Demographics of Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Sequatchie County, Tennessee had 17,861 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,013 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.

Sequatchie County, in four figures

17,861
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +12.7%
Change since July 2020: +2,013 people.; 44.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,750 ±$6,266
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.

Sequatchie County, Tennessee's population grew 12.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sequatchie 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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Sequatchie County, Tennessee's population grew 12.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sequatchie 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	15,848	100.0	100.0
2021	16,447	103.8	100.2
2022	16,917	106.7	100.7
2023	17,168	108.3	101.6
2024	17,609	111.1	102.5
2025	17,861	112.7	103.1

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Population of Sequatchie 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	15,848	+22	−13	0	+35
2021	16,447	+599	−24	+13	+645
2022	16,917	+470	−56	+50	+450
2023	17,168	+251	−5	+46	+206
2024	17,609	+441	−31	+89	+379
2025	17,861	+252	−36	+56	+233

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.9 ±0.6: for men 44.0 ±1.7 and for women 46.4 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sequatchie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	921 ±79	5.5% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,425 ±265	14.4% ±1.6	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,266 ±250	7.5% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,828 ±288	22.8% ±1.7	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,707 ±314	28.0% ±1.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,662 ±358	21.8% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,750 ±$6,266, and income per person $28,059 ±$2,399, 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 Sequatchie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,556 ±335	25.1% ±5.3	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,092 ±240	17.6% ±3.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,403 ±248	22.7% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	728 ±190	11.8% ±3.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	837 ±210	13.5% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	253 ±111	4.1% ±1.8	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	325 ±108	5.2% ±1.7	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 Sequatchie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	3,636 ±634	21.9% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	956 ±280	28.6% ±7.5	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,022 ±393	24.2% ±4.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	658 ±219	13.5% ±4.4	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sequatchie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sequatchie County	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	6,992 ±29	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±3.0	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±3.1	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.0% ±3.2	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.0% ±3.7	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$232,600 ±$18,366	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$818 ±$62	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±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 Sequatchie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	831 ±0	4.9% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,150 ±171	90.1% ±1.0	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20 to 130	0.1% to 0.8%	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 244	0.2% to 1.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 94	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	535 ±219	3.2% ±1.3	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 Sequatchie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	11,233 ±564	66.8% ±3.4	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,092 ±573	30.3% ±3.4	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 59	0% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	457 ±157	2.7% ±0.9	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 154	0.1% to 0.9%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	368 ±166	2.2% ±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%.

Sequatchie County among the counties of Tennessee

73rd of 95 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Counties of Tennessee near Sequatchie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Haywood County	17,042	−4.4%
Wayne County	16,416	+1.2%
Benton County	16,183	+2.1%
Bledsoe County	15,920	+6.5%

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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