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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. The median across all 95 is +1,350. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Shelby County, TN, up 68 places to #1.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲68Shelby County, TNTN910,226-19,518−127%

02▲7Haywood County, TNTN17,042-822−328%

03▲7Lake County, TNTN6,249-756−192%

04▲3Obion County, TNTN30,067-720−198%

05▼4Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-526−115%

06▼2Dyer County, TNTN36,320-481−120%

07▼4Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-188−104%

08▲7Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-72−106%

09▲4Crockett County, TNTN14,006+95−92%

10▲1Wayne County, TNTN16,416+184−94%

11▲13Houston County, TNTN8,479+196−82%

12▲17Pickett County, TNTN5,219+218−45%

13▲6Clay County, TNTN7,821+240−67%

14Benton County, TNTN16,183+319−84%

15▼13Weakley County, TNTN33,261+359−88%

16▲4McNairy County, TNTN26,236+370−83%

17Decatur County, TNTN11,820+385−69%

18▲5Hancock County, TNTN7,075+413+779%

19▲13Moore County, TNTN6,920+459−55%

20▲1Grundy County, TNTN14,116+587−39%

21▲12Chester County, TNTN17,994+653−76%

22▲18Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+656−69%

23▲8Henderson County, TNTN28,518+676−82%

24▲1Henry County, TNTN32,896+697−78%

25▲19Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+706+7%

26▲2Carroll County, TNTN29,200+760−61%

27▲12Perry County, TNTN9,126+760−25%

28▼10Johnson County, TNTN18,718+770−79%

29▲6Stewart County, TNTN14,439+782−73%

30▲16Cannon County, TNTN15,296+790−67%

31▼15Scott County, TNTN22,671+821−70%

32▼2Jackson County, TNTN12,466+849−50%

33▲4Lewis County, TNTN13,487+905−57%

34▲9Marion County, TNTN29,804+967−67%

35▼29Carter County, TNTN57,361+1,005−81%

36▲32Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+1,007−63%

37▲38Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+1,008−25%

38▼33Campbell County, TNTN40,290+1,018−79%

39▲8Polk County, TNTN18,592+1,048−56%

40▲8Smith County, TNTN20,981+1,077−70%

41▲10Giles County, TNTN31,433+1,087−71%

42▼34Morgan County, TNTN22,160+1,125−54%

43▲7Hardin County, TNTN27,983+1,152−61%

44▼22Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+1,186−68%

45▼7Overton County, TNTN23,787+1,276−49%

46▼12Hickman County, TNTN26,219+1,294−77%

47▼20Tipton County, TNTN62,287+1,317−90%

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

49▲4Meigs County, TNTN14,186+1,428−53%

50▲15Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+1,534−52%

51▼6Union County, TNTN21,450+1,648−60%

52▲14Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+1,706−81%

53▲6DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+1,793−41%

54▼12Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,833−6%

55▼19Cocke County, TNTN37,889+1,890−57%

56▼15Madison County, TNTN100,790+1,967−86%

57▼2Rhea County, TNTN34,844+1,974−51%

58▲3Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,035−19%

59▼7Grainger County, TNTN25,739+2,212−38%

60White County, TNTN29,612+2,261−25%

61▲10Macon County, TNTN27,663+2,447−45%

62▲8Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+2,755−40%

63▼7Warren County, TNTN43,717+2,764−48%

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

65▼39Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+2,838−68%

66▲17Sevier County, TNTN101,342+2,962−85%

67▲6Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,081−5%

68▼5Monroe County, TNTN49,730+3,480−59%

69▼12Greene County, TNTN73,831+3,679−48%

70▲4Marshall County, TNTN38,071+3,753−28%

71▼59Roane County, TNTN57,395+3,991−15%

72▼18McMinn County, TNTN57,404+4,128−38%

73▼9Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+4,344−43%

74▲2Dickson County, TNTN58,662+4,347−46%

75▲3Coffee County, TNTN62,419+4,530−41%

76▼9Anderson County, TNTN82,066+4,943+60%

77▲2Bedford County, TNTN55,273+5,036−30%

78▼1Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+5,155−57%

79▼7Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+5,341−53%

80▼22Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+5,596−41%

81▲1Putnam County, TNTN86,612+6,758−38%

82▲2Bradley County, TNTN115,465+6,845−52%

83▼2Robertson County, TNTN80,175+7,372−43%

84▲1Washington County, TNTN141,199+8,198−45%

85▲1Blount County, TNTN143,820+8,540−57%

86▼6Loudon County, TNTN63,764+8,878+13%

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

88▲2Sumner County, TNTN215,538+19,257−29%

89▲4Williamson County, TNTN272,061+24,335−47%

90▼2Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+24,626+10%

91▼2Wilson County, TNTN175,033+27,296+29%

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

93▲2Davidson County, TNTN745,904+30,020−49%

94▼3Knox County, TNTN511,453+32,482−30%

95▼1Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+44,866−29%

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