RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most densely populated, Tennessee counties · 1990

Tennessee counties ranked by residents per square mile (1990). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 53.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS –

01Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,085–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,015–

03Knox County, TNTN511,453661–

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833527–

05Sullivan County, TNTN163,759347–

06Hamblen County, TNTN68,843313–

07Washington County, TNTN141,199283–

08Bradley County, TNTN115,465224–

09Anderson County, TNTN82,066202–

10Sumner County, TNTN215,538195–

11Rutherford County, TNTN386,352191–

12Montgomery County, TNTN249,935186–

13Blount County, TNTN143,820154–

14Carter County, TNTN57,361151–

15Madison County, TNTN100,790140–

16Williamson County, TNTN272,061139–

17Loudon County, TNTN63,764136–

18Roane County, TNTN57,395131–

19Putnam County, TNTN86,612128–

20Jefferson County, TNTN60,024120–

21Wilson County, TNTN175,033119–

22McMinn County, TNTN57,40499–

23Coffee County, TNTN62,41994–

24Hawkins County, TNTN59,55991–

25Greene County, TNTN73,83190–

26Cheatham County, TNTN42,77890–

27Maury County, TNTN118,13189–

28Unicoi County, TNTN17,85689–

29Robertson County, TNTN80,17587–

30Sevier County, TNTN101,34286–

31Tipton County, TNTN62,28782–

32Rhea County, TNTN34,84477–

33Gibson County, TNTN51,77977–

34Warren County, TNTN43,71776–

35Campbell County, TNTN40,29073–

36Dickson County, TNTN58,66272–

37Dyer County, TNTN36,32068–

38Cocke County, TNTN37,88967–

39Bedford County, TNTN55,27364–

40Franklin County, TNTN45,57963–

41Union County, TNTN21,45061–

42Grainger County, TNTN25,73961–

43Claiborne County, TNTN33,22960–

44Obion County, TNTN30,06758–

45Marshall County, TNTN38,07157–

46Lawrence County, TNTN46,91457–

47Weakley County, TNTN33,26155–

48White County, TNTN29,61253–

49Macon County, TNTN27,66352–

50Trousdale County, TNTN12,62352–

51Cumberland County, TNTN66,30051–

52Crockett County, TNTN14,00650–

53Marion County, TNTN29,80450–

54Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61750–

55Henry County, TNTN32,89650–

56Lincoln County, TNTN36,85349–

57Monroe County, TNTN49,73048–

58DeKalb County, TNTN21,87347–

59Johnson County, TNTN18,71846–

60Carroll County, TNTN29,20046–

61Smith County, TNTN20,98145–

62Chester County, TNTN17,99445–

63Lake County, TNTN6,24943–

64Giles County, TNTN31,43342–

65Henderson County, TNTN28,51842–

66Meigs County, TNTN14,18641–

67Overton County, TNTN23,78741–

68McNairy County, TNTN26,23640–

69Cannon County, TNTN15,29639–

70Hardin County, TNTN27,98339–

71Grundy County, TNTN14,11637–

72Benton County, TNTN16,18337–

73Moore County, TNTN6,92037–

74Haywood County, TNTN17,04236–

75Fayette County, TNTN45,07136–

76Houston County, TNTN8,47935–

77Hardeman County, TNTN25,27435–

78Scott County, TNTN22,67134–

79Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86133–

80Morgan County, TNTN22,16033–

81Lewis County, TNTN13,48733–

82Polk County, TNTN18,59231–

83Decatur County, TNTN11,82031–

84Clay County, TNTN7,82131–

85Hancock County, TNTN7,07530–

86Jackson County, TNTN12,46630–

87Humphreys County, TNTN19,64630–

88Fentress County, TNTN20,32229–

89Pickett County, TNTN5,21928–

90Hickman County, TNTN26,21927–

91Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92024–

92Stewart County, TNTN14,43921–

93Wayne County, TNTN16,41619–

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,87418–

95Perry County, TNTN9,12616–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS