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Tennessee Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous counties in Tennessee are Shelby County with 910,042, Davidson County at 712,334, Knox County with 500,669, Hamilton County at 379,864, and Rutherford County with 367,101. You can get the most current Census population data for all 95 Tennessee counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Tennessee to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Shelby County 910,042
2 Davidson County 712,334
3 Knox County 500,669
4 Hamilton County 379,864
5 Rutherford County 367,101
6 Williamson County 264,460
7 Montgomery County 239,872
8 Sumner County 207,994
9 Wilson County 163,674
10 Sullivan County 162,135
11 Blount County 141,456
12 Washington County 138,420
13 Bradley County 111,579
14 Maury County 110,760
15 Sevier County 99,415
16 Madison County 99,193
17 Putnam County 83,844
18 Anderson County 80,234
19 Robertson County 76,776
20 Greene County 72,577
21 Hamblen County 66,216
22 Cumberland County 64,760
23 Tipton County 62,015
24 Coffee County 60,633
25 Loudon County 60,591
26 Hawkins County 58,600
27 Jefferson County 57,838
28 Carter County 57,022
29 Dickson County 56,729
30 Roane County 56,096
31 McMinn County 55,678
32 Bedford County 53,055
33 Gibson County 51,045
34 Monroe County 48,594
35 Lawrence County 46,114
36 Franklin County 44,654
37 Fayette County 44,175
38 Warren County 42,638
39 Cheatham County 42,254
40 Campbell County 40,223
41 Cocke County 37,404
42 Marshall County 36,961
43 Dyer County 36,498
44 Lincoln County 36,169
45 Rhea County 33,924
46 Weakley County 33,084
47 Claiborne County 32,654
48 Henry County 32,554
49 Giles County 30,721
50 Obion County 30,411
51 Marion County 29,382
52 Carroll County 28,860
53 White County 28,692
54 Henderson County 28,070
55 Hardin County 27,229
56 Macon County 26,793
57 McNairy County 26,163
58 Hickman County 25,826
59 Hardeman County 25,567
60 Grainger County 24,681
61 Lauderdale County 24,610
62 Overton County 23,327
63 Scott County 22,171
64 Morgan County 21,573
65 DeKalb County 21,225
66 Union County 20,741
67 Smith County 20,538
68 Fentress County 19,696
69 Humphreys County 19,209
70 Johnson County 18,375
71 Polk County 18,033
72 Unicoi County 17,756
73 Chester County 17,606
74 Haywood County 17,328
75 Sequatchie County 17,161
76 Benton County 16,103
77 Wayne County 16,066
78 Cannon County 15,063
79 Bledsoe County 15,060
80 Stewart County 14,222
81 Crockett County 13,982
82 Grundy County 13,955
83 Meigs County 13,691
84 Lewis County 13,066
85 Jackson County 12,363
86 Trousdale County 12,271
87 Decatur County 11,656
88 Perry County 8,891
89 Houston County 8,393
90 Clay County 7,714
91 Hancock County 6,956
92 Moore County 6,748
93 Van Buren County 6,493
94 Lake County 6,347
95 Pickett County 5,128

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.

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