All Counties in Tennessee — Eviction Risk 2026

Tennessee has 95 counties in our eviction-risk database, covering 511 cities and roughly 6,147,960 residents. The statewide average landlord risk score is 1.9/10 (Very Low), but scores vary sharply by county — urban counties with strong tenant-protection ordinances or high rent burdens routinely score several points above rural counties.

The highest-risk counties are Montgomery County, Shelby County, Maury County — these jurisdictions combine elevated rent burdens, higher tenant protections, or greater political lean toward renter-friendly policy. The most landlord-neutral counties include Pickett County, Morgan County, Fentress County.

County-level risk is a weighted aggregate of all cities within that county. Click any county card above to see every city ranked, a zoomed heatmap, and a detailed breakdown of rent burden, renter share, poverty rate, and political margin. For state-level statutes that apply regardless of county, see the Tennessee state overview.