RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Largest senior population, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2020. 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 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226133,952+50%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90488,496+39%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45379,655+65%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,83366,152+55%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,35238,360+182%

06Sullivan County, TNTN163,75935,526+46%

07Williamson County, TNTN272,06134,288+249%

08Sumner County, TNTN215,53832,303+132%

09Blount County, TNTN143,82028,513+91%

10Washington County, TNTN141,19925,513+71%

11Wilson County, TNTN175,03323,872+178%

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,93521,899+109%

13Sevier County, TNTN101,34220,500+128%

14Cumberland County, TNTN66,30020,140+109%

15Bradley County, TNTN115,46519,186+86%

16Madison County, TNTN100,79017,800+58%

17Maury County, TNTN118,13117,455+109%

18Anderson County, TNTN82,06615,813+34%

19Greene County, TNTN73,83115,447+66%

20Loudon County, TNTN63,76415,381+143%

21Putnam County, TNTN86,61213,901+69%

22Carter County, TNTN57,36112,533+47%

23Roane County, TNTN57,39512,506+50%

24Hawkins County, TNTN59,55912,469+76%

25Hamblen County, TNTN68,84312,111+57%

26Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411,594+103%

27Robertson County, TNTN80,17511,464+95%

28McMinn County, TNTN57,40410,776+54%

29Coffee County, TNTN62,41910,734+53%

30Monroe County, TNTN49,73010,190+98%

31Tipton County, TNTN62,2879,619+89%

32Gibson County, TNTN51,7799,573+12%

33Dickson County, TNTN58,6629,541+88%

34Fayette County, TNTN45,0719,297+149%

35Franklin County, TNTN45,5799,035+51%

36Campbell County, TNTN40,2908,257+37%

37Lawrence County, TNTN46,9148,215+43%

38Cocke County, TNTN37,8897,971+74%

39Bedford County, TNTN55,2737,881+66%

40Henry County, TNTN32,8967,742+37%

41Warren County, TNTN43,7177,712+45%

42Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537,123+46%

43Cheatham County, TNTN42,7786,836+122%

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,2296,684+67%

45Dyer County, TNTN36,3206,663+33%

46Obion County, TNTN30,0676,568+33%

47Rhea County, TNTN34,8446,532+67%

48Hardin County, TNTN27,9836,256+52%

49Giles County, TNTN31,4336,234+46%

50Weakley County, TNTN33,2616,166+22%

51Marion County, TNTN29,8046,083+70%

52Carroll County, TNTN29,2006,071+19%

53White County, TNTN29,6125,819+65%

54McNairy County, TNTN26,2365,723+46%

55Marshall County, TNTN38,0715,694+69%

56Henderson County, TNTN28,5185,387+48%

57Grainger County, TNTN25,7394,957+92%

58Overton County, TNTN23,7874,845+60%

59Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744,671+32%

60Hickman County, TNTN26,2194,426+66%

61Fentress County, TNTN20,3224,397+94%

62Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564,343+36%

63Johnson County, TNTN18,7184,298+64%

64Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6174,240+30%

65Macon County, TNTN27,6634,149+61%

66DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733,977+60%

67Morgan County, TNTN22,1603,923+72%

68Polk County, TNTN18,5923,857+68%

69Scott County, TNTN22,6713,834+61%

70Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463,827+44%

71Benton County, TNTN16,1833,810+30%

72Union County, TNTN21,4503,583+86%

73Haywood County, TNTN17,0423,479+27%

74Smith County, TNTN20,9813,465+46%

75Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8613,333+139%

76Wayne County, TNTN16,4163,204+40%

77Chester County, TNTN17,9943,107+46%

78Decatur County, TNTN11,8202,832+33%

79Grundy County, TNTN14,1162,825+41%

80Stewart County, TNTN14,4392,783+51%

81Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202,780+96%

82Cannon County, TNTN15,2962,768+58%

83Jackson County, TNTN12,4662,670+62%

84Meigs County, TNTN14,1862,665+108%

85Crockett County, TNTN14,0062,656+16%

86Lewis County, TNTN13,4872,654+72%

87Clay County, TNTN7,8211,889+51%

88Perry County, TNTN9,1261,862+49%

89Houston County, TNTN8,4791,789+33%

90Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231,584+53%

91Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741,452+88%

92Hancock County, TNTN7,0751,424+34%

93Moore County, TNTN6,9201,422+60%

94Pickett County, TNTN5,2191,397+59%

95Lake County, TNTN6,2491,183+12%

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