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Fastest growing, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+47.6%+25.0 pts

02Williamson County, TNTN272,061+35.2%−21.1 pts

03Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+30.0%−23.5 pts

04Wilson County, TNTN175,033+29.6%−1.6 pts

05Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+27.7%−6.4 pts

06Maury County, TNTN118,131+24.7%−2.1 pts

07Sumner County, TNTN215,538+22.2%−4.1 pts

08Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+15.8%−12.1 pts

09Davidson County, TNTN745,904+14.2%+2.7 pts

10Macon County, TNTN27,663+13.3%−14.8 pts

11Loudon County, TNTN63,764+13.0%−12.0 pts

12Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+12.1%−16.1 pts

13Marshall County, TNTN38,071+12.1%−12.2 pts

14Bedford County, TNTN55,273+11.5%−12.1 pts

15Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+11.2%−2.5 pts

16Knox County, TNTN511,453+10.8%−3.0 pts

17Putnam County, TNTN86,612+10.4%−10.9 pts

18Blount County, TNTN143,820+10.0%−13.1 pts

19Robertson County, TNTN80,175+9.8%−21.3 pts

20Bradley County, TNTN115,465+9.8%−9.6 pts

21Coffee County, TNTN62,419+9.6%−9.4 pts

22Sevier County, TNTN101,342+9.4%−30.0 pts

23Dickson County, TNTN58,662+9.4%−13.7 pts

24Fayette County, TNTN45,071+9.3%−3.4 pts

25Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+9.1%−25.7 pts

26Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+8.8%+1.0 pts

27Meigs County, TNTN14,186+8.6%−29.5 pts

28Washington County, TNTN141,199+8.1%−8.0 pts

29DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+7.2%−14.1 pts

30Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+6.4%−27.8 pts

31Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+5.9%−5.4 pts

32White County, TNTN29,612+5.8%−9.1 pts

33Perry County, TNTN9,126+5.7%−9.7 pts

34Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+5.5%−7.6 pts

35Cannon County, TNTN15,296+5.1%−17.4 pts

36Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+5.0%−27.3 pts

37Polk County, TNTN18,592+4.3%−13.4 pts

38Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4.2%−8.9 pts

39Monroe County, TNTN49,730+3.9%−23.7 pts

40Smith County, TNTN20,981+3.9%−21.4 pts

41Grainger County, TNTN25,739+3.8%−17.0 pts

42Union County, TNTN21,450+3.6%−26.4 pts

43Lewis County, TNTN13,487+3.5%−19.5 pts

44Rhea County, TNTN34,844+3.3%−13.3 pts

45Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+3.1%−12.0 pts

46Hardin County, TNTN27,983+3.1%−9.9 pts

47Fentress County, TNTN20,322+3.0%−10.4 pts

48Giles County, TNTN31,433+2.9%−11.5 pts

49Warren County, TNTN43,717+2.8%−13.2 pts

50Anderson County, TNTN82,066+2.7%−1.9 pts

51Stewart County, TNTN14,439+2.5%−28.0 pts

52Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+2.4%−11.1 pts

53Marion County, TNTN29,804+2.1%−9.6 pts

54Overton County, TNTN23,787+1.9%−12.1 pts

55McMinn County, TNTN57,404+1.9%−13.7 pts

56Greene County, TNTN73,831+1.9%−10.7 pts

57Moore County, TNTN6,920+1.6%−20.0 pts

58Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1.5%−2.5 pts

59Chester County, TNTN17,994+1.2%−20.0 pts

60Hickman County, TNTN26,219+1.0%−32.1 pts

61Cocke County, TNTN37,889+0.9%−14.2 pts

62Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+0.9%−5.7 pts

63Madison County, TNTN100,790+0.5%−17.2 pts

64Henderson County, TNTN28,518+0.3%−16.6 pts

65Shelby County, TNTN910,226+0.2%−8.4 pts

66Jackson County, TNTN12,466-0.2%−18.3 pts

67Tipton County, TNTN62,287-0.2%−36.7 pts

68Hawkins County, TNTN59,559-0.2%−20.4 pts

69Carroll County, TNTN29,200-0.3%−7.4 pts

70Henry County, TNTN32,896-0.4%−12.0 pts

71Claiborne County, TNTN33,229-0.5%−14.8 pts

72McNairy County, TNTN26,236-0.8%−10.8 pts

73Grundy County, TNTN14,116-1.3%−8.5 pts

74Roane County, TNTN57,395-1.4%−11.4 pts

75Pickett County, TNTN5,219-1.5%−10.2 pts

76Johnson County, TNTN18,718-1.6%−28.7 pts

77Houston County, TNTN8,479-1.7%−16.9 pts

78Scott County, TNTN22,671-1.7%−16.8 pts

79Carter County, TNTN57,361-1.9%−12.0 pts

80Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-2.1%−8.9 pts

81Hancock County, TNTN7,075-2.3%−3.0 pts

82Decatur County, TNTN11,820-2.7%−14.8 pts

83Obion County, TNTN30,067-3.2%−5.5 pts

84Campbell County, TNTN40,290-3.5%−17.2 pts

85Clay County, TNTN7,821-3.6%−13.8 pts

86Benton County, TNTN16,183-3.8%−17.7 pts

87Dyer County, TNTN36,320-4.0%−11.0 pts

88Morgan County, TNTN22,160-4.3%−18.5 pts

89Crockett County, TNTN14,006-4.6%−13.3 pts

90Wayne County, TNTN16,416-4.6%−25.5 pts

91Haywood County, TNTN17,042-4.9%−6.8 pts

92Weakley County, TNTN33,261-6.1%−15.2 pts

93Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-6.6%−26.8 pts

94Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-9.6%−25.0 pts

95Lake County, TNTN6,249-10.6%−22.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS