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Most densely populated, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 73.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,422+26%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,221+4%

03Knox County, TNTN511,453942+25%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,833675+19%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,352551+88%

06Williamson County, TNTN272,061425+96%

07Montgomery County, TNTN249,935408+63%

08Washington County, TNTN141,199407+24%

09Hamblen County, TNTN68,843400+11%

10Sullivan County, TNTN163,759382+3%

11Sumner County, TNTN215,538371+50%

12Bradley County, TNTN115,465330+23%

13Wilson County, TNTN175,033259+66%

14Blount County, TNTN143,820242+28%

15Loudon County, TNTN63,764239+40%

16Anderson County, TNTN82,066229+8%

17Putnam County, TNTN86,612199+28%

18Jefferson County, TNTN60,024199+23%

19Madison County, TNTN100,790177+8%

20Sevier County, TNTN101,342166+38%

21Carter County, TNTN57,361165−1%

22Maury County, TNTN118,131165+45%

23Robertson County, TNTN80,175153+34%

24Roane County, TNTN57,395148+3%

25Cheatham County, TNTN42,778136+14%

26Coffee County, TNTN62,419135+21%

27Tipton County, TNTN62,287134+19%

28McMinn County, TNTN57,404124+9%

29Hawkins County, TNTN59,559116+6%

30Greene County, TNTN73,831113+12%

31Dickson County, TNTN58,662111+26%

32Bedford County, TNTN55,273106+34%

33Rhea County, TNTN34,844104+16%

34Trousdale County, TNTN12,623102+60%

35Unicoi County, TNTN17,85696+1%

36Warren County, TNTN43,71795+7%

37Marshall County, TNTN38,07191+28%

38Cumberland County, TNTN66,30090+31%

39Union County, TNTN21,45089+11%

40Grainger County, TNTN25,73984+14%

41Gibson County, TNTN51,77984+5%

42Cocke County, TNTN37,88983+7%

43Macon County, TNTN27,66382+24%

44Campbell County, TNTN40,29082−1%

45Franklin County, TNTN45,57977+9%

46Claiborne County, TNTN33,22974+7%

47Monroe County, TNTN49,73073+19%

48White County, TNTN29,61273+18%

49Dyer County, TNTN36,32072−1%

50Lawrence County, TNTN46,91472+11%

51DeKalb County, TNTN21,87366+15%

52Meigs County, TNTN14,18665+15%

53Smith County, TNTN20,98163+12%

54Lincoln County, TNTN36,85362+13%

55Chester County, TNTN17,99461+12%

56Johnson County, TNTN18,71860+3%

57Fayette County, TNTN45,07160+46%

58Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86160+39%

59Marion County, TNTN29,80458+4%

60Henry County, TNTN32,89657+3%

61Weakley County, TNTN33,26157−6%

62Obion County, TNTN30,06757−5%

63Cannon County, TNTN15,29655+13%

64Henderson County, TNTN28,51854+9%

65Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61753−7%

66Crockett County, TNTN14,00652−4%

67Overton County, TNTN23,78752+12%

68Moore County, TNTN6,92050+13%

69Giles County, TNTN31,43350+3%

70Carroll County, TNTN29,20048−4%

71Hardin County, TNTN27,98346+5%

72McNairy County, TNTN26,23646+5%

73Lewis County, TNTN13,48745+11%

74Lake County, TNTN6,24942−12%

75Houston County, TNTN8,47941+2%

76Scott County, TNTN22,67141+3%

77Hickman County, TNTN26,21941+12%

78Polk County, TNTN18,59240+9%

79Morgan County, TNTN22,16040+6%

80Benton County, TNTN16,18340−4%

81Hardeman County, TNTN25,27438−9%

82Jackson County, TNTN12,46638+6%

83Grundy County, TNTN14,11638−6%

84Fentress County, TNTN20,32237+11%

85Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92037+21%

86Humphreys County, TNTN19,64636+6%

87Decatur County, TNTN11,82034−3%

88Haywood County, TNTN17,04234−10%

89Clay County, TNTN7,82132−5%

90Pickett County, TNTN5,21931+1%

91Hancock County, TNTN7,07530−2%

92Stewart County, TNTN14,43930+10%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,87423+12%

94Wayne County, TNTN16,41622−4%

95Perry County, TNTN9,12620+10%

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