Medicaid
Tennessee Medicaid income limits
Parents and caretaker relatives in Tennessee: up to 84% FPL, about $1,117 a month for 1 person or $2,310 for a family of 4 (2026 guidelines).
Source: Medicaid.gov: Medicaid, CHIP, and Basic Health Program Eligibility Levels (state decisions as of 2023-12-01, read 2026-10-23), as of December 1, 2023.
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Parents and caretaker relatives
| Household size | Monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,117 |
| 2 | $1,514 |
| 3 | $1,912 |
| 4 | $2,310 |
| 5 | $2,707 |
| 6 | $3,105 |
| 7 | $3,502 |
| 8 | $3,900 |
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Pregnant women (Medicaid)
| Household size | Monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,593 |
| 2 | $3,516 |
| 3 | $4,439 |
| 4 | $5,362 |
| 5 | $6,285 |
| 6 | $7,208 |
| 7 | $8,131 |
| 8 | $9,054 |
Children under 1 (Medicaid)
| Household size | Monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,593 |
| 2 | $3,516 |
| 3 | $4,439 |
| 4 | $5,362 |
| 5 | $6,285 |
| 6 | $7,208 |
| 7 | $8,131 |
| 8 | $9,054 |
Children 1 to 5 (Medicaid)
| Household size | Monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,888 |
| 2 | $2,560 |
| 3 | $3,232 |
| 4 | $3,905 |
| 5 | $4,577 |
| 6 | $5,249 |
| 7 | $5,921 |
| 8 | $6,593 |
Children 6 to 18 (Medicaid)
| Household size | Monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,768 |
| 2 | $2,398 |
| 3 | $3,027 |
| 4 | $3,657 |
| 5 | $4,287 |
| 6 | $4,916 |
| 7 | $5,546 |
| 8 | $6,175 |
Children (separate CHIP)
| Household size | Monthly income |
|---|---|
| 1 | $3,325 |
| 2 | $4,508 |
| 3 | $5,691 |
| 4 | $6,875 |
| 5 | $8,058 |
| 6 | $9,241 |
| 7 | $10,425 |
| 8 | $11,608 |
How these amounts are computed
Each amount is the medicaid.gov percentage times the 2026 HHS poverty guideline for the household size, divided by 12 and rounded down to whole dollars.
Medicaid.gov notes that MAGI rules generally adjust income by an amount equal to a 5% FPL disregard, so a person can qualify with income about 5 percentage points of FPL above the standard shown. Other rules apply too, such as citizenship, immigration status, and state residency. The state agency makes the decision.
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What is the Medicaid income limit in Tennessee?
Parents and caretaker relatives in Tennessee: up to 84% FPL, about $1,117 a month for 1 person or $2,310 for a family of 4 (2026 guidelines).
What is the Tennessee Medicaid income limit for parents and caretaker relatives?
84% of the federal poverty level, about $1,117 a month for 1 person and $2,310 for 4, using the 2026 HHS guidelines.
What is the Tennessee Medicaid income limit for pregnant women (medicaid)?
195% of the federal poverty level, about $2,593 a month for 1 person and $5,362 for 4, using the 2026 HHS guidelines.
What is the Tennessee Medicaid income limit for children under 1 (medicaid)?
195% of the federal poverty level, about $2,593 a month for 1 person and $5,362 for 4, using the 2026 HHS guidelines.
Where do these limits come from?
The percentages are medicaid.gov's table of state decisions as of 2023-12-01. Rivvi multiplies them by the 2026 HHS poverty guidelines. The state agency's own figures and rules decide eligibility.
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