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Most population lost, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties that lost 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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Shelby County, TNTN910,226-19,518−127%

02Haywood County, TNTN17,042-822−328%

03Lake County, TNTN6,249-756−192%

04Obion County, TNTN30,067-720−198%

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-526−115%

06Dyer County, TNTN36,320-481−120%

07Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-188−104%

08Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-72−106%

09Crockett County, TNTN14,006+95−92%

10Wayne County, TNTN16,416+184−94%

11Houston County, TNTN8,479+196−82%

12Pickett County, TNTN5,219+218−45%

13Clay County, TNTN7,821+240−67%

14Benton County, TNTN16,183+319−84%

15Weakley County, TNTN33,261+359−88%

16McNairy County, TNTN26,236+370−83%

17Decatur County, TNTN11,820+385−69%

18Hancock County, TNTN7,075+413+779%

19Moore County, TNTN6,920+459−55%

20Grundy County, TNTN14,116+587−39%

21Chester County, TNTN17,994+653−76%

22Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+656−69%

23Henderson County, TNTN28,518+676−82%

24Henry County, TNTN32,896+697−78%

25Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+706+7%

26Carroll County, TNTN29,200+760−61%

27Perry County, TNTN9,126+760−25%

28Johnson County, TNTN18,718+770−79%

29Stewart County, TNTN14,439+782−73%

30Cannon County, TNTN15,296+790−67%

31Scott County, TNTN22,671+821−70%

32Jackson County, TNTN12,466+849−50%

33Lewis County, TNTN13,487+905−57%

34Marion County, TNTN29,804+967−67%

35Carter County, TNTN57,361+1,005−81%

36Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+1,007−63%

37Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+1,008−25%

38Campbell County, TNTN40,290+1,018−79%

39Polk County, TNTN18,592+1,048−56%

40Smith County, TNTN20,981+1,077−70%

41Giles County, TNTN31,433+1,087−71%

42Morgan County, TNTN22,160+1,125−54%

43Hardin County, TNTN27,983+1,152−61%

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+1,186−68%

45Overton County, TNTN23,787+1,276−49%

46Hickman County, TNTN26,219+1,294−77%

47Tipton County, TNTN62,287+1,317−90%

48Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1,350−27%

49Meigs County, TNTN14,186+1,428−53%

50Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+1,534−52%

51Union County, TNTN21,450+1,648−60%

52Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+1,706−81%

53DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+1,793−41%

54Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,833−6%

55Cocke County, TNTN37,889+1,890−57%

56Madison County, TNTN100,790+1,967−86%

57Rhea County, TNTN34,844+1,974−51%

58Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,035−19%

59Grainger County, TNTN25,739+2,212−38%

60White County, TNTN29,612+2,261−25%

61Macon County, TNTN27,663+2,447−45%

62Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+2,755−40%

63Warren County, TNTN43,717+2,764−48%

64Franklin County, TNTN45,579+2,805−38%

65Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+2,838−68%

66Sevier County, TNTN101,342+2,962−85%

67Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,081−5%

68Monroe County, TNTN49,730+3,480−59%

69Greene County, TNTN73,831+3,679−48%

70Marshall County, TNTN38,071+3,753−28%

71Roane County, TNTN57,395+3,991−15%

72McMinn County, TNTN57,404+4,128−38%

73Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+4,344−43%

74Dickson County, TNTN58,662+4,347−46%

75Coffee County, TNTN62,419+4,530−41%

76Anderson County, TNTN82,066+4,943+60%

77Bedford County, TNTN55,273+5,036−30%

78Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+5,155−57%

79Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+5,341−53%

80Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+5,596−41%

81Putnam County, TNTN86,612+6,758−38%

82Bradley County, TNTN115,465+6,845−52%

83Robertson County, TNTN80,175+7,372−43%

84Washington County, TNTN141,199+8,198−45%

85Blount County, TNTN143,820+8,540−57%

86Loudon County, TNTN63,764+8,878+13%

87Maury County, TNTN118,131+17,157+17%

88Sumner County, TNTN215,538+19,257−29%

89Williamson County, TNTN272,061+24,335−47%

90Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+24,626+10%

91Wilson County, TNTN175,033+27,296+29%

92Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+29,866−13%

93Davidson County, TNTN745,904+30,020−49%

94Knox County, TNTN511,453+32,482−30%

95Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+44,866−29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES