Demographics of Humphreys County, Tennessee

Humphreys County, Tennessee had 19,646 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +648 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.

Humphreys County, in four figures

19,646
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +648 people.; 43.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,616 ±$6,764
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.

Humphreys County, Tennessee's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Humphreys 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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Humphreys County, Tennessee's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Humphreys 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	18,998	100.0	100.0
2021	19,179	101.0	100.2
2022	19,039	100.2	100.7
2023	19,286	101.5	101.6
2024	19,542	102.9	102.5
2025	19,646	103.4	103.1

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Population of Humphreys 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	18,998	+9	−11	0	+14
2021	19,179	+181	−122	+1	+305
2022	19,039	−140	−151	+5	+11
2023	19,286	+247	−75	+6	+309
2024	19,542	+256	−76	+14	+318
2025	19,646	+104	−86	−6	+197

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±0.8: for men 42.9 ±0.7 and for women 45.0 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Humphreys County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,053 ±136	5.5% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,009 ±278	15.7% ±1.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,454 ±253	7.6% ±1.3	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,430 ±286	23.1% ±1.5	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,278 ±341	27.5% ±1.8	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,990 ±394	20.8% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,616 ±$6,764, and income per person $31,596 ±$2,204, 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 Humphreys County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,324 ±291	18.3% ±3.9	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,703 ±351	23.5% ±4.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,116 ±248	15.4% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,145 ±235	15.8% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,110 ±237	15.3% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	474 ±155	6.5% ±2.1	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	369 ±139	5.1% ±1.9	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 Humphreys County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,771 ±607	14.8% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	791 ±234	21.2% ±5.9	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,425 ±392	14.6% ±3.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	555 ±186	10.5% ±3.4	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Humphreys County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Humphreys County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	8,892 ±30	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.4% ±3.4	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.6% ±3.5	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.3% ±3.0	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.7% ±4.2	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,400 ±$11,141	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$110	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Humphreys County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	561 ±0	2.9% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,232 ±159	89.7% ±0.8	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	170 to 504	0.9% to 2.6%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7 to 107	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	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	52 to 360	0.3% to 1.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	812 ±184	4.2% ±1.0	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 Humphreys County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	13,274 ±635	69.1% ±3.3	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,484 ±624	28.5% ±3.2	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 190	0.2% to 1.0%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	337 ±133	1.8% ±0.7	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	44 to 208	0.2% to 1.1%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	98 to 324	0.5% to 1.7%	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%.

Humphreys County among the counties of Tennessee

69th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Humphreys County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Morgan County	22,160	+5.3%
DeKalb County	21,873	+8.4%
Union County	21,450	+8.1%
Smith County	20,981	+5.1%
Fentress County	20,322	+9.7%
Humphreys County	19,646	+3.4%
Johnson County	18,718	+4.1%
Polk County	18,592	+5.9%
Chester County	17,994	+3.5%
Sequatchie County	17,861	+12.7%
Unicoi County	17,856	−0.1%

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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