Demographics of Morgan County, Tennessee

Morgan County, Tennessee had 22,160 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,109 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.

Morgan County, in four figures

22,160
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,109 people.; 42.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,954 ±$4,555
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.

Morgan County, Tennessee's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Morgan 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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Morgan County, Tennessee's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Morgan 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	21,051	100.0	100.0
2021	21,137	100.4	100.2
2022	21,184	100.6	100.7
2023	21,542	102.3	101.6
2024	22,075	104.9	102.5
2025	22,160	105.3	103.1

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Population of Morgan 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	21,051	+14	−24	0	+34
2021	21,137	+86	−115	+1	+181
2022	21,184	+47	−178	0	+233
2023	21,542	+358	−123	+1	+478
2024	22,075	+533	−103	+3	+625
2025	22,160	+85	−103	−4	+191

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.8: for men 40.3 ±1.0 and for women 44.7 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Morgan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	972 ±31	4.6% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,059 ±268	14.3% ±1.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,629 ±254	7.6% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,670 ±297	26.5% ±1.4	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,013 ±318	28.1% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,018 ±375	18.8% ±1.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,954 ±$4,555, and income per person $32,330 ±$4,706, 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 Morgan County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,485 ±277	20.7% ±3.8	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,220 ±271	17.0% ±3.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,363 ±248	19.0% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,260 ±228	17.5% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,064 ±246	14.8% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	480 ±179	6.7% ±2.5	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	316 ±143	4.4% ±2.0	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 Morgan County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,894 ±594	15.1% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	772 ±208	20.3% ±5.1	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,346 ±367	13.3% ±3.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	776 ±159	14.9% ±2.9	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Morgan County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Morgan County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	8,566 ±34	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±3.1	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±3.0	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.9% ±3.8	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.1% ±3.5	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$166,300 ±$11,785	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$770 ±$105	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Morgan County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	416 ±0	1.9% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,517 ±142	91.4% ±0.7	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	903 ±144	4.2% ±0.7	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	482 ±198	2.3% ±0.9	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 Morgan County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	15,486 ±514	72.5% ±2.4	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,636 ±534	26.4% ±2.5	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	213 ±97	1.0% ±0.5	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 130	0.1% to 0.6%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	62 to 210	0.3% to 1.0%	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%.

Morgan County among the counties of Tennessee

64th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Morgan County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Grainger County	25,739	+9.2%
Hardeman County	25,274	−0.6%
Lauderdale County	24,617	−2.0%
Overton County	23,787	+5.3%
Scott County	22,671	+3.6%
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%

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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