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Data

Official numbers on Memphis and Shelby County, compared with Tennessee and the U.S. where possible. Charts update nightly from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) and City of Memphis open data, and each one links to its source.

Data checked 2026-10-28. Inflation-adjusted figures are in September 2026 dollars.

Economy and jobs

Unemployment rate

  • Memphis metro: 4.3% (Aug 2026)
  • Tennessee: 3.4% (Sep 2026)
  • United States: 4.2% (Sep 2026)

Seasonally adjusted. The Memphis metro covers nine counties in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. Source: MPHUR, TNUR, UNRATE (FRED).

Jobs compared with before the pandemic

  • Memphis metro: 100.0 (Sep 2026)
  • Tennessee: 107.4 (Sep 2026)
  • United States: 104.4 (Sep 2026)

Total nonfarm jobs, seasonally adjusted. February 2020 = 100. Source: MPHNA, TNNA, PAYEMS (FRED).

Jobs in major Memphis industries

  • Transportation, warehousing and utilities: 94.2 thousand (Sep 2026)
  • Leisure and hospitality: 62.2 thousand (Sep 2026)
  • Manufacturing: 38.3 thousand (Sep 2026)

Memphis metro, thousands of jobs, seasonally adjusted. Source: SMU47328204300000001SA, MPHLEIH, MPHMFG (FRED).

Average hourly pay, adjusted for inflation

  • Memphis metro, private sector: $33.13 (Sep 2026)

In today's dollars, using the consumer price index (CPIAUCSL). Not seasonally adjusted. Source: SMU47328200500000003, adjusted with CPIAUCSL (FRED).

Shelby County economic output

  • Shelby County real GDP: $68.0 billion (2024)

Billions of 2017 dollars (chained). Source: REALGDPALL47157 (FRED).

Housing

Home prices

  • Memphis metro: 226.8 (Q2 2026)
  • Tennessee: 331.6 (Q2 2026)
  • United States: 313.1 (Q2 2026)

FHFA all-transactions house price index, 2000 = 100. Not adjusted for inflation. Source: ATNHPIUS32820Q, TNSTHPI, USSTHPI (FRED).

New homes permitted each month

  • Memphis metro: 1,060 (Sep 2026)

Private housing units authorized by building permits, seasonally adjusted. Source: MPHBPPRIVSA (FRED).

People

Population

  • Memphis metro: 1,341.4 thousand (2025)
  • Shelby County: 910.2 thousand (2025)

Thousands of residents, July 1 estimates. Source: MPHPOP, TNSHPOP (FRED).

Share of children in poverty

  • Shelby County: 29.9% (2024)
  • Tennessee: 18.4% (2024)

Ages 0 to 17. Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. Source: PPU18TN47157A156NCEN, PPU18TN47000A156NCEN (FRED).

Median household income, adjusted for inflation

  • Shelby County: $69,688 (2024)
  • Tennessee: $77,195 (2024)

In today's dollars, using the consumer price index (CPIAUCSL). Source: MHITN47157A052NCEN, MHITN47000A052NCEN, adjusted with CPIAUCSL (FRED).

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

  • Shelby County: 34.3% (2024)

Adults 25 and older, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Source: HC01ESTVC1747157 (FRED).

Public safety

These charts count reports taken by the Memphis Police Department, from the city's public safety incidents data, which updates every morning and starts in 2020. They cover the City of Memphis only, not the suburbs or unincorporated Shelby County.

Other official sources count differently, so their numbers will not match these. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (CrimeInsight) includes sex crimes and reports rates per 100,000 people; the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission publishes those figures each quarter for Memphis and the whole county; and the FBI's Crime Data Explorer counts each victim rather than each incident.

Memphis Safe Task Force

The federal-state task force began operating in Memphis in late September 2025. It does not publish a data feed; these running totals are from U.S. Marshals Service press releases and have not been independently checked. Arrests are not convictions. The MPD charts below include the months before and after it began.

Totals since the task force began, as reported
As ofArrestsFor homicideGuns seizedMissing children found
Jan 2, 2026 4,698 24 758 132
Jun 10, 2026 10,017 92 1,708 154
Oct 26, 2026 13,876 147 2,329 198

Memphis police reports this year

Reports from January through September, compared with the same months a year earlier
Offense20262025Change
Murder 105 153 -31%
Aggravated assault 3,537 4,741 -25%
Robbery 742 1,265 -41%
Burglary 2,411 3,327 -28%
Motor vehicle theft 2,196 4,966 -56%
Theft from a vehicle 3,221 5,181 -38%
Shoplifting 3,955 6,800 -42%
Weapon law violations 2,398 3,463 -31%
All reports 53,337 67,005 -20%

Murders reported in Memphis

  • Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 132 (12 months to Sep 2026)

Reports taken by Memphis police, by offense date, counted as totals for the 12 months ending in each month. These are initial reports, not convictions, and the city may revise them. The public data leaves out sex crimes and juvenile offenses, so it will not match TBI or FBI totals. Source: Memphis Police Department public safety incidents (City of Memphis open data).

Aggravated assaults and robberies reported in Memphis

  • Aggravated assault: 4,595 (12 months to Sep 2026)
  • Robbery: 960 (12 months to Sep 2026)

Reports taken by Memphis police, by offense date, counted as totals for the 12 months ending in each month. These are initial reports, not convictions, and the city may revise them. The public data leaves out sex crimes and juvenile offenses, so it will not match TBI or FBI totals. Source: Memphis Police Department public safety incidents (City of Memphis open data).

Car thefts, break-ins and burglaries reported in Memphis

  • Motor vehicle theft: 2,785 (12 months to Sep 2026)
  • Theft from or of parts of a vehicle: 4,282 (12 months to Sep 2026)
  • Burglary: 3,357 (12 months to Sep 2026)

Reports taken by Memphis police, by offense date, counted as totals for the 12 months ending in each month. These are initial reports, not convictions, and the city may revise them. The public data leaves out sex crimes and juvenile offenses, so it will not match TBI or FBI totals. Source: Memphis Police Department public safety incidents (City of Memphis open data).

All crime reports in Memphis

  • All offenses in the public data: 70,475 (12 months to Sep 2026)

Reports taken by Memphis police, by offense date, counted as totals for the 12 months ending in each month. These are initial reports, not convictions, and the city may revise them. The public data leaves out sex crimes and juvenile offenses, so it will not match TBI or FBI totals. Source: Memphis Police Department public safety incidents (City of Memphis open data).

Tools

Property tax calculator

Estimate a Memphis or Shelby County tax bill, see where it goes, and see how the 2025 reappraisal changed it. Includes rates by year.

Coming next

Crime rates for all of Shelby County

Quarterly TBI figures for Memphis, the suburbs and the county, as published by the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.

Neighborhood maps

Income, poverty, rent burden and health by census tract (Census ACS, CDC PLACES).

Air quality

Daily EPA readings for Shelby County.

MSCS enrollment and scores

Students and test results by year (Tennessee Department of Education).

Transit

MATA ridership by month (Federal Transit Administration).

City and county budgets

Where the money comes from and where it goes, from adopted budgets.