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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%−12.8 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

72Clay County, TNTN7,821+3.2%−7.0 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES