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Largest veteran population, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS –

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22649,144–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90429,594–

03Knox County, TNTN511,45329,035–

04Montgomery County, TNTN249,93527,489–

05Hamilton County, TNTN390,83321,524–

06Rutherford County, TNTN386,35217,924–

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,75912,270–

08Sumner County, TNTN215,53811,680–

09Washington County, TNTN141,19910,585–

10Blount County, TNTN143,82010,255–

11Williamson County, TNTN272,06110,125–

12Wilson County, TNTN175,0338,996–

13Sevier County, TNTN101,3426,828–

14Bradley County, TNTN115,4656,502–

15Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006,294–

16Maury County, TNTN118,1315,628–

17Anderson County, TNTN82,0665,594–

18Tipton County, TNTN62,2875,427–

19Greene County, TNTN73,8315,414–

20Madison County, TNTN100,7905,346–

21Roane County, TNTN57,3955,225–

22Coffee County, TNTN62,4194,639–

23Putnam County, TNTN86,6124,584–

24Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244,377–

25Carter County, TNTN57,3614,216–

26Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593,939–

27Robertson County, TNTN80,1753,924–

28Loudon County, TNTN63,7643,856–

29Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433,599–

30Franklin County, TNTN45,5793,588–

31Monroe County, TNTN49,7303,444–

32Gibson County, TNTN51,7793,389–

33McMinn County, TNTN57,4043,225–

34Dickson County, TNTN58,6623,012–

35Fayette County, TNTN45,0712,895–

36Henry County, TNTN32,8962,864–

37Bedford County, TNTN55,2732,743–

38Campbell County, TNTN40,2902,663–

39Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782,620–

40Cocke County, TNTN37,8892,600–

41Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142,422–

42Warren County, TNTN43,7172,394–

43Rhea County, TNTN34,8442,270–

44Dyer County, TNTN36,3202,257–

45Marshall County, TNTN38,0712,086–

46Lincoln County, TNTN36,8532,067–

47Weakley County, TNTN33,2612,065–

48Giles County, TNTN31,4332,030–

49Carroll County, TNTN29,2001,980–

50Hickman County, TNTN26,2191,876–

51White County, TNTN29,6121,838–

52Marion County, TNTN29,8041,770–

53Hardin County, TNTN27,9831,756–

54Claiborne County, TNTN33,2291,739–

55Obion County, TNTN30,0671,642–

56Morgan County, TNTN22,1601,599–

57Hardeman County, TNTN25,2741,591–

58Grainger County, TNTN25,7391,555–

59Henderson County, TNTN28,5181,531–

60Stewart County, TNTN14,4391,529–

61Unicoi County, TNTN17,8561,516–

62Johnson County, TNTN18,7181,503–

63Humphreys County, TNTN19,6461,445–

64McNairy County, TNTN26,2361,411–

65Scott County, TNTN22,6711,373–

66Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8611,317–

67Wayne County, TNTN16,4161,296–

68Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171,267–

69Union County, TNTN21,4501,260–

70DeKalb County, TNTN21,8731,254–

71Fentress County, TNTN20,3221,249–

72Smith County, TNTN20,9811,210–

73Macon County, TNTN27,6631,114–

74Benton County, TNTN16,1831,099–

75Overton County, TNTN23,7871,088–

76Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201,046–

77Polk County, TNTN18,5921,022–

78Chester County, TNTN17,994929–

79Crockett County, TNTN14,006906–

80Jackson County, TNTN12,466850–

81Cannon County, TNTN15,296826–

82Houston County, TNTN8,479804–

83Lewis County, TNTN13,487793–

84Trousdale County, TNTN12,623787–

85Meigs County, TNTN14,186743–

86Haywood County, TNTN17,042733–

87Grundy County, TNTN14,116704–

88Decatur County, TNTN11,820644–

89Moore County, TNTN6,920628–

90Clay County, TNTN7,821517–

91Pickett County, TNTN5,219488–

92Hancock County, TNTN7,075425–

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874421–

94Lake County, TNTN6,249411–

95Perry County, TNTN9,126387–

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