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Largest by population, Tennessee counties · 2010

The most populous Tennessee counties as of the 2010 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, TNTN927,644+3%

02Davidson County, TNTN626,681+10%

03Knox County, TNTN432,226+13%

04Hamilton County, TNTN336,463+9%

05Rutherford County, TNTN262,604+44%

06Williamson County, TNTN183,182+45%

07Montgomery County, TNTN172,331+28%

08Sumner County, TNTN160,645+23%

09Sullivan County, TNTN156,823+2%

10Blount County, TNTN123,010+16%

11Washington County, TNTN122,979+15%

12Wilson County, TNTN113,993+28%

13Bradley County, TNTN98,963+13%

14Madison County, TNTN98,294+7%

15Sevier County, TNTN89,889+26%

16Maury County, TNTN80,956+16%

17Anderson County, TNTN75,129+5%

18Putnam County, TNTN72,321+16%

19Greene County, TNTN68,831+9%

20Robertson County, TNTN66,283+22%

21Hamblen County, TNTN62,544+8%

22Tipton County, TNTN61,081+19%

23Carter County, TNTN57,424+1%

24Hawkins County, TNTN56,833+6%

25Cumberland County, TNTN56,053+20%

26Roane County, TNTN54,181+4%

27Coffee County, TNTN52,796+10%

28McMinn County, TNTN52,266+7%

29Jefferson County, TNTN51,407+16%

30Gibson County, TNTN49,683+3%

31Dickson County, TNTN49,666+15%

32Loudon County, TNTN48,556+24%

33Bedford County, TNTN45,058+20%

34Monroe County, TNTN44,519+14%

35Lawrence County, TNTN41,869+5%

36Franklin County, TNTN41,052+5%

37Campbell County, TNTN40,716+2%

38Warren County, TNTN39,839+4%

39Cheatham County, TNTN39,105+9%

40Fayette County, TNTN38,413+33%

41Dyer County, TNTN38,335+3%

42Cocke County, TNTN35,662+6%

43Weakley County, TNTN35,021+0%

44Lincoln County, TNTN33,361+6%

45Henry County, TNTN32,330+4%

46Claiborne County, TNTN32,213+8%

47Rhea County, TNTN31,809+12%

48Obion County, TNTN31,807−2%

49Marshall County, TNTN30,617+14%

50Giles County, TNTN29,485+0%

51Carroll County, TNTN28,522−3%

52Marion County, TNTN28,237+2%

53Lauderdale County, TNTN27,815+3%

54Henderson County, TNTN27,769+9%

55Hardeman County, TNTN27,253−3%

56McNairy County, TNTN26,075+6%

57Hardin County, TNTN26,026+2%

58White County, TNTN25,841+12%

59Hickman County, TNTN24,690+11%

60Grainger County, TNTN22,657+10%

61Macon County, TNTN22,248+9%

62Scott County, TNTN22,228+5%

63Overton County, TNTN22,083+10%

64Morgan County, TNTN21,987+11%

65Smith County, TNTN19,166+8%

66Union County, TNTN19,109+7%

67Haywood County, TNTN18,787−5%

68DeKalb County, TNTN18,723+7%

69Humphreys County, TNTN18,538+3%

70Unicoi County, TNTN18,313+4%

71Johnson County, TNTN18,244+4%

72Fentress County, TNTN17,959+8%

73Chester County, TNTN17,131+10%

74Wayne County, TNTN17,021+1%

75Polk County, TNTN16,825+5%

76Benton County, TNTN16,489−0%

77Crockett County, TNTN14,586+0%

78Sequatchie County, TNTN14,112+24%

79Cannon County, TNTN13,801+8%

80Grundy County, TNTN13,703−4%

81Stewart County, TNTN13,324+8%

82Bledsoe County, TNTN12,876+4%

83Lewis County, TNTN12,161+7%

84Decatur County, TNTN11,757+0%

85Meigs County, TNTN11,753+6%

86Jackson County, TNTN11,638+6%

87Houston County, TNTN8,426+4%

88Perry County, TNTN7,915+4%

89Trousdale County, TNTN7,870+8%

90Clay County, TNTN7,861−1%

91Lake County, TNTN7,832−2%

92Hancock County, TNTN6,819+0%

93Moore County, TNTN6,362+11%

94Van Buren County, TNTN5,548+1%

95Pickett County, TNTN5,077+3%

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