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Public money

How Tennessee funds state services

The enacted FY2027 all-funds budget, audited statewide tax revenue, and spending by service area. Each section keeps its own period and accounting scope; budget authority, audited results, and local taxes are separate.

Enacted budget plan

$58.3BFY2027

Signed May 22, 2026

FY2027 enacted all-funds budget

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

The Governor's official close-of-session total for the budget enacted in Public Chapter 1142. The $58.3 billion figure is published to the nearest $0.1 billion and includes State appropriations, federal funds, departmental revenue, tuition and fees, bonds, and other sources.

Office of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee: Governor Lee Marks the Close of the 2026 Legislative Session

FY2025 audited actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$24.4B$24,384,245,000

Shares of the $24.384 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Tennessee's primary government. The denominator excludes grants, charges for services, investment earnings, miscellaneous revenue, and taxes collected for local governments.

Sales and use taxes$14.5B · 59.6%

Audited State sales-and-use-tax general revenue. Locally imposed sales taxes are outside this primary-government denominator.

Business taxes$7.9B · 32.4%

The ACFR's combined Business tax line, which includes major State business levies such as franchise and excise taxes.

Fuel taxes$1.3B · 5.3%

Audited State motor-fuel-tax general revenue.

Other taxes$647.0M · 2.7%

The ACFR's combined Other taxes line; the government-wide statement does not split it into individual levies.

FY2027 enacted budget

FY2027 enacted spending plan

$58.3B

The six functional areas in the official FY2027 Budget Document are shown separately, followed by statewide programs outside that functional table and the net change between the recommended and enacted totals. The groups reconcile to the Governor's rounded $58.3 billion enacted headline.

Health and social services$26.6B · 45.6%

The recommended budget's official Health and Social Services functional area, across State, federal, and other funding.

Education$16.1B · 27.6%

The official Education functional area, including K–12 and higher education funding from all sources.

Transportation and economic development$4.5B · 7.7%

The Transportation, Business, and Economic Development functional area in the official budget table.

Law, safety, and correction$3.5B · 6.0%

The official Law, Safety, and Correction functional area.

Debt, capital, facilities, and local distributions$3.4B · 5.8%

Debt service, capital outlay, the facilities revolving fund, and cities-and-counties State-shared taxes that sit outside the functional-area table.

General government$2.5B · 4.3%

The official General Government functional area.

Resources and regulation$1.4B · 2.4%

The official Resources and Regulation functional area.

Net enactment change and rounding$370.6M · 0.6%

The calculated difference between the exact $57.929 billion recommended total and the Governor's rounded $58.3 billion enacted total; it is not an independently reported service category.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

NoneTennessee has no State income tax on earned income. The former Hall tax on interest and dividends was fully repealed beginning January 1, 2021.Tennessee Department of Revenue: Income Tax Withholding — Tennessee

Sales and use tax

7% State + localMost taxable items and services face a 7% State rate. Food and food ingredients generally face a 4% State rate, while local sales-tax rates may be as high as 2.75%.Tennessee Department of Revenue: Sales and Use Tax Rates — Overview

Franchise and excise taxes

0.25% + 6.5%The franchise tax is 0.25% of Tennessee net worth, subject to a minimum, and the excise tax is 6.5% of Tennessee taxable income.Tennessee Department of Revenue: Franchise and Excise Tax Due Dates and Rates

Property tax

Local rates varyCounty commissions set county property-tax rates according to local budgets and tax bases; cities and special school districts may add levies. Residential and farm property is generally assessed at 25% of appraised value.Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury: How to Calculate Your Property Tax Bill

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Audited government-wide activity for Tennessee's primary government. Revenue combines program revenue and general revenue before internal transfers; these accrual-accounting results are not the FY2027 spending authority.

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Division of Accounts: FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $53.3B
Government-wide expenses: $51.0B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the Governor's official enacted $58.3 billion FY2027 headline and the signed appropriations act for enactment status. The spending view begins with the Budget Document's exact recommended total and functional-area table, then explicitly isolates the net enactment-and-rounding difference rather than assigning it to a service. Audited tax-source shares and government-wide results come from the FY2025 ACFR.

The enacted $58.3 billion headline is rounded to the nearest $0.1 billion. The calculated enactment-and-rounding line therefore should not be read as an exact legislative appropriation category.
The functional-area amounts come from the official recommended budget table. Public Chapter 1142 legally controls the enacted appropriations and includes adjustments made after that table was published.
The all-funds budget includes federal funds, departmental revenue, tuition and fees, and bonds as well as State appropriations; it is not a total of State tax dollars alone.
Tennessee property taxes and local-option sales taxes are chiefly local. They are outside the ACFR primary-government tax-source denominator shown here.

Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by July 31, 2027 · Tennessee figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$69,595

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Tennessee households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

3.4%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Tennesseans indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 3.4%
Employed people: 3.3M
Employment since 2015: +14.9%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Tennessee: 3.4%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #29 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	5.5%	2,907,967	100.0
2016	4.7%	2,987,176	102.7
2017	3.7%	3,068,306	105.5
2018	3.5%	3,136,967	107.9
2019	3.3%	3,218,077	110.7
2020	7.4%	3,049,480	104.9
2021	4.5%	3,184,710	109.5
2022	3.4%	3,266,847	112.3
2023	3.3%	3,294,385	113.3
2024	3.4%	3,341,996	114.9

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,189/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Tennessee housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+116.2%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +116.2%
Income growth: +61.0%
Income per person: $69,131

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Tennessee: +116.2%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #2 of 50

Income growth

Tennessee: +61.0%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #14 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	251.61	100.0	$42,938	100.0
2017	267.76	106.4	$44,407	103.4
2018	286.03	113.7	$46,449	108.2
2019	302.98	120.4	$48,903	113.9
2020	322.41	128.1	$51,979	121.1
2021	377.07	149.9	$57,707	134.4
2022	462.90	184.0	$59,097	137.6
2023	494.83	196.7	$63,437	147.7
2024	521.57	207.3	$66,288	154.4
2025	543.87	216.2	$69,131	161.0

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

604.3 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Tennessee's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.6% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.6%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

2,066.4 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Tennessee's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.6% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.6%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

697

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 10.0 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

99.6% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 604.3 per 100k
Property crime: 2066.4 per 100k
Population coverage: 99.6%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Tennessee: 604.3 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #3 of 50

Property-crime rate

Tennessee: 2066.4 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #10 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	618.5 per 100k	2984.7 per 100k	100.0%
2016	641.7 per 100k	2900.2 per 100k	100.0%
2017	655.6 per 100k	2965.4 per 100k	100.0%
2018	632.8 per 100k	2869.6 per 100k	100.0%
2019	605.8 per 100k	2685.9 per 100k	100.0%
2020	682.2 per 100k	2532.9 per 100k	100.0%
2021	676.0 per 100k	2275.9 per 100k	99.6%
2022	639.2 per 100k	2350.2 per 100k	99.7%
2023	646.3 per 100k	2403.2 per 100k	99.7%
2024	604.3 per 100k	2066.4 per 100k	99.6%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Tennessee's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.6% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

11.6%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Tennessee’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

9.7%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 9.7%
Margin of error: ±0.3 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Tennessee: 9.7%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #10 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	12.0%	±0.3 points
2015	10.3%	±0.3 points
2016	9.0%	±0.2 points
2017	9.5%	±0.3 points
2018	10.1%	±0.3 points
2019	10.1%	±0.3 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	10.0%	±0.2 points
2022	9.3%	±0.3 points
2023	9.3%	±0.3 points
2024	9.7%	±0.3 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

73.8 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Tennessee's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Tennessee: 73.8 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #44 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	75.5 years
2019	75.6 years
2020	73.8 years
2021	72.4 years
2022	73.8 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Tennessee population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

90.0%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Tennessee residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

215.1Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 215.1
Grade 4 math: 239.6
Grade 8 reading: 259.0
Grade 8 math: 276.0

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Tennessee: 215.1
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #23 of 50

Grade 4 math

Tennessee: 239.6
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #12 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Tennessee: 259.0
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #20 of 50

Grade 8 math

Tennessee: 276.0
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #19 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	211.9	227.8	258.1	268.2
2005	214.2	231.7	259.1	270.5
2007	215.7	232.8	259.2	274.0
2009	216.7	231.8	260.9	274.8
2011	214.6	232.9	259.2	274.0
2013	219.7	239.8	265.4	277.7
2015	218.6	240.7	264.8	278.2
2017	219.0	236.7	262.0	278.8
2019	219.1	239.7	262.5	280.1
2022	214.0	236.4	257.6	272.0
2024	215.1	239.6	259.0	276.0

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Tennessee. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

$3.85/gal

Midwest regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes, in EIA's Midwest petroleum district. The district includes Tennessee and 14 other states.

Tennessee$3.847/gal

United States$4.071/gal

The Midwest average was 22.4 cents per gallon lower, or about 5.5% below the U.S. average.

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Tennessee and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Tennessee: $3.847/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Midwest average was 22.4 cents per gallon lower, or about 5.5% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The Tennessee-side figure is the Midwest regional average, not a Tennessee statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: Weekly U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.934/gal
Weekly change: −$0.087/gal
One year earlier: $3.088/gal
Change from one year earlier: +$0.759/gal

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for the Midwest region. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from EIA's published prior-week and nearest year-earlier weekly observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Tennessee statewide weekly gasoline-price series; this Midwest regional estimate should not be read as Tennessee's statewide average.
The regional estimate combines Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Tennessee community.
This nominal weekly snapshot does not identify why prices changed or establish the effect of any tax, bill, executive action, or market event.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Tennessee electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

12.42¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas21.6%
Coal22.9%
Nuclear42.3%
Solar1.4%
Hydroelectric11.7%
Wind0.0%
Other0.0%

Residential price: 12.42¢/kWh
Total generation: 76.2 TWh
Largest source: Nuclear · 42.3%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Tennessee: 12.42¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #42 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	75.215 TWh	9.324 TWh	30.586 TWh	24.960 TWh	0.076 TWh	9.581 TWh	0.046 TWh	0.641 TWh	10.30¢/kWh
2016	79.341 TWh	11.319 TWh	31.168 TWh	29.578 TWh	0.079 TWh	6.774 TWh	0.038 TWh	0.386 TWh	10.41¢/kWh
2017	79.046 TWh	10.268 TWh	27.715 TWh	31.818 TWh	0.092 TWh	8.691 TWh	0.043 TWh	0.418 TWh	10.72¢/kWh
2018	81.555 TWh	13.399 TWh	20.967 TWh	36.176 TWh	0.168 TWh	10.293 TWh	0.041 TWh	0.512 TWh	10.71¢/kWh
2019	82.327 TWh	16.955 TWh	18.692 TWh	35.720 TWh	0.326 TWh	10.130 TWh	0.038 TWh	0.465 TWh	10.87¢/kWh
2020	80.566 TWh	15.668 TWh	14.245 TWh	36.688 TWh	0.325 TWh	13.452 TWh	0.039 TWh	0.148 TWh	10.76¢/kWh
2021	79.057 TWh	13.986 TWh	18.260 TWh	35.330 TWh	0.339 TWh	10.871 TWh	0.028 TWh	0.243 TWh	11.07¢/kWh
2022	78.036 TWh	16.521 TWh	15.886 TWh	35.635 TWh	0.677 TWh	9.198 TWh	0.015 TWh	0.104 TWh	12.25¢/kWh
2023	77.791 TWh	15.030 TWh	15.793 TWh	37.937 TWh	0.961 TWh	8.042 TWh	0.016 TWh	0.012 TWh	12.19¢/kWh
2024	76.167 TWh	16.483 TWh	17.435 TWh	32.186 TWh	1.104 TWh	8.911 TWh	0.013 TWh	0.034 TWh	12.42¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Tennessee, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.714/galmonthly average

Monthly retail prices for regular-grade gasoline in EIA's 15-state Midwest petroleum district show the market trend surrounding Tennessee. EIA does not publish a current Tennessee statewide weekly or monthly series.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.714/gal
From prior month: −14.4¢
From one year earlier: +71.0¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Tennessee: $3.714/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #32* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Tennessee statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a 15-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.409/gal
February 2020	$2.309/gal
March 2020	$2.036/gal
April 2020	$1.542/gal
May 2020	$1.748/gal
June 2020	$2.014/gal
July 2020	$2.098/gal
August 2020	$2.072/gal
September 2020	$2.047/gal
October 2020	$2.023/gal
November 2020	$1.957/gal
December 2020	$2.076/gal
January 2021	$2.231/gal
February 2021	$2.409/gal
March 2021	$2.724/gal
April 2021	$2.776/gal
May 2021	$2.882/gal
June 2021	$2.973/gal
July 2021	$3.035/gal
August 2021	$3.034/gal
September 2021	$3.044/gal
October 2021	$3.158/gal
November 2021	$3.211/gal
December 2021	$3.069/gal
January 2022	$3.112/gal
February 2022	$3.357/gal
March 2022	$4.024/gal
April 2022	$3.915/gal
May 2022	$4.260/gal
June 2022	$4.879/gal
July 2022	$4.496/gal
August 2022	$3.809/gal
September 2022	$3.590/gal
October 2022	$3.744/gal
November 2022	$3.587/gal
December 2022	$3.014/gal
January 2023	$3.217/gal
February 2023	$3.231/gal
March 2023	$3.270/gal
April 2023	$3.512/gal
May 2023	$3.454/gal
June 2023	$3.471/gal
July 2023	$3.436/gal
August 2023	$3.701/gal
September 2023	$3.666/gal
October 2023	$3.371/gal
November 2023	$3.138/gal
December 2023	$2.887/gal
January 2024	$2.829/gal
February 2024	$3.044/gal
March 2024	$3.318/gal
April 2024	$3.441/gal
May 2024	$3.430/gal
June 2024	$3.312/gal
July 2024	$3.411/gal
August 2024	$3.338/gal
September 2024	$3.091/gal
October 2024	$3.016/gal
November 2024	$2.888/gal
December 2024	$2.881/gal
January 2025	$2.942/gal
February 2025	$2.956/gal
March 2025	$2.954/gal
April 2025	$3.029/gal
May 2025	$3.013/gal
June 2025	$3.019/gal
July 2025	$3.004/gal
August 2025	$3.028/gal
September 2025	$3.012/gal
October 2025	$2.856/gal
November 2025	$2.876/gal
December 2025	$2.672/gal
January 2026	$2.633/gal
February 2026	$2.674/gal
March 2026	$3.371/gal
April 2026	$3.833/gal
May 2026	$4.389/gal
June 2026	$3.858/gal
July 2026	$3.714/gal
August 2026	$3.893/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's monthly Midwest Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. EIA calculates monthly averages as simple averages of the published weekly retail estimates; prices include taxes.

This is EIA's Midwest petroleum district, not a Tennessee statewide average; it combines Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns, and the weekly fact can differ from the monthly average.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

1,448

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 19.8 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

6.1%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Tennessee residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

7.3Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +3.6K
Domestic migration: +42.4K
International migration: +18K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Tennessee: 7,315,076
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #15 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	6,927,736	—	—	—	—
2021	6,966,687	-9,791	46,401	3,111	-770
2022	7,063,325	-9,392	82,316	20,127	3,587
2023	7,153,029	2,059	60,397	26,129	1,119
2024	7,251,291	3,289	46,496	47,976	501
2025	7,315,076	3,597	42,389	17,990	-191

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

64.0%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Ballots cast in Tennessee's November 2024 election as a share of registered voters reported by county election officials.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 64.0%
Primary election turnoutAugust 1, 2024 state and federal primary: 14.0%

Both percentages use Tennessee's county-submitted ballots-cast and registered-voter totals; the statewide values are rounded to one decimal place.

The August ballot also included state and county general-election contests, so it is not a primary-only event in every locality.
Turnout does not by itself measure election access, administration quality, confidence, or the effect of a specific rule.

Tennessee Secretary of State: Election Statistics — August 1, 2024 turnout Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

The Tennessee Secretary of State aggregates county-submitted registered-voter and ballots-cast totals; the statewide report gives 64.0% for November and the corresponding August report gives 14.0%.

Keep in mind

Registration records and ballots are administrative totals submitted by counties, and the published statewide percentages are rounded.
Turnout is not a measure of every eligible resident or of election accuracy.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Tennessee is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy without mixing unlike reporting periods. The gasoline view is a Midwest regional proxy because EIA does not publish a current Tennessee statewide series. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Tennessee

FY2027 enacted all-funds budget

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Source calculation

How it was measured

Tennessee and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Beneficiaries by grouped benefit type

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured