RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most population gained, Tennessee counties · 2010

Tennessee counties that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+80,581+27%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,904+56,790−4%

03Williamson County, TNTN272,061+56,544+24%

04Knox County, TNTN511,453+50,194+8%

05Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+37,563+10%

06Sumner County, TNTN215,538+30,196+11%

07Shelby County, TNTN910,226+30,172−58%

08Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+28,567+28%

09Wilson County, TNTN175,033+25,184+19%

10Sevier County, TNTN101,342+18,719−7%

11Blount County, TNTN143,820+17,187−13%

12Washington County, TNTN141,199+15,781+6%

13Robertson County, TNTN80,175+11,850−8%

14Maury County, TNTN118,131+11,458−22%

15Bradley County, TNTN115,465+10,998−23%

16Putnam County, TNTN86,612+10,006−9%

17Tipton County, TNTN62,287+9,810−28%

18Fayette County, TNTN45,071+9,607+196%

19Loudon County, TNTN63,764+9,470+21%

20Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+9,251−23%

21Bedford County, TNTN55,273+7,472+4%

22Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+7,113−37%

23Dickson County, TNTN58,662+6,510−20%

24Madison County, TNTN100,790+6,457−53%

25Greene County, TNTN73,831+5,922−16%

26Monroe County, TNTN49,730+5,558−34%

27Coffee County, TNTN62,419+4,782−38%

28Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+4,416−42%

29Marshall County, TNTN38,071+3,850−26%

30Anderson County, TNTN82,066+3,799+23%

31Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+3,775−60%

32Rhea County, TNTN34,844+3,409−16%

33Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+3,270−64%

34McMinn County, TNTN57,404+3,251−51%

35Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+3,193−64%

36Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,742+9%

37White County, TNTN29,612+2,739−9%

38Hickman County, TNTN26,219+2,395−57%

39Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+2,351−37%

40Roane County, TNTN57,395+2,271−52%

41Henderson County, TNTN28,518+2,247−39%

42Morgan County, TNTN22,160+2,230−9%

43Cocke County, TNTN37,889+2,097−53%

44Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+2,021−37%

45Grainger County, TNTN25,739+1,998−44%

46Overton County, TNTN23,787+1,965−21%

47Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+1,943−58%

48Macon County, TNTN27,663+1,862−58%

49Franklin County, TNTN45,579+1,782−61%

50Chester County, TNTN17,994+1,591−42%

51Warren County, TNTN43,717+1,563−70%

52Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1,531−17%

53Smith County, TNTN20,981+1,454−59%

54McNairy County, TNTN26,236+1,422−36%

55Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,334−32%

56Union County, TNTN21,450+1,301−68%

57DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+1,300−58%

58Henry County, TNTN32,896+1,215−62%

59Scott County, TNTN22,671+1,101−60%

60Dyer County, TNTN36,320+1,056−56%

61Cannon County, TNTN15,296+975−59%

62Stewart County, TNTN14,439+954−67%

63Campbell County, TNTN40,290+862−82%

64Lewis County, TNTN13,487+794−63%

65Polk County, TNTN18,592+775−68%

66Johnson County, TNTN18,718+745−80%

67Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617+714−80%

68Carter County, TNTN57,361+682−87%

69Meigs County, TNTN14,186+667−78%

70Jackson County, TNTN12,466+654−61%

71Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+646−42%

72Moore County, TNTN6,920+622−39%

73Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+611−54%

74Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+609−71%

75Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+509−81%

76Marion County, TNTN29,804+461−84%

77Hardin County, TNTN27,983+448−85%

78Houston County, TNTN8,479+338−68%

79Perry County, TNTN9,126+284−72%

80Wayne County, TNTN16,416+179−94%

81Pickett County, TNTN5,219+132−67%

82Weakley County, TNTN33,261+126−96%

83Crockett County, TNTN14,006+54−95%

84Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+40−94%

85Giles County, TNTN31,433+38−99%

86Hancock County, TNTN7,075+33−30%

87Decatur County, TNTN11,820+26−98%

88Benton County, TNTN16,183-48−102%

89Clay County, TNTN7,821-115−116%

90Lake County, TNTN6,249-122−115%

91Grundy County, TNTN14,116-629−165%

92Obion County, TNTN30,067-643−188%

93Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-852−118%

94Carroll County, TNTN29,200-953−149%

95Haywood County, TNTN17,042-1,010−381%

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