For FINAL FY 2025, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Tennessee. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Tennessee is 1,497,205, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Tennessee is 748,603.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Tennessee are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 748,603. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $676 | Clay County | 7,590 | 7,590 |
| $689 | Van Buren County | 6,180 | 13,770 |
| $722 | Hancock County | 6,725 | 20,495 |
| $727 | Lake County | 6,900 | 27,395 |
| $749 | McNairy County | 25,895 | 53,290 |
| $757 | Decatur County | 11,485 | 64,775 |
| $761 | Scott County | 21,915 | 86,690 |
| $772 | Overton County | 22,575 | 109,265 |
| $792 | Johnson County | 17,980 | 127,245 |
| $793 | Fentress County | 18,640 | 145,885 |
| $797 | Wayne County | 16,325 | 162,210 |
| $798 | Lewis County | 12,635 | 174,845 |
| $808 | Lauderdale County | 25,170 | 200,015 |
| $818 | Monroe County | 46,490 | 246,505 |
| $820 | Benton County, Houston County | 24,190 | 270,695 |
| $827 | Claiborne County, Jackson County | 43,820 | 314,515 |
| $834 | Grundy County | 13,550 | 328,065 |
| $837 | Carroll County | 28,380 | 356,445 |
| $841 | Haywood County | 17,805 | 374,250 |
| $845 | Hardin County | 26,825 | 401,075 |
| $850 | Greene County | 70,400 | 471,475 |
| $854 | Obion County | 30,670 | 502,145 |
| $868 | Rhea County | 33,030 | 535,175 |
| $871 | Dyer County, Hardeman County | 62,340 | 597,515 |
| $873 | Bledsoe County | 14,815 | 612,330 |
| $880 | Lincoln County | 35,365 | 647,695 |
| $884 | Weakley County | 32,945 | 680,640 |
| $890 | Meigs County | 12,840 | 693,480 |
| $898 | Cocke County | 36,185 | 729,665 |
| $899 | Humphreys County | 19,030 | 748,695 |
| $903 | Cumberland County, Henderson County | 89,395 | 838,090 |
| $907 | Perry County | 8,430 | 846,520 |
| $911 | Hickman County | 24,995 | 871,515 |
| $920 | Moore County | 6,560 | 878,075 |
| $929 | Lawrence County | 44,375 | 922,450 |
| $934 | Pickett County, Warren County | 46,205 | 968,655 |
| $937 | DeKalb County, Henry County | 52,515 | 1,021,170 |
| $946 | McMinn County | 53,530 | 1,074,700 |
| $948 | Franklin County | 42,980 | 1,117,680 |
| $967 | Giles County | 30,315 | 1,147,995 |
| $987 | Coffee County | 58,080 | 1,206,075 |
| $1,003 | White County | 27,420 | 1,233,495 |
| $1,013 | Bedford County | 50,535 | 1,284,030 |
| $1,027 | Putnam County | 80,155 | 1,364,185 |
| $1,038 | Marshall County | 34,565 | 1,398,750 |
| $1,149 | Sevier County | 98,455 | 1,497,205 |
The Tennessee State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $899. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $933, the Tennessee State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $899.
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