Tennessee Counties by Population (2026)

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Top 5 Most Populous Counties

Tennessee flag Shelby County

905,014

Tennessee flag Davidson County

755,185

Tennessee flag Knox County

515,309

Tennessee flag Hamilton County

394,398

Tennessee flag Rutherford County

392,618

County
2026 Pop. ↓
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Change (2020)
Shelby County905,0147611,189-2.66%
Davidson County755,1855031,5015.45%
Knox County515,3095081,0147.25%
Hamilton County394,3985427287.21%
Rutherford County392,61861963414.37%
Williamson County275,63658347310.42%
Montgomery County253,58953947014.6%
Sumner County218,89552941410.88%
Wilson County179,72657131520.9%
Sullivan County164,8094143984.15%
Blount County145,3685592607.15%
Washington County142,8243274377.22%
Maury County121,80661319919.64%
Bradley County116,8163293557.34%
Sevier County101,4605931712.64%
Madison County101,3135571822.51%
Putnam County88,21340122010.13%
Anderson County82,5583372456.74%
Robertson County81,52047617111.74%
Greene County74,3176221195.66%
Hamblen County69,5091614327.68%
Cumberland County66,970681989.11%
Loudon County64,88622928317.67%
Coffee County63,3654291489%
Tipton County62,2684561372%
Jefferson County60,83127522110.81%
Hawkins County59,6964871235.26%
Dickson County59,5204901219.31%
McMinn County58,0764301358.86%
Roane County58,0213611618.12%
Carter County57,3543411681.71%
Bedford County56,08847411811.33%
Gibson County51,913603862.91%
Monroe County50,122636798.02%
Lawrence County47,184617766.79%
Franklin County45,967554837.29%
Fayette County45,600704658.91%
Warren County43,8904331016.9%
Cheatham County42,9403021424.51%
Campbell County40,255480842.4%
Marshall County38,26037510211%
Cocke County38,042436875.55%
Lincoln County36,991570654.7%
Dyer County36,15651271-1.51%
Rhea County34,9723151115.01%
Claiborne County33,518435774.5%
Weakley County33,306580571.21%
Henry County32,872562582.25%
Giles County31,850611524.96%
White County29,997377809.31%
Obion County29,87854555-2.93%
Marion County29,847498603.37%
Carroll County29,197598492.71%
Henderson County28,807520553.5%
Hardin County28,294577494.99%
Macon County28,0343079110.98%
Hickman County26,525612436.22%
Grainger County26,3802819411.91%
McNairy County26,335563471.81%
Hardeman County25,02166837-1.63%
Lauderdale County24,69447252-1.68%
Overton County23,992433556.21%
Scott County22,789532434.15%
Morgan County22,245522435.67%
DeKalb County22,062304739.29%
Union County21,764224979.66%
Smith County21,177314676.08%
Fentress County20,6234994111.28%
Humphreys County19,750531373.96%
Johnson County18,914298635.17%
Polk County18,776435436.94%
Chester County18,147286634.42%
Sequatchie County18,1132666814.29%
Unicoi County17,78718696-0.48%
Haywood County16,87353332-5.35%
Wayne County16,798734233.56%
Bledsoe County16,267407408.85%
Benton County16,261394412.61%
Cannon County15,435266585.98%
Stewart County14,505460325.81%
Meigs County14,3821957412.29%
Grundy County14,114360394.23%
Crockett County14,049266531.02%
Lewis County13,620282488.02%
Trousdale County13,05711411512.12%
Jackson County12,485309407.29%
Decatur County11,902334364.14%
Perry County9,2664152210.53%
Houston County8,433200421.66%
Clay County7,832237333.22%
Hancock County7,104222327.18%
Van Buren County7,0652732614.43%
Moore County7,018129548.44%
Lake County6,15916637-11.86%
Pickett County5,292163325.8%

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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