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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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TN!INCOME=SAINC1(47) / RPP

Tennessee: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in Tennessee.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$69,274#32 of 51 · 90% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$58,582#25 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.9#38 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)79.1#33 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025Tennessee and the United States, current dollars
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025TennesseeUnited States
TennesseeUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$506.7B7,315,076$69,27490%——
2024$479.9B7,251,291$66,18890%$58,58291.9
2023$450.5B7,153,029$62,97590%$57,24292.1
2022$417.0B7,063,325$59,04489%$55,52491.8
2021$402.2B6,966,687$57,72589%$58,58990.6
2020$360.1B6,927,736$51,97788%$55,02390.5
2019$335.6B6,862,615$48,90888%$51,86591.3
2018$316.2B6,806,981$46,45287%$50,87689.6
2017$299.3B6,740,060$44,41087%$47,84193.0
2016$286.6B6,673,101$42,94488%$46,67093.8
2015$277.4B6,613,679$41,94587%$46,51792.8
2014$263.9B6,559,452$40,23587%$44,69692.8
2013$254.5B6,508,290$39,10888%$43,95293.0
2012$252.7B6,463,610$39,08988%$44,31793.4
2011$241.5B6,404,657$37,70688%$43,79092.9
2010$227.7B6,356,388$35,81888%$42,89592.4
2009$217.1B6,306,019$34,43288%$42,83690.5
2008$218.4B6,247,411$34,95486%$42,78491.7
2007$209.7B6,175,727$33,96386%——
2006$200.2B6,088,766$32,87887%——
2005$188.2B5,991,057$31,41088%——
2004$179.9B5,910,809$30,43589%——
2003$169.9B5,847,812$29,05989%——
2002$162.9B5,795,918$28,10288%——
2001$158.1B5,750,789$27,49687%——
2000$154.0B5,703,719$26,99888%——
1999$145.2B5,638,706$25,75690%——
1998$139.8B5,570,045$25,09191%——
1997$127.8B5,499,233$23,23790%——
1996$120.6B5,416,643$22,27490%——
1995$114.3B5,326,936$21,45291%——
1994$106.4B5,231,438$20,34590%——
1993$100.0B5,137,584$19,47290%——
1992$94.0B5,049,742$18,61988%——
1991$86.1B4,966,587$17,33486%——
1990$81.8B4,894,492$16,71085%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods96.2−3.8 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)79.1−20.9 vs US2008–2024
Utilities72.1−27.9 vs US2008–2024
Other services95.1−4.9 vs US2008–2024