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.47
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 8.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 87.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 30.4%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 57.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 24,026,772
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 67,569,204
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 33,091,113
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 149,013,235
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $21,140
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $67,097
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $37,866
Persons in poverty, percent
14.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 147,924
Total employment, 2022 2,846,881
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 161,157,703
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 637,340
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 95,453
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 59,619
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 18,201
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 13,251
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 74,359
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 4,788
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 81,816
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 167.6
Population per square mile, 2010 153.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 41,232.49
Land area in square miles, 2010 41,234.90
FIPS Code 47
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2024) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2024). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2023 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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