RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most never-married people, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS –

01Davidson County, TNTN745,90432.0%–

02Shelby County, TNTN910,22631.8%–

03Lake County, TNTN6,24931.6%–

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,27428.8%–

05Weakley County, TNTN33,26127.1%–

06Knox County, TNTN511,45326.4%–

07Madison County, TNTN100,79026.2%–

08Haywood County, TNTN17,04226.1%–

09Putnam County, TNTN86,61226.1%–

10Rutherford County, TNTN386,35226.0%–

11Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61725.1%–

12Fayette County, TNTN45,07124.0%–

13Chester County, TNTN17,99423.9%–

14Hamilton County, TNTN390,83323.8%–

15Washington County, TNTN141,19923.1%–

16Maury County, TNTN118,13122.2%–

17Montgomery County, TNTN249,93521.7%–

18Tipton County, TNTN62,28721.3%–

19Franklin County, TNTN45,57921.0%–

20Hancock County, TNTN7,07521.0%–

21Bedford County, TNTN55,27321.0%–

22Johnson County, TNTN18,71820.6%–

23Marshall County, TNTN38,07120.6%–

24Giles County, TNTN31,43320.4%–

25Bradley County, TNTN115,46520.2%–

26Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92020.2%–

27Carter County, TNTN57,36120.1%–

28Sumner County, TNTN215,53819.8%–

29Dyer County, TNTN36,32019.8%–

30Scott County, TNTN22,67119.6%–

31Hickman County, TNTN26,21919.6%–

32Hamblen County, TNTN68,84319.6%–

33Gibson County, TNTN51,77919.5%–

34Robertson County, TNTN80,17519.4%–

35Jefferson County, TNTN60,02419.3%–

36Trousdale County, TNTN12,62319.2%–

37Crockett County, TNTN14,00619.1%–

38Williamson County, TNTN272,06119.1%–

39Anderson County, TNTN82,06619.1%–

40Cannon County, TNTN15,29619.0%–

41Dickson County, TNTN58,66218.9%–

42Wilson County, TNTN175,03318.8%–

43Coffee County, TNTN62,41918.8%–

44Grundy County, TNTN14,11618.8%–

45Carroll County, TNTN29,20018.4%–

46Marion County, TNTN29,80418.3%–

47Obion County, TNTN30,06718.3%–

48Cocke County, TNTN37,88918.3%–

49Clay County, TNTN7,82118.2%–

50Sevier County, TNTN101,34218.2%–

51Morgan County, TNTN22,16018.2%–

52Cheatham County, TNTN42,77818.1%–

53Blount County, TNTN143,82018.1%–

54DeKalb County, TNTN21,87318.1%–

55Lincoln County, TNTN36,85318.0%–

56Jackson County, TNTN12,46618.0%–

57Greene County, TNTN73,83118.0%–

58Claiborne County, TNTN33,22917.9%–

59Overton County, TNTN23,78717.9%–

60Warren County, TNTN43,71717.8%–

61White County, TNTN29,61217.7%–

62Rhea County, TNTN34,84417.7%–

63Humphreys County, TNTN19,64617.6%–

64Roane County, TNTN57,39517.4%–

65Sullivan County, TNTN163,75917.3%–

66Van Buren County, TNTN6,87417.3%–

67Henry County, TNTN32,89617.2%–

68Monroe County, TNTN49,73017.2%–

69Lewis County, TNTN13,48717.1%–

70Henderson County, TNTN28,51817.1%–

71Houston County, TNTN8,47916.9%–

72Unicoi County, TNTN17,85616.8%–

73Union County, TNTN21,45016.8%–

74Hawkins County, TNTN59,55916.7%–

75Smith County, TNTN20,98116.7%–

76Lawrence County, TNTN46,91416.7%–

77Perry County, TNTN9,12616.6%–

78Fentress County, TNTN20,32216.5%–

79Campbell County, TNTN40,29016.5%–

80McMinn County, TNTN57,40416.3%–

81McNairy County, TNTN26,23616.2%–

82Hardin County, TNTN27,98316.1%–

83Decatur County, TNTN11,82016.1%–

84Macon County, TNTN27,66315.8%–

85Loudon County, TNTN63,76415.8%–

86Pickett County, TNTN5,21915.7%–

87Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86115.6%–

88Meigs County, TNTN14,18615.5%–

89Grainger County, TNTN25,73915.5%–

90Polk County, TNTN18,59215.5%–

91Moore County, TNTN6,92015.4%–

92Wayne County, TNTN16,41615.0%–

93Stewart County, TNTN14,43914.9%–

94Cumberland County, TNTN66,30014.6%–

95Benton County, TNTN16,18313.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS