Demographics of Hardin County, Tennessee

Hardin County, Tennessee had 27,983 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,035 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.

Hardin County, in four figures

27,983
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,035 people.; 45.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,956 ±$3,579
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.

Hardin County, Tennessee's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hardin 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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Hardin County, Tennessee's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hardin 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	26,948	100.0	100.0
2021	26,977	100.1	100.2
2022	27,215	101.0	100.7
2023	27,433	101.8	101.6
2024	27,672	102.7	102.5
2025	27,983	103.8	103.1

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Population of Hardin 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	26,948	−20	−61	0	+40
2021	26,977	+29	−248	−1	+266
2022	27,215	+238	−235	−3	+462
2023	27,433	+218	−153	0	+364
2024	27,672	+239	−97	−1	+335
2025	27,983	+311	−83	−4	+403

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.1 ±0.5: for men 43.6 ±0.8 and for women 45.9 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hardin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,232 ±64	4.5% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,255 ±302	15.6% ±1.1	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,089 ±343	7.7% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,010 ±341	22.1% ±1.3	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,268 ±403	26.7% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,395 ±440	23.5% ±1.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,956 ±$3,579, and income per person $28,881 ±$1,796, 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 Hardin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	2,827 ±434	25.7% ±3.9	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,682 ±382	24.4% ±3.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,948 ±316	17.7% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,156 ±242	10.5% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,431 ±331	13.0% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	560 ±170	5.1% ±1.5	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	397 ±115	3.6% ±1.0	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Hardin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	5,773 ±791	21.5% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,414 ±304	26.1% ±5.1	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,806 ±410	21.1% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,553 ±329	19.2% ±3.9	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hardin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hardin County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	15,161 ±26	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.6% ±2.1	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.4% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.0% ±2.2	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.0% ±3.4	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,400 ±$9,407	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$775 ±$22	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Hardin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	678 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,745 ±125	90.8% ±0.5	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	935 ±149	3.4% ±0.5	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	818 ±218	3.0% ±0.8	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 Hardin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	17,647 ±762	64.8% ±2.8	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,240 ±767	33.9% ±2.8	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 253	0.1% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	59 to 383	0.2% to 1.4%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 71	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	24 to 342	0.1% to 1.3%	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%.

Hardin County among the counties of Tennessee

55th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Hardin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Obion County	30,067	−2.3%
Marion County	29,804	+3.2%
White County	29,612	+7.9%
Carroll County	29,200	+2.7%
Henderson County	28,518	+2.5%
Hardin County	27,983	+3.8%
Macon County	27,663	+9.5%
McNairy County	26,236	+1.4%
Hickman County	26,219	+5.0%
Grainger County	25,739	+9.2%
Hardeman County	25,274	−0.6%

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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