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Fastest growing, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Williamson County, TNTN272,061+44.7%−21%

02Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+44.3%−17%

03Fayette County, TNTN45,071+33.4%+163%

04Wilson County, TNTN175,033+28.4%−9%

05Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+27.9%−18%

06Sevier County, TNTN101,342+26.3%−33%

07Loudon County, TNTN63,764+24.2%−3%

08Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+24.1%−15%

09Sumner County, TNTN215,538+23.1%−12%

10Robertson County, TNTN80,175+21.8%−30%

11Bedford County, TNTN55,273+19.9%−16%

12Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+19.8%−43%

13Tipton County, TNTN62,287+19.1%−48%

14Maury County, TNTN118,131+16.5%−38%

15Blount County, TNTN143,820+16.2%−30%

16Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+16.1%−53%

17Putnam County, TNTN86,612+16.1%−25%

18Dickson County, TNTN58,662+15.1%−35%

19Washington County, TNTN141,199+14.7%−9%

20Marshall County, TNTN38,071+14.4%−41%

21Monroe County, TNTN49,730+14.3%−48%

22Knox County, TNTN511,453+13.1%−5%

23Bradley County, TNTN115,465+12.5%−35%

24Rhea County, TNTN34,844+12.0%−28%

25White County, TNTN29,612+11.9%−21%

26Morgan County, TNTN22,160+11.3%−21%

27Moore County, TNTN6,920+10.8%−50%

28Hickman County, TNTN26,219+10.7%−68%

29Chester County, TNTN17,994+10.2%−52%

30Davidson County, TNTN745,904+10.0%−14%

31Coffee County, TNTN62,419+10.0%−48%

32Overton County, TNTN23,787+9.8%−31%

33Grainger County, TNTN25,739+9.7%−54%

34Greene County, TNTN73,831+9.4%−25%

35Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+9.3%+18%

36Macon County, TNTN27,663+9.1%−68%

37Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+8.9%−72%

38Henderson County, TNTN28,518+8.8%−48%

39Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+8.4%−63%

40Smith County, TNTN20,981+8.2%−67%

41Fentress County, TNTN20,322+8.0%−40%

42Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+7.9%−45%

43Stewart County, TNTN14,439+7.7%−75%

44Cannon County, TNTN15,296+7.6%−66%

45Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+7.6%−50%

46DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+7.5%−65%

47Union County, TNTN21,450+7.3%−76%

48Madison County, TNTN100,790+7.0%−60%

49Lewis County, TNTN13,487+7.0%−70%

50McMinn County, TNTN57,404+6.6%−58%

51Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+6.4%−43%

52Cocke County, TNTN37,889+6.2%−59%

53Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+6.1%−70%

54Meigs County, TNTN14,186+6.0%−84%

55Jackson County, TNTN12,466+6.0%−67%

56McNairy County, TNTN26,236+5.8%−42%

57Anderson County, TNTN82,066+5.3%+18%

58Scott County, TNTN22,671+5.2%−65%

59Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+4.9%−63%

60Polk County, TNTN18,592+4.8%−73%

61Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4.5%−65%

62Roane County, TNTN57,395+4.4%−56%

63Johnson County, TNTN18,718+4.3%−84%

64Houston County, TNTN8,479+4.2%−73%

65Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+4.1%−85%

66Warren County, TNTN43,717+4.1%−75%

67Henry County, TNTN32,896+3.9%−66%

68Perry County, TNTN9,126+3.7%−76%

69Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+3.7%−46%

70Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+3.4%−75%

71Shelby County, TNTN910,226+3.4%−61%

72Gibson County, TNTN51,779+3.2%−20%

73Dyer County, TNTN36,320+2.8%−59%

74Pickett County, TNTN5,219+2.7%−69%

75Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617+2.6%−83%

76Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+2.5%−63%

77Campbell County, TNTN40,290+2.2%−84%

78Hardin County, TNTN27,983+1.8%−87%

79Marion County, TNTN29,804+1.7%−86%

80Carter County, TNTN57,361+1.2%−88%

81Wayne County, TNTN16,416+1.1%−95%

82Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+0.7%−95%

83Hancock County, TNTN7,075+0.5%−30%

84Crockett County, TNTN14,006+0.4%−96%

85Weakley County, TNTN33,261+0.4%−96%

86Decatur County, TNTN11,820+0.2%−98%

87Giles County, TNTN31,433+0.1%−99%

88Benton County, TNTN16,183-0.3%−102%

89Clay County, TNTN7,821-1.4%−114%

90Lake County, TNTN6,249-1.5%−113%

91Obion County, TNTN30,067-2.0%−186%

92Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-3.0%−115%

93Carroll County, TNTN29,200-3.2%−145%

94Grundy County, TNTN14,116-4.4%−160%

95Haywood County, TNTN17,042-5.1%−375%

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