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Most public transit riders, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 14. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cumberland County, TN, up 69 places to #22.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

01Davidson County, TNTN745,9045,569−21%

02Shelby County, TNTN910,2262,207−43%

03▲1Knox County, TNTN511,4531,177−26%

04▼1Hamilton County, TNTN390,8331,038−39%

05▲2Rutherford County, TNTN386,352544+47%

06▼1Montgomery County, TNTN249,935465−31%

07▲4Madison County, TNTN100,790290+52%

08▼2Wilson County, TNTN175,033287−37%

09▼1Washington County, TNTN141,199213−32%

10▲26Dickson County, TNTN58,662155+546%

11▲48Union County, TNTN21,450124+1450%

12▲12Lincoln County, TNTN36,853123+132%

13▼3Sevier County, TNTN101,342114−58%

14▲18Maury County, TNTN118,131109+230%

15▲3Sullivan County, TNTN163,759105+59%

16▲34Carter County, TNTN57,361103+930%

17▲34Marion County, TNTN29,804101+910%

18▼6Sumner County, TNTN215,53899−40%

19▼10Williamson County, TNTN272,06197−68%

20▲2Perry County, TNTN9,12687+55%

21▲47Putnam County, TNTN86,61285+8400%

22▲69Cumberland County, TNTN66,30077–

23▼7Jefferson County, TNTN60,02465−29%

24▲49Cannon County, TNTN15,29661–

25▼6Blount County, TNTN143,82054−18%

26▲11Henry County, TNTN32,89653+141%

27▲2Stewart County, TNTN14,43950+43%

28▼3Cheatham County, TNTN42,77844−15%

29▼16Hardeman County, TNTN25,27437−74%

30▲35Overton County, TNTN23,78736+500%

31▲38DeKalb County, TNTN21,87333+3200%

32▼5Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61732−26%

33▲5Weakley County, TNTN33,26127+23%

34▲9Rhea County, TNTN34,84426+44%

35▲13Greene County, TNTN73,83126+86%

36▲26Fayette County, TNTN45,07125+257%

37▼4Claiborne County, TNTN33,22923−26%

38▼4Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92022−15%

39▼24Anderson County, TNTN82,06619−80%

40▼23Bradley County, TNTN115,46519−74%

41▲26Coffee County, TNTN62,41917+750%

42▼14Monroe County, TNTN49,73017−59%

43▲11McNairy County, TNTN26,23616+78%

44▲19Tipton County, TNTN62,28715+150%

45▲39Obion County, TNTN30,06715–

46▲10Warren County, TNTN43,71715+67%

47▼8Clay County, TNTN7,82114−33%

48▲39Wayne County, TNTN16,41614–

49▲41Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86114–

50▲22Campbell County, TNTN40,29013–

51▼6Lawrence County, TNTN46,91412−29%

52▲18Cocke County, TNTN37,88910+900%

53▼4Henderson County, TNTN28,5189−31%

54▲39Roane County, TNTN57,3959–

55▼41Robertson County, TNTN80,1759−91%

56▼25Fentress County, TNTN20,3228−76%

57▲25Macon County, TNTN27,6638–

58▲28Polk County, TNTN18,5928–

59▼18Houston County, TNTN8,4797−63%

60▲32Hickman County, TNTN26,2197–

61Grundy County, TNTN14,1167−13%

62▲13Chester County, TNTN17,9946–

63▼23Smith County, TNTN20,9815−76%

64▼4Gibson County, TNTN51,7795−38%

65▼23Morgan County, TNTN22,1604−79%

66▼13Bedford County, TNTN55,2733−67%

67▼15Scott County, TNTN22,6712−78%

68▼2Jackson County, TNTN12,4662−60%

69▼22Meigs County, TNTN14,1862−88%

70▲19Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231–

71▼14Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740−100%

72▼14Benton County, TNTN16,1830−100%

73▲1Carroll County, TNTN29,2000–

74▲2Crockett County, TNTN14,0060–

75▼11Decatur County, TNTN11,8200−100%

76▲1Dyer County, TNTN36,3200–

77▼33Franklin County, TNTN45,5790−100%

78Hancock County, TNTN7,0750–

79Humphreys County, TNTN19,6460–

80▼57Johnson County, TNTN18,7180−100%

81▼1Lake County, TNTN6,2490–

82▼1Lewis County, TNTN13,4870–

83▼12Loudon County, TNTN63,7640−100%

84▼58McMinn County, TNTN57,4040−100%

85▼30Marshall County, TNTN38,0710−100%

86▼3Moore County, TNTN6,9200–

87▼2Pickett County, TNTN5,2190–

88White County, TNTN29,6120–

89▼59Unicoi County, TNTN17,8560−100%

90▲4Giles County, TNTN31,4330–

91▼56Grainger County, TNTN25,7390−100%

92▼72Hamblen County, TNTN68,8430−100%

93▼47Hardin County, TNTN27,9830−100%

94▼73Hawkins County, TNTN59,5590−100%

95Haywood County, TNTN17,0420–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES