Statewide coverage
Process serving across all 95 Tennessee counties
From Lake County on the Mississippi River to Johnson County in the northeast corner, DFS serves papers in every Tennessee county. Find a county below to see its starting rate.
How statewide coverage works
Tennessee is divided by law and by habit into three grand divisions. DFS organizes its field work the same way: county chapters handle the addresses in their area and report to leadership in Nashville. A request that names defendants in Shelby, Davidson and Sullivan counties goes through one intake and comes back as one set of returns.
Rates differ by county because travel and field conditions differ. The documentation does not: body camera, GPS-stamped attempt log, field notes and a signed affidavit in every county.
See multi-county and statewide serving for how a single matter with several addresses is handled.
Largest cities and counties
Ranked by U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates.
Ten largest cities
- Nashville721,074
- Memphis609,647
- Knoxville202,021
- Chattanooga194,144
- Clarksville188,829
- Murfreesboro171,178
- Franklin90,226
- Johnson City74,943
- Jackson69,339
- Hendersonville64,266
Ten largest counties
- Shelby County910,226
- Davidson County745,904
- Knox County511,453
- Hamilton County390,833
- Rutherford County386,352
- Williamson County272,061
- Montgomery County249,935
- Sumner County215,538
- Wilson County175,033
- Sullivan County163,759
Every Tennessee county
Routine starting rates shown. Counties with a dedicated page link to it; the others open the pricing map at that county.
West Tennessee 21 counties
- Benton Countyfrom $155
- Carroll Countyfrom $105
- Chester Countyfrom $75
- Crockett Countyfrom $75
- Decatur Countyfrom $155
- Dyer Countyfrom $135
- Fayette Countyfrom $155
- Gibson Countyfrom $105
- Hardeman Countyfrom $135
- Hardin Countyfrom $155
- Haywood Countyfrom $85
- Henderson Countyfrom $85
- Henry Countyfrom $155
- Lake Countyfrom $155
- Lauderdale Countyfrom $155
- Madison Countyfrom $65
- McNairy Countyfrom $135
- Obion Countyfrom $155
- Shelby Countyfrom $155
- Tipton Countyfrom $155
- Weakley Countyfrom $155
Middle Tennessee 40 counties
- Bedford Countyfrom $155
- Cannon Countyfrom $135
- Cheatham Countyfrom $95
- Clay Countyfrom $130
- Coffee Countyfrom $155
- Davidson Countyfrom $75
- DeKalb Countyfrom $130
- Dickson Countyfrom $95
- Franklin Countyfrom $195
- Giles Countyfrom $125
- Grundy Countyfrom $195
- Hickman Countyfrom $135
- Houston Countyfrom $155
- Humphreys Countyfrom $155
- Jackson Countyfrom $130
- Lawrence Countyfrom $175
- Lewis Countyfrom $175
- Lincoln Countyfrom $125
- Macon Countyfrom $195
- Marshall Countyfrom $95
- Maury Countyfrom $95
- Montgomery Countyfrom $105
- Moore Countyfrom $195
- Overton Countyfrom $130
- Perry Countyfrom $175
- Pickett Countyfrom $195
- Putnam Countyfrom $105
- Robertson Countyfrom $95
- Rutherford Countyfrom $85
- Sequatchie Countyfrom $130
- Smith Countyfrom $195
- Stewart Countyfrom $155
- Sumner Countyfrom $95
- Trousdale Countyfrom $195
- Van Buren Countyfrom $130
- Warren Countyfrom $130
- Wayne Countyfrom $175
- White Countyfrom $125
- Williamson Countyfrom $75
- Wilson Countyfrom $85
East Tennessee 34 counties
- Anderson Countyfrom $95
- Bledsoe Countyfrom $125
- Blount Countyfrom $105
- Bradley Countyfrom $125
- Campbell Countyfrom $100
- Carter Countyfrom $230
- Claiborne Countyfrom $105
- Cocke Countyfrom $95
- Cumberland Countyfrom $100
- Fentress Countyfrom $125
- Grainger Countyfrom $105
- Greene Countyfrom $180
- Hamblen Countyfrom $105
- Hamilton Countyfrom $130
- Hancock Countyfrom $180
- Hawkins Countyfrom $180
- Jefferson Countyfrom $100
- Johnson Countyfrom $255
- Knox Countyfrom $95
- Loudon Countyfrom $100
- Marion Countyfrom $180
- McMinn Countyfrom $105
- Meigs Countyfrom $100
- Monroe Countyfrom $125
- Morgan Countyfrom $95
- Polk Countyfrom $130
- Rhea Countyfrom $105
- Roane Countyfrom $95
- Scott Countyfrom $100
- Sevier Countyfrom $105
- Sullivan Countyfrom $180
- Unicoi Countyfrom $230
- Union Countyfrom $105
- Washington Countyfrom $180
Process serving in four more states
DFS also serves papers in Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky, with published county rates and the same body-camera documentation. Outside Tennessee, DFS provides process serving only.
Compare every county on the five-state pricing map.
Coverage questions
Do you really serve in every Tennessee county?
Yes. All 95 counties are covered through county chapters managed from Nashville. Published starting rates for each one are on the pricing map.
Do you have an office in each city?
No. DFS does not advertise local offices. Field agents are assigned by county chapter, and intake, quotes and returns run through one statewide process.
What if the recipient lives just outside Tennessee?
DFS now serves papers statewide in Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky, each with its own published county rates. For recipients just across the line in North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas or Missouri, DFS can coordinate service under the same documentation standard.
Why do some counties have their own page and others do not?
Dedicated pages cover the ten most populous cities and counties, where the courts, municipalities and rate details warrant a fuller explanation. Every county, with or without its own page, gets the same service.
Papers ready to go out?
Send the documents and the recipient’s last known address through the request form. DFS confirms the county, tier and price in writing before the first attempt.
Questions first? Call or text (629) 310-8667 or email contact@delatorgroup.com.