Lauderdale County, TN

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2024 Population

24,784

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.2

0.508% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

21%

12.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,879

1.37% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$143,200

17.3% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,966

1.33% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lauderdale 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% of the residents in Lauderdale County, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Lauderdale County, TN are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley (119 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2024, the median property value in Lauderdale County, TN was $143,200, and the homeownership rate was 64.4%.

Most people in Lauderdale County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lauderdale County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Lauderdale County, TN borders Mississippi County, AR, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Haywood County, TN, and Tipton County, TN.

United States Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Lauderdale County, TN is home to a population of 24.8k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.28% of Lauderdale County, TN residents were born outside of the country (318 people).

In 2024, there were 1.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.5k people) in Lauderdale County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 848 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Lauderdale County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lauderdale County, TN was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lauderdale County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.5k ± 119
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
8.3k ± 333
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
848 ± 331

2.76%

Hispanic Population

685 people

2.76% of the people in Lauderdale County, TN are hispanic (685 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lauderdale 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

1.28%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

318 people

1.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

323 people

As of 2024, 1.28% of Lauderdale County, TN residents (318 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 Lauderdale County, TN was 1.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
320 ± 84
Gulf War (2001-)
238 ± 96
Gulf War (1990s)
166 ± 69

Lauderdale County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Lauderdale County, TN employs 8.97k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lauderdale County, TN were Manufacturing (2,308 people), Retail Trade (1,027 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,006 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,417), Construction ($51,316), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,056).

Employment

Occupations

8.97k

2024 Value

± 651

−1.33%

1 Year decline

± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lauderdale County, TN declined at a rate of −1.33%, from 9.09k employees to 8.97k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lauderdale County, TN, are Production Occupations (1,337 people), Material Moving Occupations (962 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (854 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lauderdale 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

8.97k

2024 Value

± 651

−1.33%

1 Year decline

± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lauderdale County, TN declined at a rate of −1.33%, from 9.09k employees to 8.97k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lauderdale County, TN, are Manufacturing (2,308 people), Retail Trade (1,027 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,006 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lauderdale County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Lauderdale County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,382

Median earning men ± $2,805

$36,359

Median earning women ± $3,251

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,792), Construction ($62,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($52,661), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,852), and Public Administration ($48,856).

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

31
Retail Trade
28
Other Services (except Public Administration)
16
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

$72.1k
Manufacturing
$48.3k
Wholesale Trade
$19.5k
Transportation and Warehousing

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 Lauderdale 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 2022, universities in Lauderdale County, TN awarded 119 degrees. The student population of Lauderdale County, TN in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 229 male students and 133 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lauderdale County, TN are Black or African American (66 and 55.5%), White (42 and 35.3%), Two or More Races (7 and 5.88%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (2 and 1.68%).

The largest universities in Lauderdale County, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley (119 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Lauderdale County, TN are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (64 and 53.8%), Medical Assistant (12 and 10.1%), and Electrician (11 and 9.24%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 362 students enrolled in Lauderdale County, TN, 63.3% men and 36.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 170 records, of which 28.2% were women and 71.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
56 degrees awarded
Electrician
11 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
9 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Lauderdale County, TN was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 56 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Lauderdale County, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

119 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Ripley with 119 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 28 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lauderdale County, TN, which is 0.308 times less than the 91 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 66 degrees mean that there were 1.57 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 42 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lauderdale County, TN was $143,200 in 2024, which is 0.43 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,100 to $143,200, a 17.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Lauderdale County, TN is 64.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lauderdale County, TN have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lauderdale County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lauderdale County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.98%.

Housing

Property

$143,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,734

$6,001

Median Property Taxes

±$445

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 Lauderdale County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.4% of the housing units in Lauderdale County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lauderdale 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.

$49,879

Median Household Income

± $3,995

9.33k

Number of Households

± 636

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.33k households in Lauderdale County, TN grew to $49,879 from the previous year's value of $49,205.

The following chart displays the households in Lauderdale 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lauderdale 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 (84.5%)
Carpooled (9.76%)
Worked At Home (3.09%)

In 2024, 84.5% of workers in Lauderdale County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.76%) and those who worked at home (3.09%).

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

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lauderdale County, TN have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.13% of the workforce in Lauderdale County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lauderdale County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lauderdale County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.98%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lauderdale County, TN (4.76k out of 22.6k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lauderdale County, TN is Black, followed by White 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, 36.6% of the children was living in poverty in Lauderdale County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.8%.

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 681 in Lauderdale County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 17.3 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

89.8% of the population of Lauderdale County, TN has health coverage, with 36.8% on employee plans, 26.4% on Medicaid, 13.1% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lauderdale County, TN see 6,277 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,277 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4959 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3516 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

6,277 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lauderdale County, TN

Primary care physicians in Lauderdale County, TN see an average of 6,277 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (6,277 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.2%

Uninsured

36.8%

Employer Coverage

26.4%

Medicaid

13.1%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lauderdale County, TN grew by 1.5% from 10% to 10.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lauderdale 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 110 in Lauderdale County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lauderdale 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 44.5% in Lauderdale County, TN.

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