Tennessee Counties by Population (2024)

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95 counties

County
2024 Pop.
Change (2020)
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Location
Shelby County903,727-2.8%2941,188Shelby County location
Davidson County717,3170.18%1941,426Davidson County location
Knox County505,9585.29%196996Knox County location
Hamilton County385,1264.87%209711Hamilton County location
Rutherford County373,5208.8%239603Rutherford County location
Williamson County268,1827.47%225460Williamson County location
Montgomery County244,84510.65%208454Montgomery County location
Sumner County212,2677.52%204401Sumner County location
Wilson County168,75513.52%220296Wilson County location
Sullivan County163,4083.26%160395Sullivan County location
Blount County143,1025.49%216256Blount County location
Washington County140,6935.61%126430Washington County location
Maury County113,52411.49%237185Maury County location
Bradley County112,6193.48%127342Bradley County location
Sevier County100,0241.48%229169Sevier County location
Madison County99,2140.39%215178Madison County location
Putnam County85,2186.43%155213Putnam County location
Anderson County81,5395.46%130242Anderson County location
Robertson County78,1547.13%184164Robertson County location
Greene County73,8625%240119Greene County location
Hamblen County67,2654.22%62418Hamblen County location
Cumberland County66,0387.59%26397Cumberland County location
Loudon County62,93814.16%88275Loudon County location
Tipton County62,3802.19%176137Tipton County location
Coffee County61,4875.76%166143Coffee County location
Hawkins County59,2974.54%188122Hawkins County location
Jefferson County59,0167.47%106215Jefferson County location
Dickson County57,7316.05%189118Dickson County location
Carter County57,5592.11%132169Carter County location
Roane County57,0636.63%139158Roane County location
McMinn County56,6616.22%166132McMinn County location
Bedford County54,1467.46%183114Bedford County location
Gibson County51,2641.63%23385Gibson County location
Monroe County49,5086.71%24578Monroe County location
Lawrence County46,7265.76%23876Lawrence County location
Franklin County45,1895.47%21482Franklin County location
Fayette County45,0127.5%27264Fayette County location
Warren County43,2755.42%167100Warren County location
Cheatham County42,7443.92%117142Cheatham County location
Campbell County40,8824.02%18585Campbell County location
Marshall County38,06510.41%145102Marshall County location
Cocke County37,9595.31%16887Cocke County location
Dyer County36,556-0.44%19871Dyer County location
Lincoln County36,3322.83%22064Lincoln County location
Rhea County34,1593.71%122108Rhea County location
Weakley County33,1250.67%22457Weakley County location
Claiborne County32,9512.74%16876Claiborne County location
Henry County32,7261.79%21758Henry County location
Giles County30,9021.85%23651Giles County location
Obion County30,448-1.06%21056Obion County location
Marion County29,7142.92%19260Marion County location
White County29,3847.07%14678White County location
Carroll County29,3023.05%23149Carroll County location
Henderson County28,2331.47%20154Henderson County location
Hardin County27,3932.2%22347Hardin County location
Macon County27,3728.33%11989Macon County location
McNairy County26,3331.84%21747McNairy County location
Hickman County26,1714.8%23643Hickman County location
Hardeman County25,6230.72%25838Hardeman County location
Grainger County25,1776.82%10890Grainger County location
Lauderdale County24,479-2.56%18252Lauderdale County location
Overton County23,6614.74%16755Overton County location
Scott County22,3432.13%20542Scott County location
Morgan County21,9394.26%20142Morgan County location
DeKalb County21,4486.24%11771DeKalb County location
Union County21,0095.87%8694Union County location
Smith County20,6063.18%12166Smith County location
Fentress County20,0578.22%19340Fentress County location
Humphreys County19,3952.09%20537Humphreys County location
Johnson County18,7043.97%11563Johnson County location
Polk County18,2884.11%16842Polk County location
Unicoi County17,9210.2%7296Unicoi County location
Chester County17,6541.61%11062Chester County location
Sequatchie County17,4049.82%10365Sequatchie County location
Haywood County17,138-3.86%20632Haywood County location
Benton County16,2122.25%15241Benton County location
Wayne County15,866-2.19%28322Wayne County location
Cannon County15,3195.18%10358Cannon County location
Bledsoe County15,2962.27%15738Bledsoe County location
Stewart County14,4505.43%17831Stewart County location
Grundy County14,1314.34%13939Grundy County location
Meigs County14,12410.27%7572Meigs County location
Crockett County14,1021.39%10353Crockett County location
Lewis County13,2204.87%10947Lewis County location
Jackson County12,7119.27%11941Jackson County location
Trousdale County12,4657.13%44109Trousdale County location
Decatur County11,7632.89%12935Decatur County location
Perry County9,0778.3%16022Perry County location
Houston County8,5392.78%7743Houston County location
Clay County7,7722.42%9133Clay County location
Hancock County7,0666.62%8632Hancock County location
Moore County6,7804.79%5053Moore County location
Van Buren County6,5566.19%10524Van Buren County location
Lake County6,194-11.45%6437Lake County location
Pickett County5,1533.06%6332Pickett County location
  1. Tennessee State Data Center
  2. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  4. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  5. Census QuickFacts
  6. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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