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Largest by population, Tennessee counties · 2020

The most populous Tennessee counties as of the 2020 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, TNTN929,744+4%

02Davidson County, TNTN715,884+26%

03Knox County, TNTN478,971+25%

04Hamilton County, TNTN366,207+19%

05Rutherford County, TNTN341,486+88%

06Williamson County, TNTN247,726+96%

07Montgomery County, TNTN220,069+63%

08Sumner County, TNTN196,281+50%

09Sullivan County, TNTN158,163+3%

10Wilson County, TNTN147,737+66%

11Blount County, TNTN135,280+28%

12Washington County, TNTN133,001+24%

13Bradley County, TNTN108,620+23%

14Maury County, TNTN100,974+45%

15Madison County, TNTN98,823+8%

16Sevier County, TNTN98,380+38%

17Putnam County, TNTN79,854+28%

18Anderson County, TNTN77,123+8%

19Robertson County, TNTN72,803+34%

20Greene County, TNTN70,152+12%

21Hamblen County, TNTN64,499+11%

22Cumberland County, TNTN61,145+31%

23Tipton County, TNTN60,970+19%

24Coffee County, TNTN57,889+21%

25Hawkins County, TNTN56,721+6%

26Carter County, TNTN56,356−1%

27Loudon County, TNTN54,886+40%

28Jefferson County, TNTN54,683+23%

29Dickson County, TNTN54,315+26%

30Roane County, TNTN53,404+3%

31McMinn County, TNTN53,276+9%

32Gibson County, TNTN50,429+5%

33Bedford County, TNTN50,237+34%

34Monroe County, TNTN46,250+19%

35Lawrence County, TNTN44,159+11%

36Franklin County, TNTN42,774+9%

37Fayette County, TNTN41,990+46%

38Cheatham County, TNTN41,072+14%

39Warren County, TNTN40,953+7%

40Campbell County, TNTN39,272−1%

41Dyer County, TNTN36,801−1%

42Cocke County, TNTN35,999+7%

43Lincoln County, TNTN35,319+13%

44Marshall County, TNTN34,318+28%

45Weakley County, TNTN32,902−6%

46Rhea County, TNTN32,870+16%

47Henry County, TNTN32,199+3%

48Claiborne County, TNTN32,043+7%

49Obion County, TNTN30,787−5%

50Giles County, TNTN30,346+3%

51Marion County, TNTN28,837+4%

52Carroll County, TNTN28,440−4%

53Henderson County, TNTN27,842+9%

54White County, TNTN27,351+18%

55Hardin County, TNTN26,831+5%

56McNairy County, TNTN25,866+5%

57Hardeman County, TNTN25,462−9%

58Macon County, TNTN25,216+24%

59Lauderdale County, TNTN25,143−7%

60Hickman County, TNTN24,925+12%

61Grainger County, TNTN23,527+14%

62Overton County, TNTN22,511+12%

63Scott County, TNTN21,850+3%

64Morgan County, TNTN21,035+6%

65DeKalb County, TNTN20,080+15%

66Smith County, TNTN19,904+12%

67Union County, TNTN19,802+11%

68Humphreys County, TNTN18,990+6%

69Fentress County, TNTN18,489+11%

70Johnson County, TNTN17,948+3%

71Unicoi County, TNTN17,928+1%

72Haywood County, TNTN17,864−10%

73Polk County, TNTN17,544+9%

74Chester County, TNTN17,341+12%

75Wayne County, TNTN16,232−4%

76Benton County, TNTN15,864−4%

77Sequatchie County, TNTN15,826+39%

78Bledsoe County, TNTN14,913+21%

79Cannon County, TNTN14,506+13%

80Crockett County, TNTN13,911−4%

81Stewart County, TNTN13,657+10%

82Grundy County, TNTN13,529−6%

83Meigs County, TNTN12,758+15%

84Lewis County, TNTN12,582+11%

85Jackson County, TNTN11,617+6%

86Trousdale County, TNTN11,615+60%

87Decatur County, TNTN11,435−3%

88Perry County, TNTN8,366+10%

89Houston County, TNTN8,283+2%

90Clay County, TNTN7,581−5%

91Lake County, TNTN7,005−12%

92Hancock County, TNTN6,662−2%

93Moore County, TNTN6,461+13%

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,168+12%

95Pickett County, TNTN5,001+1%

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