RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Largest senior population, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22686,153–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90459,235–

03Knox County, TNTN511,45342,672–

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83338,259–

05Sullivan County, TNTN163,75920,505–

06Washington County, TNTN141,19912,902–

07Blount County, TNTN143,82012,606–

08Madison County, TNTN100,79010,734–

09Sumner County, TNTN215,53810,493–

10Anderson County, TNTN82,06610,491–

11Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529,994–

12Gibson County, TNTN51,7798,522–

13Bradley County, TNTN115,4658,168–

14Montgomery County, TNTN249,9357,934–

15Carter County, TNTN57,3617,818–

16Greene County, TNTN73,8317,735–

17Maury County, TNTN118,1317,247–

18Roane County, TNTN57,3957,053–

19Williamson County, TNTN272,0616,707–

20Putnam County, TNTN86,6126,658–

21Wilson County, TNTN175,0336,527–

22Sevier County, TNTN101,3426,408–

23Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006,108–

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,8436,072–

25McMinn County, TNTN57,4046,008–

26Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595,863–

27Coffee County, TNTN62,4195,611–

28Henry County, TNTN32,8965,488–

29Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145,218–

30Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,214–

31Campbell County, TNTN40,2905,156–

32Weakley County, TNTN33,2615,144–

33Robertson County, TNTN80,1755,022–

34Franklin County, TNTN45,5794,998–

35Obion County, TNTN30,0674,946–

36Carroll County, TNTN29,2004,927–

37Warren County, TNTN43,7174,836–

38Loudon County, TNTN63,7644,556–

39Bedford County, TNTN55,2734,524–

40Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244,400–

41Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,385–

42Dickson County, TNTN58,6624,351–

43Monroe County, TNTN49,7304,184–

44Giles County, TNTN31,4334,176–

45Tipton County, TNTN62,2874,029–

46Cocke County, TNTN37,8893,745–

47McNairy County, TNTN26,2363,582–

48Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173,514–

49Hardin County, TNTN27,9833,494–

50Rhea County, TNTN34,8443,460–

51Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293,398–

52Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743,336–

53Fayette County, TNTN45,0713,320–

54Henderson County, TNTN28,5183,306–

55Marshall County, TNTN38,0713,269–

56White County, TNTN29,6123,244–

57Marion County, TNTN29,8043,094–

58Haywood County, TNTN17,0423,006–

59Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562,840–

60Overton County, TNTN23,7872,719–

61Benton County, TNTN16,1832,601–

62Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,541–

63Hickman County, TNTN26,2192,373–

64Macon County, TNTN27,6632,305–

65Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782,279–

66DeKalb County, TNTN21,8732,278–

67Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,277–

68Johnson County, TNTN18,7182,266–

69Smith County, TNTN20,9812,248–

70Grainger County, TNTN25,7392,206–

71Scott County, TNTN22,6712,200–

72Wayne County, TNTN16,4162,054–

73Morgan County, TNTN22,1602,034–

74Decatur County, TNTN11,8201,980–

75Fentress County, TNTN20,3221,976–

76Polk County, TNTN18,5921,964–

77Grundy County, TNTN14,1161,915–

78Chester County, TNTN17,9941,888–

79Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,649–

80Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,598–

81Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,595–

82Union County, TNTN21,4501,511–

83Lewis County, TNTN13,4871,396–

84Houston County, TNTN8,4791,246–

85Clay County, TNTN7,8211,174–

86Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,161–

87Perry County, TNTN9,1261,095–

88Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,086–

89Hancock County, TNTN7,0751,058–

90Lake County, TNTN6,2491,055–

91Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,001–

92Meigs County, TNTN14,186985–

93Pickett County, TNTN5,219773–

94Moore County, TNTN6,920650–

95Van Buren County, TNTN6,874589–

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