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Fastest shrinking, Tennessee counties · 2010

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

01Haywood County, TNTN17,042-5.1%−375%

02Grundy County, TNTN14,116-4.4%−160%

03Carroll County, TNTN29,200-3.2%−145%

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-3.0%−115%

05Obion County, TNTN30,067-2.0%−186%

06Lake County, TNTN6,249-1.5%−113%

07Clay County, TNTN7,821-1.4%−114%

08Benton County, TNTN16,183-0.3%−102%

09Giles County, TNTN31,433+0.1%−99%

10Decatur County, TNTN11,820+0.2%−98%

11Weakley County, TNTN33,261+0.4%−96%

12Crockett County, TNTN14,006+0.4%−96%

13Hancock County, TNTN7,075+0.5%−30%

14Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+0.7%−95%

15Wayne County, TNTN16,416+1.1%−95%

16Carter County, TNTN57,361+1.2%−88%

17Marion County, TNTN29,804+1.7%−86%

18Hardin County, TNTN27,983+1.8%−87%

19Campbell County, TNTN40,290+2.2%−84%

20Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+2.5%−63%

21Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617+2.6%−83%

22Pickett County, TNTN5,219+2.7%−69%

23Dyer County, TNTN36,320+2.8%−59%

24Gibson County, TNTN51,779+3.2%−20%

25Shelby County, TNTN910,226+3.4%−61%

26Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+3.4%−75%

27Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+3.7%−46%

28Perry County, TNTN9,126+3.7%−76%

29Henry County, TNTN32,896+3.9%−66%

30Warren County, TNTN43,717+4.1%−75%

31Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+4.1%−85%

32Houston County, TNTN8,479+4.2%−73%

33Johnson County, TNTN18,718+4.3%−84%

34Roane County, TNTN57,395+4.4%−56%

35Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4.5%−65%

36Polk County, TNTN18,592+4.8%−73%

37Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+4.9%−63%

38Scott County, TNTN22,671+5.2%−65%

39Anderson County, TNTN82,066+5.3%+18%

40McNairy County, TNTN26,236+5.8%−42%

41Jackson County, TNTN12,466+6.0%−67%

42Meigs County, TNTN14,186+6.0%−84%

43Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+6.1%−70%

44Cocke County, TNTN37,889+6.2%−59%

45Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+6.4%−43%

46McMinn County, TNTN57,404+6.6%−58%

47Lewis County, TNTN13,487+7.0%−70%

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

49Union County, TNTN21,450+7.3%−76%

50DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+7.5%−65%

51Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+7.6%−50%

52Cannon County, TNTN15,296+7.6%−66%

53Stewart County, TNTN14,439+7.7%−75%

54Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+7.9%−45%

55Fentress County, TNTN20,322+8.0%−40%

56Smith County, TNTN20,981+8.2%−67%

57Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+8.4%−63%

58Henderson County, TNTN28,518+8.8%−48%

59Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+8.9%−72%

60Macon County, TNTN27,663+9.1%−68%

61Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+9.3%+18%

62Greene County, TNTN73,831+9.4%−25%

63Grainger County, TNTN25,739+9.7%−54%

64Overton County, TNTN23,787+9.8%−31%

65Coffee County, TNTN62,419+10.0%−48%

66Davidson County, TNTN745,904+10.0%−14%

67Chester County, TNTN17,994+10.2%−52%

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

69Moore County, TNTN6,920+10.8%−50%

70Morgan County, TNTN22,160+11.3%−21%

71White County, TNTN29,612+11.9%−21%

72Rhea County, TNTN34,844+12.0%−28%

73Bradley County, TNTN115,465+12.5%−35%

74Knox County, TNTN511,453+13.1%−5%

75Monroe County, TNTN49,730+14.3%−48%

76Marshall County, TNTN38,071+14.4%−41%

77Washington County, TNTN141,199+14.7%−9%

78Dickson County, TNTN58,662+15.1%−35%

79Putnam County, TNTN86,612+16.1%−25%

80Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+16.1%−53%

81Blount County, TNTN143,820+16.2%−30%

82Maury County, TNTN118,131+16.5%−38%

83Tipton County, TNTN62,287+19.1%−48%

84Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+19.8%−43%

85Bedford County, TNTN55,273+19.9%−16%

86Robertson County, TNTN80,175+21.8%−30%

87Sumner County, TNTN215,538+23.1%−12%

88Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+24.1%−15%

89Loudon County, TNTN63,764+24.2%−3%

90Sevier County, TNTN101,342+26.3%−33%

91Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+27.9%−18%

92Wilson County, TNTN175,033+28.4%−9%

93Fayette County, TNTN45,071+33.4%+163%

94Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+44.3%−17%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,061+44.7%−21%

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