Demographics of Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Bledsoe County, Tennessee had 15,920 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +975 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bledsoe County, in four figures

15,920
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.5%
Change since July 2020: +975 people.; 45.5 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,720 ±$6,369
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bledsoe County, Tennessee's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bledsoe County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bledsoe County, Tennessee's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bledsoe County, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,945	100.0	100.0
2021	14,837	99.3	100.2
2022	14,755	98.7	100.7
2023	14,996	100.3	101.6
2024	15,573	104.2	102.5
2025	15,920	106.5	103.1

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Population of Bledsoe County, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,945	+38	−2	0	+40
2021	14,837	−108	−57	+11	−55
2022	14,755	−82	−63	+11	−35
2023	14,996	+241	−36	+11	+261
2024	15,573	+577	−57	+11	+612
2025	15,920	+347	−57	+1	+403

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±0.7: for men 44.0 ±1.7 and for women 48.5 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bledsoe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	630 ±116	4.2% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,666 ±190	11.1% ±1.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	862 ±161	5.7% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,239 ±424	28.2% ±2.8	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,503 ±293	30.0% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,132 ±312	20.8% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,720 ±$6,369, and income per person $25,573 ±$1,905, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bledsoe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,219 ±262	25.1% ±5.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,044 ±213	21.5% ±4.3	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,034 ±231	21.3% ±4.7	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	506 ±159	10.4% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	612 ±178	12.6% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	135 to 443	2.8% to 9.1%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	154 ±75	3.2% ±1.5	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bledsoe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,868 ±510	20.7% ±3.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	726 ±206	32.0% ±8.1	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,604 ±326	22.0% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	538 ±175	12.6% ±4.0	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bledsoe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bledsoe County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	5,912 ±31	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.2% ±2.5	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.8% ±2.5	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.5% ±4.0	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.5% ±4.2	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$189,400 ±$21,598	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$830 ±$53	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bledsoe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	525 ±0	3.5% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,010 ±124	86.5% ±0.8	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	910 ±233	6.1% ±1.6	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.4%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 93	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	243 to 771	1.6% to 5.1%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bledsoe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	9,874 ±537	65.7% ±3.6	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,718 ±546	31.4% ±3.6	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	39 to 185	0.3% to 1.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	328 ±85	2.2% ±0.6	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	78 to 248	0.5% to 1.6%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	54 to 276	0.4% to 1.8%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bledsoe County among the counties of Tennessee

78th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Bledsoe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sequatchie County	17,861	+12.7%
Unicoi County	17,856	−0.1%
Haywood County	17,042	−4.4%
Wayne County	16,416	+1.2%
Benton County	16,183	+2.1%
Bledsoe County	15,920	+6.5%
Cannon County	15,296	+5.0%
Stewart County	14,439	+5.3%
Meigs County	14,186	+10.8%
Grundy County	14,116	+4.2%
Crockett County	14,006	+0.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026