Tennessee
A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Tennessee has not adopted the full ACA Medicaid expansion. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 91.9.
- Sales tax
- 9.6%
- Wage income tax
- No
- Property tax
- 0.45%
Benefit pages
Each program has its own page for Tennessee. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.
- SNAP eligibility · unlikely
- Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
- WIC eligibility · likely
- School meals eligibility · likely
- LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
- Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
- Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
- Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
- Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
- SSI eligibility · unlikely
- State programs eligibility · maybe
Counties
- Anderson County · 2-bed $1,475
- Bedford County · 2-bed $1,112
- Benton County · 2-bed $995
- Bledsoe County · 2-bed $1,086
- Blount County · 2-bed $1,475
- Bradley County · 2-bed $1,270
- Campbell County · 2-bed $995
- Cannon County · 2-bed $1,798
- Carroll County · 2-bed $995
- Carter County · 2-bed $1,211
- Cheatham County · 2-bed $1,798
- Chester County · 2-bed $1,375
- Claiborne County · 2-bed $995
- Clay County · 2-bed $995
- Cocke County · 2-bed $995
- Coffee County · 2-bed $1,088
- Crockett County · 2-bed $1,093
- Cumberland County · 2-bed $1,039
- Davidson County · 2-bed $1,798
- DeKalb County · 2-bed $1,016
- Decatur County · 2-bed $995
- Dickson County · 2-bed $1,798
- Dyer County · 2-bed $995
- Fayette County · 2-bed $1,301
- Fentress County · 2-bed $995
- Franklin County · 2-bed $1,060
- Gibson County · 2-bed $995
- Giles County · 2-bed $1,105
- Grainger County · 2-bed $995
- Greene County · 2-bed $995
- Grundy County · 2-bed $995
- Hamblen County · 2-bed $1,153
- Hamilton County · 2-bed $1,340
- Hancock County · 2-bed $995
- Hardeman County · 2-bed $995
- Hardin County · 2-bed $995
- Hawkins County · 2-bed $1,091
- Haywood County · 2-bed $995
- Henderson County · 2-bed $995
- Henry County · 2-bed $1,011
- Hickman County · 2-bed $1,028
- Houston County · 2-bed $995
- Humphreys County · 2-bed $1,055
- Jackson County · 2-bed $995
- Jefferson County · 2-bed $1,153
- Johnson County · 2-bed $995
- Knox County · 2-bed $1,475
- Lake County · 2-bed $995
- Lauderdale County · 2-bed $995
- Lawrence County · 2-bed $1,008
- Lewis County · 2-bed $995
- Lincoln County · 2-bed $995
- Loudon County · 2-bed $1,475
- Macon County · 2-bed $995
- Madison County · 2-bed $1,375
- Marion County · 2-bed $1,340
- Marshall County · 2-bed $1,106
- Maury County · 2-bed $1,474
- McMinn County · 2-bed $995
- McNairy County · 2-bed $995
- Meigs County · 2-bed $1,045
- Monroe County · 2-bed $995
- Montgomery County · 2-bed $1,307
- Moore County · 2-bed $995
- Morgan County · 2-bed $995
- Obion County · 2-bed $995
- Overton County · 2-bed $995
- Perry County · 2-bed $995
- Pickett County · 2-bed $995
- Polk County · 2-bed $1,270
- Putnam County · 2-bed $1,102
- Rhea County · 2-bed $1,059
- Roane County · 2-bed $1,048
- Robertson County · 2-bed $1,798
- Rutherford County · 2-bed $1,798
- Scott County · 2-bed $995
- Sequatchie County · 2-bed $1,340
- Sevier County · 2-bed $1,213
- Shelby County · 2-bed $1,301
- Smith County · 2-bed $1,146
- Stewart County · 2-bed $995
- Sullivan County · 2-bed $1,091
- Sumner County · 2-bed $1,798
- Tipton County · 2-bed $1,301
- Trousdale County · 2-bed $1,798
- Unicoi County · 2-bed $1,211
- Union County · 2-bed $1,475
- Van Buren County · 2-bed $995
- Warren County · 2-bed $1,051
- Washington County · 2-bed $1,211
- Wayne County · 2-bed $995
- Weakley County · 2-bed $995
- White County · 2-bed $1,021
- Williamson County · 2-bed $1,798
- Wilson County · 2-bed $1,798
Towns
293 places in Tennessee have a cost page and a benefits page.
- Memphis · benefits
- Knoxville · benefits
- Chattanooga · benefits
- Clarksville · benefits
- Murfreesboro · benefits
- Franklin · benefits
- Johnson City · benefits
- Jackson · benefits
- Hendersonville · benefits
- Bartlett · benefits
- Smyrna · benefits
- Kingsport · benefits
- Spring Hill · benefits
- Collierville · benefits
- Cleveland · benefits
- Gallatin · benefits
- Brentwood · benefits
- Columbia · benefits
- Lebanon · benefits
- Mount Juliet · benefits
- Germantown · benefits
- La Vergne · benefits
- Cookeville · benefits
- Oak Ridge · benefits
- Maryville · benefits
- Morristown · benefits
- Bristol · benefits
- Shelbyville · benefits
- Farragut · benefits
- East Ridge · benefits
- Tullahoma · benefits
- Springfield · benefits
- Sevierville · benefits
- Goodlettsville · benefits
- Dickson · benefits
- Seymour · benefits
- Dyersburg · benefits
- Greeneville · benefits
- Arlington · benefits
- Nolensville · benefits
- White House · benefits
- Athens · benefits
- Elizabethton · benefits
- Lakeland · benefits
- McMinnville · benefits
- Powell · benefits
- Portland · benefits
- Soddy-Daisy · benefits
- Manchester · benefits
- Lewisburg · benefits
- Crossville · benefits
- Alcoa · benefits
- Middle Valley · benefits
- Red Bank · benefits
- Hartsville/Trousdale County · benefits
- Lawrenceburg · benefits
- Collegedale · benefits
- Millington · benefits
- Lenoir City · benefits
- Union City · benefits
- Martin · benefits
- Atoka · benefits
- Paris · benefits
- Halls · benefits
- Clinton · benefits
- Fairview · benefits
- Oakland · benefits
- Winchester · benefits
- Brownsville · benefits
- Fairfield Glade · benefits
- Bloomingdale · benefits
- Signal Mountain · benefits
- Covington · benefits
- Jefferson City · benefits
- Thompson's Station · benefits
- Pulaski · benefits
- Milan · benefits
- Harrison · benefits
- Lexington · benefits
- Humboldt · benefits
- Ripley · benefits
- Dayton · benefits
- South Cleveland · benefits
- Tellico Village · benefits
- Savannah · benefits
- La Follette · benefits
- Church Hill · benefits
- Fayetteville · benefits
- Greenbrier · benefits
- Newport · benefits
- Green Hill · benefits
- Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government · benefits
- Munford · benefits
- Sweetwater · benefits
- Loudon · benefits
- Henderson · benefits
- Pigeon Forge · benefits
- Jonesborough · benefits
- Kingston · benefits
- Harriman · benefits
- Erwin · benefits
- Millersville · benefits
- Lafayette · benefits
- Dunlap · benefits
- McKenzie · benefits
- Eagleton Village · benefits
- Rockwood · benefits
- Mount Carmel · benefits
- Ashland City · benefits
- Medina · benefits
- Smithville · benefits
- Pleasant View · benefits
- Madisonville · benefits
- Bolivar · benefits
- Sparta · benefits
- Mount Pleasant · benefits
- Christiana · benefits
- Forest Hills · benefits
- Rogersville · benefits
- Coopertown · benefits
- Oak Grove · benefits
- Oak Hill · benefits
- Whiteville · benefits
- Selmer · benefits
- Huntingdon · benefits
- Lake Tansi · benefits
- Shackle Island · benefits
- Louisville · benefits
- Harrogate · benefits
- Waverly · benefits
- Apison · benefits
- Trenton · benefits
- Karns · benefits
- White Bluff · benefits
- Spurgeon · benefits
- Algood · benefits
- Livingston · benefits
- Hohenwald · benefits
- Oneida · benefits
- Unicoi · benefits
- Camden · benefits
- Gatlinburg · benefits
- Etowah · benefits
- Jasper · benefits
- Tiptonville · benefits
- Dandridge · benefits
- Centerville · benefits
- Wildwood Lake · benefits
- Somerville · benefits
- Tusculum · benefits
- Blountville · benefits
- Newbern · benefits
- Oliver Springs · benefits
- Mascot · benefits
- Colonial Heights · benefits
- Blaine · benefits
- Bean Station · benefits
- South Pittsburg · benefits
- Decherd · benefits
- Sale Creek · benefits
- Dresden · benefits
- Sewanee · benefits
- Tazewell · benefits
- Brighton · benefits
- Westmoreland · benefits
- Park City · benefits
- New Tazewell · benefits
- Kingston Springs · benefits
- Woodbury · benefits
- Monterey · benefits
- Coalfield · benefits
- Belle Meade · benefits
- Estill Springs · benefits
- Parsons · benefits
- Strawberry Plains · benefits
- Clifton · benefits
- Jacksboro · benefits
- Hopewell · benefits
- Piperton · benefits
- White Pine · benefits
- Mountain City · benefits
- Maynardville · benefits
- Mosheim · benefits
- Plainview · benefits
- Walnut Hill · benefits
- South Fulton · benefits
- Bells · benefits
- South Carthage · benefits
- Spring City · benefits
- Carthage · benefits
- Pikeville · benefits
- Falling Water · benefits
- Alamo · benefits
- Waynesboro · benefits
- Adamsville · benefits
- Greenfield · benefits
- Gray · benefits
- Jamestown · benefits
- Bluff City · benefits
- Dyer · benefits
- Gladeville · benefits
- Vonore · benefits
- Lakesite · benefits
- Charlotte · benefits
- New Union · benefits
- Valley Forge · benefits
- Lookout Mountain · benefits
- Fairmount · benefits
- Pegram · benefits
- Rural Hill · benefits
- Caryville · benefits
- New Johnsonville · benefits
- Whitwell · benefits
- Halls · benefits
- Pine Crest · benefits
- Three Way · benefits
- Ridgetop · benefits
- Berry Hill · benefits
- Dover · benefits
- Celina · benefits
- Central · benefits
- Cowan · benefits
- East Cleveland · benefits
- Monteagle · benefits
- Cross Plains · benefits
- Hunter · benefits
- Surgoinsville · benefits
- Decatur · benefits
- Burns · benefits
- Hampton · benefits
- Jellico · benefits
- Cornersville · benefits
- Biltmore · benefits
- Walden · benefits
- Troy · benefits
- Englewood · benefits
- Huntsville · benefits
- McEwen · benefits
- Ridgely · benefits
- Loretto · benefits
- Tennessee Ridge · benefits
- Mowbray Mountain · benefits
- Chapel Hill · benefits
- Tracy City · benefits
- Rutledge · benefits
- Kimball · benefits
- New Market · benefits
- Rockvale · benefits
- Rocky Top · benefits
- Bon Aqua Junction · benefits
- Benton · benefits
- Huntland · benefits
- Kenton · benefits
- Spencer · benefits
- Powells Crossroads · benefits
- Norris · benefits
- Gruetli-Laager · benefits
- Watertown · benefits
- Bruceton · benefits
- Dodson Branch · benefits
- Lone Oak · benefits
- Bradford · benefits
- Lyles · benefits
- Greenback · benefits
- Olivet · benefits
- Fincastle · benefits
- Midtown · benefits
- Sneedville · benefits
- Baxter · benefits
- Altamont · benefits
- Graysville · benefits
- Gordonsville · benefits
- Unionville · benefits
- Sullivan Gardens · benefits
- Red Boiling Springs · benefits
- Crump · benefits
- Orlinda · benefits
- Banner Hill · benefits
- Wartburg · benefits
- John Sevier · benefits
- Grimsley · benefits
- Fall Branch · benefits
- Gleason · benefits
- Luttrell · benefits
- Winfield · benefits
- Tellico Plains · benefits
- Rossville · benefits
- Byrdstown · benefits
- Lakewood Park · benefits
- Alexandria · benefits
- Linden · benefits
- Rutherford · benefits
- Atwood · benefits
Metros in this ranking
- Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
- Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR
- Knoxville · Knoxville, TN
- Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA