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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%+110%

02Williamson County, TNTN272,061+35.2%−37%

03Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+30.0%−44%

04Wilson County, TNTN175,033+29.6%−5%

05Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+27.7%−19%

06Maury County, TNTN118,131+24.7%−8%

07Sumner County, TNTN215,538+22.2%−16%

08Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+15.8%−43%

09Davidson County, TNTN745,904+14.2%+23%

10Macon County, TNTN27,663+13.3%−53%

11Loudon County, TNTN63,764+13.0%−48%

12Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+12.1%−57%

13Marshall County, TNTN38,071+12.1%−50%

14Bedford County, TNTN55,273+11.5%−51%

15Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+11.2%−18%

16Knox County, TNTN511,453+10.8%−22%

17Putnam County, TNTN86,612+10.4%−51%

18Blount County, TNTN143,820+10.0%−57%

19Robertson County, TNTN80,175+9.8%−68%

20Bradley County, TNTN115,465+9.8%−50%

21Coffee County, TNTN62,419+9.6%−49%

22Sevier County, TNTN101,342+9.4%−76%

23Dickson County, TNTN58,662+9.4%−59%

24Fayette County, TNTN45,071+9.3%−27%

25Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+9.1%−74%

26Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+8.8%+13%

27Meigs County, TNTN14,186+8.6%−78%

28Washington County, TNTN141,199+8.1%−49%

29DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+7.2%−66%

30Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+6.4%−81%

31Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+5.9%−48%

32White County, TNTN29,612+5.8%−61%

33Perry County, TNTN9,126+5.7%−63%

34Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+5.5%−58%

35Cannon County, TNTN15,296+5.1%−77%

36Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+5.0%−84%

37Polk County, TNTN18,592+4.3%−76%

38Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4.2%−68%

39Monroe County, TNTN49,730+3.9%−86%

40Smith County, TNTN20,981+3.9%−85%

41Grainger County, TNTN25,739+3.8%−82%

42Union County, TNTN21,450+3.6%−88%

43Lewis County, TNTN13,487+3.5%−85%

44Rhea County, TNTN34,844+3.3%−80%

45Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+3.1%−79%

46Hardin County, TNTN27,983+3.1%−76%

47Fentress County, TNTN20,322+3.0%−78%

48Giles County, TNTN31,433+2.9%−80%

49Warren County, TNTN43,717+2.8%−83%

50Anderson County, TNTN82,066+2.7%−41%

51Stewart County, TNTN14,439+2.5%−92%

52Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+2.4%−82%

53Marion County, TNTN29,804+2.1%−82%

54Overton County, TNTN23,787+1.9%−86%

55McMinn County, TNTN57,404+1.9%−88%

56Greene County, TNTN73,831+1.9%−85%

57Moore County, TNTN6,920+1.6%−93%

58Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1.5%−62%

59Chester County, TNTN17,994+1.2%−94%

60Hickman County, TNTN26,219+1.0%−97%

61Cocke County, TNTN37,889+0.9%−94%

62Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+0.9%−87%

63Madison County, TNTN100,790+0.5%−97%

64Henderson County, TNTN28,518+0.3%−98%

65Shelby County, TNTN910,226+0.2%−97%

66Jackson County, TNTN12,466-0.2%−101%

67Tipton County, TNTN62,287-0.2%−100%

68Hawkins County, TNTN59,559-0.2%−101%

69Carroll County, TNTN29,200-0.3%−104%

70Henry County, TNTN32,896-0.4%−104%

71Claiborne County, TNTN33,229-0.5%−104%

72McNairy County, TNTN26,236-0.8%−108%

73Grundy County, TNTN14,116-1.3%−117%

74Roane County, TNTN57,395-1.4%−114%

75Pickett County, TNTN5,219-1.5%−117%

76Johnson County, TNTN18,718-1.6%−106%

77Houston County, TNTN8,479-1.7%−111%

78Scott County, TNTN22,671-1.7%−111%

79Carter County, TNTN57,361-1.9%−118%

80Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-2.1%−131%

81Hancock County, TNTN7,075-2.3%−430%

82Decatur County, TNTN11,820-2.7%−123%

83Obion County, TNTN30,067-3.2%−239%

84Campbell County, TNTN40,290-3.5%−126%

85Clay County, TNTN7,821-3.6%−135%

86Benton County, TNTN16,183-3.8%−127%

87Dyer County, TNTN36,320-4.0%−158%

88Morgan County, TNTN22,160-4.3%−130%

89Crockett County, TNTN14,006-4.6%−154%

90Wayne County, TNTN16,416-4.6%−122%

91Haywood County, TNTN17,042-4.9%−365%

92Weakley County, TNTN33,261-6.1%−166%

93Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-6.6%−132%

94Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-9.6%−163%

95Lake County, TNTN6,249-10.6%−191%

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