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Largest by population, Tennessee counties · 2000

The most populous Tennessee counties as of the 2000 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 1990

01Shelby County, TNTN897,472+9%

02Davidson County, TNTN569,891+12%

03Knox County, TNTN382,032+14%

04Hamilton County, TNTN307,896+8%

05Rutherford County, TNTN182,023+54%

06Sullivan County, TNTN153,048+7%

07Montgomery County, TNTN134,768+34%

08Sumner County, TNTN130,449+26%

09Williamson County, TNTN126,638+56%

10Washington County, TNTN107,198+16%

11Blount County, TNTN105,823+23%

12Madison County, TNTN91,837+18%

13Wilson County, TNTN88,809+31%

14Bradley County, TNTN87,965+19%

15Anderson County, TNTN71,330+5%

16Sevier County, TNTN71,170+39%

17Maury County, TNTN69,498+27%

18Greene County, TNTN62,909+13%

19Putnam County, TNTN62,315+21%

20Hamblen County, TNTN58,128+15%

21Carter County, TNTN56,742+10%

22Robertson County, TNTN54,433+31%

23Hawkins County, TNTN53,563+20%

24Roane County, TNTN51,910+10%

25Tipton County, TNTN51,271+36%

26McMinn County, TNTN49,015+16%

27Gibson County, TNTN48,152+4%

28Coffee County, TNTN48,014+19%

29Cumberland County, TNTN46,802+35%

30Jefferson County, TNTN44,294+34%

31Dickson County, TNTN43,156+23%

32Lawrence County, TNTN39,926+13%

33Campbell County, TNTN39,854+14%

34Franklin County, TNTN39,270+13%

35Loudon County, TNTN39,086+25%

36Monroe County, TNTN38,961+28%

37Warren County, TNTN38,276+16%

38Bedford County, TNTN37,586+24%

39Dyer County, TNTN37,279+7%

40Cheatham County, TNTN35,912+32%

41Weakley County, TNTN34,895+9%

42Cocke County, TNTN33,565+15%

43Obion County, TNTN32,450+2%

44Lincoln County, TNTN31,340+11%

45Henry County, TNTN31,115+12%

46Claiborne County, TNTN29,862+14%

47Carroll County, TNTN29,475+7%

48Giles County, TNTN29,447+14%

49Fayette County, TNTN28,806+13%

50Rhea County, TNTN28,400+17%

51Hardeman County, TNTN28,105+20%

52Marion County, TNTN27,776+12%

53Lauderdale County, TNTN27,101+15%

54Marshall County, TNTN26,767+24%

55Hardin County, TNTN25,578+13%

56Henderson County, TNTN25,522+17%

57McNairy County, TNTN24,653+10%

58White County, TNTN23,102+15%

59Hickman County, TNTN22,295+33%

60Scott County, TNTN21,127+15%

61Grainger County, TNTN20,659+21%

62Macon County, TNTN20,386+28%

63Overton County, TNTN20,118+14%

64Haywood County, TNTN19,797+2%

65Morgan County, TNTN19,757+14%

66Humphreys County, TNTN17,929+14%

67Union County, TNTN17,808+30%

68Smith County, TNTN17,712+25%

69Unicoi County, TNTN17,667+7%

70Johnson County, TNTN17,499+27%

71DeKalb County, TNTN17,423+21%

72Wayne County, TNTN16,842+21%

73Fentress County, TNTN16,625+13%

74Benton County, TNTN16,537+14%

75Polk County, TNTN16,050+18%

76Chester County, TNTN15,540+21%

77Crockett County, TNTN14,532+9%

78Grundy County, TNTN14,332+7%

79Cannon County, TNTN12,826+23%

80Stewart County, TNTN12,370+30%

81Bledsoe County, TNTN12,367+28%

82Decatur County, TNTN11,731+12%

83Sequatchie County, TNTN11,370+28%

84Lewis County, TNTN11,367+23%

85Meigs County, TNTN11,086+38%

86Jackson County, TNTN10,984+18%

87Houston County, TNTN8,088+15%

88Clay County, TNTN7,976+10%

89Lake County, TNTN7,954+12%

90Perry County, TNTN7,631+15%

91Trousdale County, TNTN7,259+23%

92Hancock County, TNTN6,786+1%

93Moore County, TNTN5,740+22%

94Van Buren County, TNTN5,508+14%

95Pickett County, TNTN4,945+9%

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