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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.

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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%

09Wilson County, TNTN175,033+97%

10Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+7%

11Blount County, TNTN143,820+36%

12Washington County, TNTN141,199+32%

13Maury County, TNTN118,131+70%

14Bradley County, TNTN115,465+31%

15Sevier County, TNTN101,342+42%

16Madison 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%

23Loudon County, TNTN63,764+63%

24Coffee County, TNTN62,419+30%

25Tipton County, TNTN62,287+21%

26Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+36%

27Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+11%

28Dickson County, TNTN58,662+36%

29McMinn County, TNTN57,404+17%

30Roane County, TNTN57,395+11%

31Carter County, TNTN57,361+1%

32Bedford County, TNTN55,273+47%

33Gibson County, TNTN51,779+8%

34Monroe County, TNTN49,730+28%

35Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+18%

36Franklin County, TNTN45,579+16%

37Fayette County, TNTN45,071+56%

38Warren County, TNTN43,717+14%

39Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+19%

40Campbell County, TNTN40,290+1%

41Marshall County, TNTN38,071+42%

42Cocke County, TNTN37,889+13%

43Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+18%

44Dyer County, TNTN36,320−3%

45Rhea County, TNTN34,844+23%

46Weakley County, TNTN33,261−5%

47Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+11%

48Henry County, TNTN32,896+6%

49Giles County, TNTN31,433+7%

50Obion County, TNTN30,067−7%

51Marion County, TNTN29,804+7%

52White County, TNTN29,612+28%

53Carroll County, TNTN29,200−1%

54Henderson County, TNTN28,518+12%

55Hardin County, TNTN27,983+9%

56Macon County, TNTN27,663+36%

57McNairy County, TNTN26,236+6%

58Hickman County, TNTN26,219+18%

59Grainger County, TNTN25,739+25%

60Hardeman County, TNTN25,274−10%

61Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617−9%

62Overton County, TNTN23,787+18%

63Scott County, TNTN22,671+7%

64Morgan County, TNTN22,160+12%

65DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+26%

66Union County, TNTN21,450+20%

67Smith County, TNTN20,981+18%

68Fentress County, TNTN20,322+22%

69Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+10%

70Johnson County, TNTN18,718+7%

71Polk County, TNTN18,592+16%

72Chester County, TNTN17,994+16%

73Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+57%

74Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+1%

75Haywood County, TNTN17,042−14%

76Wayne County, TNTN16,416−3%

77Benton County, TNTN16,183−2%

78Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+29%

79Cannon County, TNTN15,296+19%

80Stewart County, TNTN14,439+17%

81Meigs County, TNTN14,186+28%

82Grundy County, TNTN14,116−2%

83Crockett County, TNTN14,006−4%

84Lewis County, TNTN13,487+19%

85Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+74%

86Jackson County, TNTN12,466+13%

87Decatur County, TNTN11,820+1%

88Perry County, TNTN9,126+20%

89Houston County, TNTN8,479+5%

90Clay County, TNTN7,821−2%

91Hancock County, TNTN7,075+4%

92Moore County, TNTN6,920+21%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+25%

94Lake County, TNTN6,249−21%

95Pickett County, TNTN5,219+6%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES