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Largest veteran population, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 1,883. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fentress County, TN, up 12 places to #59.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22640,311−18%

02▲2Montgomery County, TNTN249,93530,166+10%

03Knox County, TNTN511,45326,234−10%

04▼2Davidson County, TNTN745,90425,773−13%

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83319,787−8%

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35217,068−5%

07▲1Sumner County, TNTN215,53811,104−5%

08▼1Sullivan County, TNTN163,75910,568−14%

09▲2Williamson County, TNTN272,0619,865−3%

10▼1Washington County, TNTN141,1999,481−10%

11▼1Blount County, TNTN143,8209,406−8%

12Wilson County, TNTN175,0339,0200%

13Sevier County, TNTN101,3426,7960%

14Bradley County, TNTN115,4656,4810%

15Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006,233−1%

16Maury County, TNTN118,1316,036+7%

17Anderson County, TNTN82,0665,6080%

18▲2Madison County, TNTN100,7905,235−2%

19Greene County, TNTN73,8314,703−13%

20▲2Coffee County, TNTN62,4194,377−6%

21▲8Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434,299+19%

22▼4Tipton County, TNTN62,2874,157−23%

23Putnam County, TNTN86,6124,146−10%

24Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244,087−7%

25Carter County, TNTN57,3614,073−3%

26▲2Loudon County, TNTN63,7643,976+3%

27Robertson County, TNTN80,1753,9370%

28▼2Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593,856−2%

29▲5Dickson County, TNTN58,6623,837+27%

30▼9Roane County, TNTN57,3953,751−28%

31▼1Franklin County, TNTN45,5793,694+3%

32▲1McMinn County, TNTN57,4043,604+12%

33▲2Fayette County, TNTN45,0713,269+13%

34▼2Gibson County, TNTN51,7793,089−9%

35▼4Monroe County, TNTN49,7302,988−13%

36▲3Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782,829+8%

37▲1Campbell County, TNTN40,2902,574−3%

38▼2Henry County, TNTN32,8962,496−13%

39▲4Rhea County, TNTN34,8442,478+9%

40▼3Bedford County, TNTN55,2732,433−11%

41▼1Cocke County, TNTN37,8892,398−8%

42Warren County, TNTN43,7172,3860%

43▲5Giles County, TNTN31,4332,207+9%

44▲8Marion County, TNTN29,8042,121+20%

45Marshall County, TNTN38,0712,064−1%

46▲3Carroll County, TNTN29,2002,038+3%

47▼1Lincoln County, TNTN36,8531,995−3%

48▼4Dyer County, TNTN36,3201,883−17%

49▼8Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141,726−29%

50▼3Weakley County, TNTN33,2611,687−18%

51White County, TNTN29,6121,673−9%

52▲5Hardeman County, TNTN25,2741,5860%

53▲1Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291,560−10%

54▼4Hickman County, TNTN26,2191,551−17%

55▲1Morgan County, TNTN22,1601,505−6%

56▼1Obion County, TNTN30,0671,499−9%

57▲2Henderson County, TNTN28,5181,498−2%

58▲4Johnson County, TNTN18,7181,481−1%

59▲12Fentress County, TNTN20,3221,430+14%

60Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,410−8%

61▼8Hardin County, TNTN27,9831,405−20%

62▼1Unicoi County, TNTN17,8561,394−8%

63▲1McNairy County, TNTN26,2361,372−3%

64▲9Macon County, TNTN27,6631,322+19%

65▼2Humphreys County, TNTN19,6461,317−9%

66▼8Grainger County, TNTN25,7391,300−16%

67▲3DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731,170−7%

68▼2Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,156−12%

69▼4Scott County, TNTN22,6711,111−19%

70▼2Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171,096−13%

71▲1Smith County, TNTN20,9811,076−11%

72▲5Polk County, TNTN18,5921,029+1%

73▼4Union County, TNTN21,450983−22%

74▲1Overton County, TNTN23,787938−14%

75▼8Wayne County, TNTN16,416937−28%

76▼2Benton County, TNTN16,183873−21%

77▲1Chester County, TNTN17,994872−6%

78▲7Meigs County, TNTN14,186852+15%

79▲4Lewis County, TNTN13,487809+2%

80▲9Moore County, TNTN6,920774+23%

81▼1Jackson County, TNTN12,466747−12%

82▼3Crockett County, TNTN14,006733−19%

83▼2Cannon County, TNTN15,296717−13%

84▲3Grundy County, TNTN14,116668−5%

85▲1Haywood County, TNTN17,042668−9%

86▼4Houston County, TNTN8,479659−18%

87▲8Perry County, TNTN9,126648+67%

88▼12Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920618−41%

89▲4Van Buren County, TNTN6,874512+22%

90▼6Trousdale County, TNTN12,623500−36%

91Pickett County, TNTN5,219491+1%

92▼4Decatur County, TNTN11,820484−25%

93▼3Clay County, TNTN7,821473−9%

94Lake County, TNTN6,249328−20%

95▼3Hancock County, TNTN7,075259−39%

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