Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Alabama, you would:
Economy
make 22.2% more money
Alabama has a GDP per capita of $49,225 as of 2024, while in Tennessee, the GDP per capita is $60,177 as of 2024.
be 12.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Alabama, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Tennessee, however, that number is 12.9% as of 2023.
be 47.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Alabama, 2.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Tennessee, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.
Safety
be 54.0% more likely to be a victim of violent crime
Alabama has a violent crime rate of 397 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tennessee, that number is 612 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 37.7% more likely to be a victim of property crime
Alabama has a property crime rate of 1,671 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Tennessee, that number is 2,301 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 31.6% more for a home
The median home value in Alabama is $195,100 as of 2023, compared to $256,800 in Tennessee as of 2023.
pay 16.5% more in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Alabama is $963 as of 2023, while in Tennessee, it is $1,122 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
be 54.5% more likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Alabama, 2.2% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Tennessee, that number is 3.4% as of 2023.
be 24.3% less likely to be food insecure
In Alabama, 14.4% of the population is food insecure as of 2021. In Tennessee, that number is 10.9% as of 2021.
be 14.7% more likely to smoke
In Alabama, 17.0% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Tennessee, that number is 19.5% as of 2022.
live in an area that is 72.2% more densely populated
Alabama has a population density of 38.9 people per sq km as of 2023. In Tennessee, that number is 67.0 people per sq km as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Feeding America, OECD Regional Demography, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES), Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting.
