Chester County, TN

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2024 Population

17,611

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

0.529% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.1%

2.99% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$59,341

1.99% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$164,400

5.93% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

7,293

3.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Chester County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Chester County, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Chester County, TN are Freed-Hardeman University (488 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Chester County, TN was $164,400, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Chester County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Chester County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Chester County, TN borders Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN, McNairy County, TN, and Madison County, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Chester County, TN is home to a population of 17.6k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.83% of Chester County, TN residents were born outside of the country (322 people).

In 2024, there were 8.85 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Chester County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.67k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 328 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Chester County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chester County, TN was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Chester County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chester County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.8k ± 89
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.67k ± 178
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
328 ± 93

3.37%

Hispanic Population

593 people

3.37% of the people in Chester County, TN are hispanic (593 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chester County, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
96,695 ± 7,581 people
Guatemala
27,777 ± 4,084 people
India
24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

Foreign-Born Population

1.83%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

322 people

1.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

314 people

As of 2024, 1.83% of Chester County, TN residents (322 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chester County, TN was 1.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Chester County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
288 ± 128
Vietnam
261 ± 97
Gulf War (1990s)
71 ± 53

Chester County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Chester County, TN.

Economy

The economy of Chester County, TN employs 7.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Chester County, TN were Manufacturing (1,380 people), Retail Trade (1,156 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,051 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,269), Utilities ($65,769), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,547).

Employment

Occupations

7.29k

2024 Value

± 677

3.43%

1 Year growth

± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chester County, TN grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 7.05k employees to 7.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chester County, TN, are Production Occupations (1,088 people), Sales & Related Occupations (769 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (746 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chester County, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.29k

2024 Value

± 677

3.43%

1 Year growth

± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Chester County, TN grew at a rate of 3.43%, from 7.05k employees to 7.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chester County, TN, are Manufacturing (1,380 people), Retail Trade (1,156 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,051 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chester County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Chester County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,268

Median earning men ± $3,224

$35,305

Median earning women ± $5,120

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,429), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,394), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($49,968), Information ($45,909), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,826).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

24
Other Services (except Public Administration)
22
Construction
21
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$36k
Construction
$26.9k
Manufacturing
$12.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Chester County, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Chester County, TN awarded 488 degrees. The student population of Chester County, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 980 male students and 1,314 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Chester County, TN are White (397 and 82.2%), Black or African American (51 and 10.6%), Unknown (23 and 4.76%), and Two or More Races (6 and 1.24%).

The largest universities in Chester County, TN by number of degrees awarded are Freed-Hardeman University (488 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Chester County, TN are Registered Nursing (37 and 7.58%), General Business Administration & Management (25 and 5.12%), and Secondary Education & Teaching (23 and 4.71%).

The median tuition cost in Chester County, TN for private four year colleges is $25,000.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Chester County, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 90.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,294 (42.7% men and 57.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,294 students enrolled in Chester County, TN, 42.7% men and 57.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,819 records, of which 55.4% were women and 44.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
37 degrees awarded
Biblical Studies
22 degrees awarded
Secondary Education & Teaching
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Chester County, TN was Registered Nursing with 37 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Chester County, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Freed-Hardeman University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

488 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Freed-Hardeman University with 488 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 187 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Chester County, TN, which is 0.621 times less than the 301 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 397 degrees mean that there were 7.78 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 51 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($25,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,300) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chester County, TN was $164,400 in 2024, which is 0.494 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,200 to $164,400, a 5.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Chester County, TN is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chester County, TN have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chester County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.84% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Chester County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.56%.

Housing

Property

$164,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,069

$4,850

Median Property Taxes

±$489

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chester County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chester County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Chester County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chester County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$59,341

Median Household Income

± $11,635

6.43k

Number of Households

± 647

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.43k households in Chester County, TN declined from $59,341 from the previous year's value of $60,543.

The following chart displays the households in Chester County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chester County, TN is from Tennessee.

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.9%)
Worked At Home (9.37%)
Carpooled (4.9%)

In 2024, 83.9% of workers in Chester County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.37%) and those who carpooled to work (4.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chester County, TN have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Chester County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Chester County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chester County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chester County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.84% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Chester County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.56%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chester County, TN (2.62k out of 16.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chester County, TN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.3% of the children was living in poverty in Chester County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 263 in Chester County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 102 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.3% of the population of Chester County, TN has health coverage, with 45.5% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 3.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Chester County, TN see 3,501 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,501 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4402 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1036 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,501 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Chester County, TN

Primary care physicians in Chester County, TN see an average of 3,501 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,501 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Chester County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.3% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.69%

Uninsured

45.5%

Employer Coverage

21.1%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

10%

Non-Group

3.25%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chester County, TN declined by 16.9% from 9.26% to 7.69%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Chester County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 66.5 in Chester County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Chester County, TN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.2% in Chester County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Chester County, TN.