Demographics of Meigs County, Tennessee

Meigs County, Tennessee had 14,186 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,378 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.

Meigs County, in four figures

14,186
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +10.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,378 people.; 45.4 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,375 ±$5,163
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.

Meigs County, Tennessee's population grew 10.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Meigs 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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Meigs County, Tennessee's population grew 10.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Meigs 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	12,808	100.0	100.0
2021	13,030	101.7	100.2
2022	13,268	103.6	100.7
2023	13,695	106.9	101.6
2024	13,990	109.2	102.5
2025	14,186	110.8	103.1

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Population of Meigs 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	12,808	+52	−12	0	+70
2021	13,030	+222	−97	0	+327
2022	13,268	+238	−91	0	+312
2023	13,695	+427	−93	0	+506
2024	13,990	+295	−70	0	+362
2025	14,186	+196	−73	−1	+271

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.4 ±0.6: for men 45.6 ±1.2 and for women 45.2 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Meigs County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	640 ±36	4.8% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,064 ±230	15.5% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	973 ±191	7.3% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,914 ±252	21.8% ±1.9	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,944 ±272	29.6% ±2.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,808 ±297	21.0% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,375 ±$5,163, and income per person $31,614 ±$3,082, 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 Meigs County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,320 ±240	25.2% ±4.4	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	770 ±172	14.7% ±3.2	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,117 ±247	21.3% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	686 ±173	13.1% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	635 ±173	12.1% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	426 ±126	8.1% ±2.4	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	281 ±119	5.4% ±2.3	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 Meigs County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	1,889 ±372	14.3% ±2.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	139 to 451	5.3% to 16.6%	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,089 ±259	15.9% ±3.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	505 ±145	13.7% ±3.8	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Meigs County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meigs County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	6,275 ±22	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.4% ±4.2	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.6% ±4.2	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.0% ±3.8	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.0% ±3.5	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,000 ±$15,928	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$875 ±$44	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	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 Meigs County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12 to 486	0.1% to 3.6%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,901 ±278	89.2% ±2.1	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	115 to 477	0.9% to 3.6%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 118	0% to 0.9%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 131	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	791 ±284	5.9% ±2.1	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 Meigs County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	8,052 ±554	60.3% ±4.2	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,971 ±570	37.3% ±4.3	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 95	0.1% to 0.7%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	269 ±111	2.0% ±0.8	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	90 to 296	0.7% to 2.2%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27 to 125	0.2% to 0.9%	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%.

Meigs County among the counties of Tennessee

81st of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Meigs County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Lewis County	13,487	+7.0%
Trousdale County	12,623	+8.4%
Jackson County	12,466	+7.1%

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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