Tennessee Senior Housing & Health Data

Tennessee has 736 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 35,187 elderly units, of which 564 are rural and 637 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 736
  • Total elderly units: 35,187
  • HUD Section 202: 99 properties (10,389 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 330 properties (11,648 units)
  • Rural properties: 564 across 89 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 637 (29,032 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 1,172,740; est. living alone: 444,475
  • Average RHTP risk score: 44.6

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Tennessee?

Tennessee has 736 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 35,187 elderly units.

How many seniors in Tennessee live alone?

An estimated 444,475 adults age 65+ in Tennessee live alone, out of a 65+ population of 1,172,740 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Tennessee counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Tennessee data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-10-04. Markdown version: /data/state/TN.md