Fayette County, TN

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    2024 Population
    43,267
    US Senator
    Marsha Blackburn
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Bill Hagerty
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    47.4
    0.424% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    10.3%
    5.09% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $88,456
    4.36% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    20,602
    3.78% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Fayette 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.

    Most people in Fayette County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Fayette County, TN was N/A per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    In 2024, there were 2.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Fayette County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fayette County, TN
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      28.4k ± 213
    2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
      10.8k ± 317
    3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      1.6k ± 326
    3.8%
    Hispanic Population
    1.65k people

    In 2024, there were 2.62 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.4k people) in Fayette County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.6k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    3.8% of the people in Fayette County, TN are hispanic (1.65k people).

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

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      95,077 ± 7,519 people
    2. Guatemala
      31,959 ± 4,379 people
    3. Honduras
      26,792 ± 4,011 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    3.02%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    1.31k people
    2.72%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    1.16k people

    As of 2024, 3.02% of Fayette County, TN residents (1.31k 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 Fayette County, TN was 2.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      1,236 ± 228
    2. Gulf War (1990s)
      633 ± 183
    3. Gulf War (2001-)
      607 ± 183

    Fayette County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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    Health

    92.6% of the population of Fayette County, TN has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 12.8% on Medicaid, 16.4% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Fayette County, TN see 3,295 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,295 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3116 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3155 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    3,295 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fayette County, TN

    Primary care physicians in Fayette County, TN see an average of 3,295 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,295 patients).

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

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    Location of Health Services Facilities

    Health Service Type
    Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Households
    1. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4001

    2. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002

    3. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003

    4. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004

    5. Health Practice Name

      12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

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    Uninsured People

    7.44%
    Uninsured
    47.2%
    Employer Coverage
    12.8%
    Medicaid
    16.4%
    Medicare
    14.9%
    Non-Group
    1.14%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fayette County, TN declined by 6.32% from 7.95% to 7.44%.

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

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

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    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 6.17 in Fayette County, TN.

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    Health Behaviors

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    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 36.8% in Fayette County, TN.

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    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 9.86% in Fayette County, TN.

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    Economy

    The economy of Fayette County, TN employs 20.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fayette County, TN were Manufacturing (2,675 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,640 people), and Retail Trade (2,394 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($99,939), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,612), and Finance & Insurance ($69,408).

    Employment

    Occupations

    20.6k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,012
    3.78%
    1 Year growth
    ± 6.65%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayette County, TN grew at a rate of 3.78%, from 19.9k employees to 20.6k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fayette County, TN, are Management Occupations (2,511 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,403 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fayette County, TN.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    20.6k
    2024 Value
    ± 1,012
    3.78%
    1 Year growth
    ± 6.65%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fayette County, TN grew at a rate of 3.78%, from 19.9k employees to 20.6k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fayette County, TN, are Manufacturing (2,675 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,640 people), and Retail Trade (2,394 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fayette County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Fayette County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $57,489
    Median earning men ± $3,455
    $42,459
    Median earning women ± $2,237

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,696), Information ($86,047), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,714).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($116,118), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,082), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,292).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    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.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 58
      Retail Trade
    2. 58
      Construction
    3. 55
      Other Services (except Public Administration)

    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.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $107k
      Manufacturing
    2. $77k
      Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
    3. $66.7k
      Management of Companies and Enterprises

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    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

    Voting results are not available for Fayette County, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
      Democratic Party
    3. 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.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Tennessee

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    Marsha Blackburn
    Senator from Tennessee1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2019
    Bill Hagerty
    Senator from Tennessee2
    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.

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    Housing & Living

    People in Fayette County, TN have an average commute time of 34.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fayette County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

    In 2025, 9.76% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.94%.

    Housing

    Rent vs Own

    81.4%
    Homeownership
    2024
    69%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 81.4% of the housing units in Fayette County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.7%.

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

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $88,456
    Median Household Income
    ± $5,012
    17.2k
    Number of Households
    ± 878

    In 2024, the median household income of the 17.2k households in Fayette County, TN grew to $88,456 from the previous year's value of $84,764.

    The following chart displays the households in Fayette 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 $100k - $125k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Fayette County, TN is from Tennessee.
    0.457
    2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee
    0.459
    2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

    In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (77.5%)
    2. Worked At Home (12%)
    3. Carpooled (7.99%)

    In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Fayette County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (7.99%).

    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.

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    Commute Time

    34.1 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Fayette County, TN have a longer commute time (34.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.76% of the workforce in Fayette County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 9.76% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.94%.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fayette County, TN (4.4k out of 42.8k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fayette 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.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 258 in Fayette County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 231% per 100,000 population.

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