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Most densely populated, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties ranked by residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 63.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,179+9%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,132+12%

03Knox County, TNTN511,453752+14%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833568+8%

05Sullivan County, TNTN163,759370+7%

06Hamblen County, TNTN68,843361+15%

07Washington County, TNTN141,199328+16%

08Rutherford County, TNTN386,352294+54%

09Bradley County, TNTN115,465268+19%

10Montgomery County, TNTN249,935250+34%

11Sumner County, TNTN215,538246+26%

12Williamson County, TNTN272,061217+56%

13Anderson County, TNTN82,066212+5%

14Blount County, TNTN143,820189+23%

15Loudon County, TNTN63,764170+25%

16Carter County, TNTN57,361166+10%

17Madison County, TNTN100,790165+18%

18Jefferson County, TNTN60,024161+34%

19Wilson County, TNTN175,033156+31%

20Putnam County, TNTN86,612155+21%

21Roane County, TNTN57,395144+10%

22Sevier County, TNTN101,342120+39%

23Cheatham County, TNTN42,778119+32%

24Robertson County, TNTN80,175114+31%

25McMinn County, TNTN57,404114+16%

26Maury County, TNTN118,131113+27%

27Tipton County, TNTN62,287113+36%

28Coffee County, TNTN62,419112+19%

29Hawkins County, TNTN59,559110+20%

30Greene County, TNTN73,831101+13%

31Unicoi County, TNTN17,85695+7%

32Rhea County, TNTN34,84490+17%

33Warren County, TNTN43,71788+16%

34Dickson County, TNTN58,66288+23%

35Campbell County, TNTN40,29083+14%

36Gibson County, TNTN51,77980+4%

37Union County, TNTN21,45080+30%

38Bedford County, TNTN55,27379+24%

39Cocke County, TNTN37,88977+15%

40Grainger County, TNTN25,73974+21%

41Dyer County, TNTN36,32073+7%

42Marshall County, TNTN38,07171+24%

43Franklin County, TNTN45,57971+13%

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,22969+14%

45Cumberland County, TNTN66,30069+35%

46Macon County, TNTN27,66366+28%

47Lawrence County, TNTN46,91465+13%

48Trousdale County, TNTN12,62363+23%

49White County, TNTN29,61261+15%

50Monroe County, TNTN49,73061+28%

51Weakley County, TNTN33,26160+9%

52Obion County, TNTN30,06760+2%

53Johnson County, TNTN18,71859+27%

54Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61757+15%

55DeKalb County, TNTN21,87357+21%

56Meigs County, TNTN14,18657+38%

57Smith County, TNTN20,98156+25%

58Marion County, TNTN29,80456+12%

59Henry County, TNTN32,89655+12%

60Lincoln County, TNTN36,85355+11%

61Crockett County, TNTN14,00655+9%

62Chester County, TNTN17,99454+21%

63Carroll County, TNTN29,20049+7%

64Henderson County, TNTN28,51849+17%

65Cannon County, TNTN15,29648+23%

66Giles County, TNTN31,43348+14%

67Lake County, TNTN6,24948+12%

68Overton County, TNTN23,78746+14%

69Moore County, TNTN6,92044+22%

70Hardin County, TNTN27,98344+13%

71McNairy County, TNTN26,23644+10%

72Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86143+28%

73Hardeman County, TNTN25,27442+20%

74Benton County, TNTN16,18342+14%

75Fayette County, TNTN45,07141+13%

76Houston County, TNTN8,47940+15%

77Lewis County, TNTN13,48740+23%

78Grundy County, TNTN14,11640+7%

79Scott County, TNTN22,67140+15%

80Morgan County, TNTN22,16038+14%

81Haywood County, TNTN17,04237+2%

82Polk County, TNTN18,59237+18%

83Hickman County, TNTN26,21936+33%

84Jackson County, TNTN12,46636+18%

85Decatur County, TNTN11,82035+12%

86Humphreys County, TNTN19,64634+14%

87Clay County, TNTN7,82134+10%

88Fentress County, TNTN20,32233+13%

89Hancock County, TNTN7,07531+1%

90Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92030+28%

91Pickett County, TNTN5,21930+9%

92Stewart County, TNTN14,43927+30%

93Wayne County, TNTN16,41623+21%

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,87420+14%

95Perry County, TNTN9,12618+15%

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