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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. The median across all 95 is 76. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sequatchie County, TN, up 5 places to #53.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,482+31%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,196+1%

03Knox County, TNTN511,4531,006+34%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833721+27%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,352624+112%

06Williamson County, TNTN272,061467+115%

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,935464+85%

08Washington County, TNTN141,199432+32%

09Hamblen County, TNTN68,843427+18%

10▲1Sumner County, TNTN215,538407+65%

11▼1Sullivan County, TNTN163,759396+7%

12Bradley County, TNTN115,465351+31%

13Wilson County, TNTN175,033306+97%

14▲1Loudon County, TNTN63,764278+63%

15▼1Blount County, TNTN143,820257+36%

16Anderson County, TNTN82,066243+15%

17▲1Jefferson County, TNTN60,024218+36%

18▼1Putnam County, TNTN86,612216+39%

19▲3Maury County, TNTN118,131193+70%

20▼1Madison County, TNTN100,790181+10%

21▼1Sevier County, TNTN101,342171+42%

22▲1Robertson County, TNTN80,175168+47%

23▼2Carter County, TNTN57,361168+1%

24Roane County, TNTN57,395159+11%

25▲1Coffee County, TNTN62,419146+30%

26▼1Cheatham County, TNTN42,778141+19%

27Tipton County, TNTN62,287137+21%

28McMinn County, TNTN57,404133+17%

29Hawkins County, TNTN59,559122+11%

30▲1Dickson County, TNTN58,662120+36%

31▼1Greene County, TNTN73,831119+17%

32Bedford County, TNTN55,273117+47%

33Rhea County, TNTN34,844110+23%

34Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110+74%

35▲2Marshall County, TNTN38,071101+42%

36Warren County, TNTN43,717101+14%

37▲1Cumberland County, TNTN66,30097+42%

38▼3Unicoi County, TNTN17,85696+1%

39Union County, TNTN21,45096+20%

40Grainger County, TNTN25,73992+25%

41▲2Macon County, TNTN27,66390+36%

42Cocke County, TNTN37,88987+13%

43▼2Gibson County, TNTN51,77986+8%

44Campbell County, TNTN40,29084+1%

45Franklin County, TNTN45,57982+16%

46▲2White County, TNTN29,61279+28%

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73078+28%

48▼2Claiborne County, TNTN33,22976+11%

49▲1Lawrence County, TNTN46,91476+18%

50▲2Meigs County, TNTN14,18673+28%

51DeKalb County, TNTN21,87372+26%

52▼3Dyer County, TNTN36,32071−3%

53▲5Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86167+57%

54▼1Smith County, TNTN20,98167+18%

55▼1Lincoln County, TNTN36,85365+18%

56▲1Fayette County, TNTN45,07164+56%

57▼2Chester County, TNTN17,99463+16%

58▼2Johnson County, TNTN18,71863+7%

59Marion County, TNTN29,80460+7%

60Henry County, TNTN32,89659+6%

61▲2Cannon County, TNTN15,29658+19%

62▼1Weakley County, TNTN33,26157−5%

63▼1Obion County, TNTN30,06755−7%

64▲3Overton County, TNTN23,78755+18%

65▼1Henderson County, TNTN28,51855+12%

66▲2Moore County, TNTN6,92054+21%

67▼1Crockett County, TNTN14,00653−4%

68▼3Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61752−9%

69Giles County, TNTN31,43351+7%

70Carroll County, TNTN29,20049−1%

71Hardin County, TNTN27,98348+9%

72▲1Lewis County, TNTN13,48748+19%

73▼1McNairy County, TNTN26,23647+6%

74▲3Hickman County, TNTN26,21943+18%

75▲3Polk County, TNTN18,59243+16%

76Scott County, TNTN22,67143+7%

77▲2Morgan County, TNTN22,16042+12%

78▼3Houston County, TNTN8,47942+5%

79▲1Benton County, TNTN16,18341−2%

80▲4Fentress County, TNTN20,32241+22%

81▲1Jackson County, TNTN12,46640+13%

82▲1Grundy County, TNTN14,11639−2%

83▲2Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92039+29%

84▼3Hardeman County, TNTN25,27438−10%

85▼11Lake County, TNTN6,24938−21%

86Humphreys County, TNTN19,64637+10%

87Decatur County, TNTN11,82035+1%

88▲1Clay County, TNTN7,82133−2%

89▲1Pickett County, TNTN5,21932+6%

90▼2Haywood County, TNTN17,04232−14%

91Hancock County, TNTN7,07532+4%

92Stewart County, TNTN14,43931+17%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,87425+25%

94Wayne County, TNTN16,41622−3%

95Perry County, TNTN9,12622+20%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES