Tennessee
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 18,693
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 7,315,076
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 7,227,750
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 6,912,319
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 6,912,347
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 5.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 4.6%
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 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.7%
Female persons, percent 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 78.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 16.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 399,814
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 6.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3,291,207
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $286,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,566
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $464
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,189
Building Permits, 2025 43,374
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 2,824,277
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.45
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 8.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 94.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 89.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 31.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 62.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 57.5%
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+, 2020-2024 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $69,595
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $39,437
Persons in poverty, percent 13.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 150,129
Total employment, 2023 2,971,417
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 175,817,792
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 4.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 649,168
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 96,320
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 60,163
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 18,693
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 13,632
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 74,682
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 5,560
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 81,984
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