RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most population gained, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, 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 +3,678.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226+71,142–

02Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+63,453–

03Davidson County, TNTN745,904+59,107–

04Knox County, TNTN511,453+46,283–

05Williamson County, TNTN272,061+45,617–

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+34,270–

07Sumner County, TNTN215,538+27,168–

08Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+22,360–

09Wilson County, TNTN175,033+21,134–

10Sevier County, TNTN101,342+20,127–

11Blount County, TNTN143,820+19,854–

12Washington County, TNTN141,199+14,883–

13Maury County, TNTN118,131+14,686–

14Bradley County, TNTN115,465+14,253–

15Madison County, TNTN100,790+13,855–

16Tipton County, TNTN62,287+13,703–

17Robertson County, TNTN80,175+12,939–

18Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+12,066–

19Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+11,278–

20Putnam County, TNTN86,612+10,942–

21Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+9,452–

22Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+8,998–

23Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+8,772–

24Monroe County, TNTN49,730+8,420–

25Dickson County, TNTN58,662+8,095–

26Loudon County, TNTN63,764+7,831–

27Coffee County, TNTN62,419+7,675–

28Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+7,648–

29Bedford County, TNTN55,273+7,175–

30Greene County, TNTN73,831+7,056–

31McMinn County, TNTN57,404+6,632–

32Hickman County, TNTN26,219+5,541–

33Warren County, TNTN43,717+5,284–

34Carter County, TNTN57,361+5,237–

35Marshall County, TNTN38,071+5,228–

36Campbell County, TNTN40,290+4,775–

37Hardeman County, TNTN25,274+4,728–

38Roane County, TNTN57,395+4,683–

39Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+4,623–

40Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4,545–

41Macon County, TNTN27,663+4,480–

42Cocke County, TNTN37,889+4,424–

43Union County, TNTN21,450+4,114–

44Rhea County, TNTN34,844+4,056–

45Johnson County, TNTN18,718+3,733–

46Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+3,725–

47Giles County, TNTN31,433+3,706–

48Henderson County, TNTN28,518+3,678–

49Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617+3,610–

50Smith County, TNTN20,981+3,569–

51Grainger County, TNTN25,739+3,564–

52Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,247–

53Henry County, TNTN32,896+3,227–

54Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+3,183–

55Anderson County, TNTN82,066+3,080–

56DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+3,063–

57Meigs County, TNTN14,186+3,053–

58White County, TNTN29,612+3,012–

59Hardin County, TNTN27,983+2,945–

60Weakley County, TNTN33,261+2,923–

61Marion County, TNTN29,804+2,916–

62Wayne County, TNTN16,416+2,907–

63Stewart County, TNTN14,439+2,891–

64Scott County, TNTN22,671+2,769–

65Chester County, TNTN17,994+2,721–

66Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+2,698–

67Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,507–

68Overton County, TNTN23,787+2,482–

69Morgan County, TNTN22,160+2,457–

70Dyer County, TNTN36,320+2,425–

71Polk County, TNTN18,592+2,407–

72Cannon County, TNTN15,296+2,359–

73McNairy County, TNTN26,236+2,231–

74Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+2,134–

75Lewis County, TNTN13,487+2,120–

76Benton County, TNTN16,183+2,013–

77Carroll County, TNTN29,200+1,961–

78Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,956–

79Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1,837–

80Jackson County, TNTN12,466+1,687–

81Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+1,339–

82Decatur County, TNTN11,820+1,259–

83Crockett County, TNTN14,006+1,154–

84Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+1,118–

85Houston County, TNTN8,479+1,070–

86Moore County, TNTN6,920+1,019–

87Perry County, TNTN9,126+1,019–

88Grundy County, TNTN14,116+970–

89Lake County, TNTN6,249+825–

90Clay County, TNTN7,821+738–

91Obion County, TNTN30,067+733–

92Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+662–

93Pickett County, TNTN5,219+397–

94Haywood County, TNTN17,042+360–

95Hancock County, TNTN7,075+47–

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