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Most densely populated, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,482–

02Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,196–

03Knox County, TNTN511,4531,006–

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833721–

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,352624–

06Williamson County, TNTN272,061467–

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,935464–

08Washington County, TNTN141,199432–

09Hamblen County, TNTN68,843427–

10Sumner County, TNTN215,538407–

11Sullivan County, TNTN163,759396–

12Bradley County, TNTN115,465351–

13Wilson County, TNTN175,033306–

14Loudon County, TNTN63,764278–

15Blount County, TNTN143,820257–

16Anderson County, TNTN82,066243–

17Jefferson County, TNTN60,024218–

18Putnam County, TNTN86,612216–

19Maury County, TNTN118,131193–

20Madison County, TNTN100,790181–

21Sevier County, TNTN101,342171–

22Robertson County, TNTN80,175168–

23Carter County, TNTN57,361168–

24Roane County, TNTN57,395159–

25Coffee County, TNTN62,419146–

26Cheatham County, TNTN42,778141–

27Tipton County, TNTN62,287137–

28McMinn County, TNTN57,404133–

29Hawkins County, TNTN59,559122–

30Dickson County, TNTN58,662120–

31Greene County, TNTN73,831119–

32Bedford County, TNTN55,273117–

33Rhea County, TNTN34,844110–

34Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110–

35Marshall County, TNTN38,071101–

36Warren County, TNTN43,717101–

37Cumberland County, TNTN66,30097–

38Unicoi County, TNTN17,85696–

39Union County, TNTN21,45096–

40Grainger County, TNTN25,73992–

41Macon County, TNTN27,66390–

42Cocke County, TNTN37,88987–

43Gibson County, TNTN51,77986–

44Campbell County, TNTN40,29084–

45Franklin County, TNTN45,57982–

46White County, TNTN29,61279–

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73078–

48Claiborne County, TNTN33,22976–

49Lawrence County, TNTN46,91476–

50Meigs County, TNTN14,18673–

51DeKalb County, TNTN21,87372–

52Dyer County, TNTN36,32071–

53Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86167–

54Smith County, TNTN20,98167–

55Lincoln County, TNTN36,85365–

56Fayette County, TNTN45,07164–

57Chester County, TNTN17,99463–

58Johnson County, TNTN18,71863–

59Marion County, TNTN29,80460–

60Henry County, TNTN32,89659–

61Cannon County, TNTN15,29658–

62Weakley County, TNTN33,26157–

63Obion County, TNTN30,06755–

64Overton County, TNTN23,78755–

65Henderson County, TNTN28,51855–

66Moore County, TNTN6,92054–

67Crockett County, TNTN14,00653–

68Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61752–

69Giles County, TNTN31,43351–

70Carroll County, TNTN29,20049–

71Hardin County, TNTN27,98348–

72Lewis County, TNTN13,48748–

73McNairy County, TNTN26,23647–

74Hickman County, TNTN26,21943–

75Polk County, TNTN18,59243–

76Scott County, TNTN22,67143–

77Morgan County, TNTN22,16042–

78Houston County, TNTN8,47942–

79Benton County, TNTN16,18341–

80Fentress County, TNTN20,32241–

81Jackson County, TNTN12,46640–

82Grundy County, TNTN14,11639–

83Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92039–

84Hardeman County, TNTN25,27438–

85Lake County, TNTN6,24938–

86Humphreys County, TNTN19,64637–

87Decatur County, TNTN11,82035–

88Clay County, TNTN7,82133–

89Pickett County, TNTN5,21932–

90Haywood County, TNTN17,04232–

91Hancock County, TNTN7,07532–

92Stewart County, TNTN14,43931–

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,87425–

94Wayne County, TNTN16,41622–

95Perry County, TNTN9,12622–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES