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Largest senior population, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22689,581+4%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90463,444+7%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45348,415+13%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83342,609+11%

05Sullivan County, TNTN163,75924,326+19%

06Washington County, TNTN141,19914,925+16%

07Blount County, TNTN143,82014,914+18%

08Sumner County, TNTN215,53813,916+33%

09Rutherford County, TNTN386,35213,622+36%

10Anderson County, TNTN82,06611,824+13%

11Madison County, TNTN100,79011,293+5%

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93510,499+32%

13Bradley County, TNTN115,46510,319+26%

14Williamson County, TNTN272,0619,811+46%

15Cumberland County, TNTN66,3009,615+57%

16Greene County, TNTN73,8319,316+20%

17Sevier County, TNTN101,3428,995+40%

18Wilson County, TNTN175,0338,580+31%

19Gibson County, TNTN51,7798,539+0%

20Carter County, TNTN57,3618,515+9%

21Maury County, TNTN118,1318,366+15%

22Roane County, TNTN57,3958,351+18%

23Putnam County, TNTN86,6128,236+24%

24Hamblen County, TNTN68,8437,719+27%

25Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597,083+21%

26Coffee County, TNTN62,4197,027+25%

27McMinn County, TNTN57,4047,011+17%

28Loudon County, TNTN63,7646,338+39%

29Campbell County, TNTN40,2906,033+17%

30Franklin County, TNTN45,5795,980+20%

31Robertson County, TNTN80,1755,887+17%

32Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145,737+10%

33Jefferson County, TNTN60,0245,703+30%

34Henry County, TNTN32,8965,649+3%

35Warren County, TNTN43,7175,319+10%

36Monroe County, TNTN49,7305,143+23%

37Carroll County, TNTN29,2005,103+4%

38Tipton County, TNTN62,2875,079+26%

39Dickson County, TNTN58,6625,069+17%

40Weakley County, TNTN33,2615,043−2%

41Dyer County, TNTN36,3205,001−4%

42Obion County, TNTN30,0674,928−0%

43Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,886+11%

44Bedford County, TNTN55,2734,756+5%

45Cocke County, TNTN37,8894,575+22%

46Giles County, TNTN31,4334,257+2%

47Hardin County, TNTN27,9834,112+18%

48Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294,012+18%

49McNairy County, TNTN26,2363,930+10%

50Rhea County, TNTN34,8443,907+13%

51Fayette County, TNTN45,0713,738+13%

52Henderson County, TNTN28,5183,631+10%

53Marion County, TNTN29,8043,586+16%

54Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743,539+6%

55White County, TNTN29,6123,534+9%

56Marshall County, TNTN38,0713,361+3%

57Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173,268−7%

58Unicoi County, TNTN17,8563,191+12%

59Cheatham County, TNTN42,7783,085+35%

60Overton County, TNTN23,7873,019+11%

61Benton County, TNTN16,1832,932+13%

62Haywood County, TNTN17,0422,735−9%

63Hickman County, TNTN26,2192,669+12%

64Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462,655+17%

65Johnson County, TNTN18,7182,623+16%

66Grainger County, TNTN25,7392,586+17%

67Macon County, TNTN27,6632,582+12%

68DeKalb County, TNTN21,8732,485+9%

69Scott County, TNTN22,6712,384+8%

70Smith County, TNTN20,9812,371+5%

71Polk County, TNTN18,5922,301+17%

72Wayne County, TNTN16,4162,290+11%

73Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,289−10%

74Morgan County, TNTN22,1602,277+12%

75Fentress County, TNTN20,3222,270+15%

76Decatur County, TNTN11,8202,131+8%

77Chester County, TNTN17,9942,121+12%

78Grundy County, TNTN14,1162,008+5%

79Union County, TNTN21,4501,928+28%

80Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,843+12%

81Cannon County, TNTN15,2961,755+10%

82Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,644+3%

83Lewis County, TNTN13,4871,545+11%

84Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,415+22%

85Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,393+28%

86Houston County, TNTN8,4791,350+8%

87Meigs County, TNTN14,1861,280+30%

88Perry County, TNTN9,1261,250+14%

89Clay County, TNTN7,8211,249+6%

90Hancock County, TNTN7,0751,066+1%

91Lake County, TNTN6,2491,058+0%

92Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,038+4%

93Moore County, TNTN6,920889+37%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,219878+14%

95Van Buren County, TNTN6,874771+31%

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