Demographics of Perry County, Tennessee

Perry County, Tennessee had 9,126 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +743 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.

Perry County, in four figures

9,126
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.9%
Change since July 2020: +743 people.; 43.3 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,972 ±$10,067
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.

Perry County, Tennessee's population grew 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perry 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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Perry County, Tennessee's population grew 8.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry 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	8,383	100.0	100.0
2021	8,496	101.3	100.2
2022	8,692	103.7	100.7
2023	8,927	106.5	101.6
2024	8,986	107.2	102.5
2025	9,126	108.9	103.1

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Population of Perry 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	8,383	−1	−5	0	+1
2021	8,496	+113	−26	0	+143
2022	8,692	+196	−55	+7	+230
2023	8,927	+235	+3	+3	+225
2024	8,986	+59	−8	+1	+67
2025	9,126	+140	−5	−2	+147

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±1.6: for men 43.1 ±3.1 and for women 44.2 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	509 ±34	5.9% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,434 ±237	16.5% ±2.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	529 ±182	6.1% ±2.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,088 ±228	24.0% ±2.6	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,230 ±227	25.6% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,907 ±227	21.9% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,972 ±$10,067, and income per person $29,109 ±$2,085, 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 Perry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	759 ±197	21.0% ±5.2	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	916 ±207	25.4% ±5.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	538 ±163	14.9% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	478 ±175	13.2% ±4.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	661 ±172	18.3% ±4.6	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	58 to 228	1.6% to 6.3%	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	50 to 180	1.4% to 5.0%	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 Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	1,540 ±459	18.1% ±5.4	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	617 ±200	32.1% ±8.9	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	614 ±212	15.3% ±5.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	309 ±113	12.0% ±4.2	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	4,866 ±17	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.2% ±5.4	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	25.8% ±5.6	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.8% ±5.5	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.2% ±5.7	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$126,900 ±$19,192	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$758 ±$65	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±5	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 Perry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	23 to 217	0.3% to 2.5%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,742 ±155	89.0% ±1.8	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5 to 43	0.1% to 0.5%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.6%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 211	< 0.1% to 2.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	668 ±212	7.7% ±2.4	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 Perry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	5,706 ±480	65.6% ±5.5	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,797 ±442	32.2% ±5.1	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 26	0% to 0.3%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	71 to 299	0.8% to 3.4%	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23 to 177	0.3% to 2.0%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 165	0.1% to 1.9%	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%.

Perry County among the counties of Tennessee

88th of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Crockett County	14,006	+0.7%
Lewis County	13,487	+7.0%
Trousdale County	12,623	+8.4%
Jackson County	12,466	+7.1%
Decatur County	11,820	+3.4%
Perry County	9,126	+8.9%
Houston County	8,479	+2.2%
Clay County	7,821	+3.1%
Hancock County	7,075	+6.7%
Moore County	6,920	+6.9%
Van Buren County	6,874	+11.3%

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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