RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Largest by population, Tennessee counties

The most populous Tennessee counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 32,896.

TennesseeAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226+1%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904+31%

03Knox County, TNTN511,453+34%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+27%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+112%

06Williamson County, TNTN272,061+115%

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+85%

08Sumner County, TNTN215,538+65%

09▲1Wilson County, TNTN175,033+97%

10▼1Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+7%

11Blount County, TNTN143,820+36%

12Washington County, TNTN141,199+32%

13▲1Maury County, TNTN118,131+70%

14▼1Bradley County, TNTN115,465+31%

15▲1Sevier County, TNTN101,342+42%

16▼1Madison County, TNTN100,790+10%

17Putnam County, TNTN86,612+39%

18Anderson County, TNTN82,066+15%

19Robertson County, TNTN80,175+47%

20Greene County, TNTN73,831+17%

21Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+18%

22Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+42%

23▲4Loudon County, TNTN63,764+63%

24Coffee County, TNTN62,419+30%

25▼2Tipton County, TNTN62,287+21%

26▲2Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+36%

27▼2Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+11%

28▲1Dickson County, TNTN58,662+36%

29▲2McMinn County, TNTN57,404+17%

30Roane County, TNTN57,395+11%

31▼5Carter County, TNTN57,361+1%

32▲1Bedford County, TNTN55,273+47%

33▼1Gibson County, TNTN51,779+8%

34Monroe County, TNTN49,730+28%

35Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+18%

36Franklin County, TNTN45,579+16%

37Fayette County, TNTN45,071+56%

38▲1Warren County, TNTN43,717+14%

39▼1Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+19%

40Campbell County, TNTN40,290+1%

41▲3Marshall County, TNTN38,071+42%

42Cocke County, TNTN37,889+13%

43Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+18%

44▼3Dyer County, TNTN36,320−3%

45▲1Rhea County, TNTN34,844+23%

46▼1Weakley County, TNTN33,261−5%

47▲1Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+11%

48▼1Henry County, TNTN32,896+6%

49▲1Giles County, TNTN31,433+7%

50▼1Obion County, TNTN30,067−7%

51Marion County, TNTN29,804+7%

52▲2White County, TNTN29,612+28%

53▼1Carroll County, TNTN29,200−1%

54▼1Henderson County, TNTN28,518+12%

55Hardin County, TNTN27,983+9%

56▲2Macon County, TNTN27,663+36%

57▼1McNairy County, TNTN26,236+6%

58▲2Hickman County, TNTN26,219+18%

59▲2Grainger County, TNTN25,739+25%

60▼3Hardeman County, TNTN25,274−10%

61▼2Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617−9%

62Overton County, TNTN23,787+18%

63Scott County, TNTN22,671+7%

64Morgan County, TNTN22,160+12%

65DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+26%

66▲1Union County, TNTN21,450+20%

67▼1Smith County, TNTN20,981+18%

68▲1Fentress County, TNTN20,322+22%

69▼1Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+10%

70Johnson County, TNTN18,718+7%

71▲2Polk County, TNTN18,592+16%

72▲2Chester County, TNTN17,994+16%

73▲4Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+57%

74▼3Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+1%

75▼3Haywood County, TNTN17,042−14%

76▼1Wayne County, TNTN16,416−3%

77▼1Benton County, TNTN16,183−2%

78Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+29%

79Cannon County, TNTN15,296+19%

80▲1Stewart County, TNTN14,439+17%

81▲2Meigs County, TNTN14,186+28%

82Grundy County, TNTN14,116−2%

83▼3Crockett County, TNTN14,006−4%

84Lewis County, TNTN13,487+19%

85▲1Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+74%

86▼1Jackson County, TNTN12,466+13%

87Decatur County, TNTN11,820+1%

88Perry County, TNTN9,126+20%

89Houston County, TNTN8,479+5%

90Clay County, TNTN7,821−2%

91▲1Hancock County, TNTN7,075+4%

92▲1Moore County, TNTN6,920+21%

93▲1Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+25%

94▼3Lake County, TNTN6,249−21%

95Pickett County, TNTN5,219+6%

SHOWING 1–95 OF 95

Download CSV (full list, 95 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES