County profile
Sumner County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#384 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
56,402
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,875
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
215,538
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$90.3k±$2.6k
Bachelor's degree+
33.6%±1.3%
Poverty rate
8.8%±0.9%
Business applications
2,883 · 2025
Retail establishments
524
24.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Dollar General CorporationConsumer Defensive$42.7B70B2Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.Technology$475.3M61CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care22%
Retail trade21%
Manufacturing19%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction11%
Transportation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
215,538
residents · 2025 · +9.2% since 2020
Income per capita $73.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+15,331
International migration+1,606
Natural change+1,020
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.5B2019
$7.7B2020
$8.8B2021
$10.3B2022
$11.0B2023
$11.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$393.1k±$6.1k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
5.6%±0.7%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$775.1M
3,045 units · 14.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 96Strong wind 94Cold wave 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3822016
4122017
4502018
4802019
4972020
5752021
7072022
7422023
7812024
7952025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 65% since 20211,8422021
1,9682022
1,7462023
1,7782024
3,0452025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
17.6 km
I-65
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
15.1 km
GARROTT BROTHERS INC
Nearest commercial airport
43.1 km
NASHVILLE INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.7k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sumner?
Sumner's economy produced $11.9B in 2024, growing 7.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.