Sumner County, TN

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2024 Population

204,424

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.252% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.82%

1.47% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$90,301

5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$393,100

7.99% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

105,779

2.61% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sumner 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.

97.7% of the residents in Sumner County, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sumner County, TN are Volunteer State Community College (1,622 degrees awarded in 2023), Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville (152 degrees), and Welch College (110 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Sumner County, TN was $393,100, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Sumner County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in Sumner County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Sumner County, TN borders Allen County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Davidson County, TN, Macon County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, and Wilson County, TN.

United States Tennessee Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

Population & Diversity

Sumner County, TN is home to a population of 204k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.01% of Sumner County, TN residents were born outside of the country (8.19k people).

In 2024, there were 9.41 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (161k people) in Sumner County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.38k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Sumner County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sumner County, TN was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sumner County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
161k ± 1.18k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
17.1k ± 627
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
6.38k ± 971

7.23%

Hispanic Population

14.8k people

7.23% of the people in Sumner County, TN are hispanic (14.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sumner 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

4.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8.19k people

4.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.6k people

As of 2024, 4.01% of Sumner County, TN residents (8.19k 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 Sumner County, TN was 4.29%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,522 ± 422
Gulf War (2001-)
3,103 ± 598
Gulf War (1990s)
2,049 ± 443

Sumner County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Sumner County, TN employs 106k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sumner County, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (15,801 people), Retail Trade (13,428 people), and Manufacturing (10,287 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($93,958), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,917), and Finance & Insurance ($67,968).

Employment

Occupations

106k

2024 Value

± 2,934

2.61%

1 Year growth

± 3.71%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sumner County, TN grew at a rate of 2.61%, from 103k employees to 106k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sumner County, TN, are Management Occupations (13,424 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (12,288 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (10,678 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sumner 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

106k

2024 Value

± 2,934

2.61%

1 Year growth

± 3.71%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sumner County, TN grew at a rate of 2.61%, from 103k employees to 106k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sumner County, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (15,801 people), Retail Trade (13,428 people), and Manufacturing (10,287 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sumner County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Sumner County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,625

Median earning men ± $1,527

$42,607

Median earning women ± $1,486

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,167), Information ($80,119), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,928).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,500), Construction ($56,183), and Wholesale Trade ($54,802).

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

257
Construction
248
Other Services (except Public Administration)
231
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

$513k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$488k
Manufacturing
$266k
Construction

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 Sumner 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 Sumner County, TN awarded 1,924 degrees. The student population of Sumner County, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,690 male students and 4,634 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sumner County, TN are White (1,396 and 72.6%), Hispanic or Latino (249 and 12.9%), Black or African American (159 and 8.27%), and Two or More Races (46 and 2.39%).

The largest universities in Sumner County, TN by number of degrees awarded are Volunteer State Community College (1,622 and 84.3%), Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville (152 and 7.9%), and Welch College (110 and 5.72%).

The most popular majors in Sumner County, TN are Liberal Arts & Sciences (710 and 36.9%), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (184 and 9.56%), and Information Technology (108 and 5.61%).

The median tuition cost in Sumner County, TN for private four year colleges is $20,796.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 7,324 students enrolled in Sumner County, TN, 36.7% men and 63.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,339 records, of which 62.6% were women and 37.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Information Technology
59 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
710 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Sumner County, TN was Information Technology with 59 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Volunteer State Community College
1,622 degrees awarded
Paul Mitchell the School-Murfreesboro-Nashville
152 degrees awarded
Welch College
110 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Volunteer State Community College with 1,622 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 771 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sumner County, TN, which is 0.669 times less than the 1,153 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 1,396 degrees mean that there were 5.61 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 249 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

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($20,796) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($300) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) 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 Sumner County, TN was $393,100 in 2024, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $364,000 to $393,100, a 7.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Sumner County, TN is 72%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sumner County, TN have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sumner County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sumner County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.358%.

Housing

Property

$393,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,143

$56,545

Median Property Taxes

±$1,804

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 Sumner County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

72%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72% of the housing units in Sumner County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sumner 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.

$90,301

Median Household Income

± $2,629

78.6k

Number of Households

± 2,382

In 2024, the median household income of the 78.6k households in Sumner County, TN grew to $90,301 from the previous year's value of $86,005.

The following chart displays the households in Sumner 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sumner 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 (74%)
Worked At Home (16.2%)
Carpooled (7.65%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in Sumner County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.2%) and those who carpooled to work (7.65%).

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

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sumner County, TN have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.31% of the workforce in Sumner County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sumner County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.358%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

8.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sumner County, TN (17.8k out of 202k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sumner County, TN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

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, 11.9% of the children was living in poverty in Sumner County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.2%.

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 249 in Sumner County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 38.5 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

92.5% of the population of Sumner County, TN has health coverage, with 53.6% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sumner County, TN see 2,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2317 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 867 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,134 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sumner County, TN

Primary care physicians in Sumner County, TN see an average of 2,134 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,134 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.46%

Uninsured

53.6%

Employer Coverage

11.7%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

13.1%

Non-Group

1.41%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sumner County, TN declined by 2.41% from 7.64% to 7.46%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sumner 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 43.1 in Sumner County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sumner 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 38.4% in Sumner County, TN.

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