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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. The median across all 95 is +5.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Roane County, TN, up 45 places to #29.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲3Wilson County, TNTN175,033+18.5%−12.8 pts

02▲4Maury County, TNTN118,131+17.0%−9.8 pts

03▲8Loudon County, TNTN63,764+16.2%−8.9 pts

04▲1Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+13.6%−20.5 pts

05▼2Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+13.1%−40.4 pts

06▲6Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+12.9%−15.4 pts

07▲8Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+11.4%−2.2 pts

08▲19Meigs County, TNTN14,186+11.2%−26.8 pts

09▲4Marshall County, TNTN38,071+10.9%−13.3 pts

10▲9Robertson County, TNTN80,175+10.1%−21.1 pts

11▲3Bedford County, TNTN55,273+10.0%−13.6 pts

12▲35Fentress County, TNTN20,322+9.9%−3.4 pts

13▼11Williamson County, TNTN272,061+9.8%−46.5 pts

14▼7Sumner County, TNTN215,538+9.8%−16.5 pts

15▲15Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+9.8%−24.4 pts

16▼6Macon County, TNTN27,663+9.7%−18.5 pts

17▲24Grainger County, TNTN25,739+9.4%−11.4 pts

18▲15Perry County, TNTN9,126+9.1%−6.3 pts

19▲10DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+8.9%−12.4 pts

20▼19Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+8.7%−13.9 pts

21▼4Putnam County, TNTN86,612+8.5%−12.8 pts

22▲3Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+8.4%−26.3 pts

23▲19Union County, TNTN21,450+8.3%−21.7 pts

24▲8White County, TNTN29,612+8.3%−6.7 pts

25▼2Dickson County, TNTN58,662+8.0%−15.1 pts

26▼5Coffee County, TNTN62,419+7.8%−11.2 pts

27▲28McMinn County, TNTN57,404+7.7%−7.9 pts

28▲11Monroe County, TNTN49,730+7.5%−20.0 pts

29▲45Roane County, TNTN57,395+7.5%−2.4 pts

30▼6Fayette County, TNTN45,071+7.3%−5.4 pts

31▲35Jackson County, TNTN12,466+7.3%−10.8 pts

32▲11Lewis County, TNTN13,487+7.2%−15.7 pts

33▲24Moore County, TNTN6,920+7.1%−14.5 pts

34▼18Knox County, TNTN511,453+6.8%−7.0 pts

35▼27Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+6.8%−21.2 pts

36▲13Warren County, TNTN43,717+6.7%−9.3 pts

37▲8Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+6.7%−8.4 pts

38▼12Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+6.7%−1.1 pts

39▼1Franklin County, TNTN45,579+6.6%−6.5 pts

40▲10Anderson County, TNTN82,066+6.4%+1.9 pts

41▼23Blount County, TNTN143,820+6.3%−16.8 pts

42▼22Bradley County, TNTN115,465+6.3%−13.0 pts

43▼9Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+6.2%−6.9 pts

44▲37Hancock County, TNTN7,075+6.2%+5.5 pts

45▼17Washington County, TNTN141,199+6.2%−10.0 pts

46▼2Rhea County, TNTN34,844+6.0%−10.7 pts

47▼10Polk County, TNTN18,592+6.0%−11.7 pts

48▲3Stewart County, TNTN14,439+5.7%−24.8 pts

49▲5Overton County, TNTN23,787+5.7%−8.4 pts

50▼15Cannon County, TNTN15,296+5.4%−17.1 pts

51▼11Smith County, TNTN20,981+5.4%−19.8 pts

52▲36Morgan County, TNTN22,160+5.3%−8.9 pts

53▲8Cocke County, TNTN37,889+5.3%−9.9 pts

54▲2Greene County, TNTN73,831+5.2%−7.4 pts

55▲5Hickman County, TNTN26,219+5.2%−27.9 pts

56▲12Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+5.0%−15.2 pts

57▲18Pickett County, TNTN5,219+4.4%−4.4 pts

58▼27Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+4.3%−7.0 pts

59▲14Grundy County, TNTN14,116+4.3%−2.9 pts

60▼14Hardin County, TNTN27,983+4.3%−8.7 pts

61▲15Johnson County, TNTN18,718+4.3%−22.8 pts

62▼53Davidson County, TNTN745,904+4.2%−7.4 pts

63▼27Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+4.2%−28.2 pts

64▼5Chester County, TNTN17,994+3.8%−17.5 pts

65▲13Scott County, TNTN22,671+3.8%−11.3 pts

66▲5Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+3.7%−10.6 pts

67▼19Giles County, TNTN31,433+3.6%−10.8 pts

68▼6Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+3.5%−3.0 pts

69▼17Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+3.5%−10.1 pts

70▲12Decatur County, TNTN11,820+3.4%−8.7 pts

71▼18Marion County, TNTN29,804+3.4%−8.4 pts

72▲13Clay County, TNTN7,821+3.2%−7.0 pts

73▼51Sevier County, TNTN101,342+3.0%−36.4 pts

74▼16Gibson County, TNTN51,779+2.7%−1.3 pts

75▼6Carroll County, TNTN29,200+2.7%−4.5 pts

76▲8Campbell County, TNTN40,290+2.6%−11.0 pts

77▼13Henderson County, TNTN28,518+2.4%−14.4 pts

78▼1Houston County, TNTN8,479+2.4%−12.9 pts

79▼9Henry County, TNTN32,896+2.2%−9.4 pts

80▼13Tipton County, TNTN62,287+2.2%−34.3 pts

81▲5Benton County, TNTN16,183+2.0%−11.8 pts

82▼19Madison County, TNTN100,790+2.0%−15.8 pts

83▼4Carter County, TNTN57,361+1.8%−8.4 pts

84▼12McNairy County, TNTN26,236+1.4%−8.5 pts

85▲5Wayne County, TNTN16,416+1.1%−19.7 pts

86▲6Weakley County, TNTN33,261+1.1%−8.1 pts

87▲2Crockett County, TNTN14,006+0.7%−7.9 pts

88▼8Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-0.4%−7.2 pts

89▲4Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-0.7%−21.0 pts

90▼3Dyer County, TNTN36,320-1.3%−8.3 pts

91▲3Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-2.1%−17.5 pts

92▼27Shelby County, TNTN910,226-2.1%−10.7 pts

93▼10Obion County, TNTN30,067-2.3%−4.6 pts

94▼3Haywood County, TNTN17,042-4.6%−6.5 pts

95Lake County, TNTN6,249-10.8%−22.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES