This brief focuses on housing in Tennessee—providing an overview of the state’s housing landscape and six key insights.

In FY 2019, Tennessee distributed $1.1 billion in federal funds to school districts across the state — or about 11% of total district revenues that year. Each of Tennessee’s 142 school districts ...

Governments often subsidize sports venues in an effort to attract or retain professional teams and large events – which they expect to generate other benefits. Pro sports stadiums rarely create enough ...

Basic needs in Tennessee cost significantly more than federal poverty thresholds. Incomes and the costs of some basic needs in Tennessee have increased faster than inflation since 2019. Rates of ...

State and local zoning and building policies affect nearly every aspect of housing development and can affect the supply and cost of homes available to meet Tennessee’s growing demand. State law gives ...

After accounting for inflation, Tennesseans’ 2023 median household income remained relatively unchanged, while the poverty rate grew. Compared to white Tennesseans, the difference in poverty rates ...

Tennessee’s 95 counties continued to experience significant differences in income levels, poverty rates, educational attainment, and health insurance status in 2019-2023. On average, Middle ...

The federal government has increasingly shaped public education through funding to support higher-cost students. Tennessee typically receives about $1.1 billion annually in federal K-12 funding for ...

Between 2021 and 2022, Tennessee’s uninsured rate declined overall and across most demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Men, Hispanics, younger adults, the unemployed, and people with less ...

1 The percentage of individuals of all ages who did not have health insurance. 2 The percentage of individuals of all ages who are employed who did not have health insurance. 3 The percentage of ...

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data in September 2025 on income, poverty, education, housing status, and health insurance coverage from 2024. (1) These metrics paint a picture of the social and ...

TISA is unlikely to grow the statewide total for mandatory local spending over the next decade and – compared to the BEP – could require fewer district-level increases. Due to existing maintenance of ...