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Fastest growing, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Wilson County, TNTN175,033+18.5%−41%

02Maury County, TNTN118,131+17.0%−37%

03Loudon County, TNTN63,764+16.2%−35%

04Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+13.6%−60%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+13.1%−75%

06Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+12.9%−55%

07Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+11.4%−16%

08Meigs County, TNTN14,186+11.2%−71%

09Marshall County, TNTN38,071+10.9%−55%

10Robertson County, TNTN80,175+10.1%−68%

11Bedford County, TNTN55,273+10.0%−58%

12Fentress County, TNTN20,322+9.9%−26%

13Williamson County, TNTN272,061+9.8%−83%

14Sumner County, TNTN215,538+9.8%−63%

15Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+9.8%−71%

16Macon County, TNTN27,663+9.7%−66%

17Grainger County, TNTN25,739+9.4%−55%

18Perry County, TNTN9,126+9.1%−41%

19DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+8.9%−58%

20Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+8.7%−62%

21Putnam County, TNTN86,612+8.5%−60%

22Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+8.4%−76%

23Union County, TNTN21,450+8.3%−72%

24White County, TNTN29,612+8.3%−45%

25Dickson County, TNTN58,662+8.0%−65%

26Coffee County, TNTN62,419+7.8%−59%

27McMinn County, TNTN57,404+7.7%−50%

28Monroe County, TNTN49,730+7.5%−73%

29Roane County, TNTN57,395+7.5%−25%

30Fayette County, TNTN45,071+7.3%−42%

31Jackson County, TNTN12,466+7.3%−60%

32Lewis County, TNTN13,487+7.2%−69%

33Moore County, TNTN6,920+7.1%−67%

34Knox County, TNTN511,453+6.8%−51%

35Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+6.8%−76%

36Warren County, TNTN43,717+6.7%−58%

37Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+6.7%−56%

38Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+6.7%−14%

39Franklin County, TNTN45,579+6.6%−50%

40Anderson County, TNTN82,066+6.4%+42%

41Blount County, TNTN143,820+6.3%−73%

42Bradley County, TNTN115,465+6.3%−67%

43Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+6.2%−52%

44Hancock County, TNTN7,075+6.2%+789%

45Washington County, TNTN141,199+6.2%−62%

46Rhea County, TNTN34,844+6.0%−64%

47Polk County, TNTN18,592+6.0%−66%

48Stewart County, TNTN14,439+5.7%−81%

49Overton County, TNTN23,787+5.7%−60%

50Cannon County, TNTN15,296+5.4%−76%

51Smith County, TNTN20,981+5.4%−79%

52Morgan County, TNTN22,160+5.3%−62%

53Cocke County, TNTN37,889+5.3%−65%

54Greene County, TNTN73,831+5.2%−58%

55Hickman County, TNTN26,219+5.2%−84%

56Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+5.0%−75%

57Pickett County, TNTN5,219+4.4%−50%

58Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+4.3%−62%

59Grundy County, TNTN14,116+4.3%−40%

60Hardin County, TNTN27,983+4.3%−67%

61Johnson County, TNTN18,718+4.3%−84%

62Davidson County, TNTN745,904+4.2%−64%

63Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+4.2%−87%

64Chester County, TNTN17,994+3.8%−82%

65Scott County, TNTN22,671+3.8%−75%

66Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+3.7%−74%

67Giles County, TNTN31,433+3.6%−75%

68Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+3.5%−46%

69Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+3.5%−74%

70Decatur County, TNTN11,820+3.4%−72%

71Marion County, TNTN29,804+3.4%−71%

72Clay County, TNTN7,821+3.2%−69%

73Sevier County, TNTN101,342+3.0%−92%

74Gibson County, TNTN51,779+2.7%−33%

75Carroll County, TNTN29,200+2.7%−63%

76Campbell County, TNTN40,290+2.6%−81%

77Henderson County, TNTN28,518+2.4%−86%

78Houston County, TNTN8,479+2.4%−84%

79Henry County, TNTN32,896+2.2%−81%

80Tipton County, TNTN62,287+2.2%−94%

81Benton County, TNTN16,183+2.0%−85%

82Madison County, TNTN100,790+2.0%−89%

83Carter County, TNTN57,361+1.8%−82%

84McNairy County, TNTN26,236+1.4%−86%

85Wayne County, TNTN16,416+1.1%−95%

86Weakley County, TNTN33,261+1.1%−88%

87Crockett County, TNTN14,006+0.7%−92%

88Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-0.4%−106%

89Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-0.7%−104%

90Dyer County, TNTN36,320-1.3%−119%

91Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-2.1%−114%

92Shelby County, TNTN910,226-2.1%−124%

93Obion County, TNTN30,067-2.3%−201%

94Haywood County, TNTN17,042-4.6%−348%

95Lake County, TNTN6,249-10.8%−193%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES