Hardin County, TN

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2024 Population

27,249

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

0.661% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

21.5%

3.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,956

1.64% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$160,400

4.16% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,071

4.15% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hardin 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 Hardin County, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hardin County, TN are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump (213 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Hardin County, TN was $160,400, and the homeownership rate was 78%.

Most people in Hardin County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hardin County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Hardin County, TN borders Lauderdale County, AL, Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Henderson County, TN, McNairy County, TN, and Wayne County, TN.

United States Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Hardin County, TN is home to a population of 27.2k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.811% of Hardin County, TN residents were born outside of the country (221 people).

In 2024, there were 26.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.7k people) in Hardin County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 935 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 658 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

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hardin County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.7k ± 125
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
935 ± 149
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
658 ± 164

2.49%

Hispanic Population

678 people

2.49% of the people in Hardin County, TN are hispanic (678 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hardin 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

0.811%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

221 people

1.11%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

298 people

As of 2024, 0.811% of Hardin County, TN residents (221 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 Hardin County, TN was 1.11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
520 ± 141
Gulf War (2001-)
271 ± 123
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 59

Hardin County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.92 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Hardin County, TN employs 11.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hardin County, TN were Manufacturing (2,164 people), Retail Trade (1,857 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,539 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($53,226), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,742), and Construction ($49,727).

Employment

Occupations

11.1k

2024 Value

± 838

4.15%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hardin County, TN grew at a rate of 4.15%, from 10.6k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hardin County, TN, are Production Occupations (1,433 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,100 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,000 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hardin 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

11.1k

2024 Value

± 838

4.15%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hardin County, TN grew at a rate of 4.15%, from 10.6k employees to 11.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hardin County, TN, are Manufacturing (2,164 people), Retail Trade (1,857 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,539 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hardin County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Hardin County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,763

Median earning men ± $3,802

$30,841

Median earning women ± $2,399

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,034), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,658), Public Administration ($39,583), and Construction ($35,893).

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

48
Retail Trade
39
Other Services (except Public Administration)
33
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

$140k
Manufacturing
$48.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$44.5k
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 Hardin 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 Hardin County, TN awarded 213 degrees. The student population of Hardin County, TN in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 940 male students and 472 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hardin County, TN are White (187 and 87.8%), Hispanic or Latino (10 and 4.69%), Unknown (7 and 3.29%), and Black or African American (7 and 3.29%).

The largest universities in Hardin County, TN by number of degrees awarded are Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump (213 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hardin County, TN are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (46 and 21.6%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (38 and 17.8%), and Welding Technology (31 and 14.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,412 students enrolled in Hardin County, TN, 66.6% men and 33.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,105 records, of which 32.5% were women and 67.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
38 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
31 degrees awarded
Health Information & Medical Records Technology
20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Hardin County, TN was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 38 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

213 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump with 213 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 143 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hardin County, TN, which is 2.04 times more than the 70 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 187 degrees mean that there were 18.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 10 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 Hardin County, TN was $160,400 in 2024, which is 0.482 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $154,000 to $160,400, a 4.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Hardin County, TN is 78%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hardin County, TN have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hardin County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hardin County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2%.

Housing

Property

$160,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,407

$8,580

Median Property Taxes

±$616

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

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

Rent vs Own

78%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78% of the housing units in Hardin County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hardin 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.

$49,956

Median Household Income

± $3,579

11k

Number of Households

± 802

In 2024, the median household income of the 11k households in Hardin County, TN grew to $49,956 from the previous year's value of $49,149.

The following chart displays the households in Hardin 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 Hardin 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 (83.8%)
Worked At Home (7.35%)
Carpooled (7.15%)

In 2024, 83.8% of workers in Hardin County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.35%) and those who carpooled to work (7.15%).

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

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hardin County, TN have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.63% of the workforce in Hardin County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hardin County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

21.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hardin County, TN (5.77k out of 26.8k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hardin 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, 24.2% of the children was living in poverty in Hardin County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.6%.

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 521 in Hardin County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 8.77 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

85.8% of the population of Hardin County, TN has health coverage, with 29.1% on employee plans, 25.9% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.74% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hardin County, TN see 1,793 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,793 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3868 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 878 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,793 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hardin County, TN

Primary care physicians in Hardin County, TN see an average of 1,793 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,793 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14.2%

Uninsured

29.1%

Employer Coverage

25.9%

Medicaid

17.5%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

1.74%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hardin County, TN grew by 7.21% from 13.2% to 14.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hardin 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 103 in Hardin County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hardin 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 37.5% in Hardin County, TN.

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