Homestead Exemption
In Tennessee, you can exempt up to $5,000 of equity in your home. The exemption increases to $7,500 for joint owners and to $25,000 if you have at least one minor child who is a dependent.
If you are 62 or older, you can exempt up to $12,500 of equity in your home, $20,000 if you are married, and $25,000 if your spouse is also 62 or older. §26-2-301.

Personal Property
Bible, school books, family pictures, and portraits. §26-2-104
Burial plot up to 1 acre. §26-2-305; §46-2-102
Clothing. §26-2-104
Health aids. §26-2-111(5)
Health savings accounts. §26-2-105
Personal injury recoveries to $7,500, wrongful death recoveries to $10,000 (but you are limited to $15,000 total for personal injury recoveries, wrongful death recoveries, and crime victims compensation). §26-2-111(2)(B),(C)

Motor Vehicle Exemption
Tennessee doesn’t have a motor vehicle exemption. But you can use the $10,000 wildcard (discussed below) to exempt car equity.
Tools of the Trade
Implements, books, and tools of the trade up to $1,900. 26-2-111(4)

Pensions
Tax-exempt retirement accounts, including 401(k)s, 403(b)s, profit-sharing and money purchase plans, SEP and SIMPLE IRAs, and defined benefit plans. 11 U.S.C. § 522
IRAS and Roth IRAs to $1,283,025. 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(C)(n); 9-26-4(11)
ERISA-qualified benefits. §26-2-111(d)
Public employees. §8-36-11
State and local government employees. §26-2-105

Public Benefits
Aid to the blind, aged, and disabled. §71-4-117, 1112; §71-2-216
Crime victims’ compensation. §26-2-111(2)(A); 29-13-111
Local public assistance. §26-2-111(1)(A)
Relocation assistance payments. §13-11-115
Social Security. §26-2-111(1)(A)
Unemployment compensation. §26-2-111(1)(A)
Veteran’s benefits. §26-2-111(1)(B)
Workers’ compensation. §50-6-223

Insurance
Accident, health, or disability benefits (you must be a resident of Tennessee). §26-2-110
Disability or illness benefits. §26-2-111(1)(C)
Fraternal society benefits. §56-25-1403
Life insurance or annuity. §56-7-203

Miscellaneous
Alimony or child support that is owed in the 30 days before the bankruptcy filing. §26-2-111(1)(E)
Educational scholarship trust funds and prepayment plans. §49-4-108; §49-7-822

Wildcard Exemption
In Tennessee, you can use the wildcard exemption to exempt up to $10,000 of any personal property. §26-2-103