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Most population lost, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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

01Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617-2,672−174%

02Weakley County, TNTN33,261-2,119−172%

03Hardeman County, TNTN25,274-1,791−138%

04Dyer County, TNTN36,320-1,534−163%

05Campbell County, TNTN40,290-1,444−130%

06Carter County, TNTN57,361-1,068−120%

07Obion County, TNTN30,067-1,020−239%

08Morgan County, TNTN22,160-952−139%

09Haywood County, TNTN17,042-923−356%

10Lake County, TNTN6,249-827−200%

11Wayne County, TNTN16,416-789−127%

12Roane County, TNTN57,395-777−117%

13Crockett County, TNTN14,006-675−158%

14Benton County, TNTN16,183-625−131%

15Unicoi County, TNTN17,856-385−134%

16Scott County, TNTN22,671-378−114%

17Decatur County, TNTN11,820-322−126%

18Johnson County, TNTN18,718-296−108%

19Clay County, TNTN7,821-280−138%

20McNairy County, TNTN26,236-209−109%

21Grundy County, TNTN14,116-174−118%

22Claiborne County, TNTN33,229-170−105%

23Hancock County, TNTN7,075-157−434%

24Houston County, TNTN8,479-143−113%

25Henry County, TNTN32,896-131−104%

26Hawkins County, TNTN59,559-112−101%

27Tipton County, TNTN62,287-111−101%

28Carroll County, TNTN29,200-82−104%

29Pickett County, TNTN5,219-76−119%

30Jackson County, TNTN12,466-21−101%

31Henderson County, TNTN28,518+73−98%

32Moore County, TNTN6,920+99−90%

33Chester County, TNTN17,994+210−92%

34Hickman County, TNTN26,219+235−96%

35Stewart County, TNTN14,439+333−88%

36Cocke County, TNTN37,889+337−92%

37Lewis County, TNTN13,487+421−80%

38Overton County, TNTN23,787+428−83%

39Perry County, TNTN9,126+451−56%

40Humphreys County, TNTN19,646+452−79%

41Madison County, TNTN100,790+529−96%

42Fentress County, TNTN20,322+530−73%

43Marion County, TNTN29,804+600−79%

44Van Buren County, TNTN6,874+620−6%

45Union County, TNTN21,450+693−83%

46Cannon County, TNTN15,296+705−70%

47Polk County, TNTN18,592+719−70%

48Smith County, TNTN20,981+738−79%

49Gibson County, TNTN51,779+746−59%

50Hardin County, TNTN27,983+805−73%

51Giles County, TNTN31,433+861−77%

52Grainger County, TNTN25,739+870−76%

53Meigs County, TNTN14,186+1,005−67%

54McMinn County, TNTN57,404+1,010−85%

55Rhea County, TNTN34,844+1,061−74%

56Warren County, TNTN43,717+1,114−79%

57Greene County, TNTN73,831+1,321−81%

58Sullivan County, TNTN163,759+1,340−86%

59DeKalb County, TNTN21,873+1,357−56%

60White County, TNTN29,612+1,510−50%

61Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861+1,714−32%

62Franklin County, TNTN45,579+1,722−62%

63Monroe County, TNTN49,730+1,731−79%

64Hamblen County, TNTN68,843+1,955−74%

65Lincoln County, TNTN36,853+1,958−38%

66Cheatham County, TNTN42,778+1,967−78%

67Anderson County, TNTN82,066+1,994−35%

68Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920+2,037−24%

69Shelby County, TNTN910,226+2,100−97%

70Lawrence County, TNTN46,914+2,290−50%

71Macon County, TNTN27,663+2,968−34%

72Jefferson County, TNTN60,024+3,276−71%

73Fayette County, TNTN45,071+3,577+10%

74Marshall County, TNTN38,071+3,701−29%

75Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+3,745+180%

76Dickson County, TNTN58,662+4,649−43%

77Cumberland County, TNTN66,300+5,092−58%

78Coffee County, TNTN62,419+5,093−34%

79Bedford County, TNTN55,273+5,179−28%

80Loudon County, TNTN63,764+6,330−19%

81Robertson County, TNTN80,175+6,520−50%

82Putnam County, TNTN86,612+7,533−31%

83Sevier County, TNTN101,342+8,491−58%

84Bradley County, TNTN115,465+9,657−32%

85Washington County, TNTN141,199+10,022−33%

86Blount County, TNTN143,820+12,270−38%

87Maury County, TNTN118,131+20,018+36%

88Hamilton County, TNTN390,833+29,744+33%

89Wilson County, TNTN175,033+33,744+60%

90Sumner County, TNTN215,538+35,636+31%

91Knox County, TNTN511,453+46,745+1%

92Montgomery County, TNTN249,935+47,738+39%

93Williamson County, TNTN272,061+64,544+41%

94Rutherford County, TNTN386,352+78,882+24%

95Davidson County, TNTN745,904+89,203+51%

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