RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 95 SHOWN OF 95

Most population lost, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties that lost 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 –

01Hancock County, TNTN7,075+47–

02Haywood County, TNTN17,042+360–

03Pickett County, TNTN5,219+397–

04Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+662–

05Obion County, TNTN30,067+733–

06Clay County, TNTN7,821+738–

07Lake County, TNTN6,249+825–

08Grundy County, TNTN14,116+970–

09Moore County, TNTN6,920+1,019–

10Perry County, TNTN9,126+1,019–

11Houston County, TNTN8,479+1,070–

12Unicoi County, TNTN17,856+1,118–

13Crockett County, TNTN14,006+1,154–

14Decatur County, TNTN11,820+1,259–

15Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+1,339–

16Jackson County, TNTN12,466+1,687–

17Gibson County, TNTN51,779+1,837–

18Fentress County, TNTN20,322+1,956–

19Carroll County, TNTN29,200+1,961–

20Benton County, TNTN16,183+2,013–

21Lewis County, TNTN13,487+2,120–

22Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+2,134–

23McNairy County, TNTN26,236+2,231–

24Cannon County, TNTN15,296+2,359–

25Polk County, TNTN18,592+2,407–

26Dyer County, TNTN36,320+2,425–

27Morgan County, TNTN22,160+2,457–

28Overton County, TNTN23,787+2,482–

29Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+2,507–

30Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+2,698–

31Chester County, TNTN17,994+2,721–

32Scott County, TNTN22,671+2,769–

33Stewart County, TNTN14,439+2,891–

34Wayne County, TNTN16,416+2,907–

35Marion County, TNTN29,804+2,916–

36Weakley County, TNTN33,261+2,923–

37Hardin County, TNTN27,983+2,945–

38White County, TNTN29,612+3,012–

39Meigs County, TNTN14,186+3,053–

40DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+3,063–

41Anderson County, TNTN82,066+3,080–

42Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+3,183–

43Henry County, TNTN32,896+3,227–

44Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,247–

45Grainger County, TNTN25,739+3,564–

46Smith County, TNTN20,981+3,569–

47Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617+3,610–

48Henderson County, TNTN28,518+3,678–

49Giles County, TNTN31,433+3,706–

50Claiborne County, TNTN33,229+3,725–

51Johnson County, TNTN18,718+3,733–

52Rhea County, TNTN34,844+4,056–

53Union County, TNTN21,450+4,114–

54Cocke County, TNTN37,889+4,424–

55Macon County, TNTN27,663+4,480–

56Franklin County, TNTN45,579+4,545–

57Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+4,623–

58Roane County, TNTN57,395+4,683–

59Hardeman County, TNTN25,274+4,728–

60Campbell County, TNTN40,290+4,775–

61Marshall County, TNTN38,071+5,228–

62Carter County, TNTN57,361+5,237–

63Warren County, TNTN43,717+5,284–

64Hickman County, TNTN26,219+5,541–

65McMinn County, TNTN57,404+6,632–

66Greene County, TNTN73,831+7,056–

67Bedford County, TNTN55,273+7,175–

68Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+7,648–

69Coffee County, TNTN62,419+7,675–

70Loudon County, TNTN63,764+7,831–

71Dickson County, TNTN58,662+8,095–

72Monroe County, TNTN49,730+8,420–

73Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+8,772–

74Hawkins County, TNTN59,559+8,998–

75Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+9,452–

76Putnam County, TNTN86,612+10,942–

77Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+11,278–

78Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+12,066–

79Robertson County, TNTN80,175+12,939–

80Tipton County, TNTN62,287+13,703–

81Madison County, TNTN100,790+13,855–

82Bradley County, TNTN115,465+14,253–

83Maury County, TNTN118,131+14,686–

84Washington County, TNTN141,199+14,883–

85Blount County, TNTN143,820+19,854–

86Sevier County, TNTN101,342+20,127–

87Wilson County, TNTN175,033+21,134–

88Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+22,360–

89Sumner County, TNTN215,538+27,168–

90Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+34,270–

91Williamson County, TNTN272,061+45,617–

92Knox County, TNTN511,453+46,283–

93Davidson County, TNTN745,904+59,107–

94Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+63,453–

95Shelby County, TNTN910,226+71,142–

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