RANKING · 2024 ACS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Largest senior population, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 6,419.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226136,050+52%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90492,450+46%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45380,392+66%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83369,086+62%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,35240,298+196%

06▲1Williamson County, TNTN272,06138,404+291%

07▼1Sullivan County, TNTN163,75935,721+47%

08Sumner County, TNTN215,53834,031+145%

09Blount County, TNTN143,82029,172+96%

10Washington County, TNTN141,19925,751+73%

11Wilson County, TNTN175,03325,250+194%

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93523,428+123%

13▲1Cumberland County, TNTN66,30020,603+114%

14▼1Sevier County, TNTN101,34220,290+126%

15Bradley County, TNTN115,46519,245+87%

16▲1Maury County, TNTN118,13118,447+120%

17▼1Madison County, TNTN100,79017,764+57%

18▲2Loudon County, TNTN63,76416,123+154%

19▼1Anderson County, TNTN82,06615,978+35%

20▼1Greene County, TNTN73,83115,838+70%

21Putnam County, TNTN86,61213,623+65%

22Carter County, TNTN57,36112,902+52%

23Roane County, TNTN57,39512,864+54%

24Hawkins County, TNTN59,55912,630+78%

25▲1Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411,764+106%

26▼1Hamblen County, TNTN68,84311,750+52%

27Robertson County, TNTN80,17511,252+91%

28McMinn County, TNTN57,40411,139+59%

29▲1Monroe County, TNTN49,73010,627+107%

30▼1Coffee County, TNTN62,41910,591+51%

31▲3Fayette County, TNTN45,0719,938+166%

32▼1Tipton County, TNTN62,2879,617+89%

33Dickson County, TNTN58,6629,415+86%

34▲1Franklin County, TNTN45,5799,181+54%

35▼3Gibson County, TNTN51,7798,920+4%

36Campbell County, TNTN40,2908,388+39%

37▲1Cocke County, TNTN37,8898,101+77%

38▼1Lawrence County, TNTN46,9148,061+41%

39▲1Henry County, TNTN32,8967,766+37%

40▼1Bedford County, TNTN55,2737,757+63%

41Warren County, TNTN43,7177,552+42%

42Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537,217+48%

43▲4Rhea County, TNTN34,8446,731+72%

44▼1Cheatham County, TNTN42,7786,682+117%

45▼1Claiborne County, TNTN33,2296,502+62%

46▼1Dyer County, TNTN36,3206,473+29%

47▲2Giles County, TNTN31,4336,463+52%

48▼2Obion County, TNTN30,0676,419+30%

49▼1Hardin County, TNTN27,9836,395+56%

50▲1Marion County, TNTN29,8046,119+71%

51▲4Marshall County, TNTN38,0716,090+81%

52▼2Weakley County, TNTN33,2616,051+20%

53White County, TNTN29,6125,979+69%

54▼2Carroll County, TNTN29,2005,778+13%

55▲2Grainger County, TNTN25,7395,462+111%

56▼2McNairy County, TNTN26,2365,410+38%

57▼1Henderson County, TNTN28,5185,124+41%

58▲1Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744,751+34%

59▼1Overton County, TNTN23,7874,735+57%

60Hickman County, TNTN26,2194,527+70%

61Fentress County, TNTN20,3224,498+98%

62▲1Johnson County, TNTN18,7184,273+63%

63▼1Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564,216+32%

64Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6174,131+26%

65Macon County, TNTN27,6634,039+56%

66▲1Morgan County, TNTN22,1604,018+76%

67▲3Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463,990+50%

68▼2DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733,933+58%

69▲2Benton County, TNTN16,1833,874+32%

70▲2Union County, TNTN21,4503,849+100%

71▼2Scott County, TNTN22,6713,821+60%

72▼4Polk County, TNTN18,5923,764+64%

73Haywood County, TNTN17,0423,665+34%

74▲1Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8613,662+163%

75▼1Smith County, TNTN20,9813,399+43%

76▲1Chester County, TNTN17,9943,234+52%

77▼1Wayne County, TNTN16,4163,190+39%

78▲3Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203,132+121%

79▲1Stewart County, TNTN14,4392,933+59%

80▼1Grundy County, TNTN14,1162,862+43%

81▲3Meigs County, TNTN14,1862,808+119%

82▲1Jackson County, TNTN12,4662,802+70%

83▼5Decatur County, TNTN11,8202,756+29%

84▲1Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,695+18%

85▲1Lewis County, TNTN13,4872,671+73%

86▼4Cannon County, TNTN15,2962,625+50%

87Clay County, TNTN7,8211,914+53%

88Perry County, TNTN9,1261,907+53%

89Houston County, TNTN8,4791,681+25%

90▲1Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741,545+100%

91▲1Hancock County, TNTN7,0751,541+45%

92▲1Moore County, TNTN6,9201,477+66%

93▼3Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,475+42%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,2191,421+62%

95Lake County, TNTN6,2491,079+2%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES