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Most densely populated, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties ranked by residents per square mile (2010). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 69.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,245+10%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,219+3%

03Knox County, TNTN511,453850+13%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833621+9%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,352424+44%

06Hamblen County, TNTN68,843388+8%

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,759379+2%

08Washington County, TNTN141,199377+15%

09Montgomery County, TNTN249,935320+28%

10Williamson County, TNTN272,061314+45%

11Sumner County, TNTN215,538303+23%

12Bradley County, TNTN115,465301+13%

13Anderson County, TNTN82,066223+5%

14Blount County, TNTN143,820220+16%

15Loudon County, TNTN63,764212+24%

16Wilson County, TNTN175,033200+28%

17Jefferson County, TNTN60,024187+16%

18Putnam County, TNTN86,612180+16%

19Madison County, TNTN100,790176+7%

20Carter County, TNTN57,361168+1%

21Sevier County, TNTN101,342152+26%

22Roane County, TNTN57,395150+4%

23Robertson County, TNTN80,175139+22%

24Tipton County, TNTN62,287134+19%

25Maury County, TNTN118,131132+16%

26Cheatham County, TNTN42,778129+9%

27Coffee County, TNTN62,419123+10%

28McMinn County, TNTN57,404122+7%

29Hawkins County, TNTN59,559117+6%

30Greene County, TNTN73,831111+9%

31Dickson County, TNTN58,662101+15%

32Rhea County, TNTN34,844101+12%

33Unicoi County, TNTN17,85698+4%

34Bedford County, TNTN55,27395+20%

35Warren County, TNTN43,71792+4%

36Union County, TNTN21,45085+7%

37Campbell County, TNTN40,29085+2%

38Gibson County, TNTN51,77982+3%

39Cumberland County, TNTN66,30082+20%

40Cocke County, TNTN37,88982+6%

41Marshall County, TNTN38,07182+14%

42Grainger County, TNTN25,73981+10%

43Dyer County, TNTN36,32075+3%

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,22974+8%

45Franklin County, TNTN45,57974+5%

46Macon County, TNTN27,66372+9%

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73070+14%

48Trousdale County, TNTN12,62369+8%

49White County, TNTN29,61269+12%

50Lawrence County, TNTN46,91468+5%

51DeKalb County, TNTN21,87362+7%

52Johnson County, TNTN18,71861+4%

53Smith County, TNTN20,98161+8%

54Weakley County, TNTN33,261600%

55Meigs County, TNTN14,18660+6%

56Chester County, TNTN17,99460+10%

57Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61759+3%

58Lincoln County, TNTN36,85358+6%

59Obion County, TNTN30,06758−2%

60Henry County, TNTN32,89658+4%

61Marion County, TNTN29,80457+2%

62Crockett County, TNTN14,006550%

63Fayette County, TNTN45,07155+33%

64Henderson County, TNTN28,51853+9%

65Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86153+24%

66Cannon County, TNTN15,29652+8%

67Overton County, TNTN23,78751+10%

68Moore County, TNTN6,92049+11%

69Giles County, TNTN31,433480%

70Carroll County, TNTN29,20048−3%

71Lake County, TNTN6,24947−2%

72McNairy County, TNTN26,23646+6%

73Hardin County, TNTN27,98345+2%

74Lewis County, TNTN13,48743+7%

75Morgan County, TNTN22,16042+11%

76Houston County, TNTN8,47942+4%

77Benton County, TNTN16,183420%

78Scott County, TNTN22,67142+5%

79Hardeman County, TNTN25,27441−3%

80Hickman County, TNTN26,21940+11%

81Polk County, TNTN18,59239+5%

82Grundy County, TNTN14,11638−4%

83Jackson County, TNTN12,46638+6%

84Fentress County, TNTN20,32236+8%

85Haywood County, TNTN17,04235−5%

86Decatur County, TNTN11,820350%

87Humphreys County, TNTN19,64635+3%

88Clay County, TNTN7,82133−1%

89Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92032+4%

90Pickett County, TNTN5,21931+3%

91Hancock County, TNTN7,075310%

92Stewart County, TNTN14,43929+8%

93Wayne County, TNTN16,41623+1%

94Van Buren County, TNTN6,87420+1%

95Perry County, TNTN9,12619+4%

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