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Most population gained, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is +1,350. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Roane County, TN, up 59 places to #25.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲1Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+44,866−29%

02▲3Knox County, TNTN511,453+32,482−30%

03▼2Davidson County, TNTN745,904+30,020−49%

04Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+29,866−13%

05▲2Wilson County, TNTN175,033+27,296+29%

06▲2Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+24,626+10%

07▼4Williamson County, TNTN272,061+24,335−47%

08▼2Sumner County, TNTN215,538+19,257−29%

09Maury County, TNTN118,131+17,157+17%

10▲6Loudon County, TNTN63,764+8,878+13%

11▼1Blount County, TNTN143,820+8,540−57%

12▼1Washington County, TNTN141,199+8,198−45%

13▲2Robertson County, TNTN80,175+7,372−43%

14▼2Bradley County, TNTN115,465+6,845−52%

15▼1Putnam County, TNTN86,612+6,758−38%

16▲22Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+5,596−41%

17▲7Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+5,341−53%

18▲1Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+5,155−57%

19▼2Bedford County, TNTN55,273+5,036−30%

20▲9Anderson County, TNTN82,066+4,943+60%

21▼3Coffee County, TNTN62,419+4,530−41%

22▼2Dickson County, TNTN58,662+4,347−46%

23▲9Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+4,344−43%

24▲18McMinn County, TNTN57,404+4,128−38%

25▲59Roane County, TNTN57,395+3,991−15%

26▼4Marshall County, TNTN38,071+3,753−28%

27▲12Greene County, TNTN73,831+3,679−48%

28▲5Monroe County, TNTN49,730+3,480−59%

29▼6Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,081−5%

30▼17Sevier County, TNTN101,342+2,962−85%

31▲39Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+2,838−68%

32▲2Franklin County, TNTN45,579+2,805−38%

33▲7Warren County, TNTN43,717+2,764−48%

34▼8Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+2,755−40%

35▼10Macon County, TNTN27,663+2,447−45%

36White County, TNTN29,612+2,261−25%

37▲7Grainger County, TNTN25,739+2,212−38%

38▼3Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,035−19%

39▲2Rhea County, TNTN34,844+1,974−51%

40▲15Madison County, TNTN100,790+1,967−86%

41▲19Cocke County, TNTN37,889+1,890−57%

42▲12Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,833−6%

43▼6DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+1,793−41%

44▼14Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+1,706−81%

45▲6Union County, TNTN21,450+1,648−60%

46▼15Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+1,534−52%

47▼4Meigs County, TNTN14,186+1,428−53%

48▼1Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1,350−27%

49▲20Tipton County, TNTN62,287+1,317−90%

50▲12Hickman County, TNTN26,219+1,294−77%

51▲7Overton County, TNTN23,787+1,276−49%

52▲22Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+1,186−68%

53▼7Hardin County, TNTN27,983+1,152−61%

54▲34Morgan County, TNTN22,160+1,125−54%

55▼10Giles County, TNTN31,433+1,087−71%

56▼8Smith County, TNTN20,981+1,077−70%

57▼8Polk County, TNTN18,592+1,048−56%

58▲33Campbell County, TNTN40,290+1,018−79%

59▼38Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+1,008−25%

60▼32Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+1,007−63%

61▲29Carter County, TNTN57,361+1,005−81%

62▼9Marion County, TNTN29,804+967−67%

63▼4Lewis County, TNTN13,487+905−57%

64▲2Jackson County, TNTN12,466+849−50%

65▲15Scott County, TNTN22,671+821−70%

66▼16Cannon County, TNTN15,296+790−67%

67▼6Stewart County, TNTN14,439+782−73%

68▲10Johnson County, TNTN18,718+770−79%

69▼1Carroll County, TNTN29,200+760−61%

70▼13Perry County, TNTN9,126+760−25%

71▼19Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+706+7%

72▼1Henry County, TNTN32,896+697−78%

73▼8Henderson County, TNTN28,518+676−82%

74▼18Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+656−69%

75▼12Chester County, TNTN17,994+653−76%

76▼1Grundy County, TNTN14,116+587−39%

77▼13Moore County, TNTN6,920+459−55%

78▼5Hancock County, TNTN7,075+413+779%

79Decatur County, TNTN11,820+385−69%

80▼4McNairy County, TNTN26,236+370−83%

81▲13Weakley County, TNTN33,261+359−88%

82Benton County, TNTN16,183+319−84%

83▼6Clay County, TNTN7,821+240−67%

84▼17Pickett County, TNTN5,219+218−45%

85▼13Houston County, TNTN8,479+196−82%

86▼1Wayne County, TNTN16,416+184−94%

87▼4Crockett County, TNTN14,006+95−92%

88▼7Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-72−106%

89▲4Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-188−104%

90▲2Dyer County, TNTN36,320-481−120%

91▲4Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-526−115%

92▼3Obion County, TNTN30,067-720−198%

93▼7Lake County, TNTN6,249-756−192%

94▼7Haywood County, TNTN17,042-822−328%

95▼68Shelby County, TNTN910,226-19,518−127%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES