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Fastest shrinking, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Lake County, TNTN6,249-10.6%−191%

02Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-9.6%−163%

03Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-6.6%−132%

04Weakley County, TNTN33,261-6.1%−166%

05Haywood County, TNTN17,042-4.9%−365%

06Wayne County, TNTN16,416-4.6%−122%

07Crockett County, TNTN14,006-4.6%−154%

08Morgan County, TNTN22,160-4.3%−130%

09Dyer County, TNTN36,320-4.0%−158%

10Benton County, TNTN16,183-3.8%−127%

11Clay County, TNTN7,821-3.6%−135%

12Campbell County, TNTN40,290-3.5%−126%

13Obion County, TNTN30,067-3.2%−239%

14Decatur County, TNTN11,820-2.7%−123%

15Hancock County, TNTN7,075-2.3%−430%

16Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-2.1%−131%

17Carter County, TNTN57,361-1.9%−118%

18Scott County, TNTN22,671-1.7%−111%

19Houston County, TNTN8,479-1.7%−111%

20Johnson County, TNTN18,718-1.6%−106%

21Pickett County, TNTN5,219-1.5%−117%

22Roane County, TNTN57,395-1.4%−114%

23Grundy County, TNTN14,116-1.3%−117%

24McNairy County, TNTN26,236-0.8%−108%

25Claiborne County, TNTN33,229-0.5%−104%

26Henry County, TNTN32,896-0.4%−104%

27Carroll County, TNTN29,200-0.3%−104%

28Hawkins County, TNTN59,559-0.2%−101%

29Tipton County, TNTN62,287-0.2%−100%

30Jackson County, TNTN12,466-0.2%−101%

31Shelby County, TNTN910,226+0.2%−97%

32Henderson County, TNTN28,518+0.3%−98%

33Madison County, TNTN100,790+0.5%−97%

34Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+0.9%−87%

35Cocke County, TNTN37,889+0.9%−94%

36Hickman County, TNTN26,219+1.0%−97%

37Chester County, TNTN17,994+1.2%−94%

38Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1.5%−62%

39Moore County, TNTN6,920+1.6%−93%

40Greene County, TNTN73,831+1.9%−85%

41McMinn County, TNTN57,404+1.9%−88%

42Overton County, TNTN23,787+1.9%−86%

43Marion County, TNTN29,804+2.1%−82%

44Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+2.4%−82%

45Stewart County, TNTN14,439+2.5%−92%

46Anderson County, TNTN82,066+2.7%−41%

47Warren County, TNTN43,717+2.8%−83%

48Giles County, TNTN31,433+2.9%−80%

49Fentress County, TNTN20,322+3.0%−78%

50Hardin County, TNTN27,983+3.1%−76%

51Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+3.1%−79%

52Rhea County, TNTN34,844+3.3%−80%

53Lewis County, TNTN13,487+3.5%−85%

54Union County, TNTN21,450+3.6%−88%

55Grainger County, TNTN25,739+3.8%−82%

56Smith County, TNTN20,981+3.9%−85%

57Monroe County, TNTN49,730+3.9%−86%

58Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4.2%−68%

59Polk County, TNTN18,592+4.3%−76%

60Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+5.0%−84%

61Cannon County, TNTN15,296+5.1%−77%

62Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+5.5%−58%

63Perry County, TNTN9,126+5.7%−63%

64White County, TNTN29,612+5.8%−61%

65Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+5.9%−48%

66Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+6.4%−81%

67DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+7.2%−66%

68Washington County, TNTN141,199+8.1%−49%

69Meigs County, TNTN14,186+8.6%−78%

70Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+8.8%+13%

71Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+9.1%−74%

72Fayette County, TNTN45,071+9.3%−27%

73Dickson County, TNTN58,662+9.4%−59%

74Sevier County, TNTN101,342+9.4%−76%

75Coffee County, TNTN62,419+9.6%−49%

76Bradley County, TNTN115,465+9.8%−50%

77Robertson County, TNTN80,175+9.8%−68%

78Blount County, TNTN143,820+10.0%−57%

79Putnam County, TNTN86,612+10.4%−51%

80Knox County, TNTN511,453+10.8%−22%

81Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+11.2%−18%

82Bedford County, TNTN55,273+11.5%−51%

83Marshall County, TNTN38,071+12.1%−50%

84Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+12.1%−57%

85Loudon County, TNTN63,764+13.0%−48%

86Macon County, TNTN27,663+13.3%−53%

87Davidson County, TNTN745,904+14.2%+23%

88Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+15.8%−43%

89Sumner County, TNTN215,538+22.2%−16%

90Maury County, TNTN118,131+24.7%−8%

91Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+27.7%−19%

92Wilson County, TNTN175,033+29.6%−5%

93Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+30.0%−44%

94Williamson County, TNTN272,061+35.2%−37%

95Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+47.6%+110%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES