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Fastest growing, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Williamson County, TNTN272,061+56.3%–

02Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+53.5%–

03Sevier County, TNTN101,342+39.4%–

04Meigs County, TNTN14,186+38.0%–

05Tipton County, TNTN62,287+36.5%–

06Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+34.7%–

07Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+34.2%–

08Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+34.1%–

09Hickman County, TNTN26,219+33.1%–

10Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+32.3%–

11Wilson County, TNTN175,033+31.2%–

12Robertson County, TNTN80,175+31.2%–

13Stewart County, TNTN14,439+30.5%–

14Union County, TNTN21,450+30.0%–

15Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+28.3%–

16Macon County, TNTN27,663+28.2%–

17Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+27.9%–

18Monroe County, TNTN49,730+27.6%–

19Johnson County, TNTN18,718+27.1%–

20Maury County, TNTN118,131+26.8%–

21Sumner County, TNTN215,538+26.3%–

22Smith County, TNTN20,981+25.2%–

23Loudon County, TNTN63,764+25.1%–

24Marshall County, TNTN38,071+24.3%–

25Bedford County, TNTN55,273+23.6%–

26Blount County, TNTN143,820+23.1%–

27Dickson County, TNTN58,662+23.1%–

28Lewis County, TNTN13,487+22.9%–

29Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+22.6%–

30Cannon County, TNTN15,296+22.5%–

31Moore County, TNTN6,920+21.6%–

32DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+21.3%–

33Putnam County, TNTN86,612+21.3%–

34Chester County, TNTN17,994+21.2%–

35Wayne County, TNTN16,416+20.9%–

36Grainger County, TNTN25,739+20.8%–

37Hardeman County, TNTN25,274+20.2%–

38Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+20.2%–

39Bradley County, TNTN115,465+19.3%–

40Coffee County, TNTN62,419+19.0%–

41Jackson County, TNTN12,466+18.1%–

42Madison County, TNTN100,790+17.8%–

43Polk County, TNTN18,592+17.6%–

44Henderson County, TNTN28,518+16.8%–

45Rhea County, TNTN34,844+16.7%–

46Washington County, TNTN141,199+16.1%–

47Warren County, TNTN43,717+16.0%–

48McMinn County, TNTN57,404+15.6%–

49Perry County, TNTN9,126+15.4%–

50Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617+15.4%–

51Houston County, TNTN8,479+15.2%–

52Cocke County, TNTN37,889+15.2%–

53Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+15.2%–

54Scott County, TNTN22,671+15.1%–

55White County, TNTN29,612+15.0%–

56Giles County, TNTN31,433+14.4%–

57Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+14.3%–

58Morgan County, TNTN22,160+14.2%–

59Overton County, TNTN23,787+14.1%–

60Benton County, TNTN16,183+13.9%–

61Knox County, TNTN511,453+13.8%–

62Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+13.7%–

63Campbell County, TNTN40,290+13.6%–

64Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+13.5%–

65Fentress County, TNTN20,322+13.3%–

66Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+13.1%–

67Franklin County, TNTN45,579+13.1%–

68Hardin County, TNTN27,983+13.0%–

69Fayette County, TNTN45,071+12.7%–

70Greene County, TNTN73,831+12.6%–

71Decatur County, TNTN11,820+12.0%–

72Marion County, TNTN29,804+11.7%–

73Lake County, TNTN6,249+11.6%–

74Davidson County, TNTN745,904+11.6%–

75Henry County, TNTN32,896+11.6%–

76Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+11.3%–

77Clay County, TNTN7,821+10.2%–

78Carter County, TNTN57,361+10.2%–

79McNairy County, TNTN26,236+10.0%–

80Roane County, TNTN57,395+9.9%–

81Weakley County, TNTN33,261+9.1%–

82Pickett County, TNTN5,219+8.7%–

83Crockett County, TNTN14,006+8.6%–

84Shelby County, TNTN910,226+8.6%–

85Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+7.8%–

86Grundy County, TNTN14,116+7.3%–

87Carroll County, TNTN29,200+7.1%–

88Dyer County, TNTN36,320+7.0%–

89Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+6.8%–

90Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+6.6%–

91Anderson County, TNTN82,066+4.5%–

92Gibson County, TNTN51,779+4.0%–

93Obion County, TNTN30,067+2.3%–

94Haywood County, TNTN17,042+1.9%–

95Hancock County, TNTN7,075+0.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS