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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Perry County, TNTN9,12622+20%

02Wayne County, TNTN16,41622−3%

03Van Buren County, TNTN6,87425+25%

04Stewart County, TNTN14,43931+17%

05Hancock County, TNTN7,07532+4%

06Haywood County, TNTN17,04232−14%

07Pickett County, TNTN5,21932+6%

08Clay County, TNTN7,82133−2%

09Decatur County, TNTN11,82035+1%

10Humphreys County, TNTN19,64637+10%

11Lake County, TNTN6,24938−21%

12Hardeman County, TNTN25,27438−10%

13Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92039+29%

14Grundy County, TNTN14,11639−2%

15Jackson County, TNTN12,46640+13%

16Fentress County, TNTN20,32241+22%

17Benton County, TNTN16,18341−2%

18Houston County, TNTN8,47942+5%

19Morgan County, TNTN22,16042+12%

20Scott County, TNTN22,67143+7%

21Polk County, TNTN18,59243+16%

22Hickman County, TNTN26,21943+18%

23McNairy County, TNTN26,23647+6%

24Lewis County, TNTN13,48748+19%

25Hardin County, TNTN27,98348+9%

26Carroll County, TNTN29,20049−1%

27Giles County, TNTN31,43351+7%

28Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61752−9%

29Crockett County, TNTN14,00653−4%

30Moore County, TNTN6,92054+21%

31Henderson County, TNTN28,51855+12%

32Overton County, TNTN23,78755+18%

33Obion County, TNTN30,06755−7%

34Weakley County, TNTN33,26157−5%

35Cannon County, TNTN15,29658+19%

36Henry County, TNTN32,89659+6%

37Marion County, TNTN29,80460+7%

38Johnson County, TNTN18,71863+7%

39Chester County, TNTN17,99463+16%

40Fayette County, TNTN45,07164+56%

41Lincoln County, TNTN36,85365+18%

42Smith County, TNTN20,98167+18%

43Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86167+57%

44Dyer County, TNTN36,32071−3%

45DeKalb County, TNTN21,87372+26%

46Meigs County, TNTN14,18673+28%

47Lawrence County, TNTN46,91476+18%

48Claiborne County, TNTN33,22976+11%

49Monroe County, TNTN49,73078+28%

50White County, TNTN29,61279+28%

51Franklin County, TNTN45,57982+16%

52Campbell County, TNTN40,29084+1%

53Gibson County, TNTN51,77986+8%

54Cocke County, TNTN37,88987+13%

55Macon County, TNTN27,66390+36%

56Grainger County, TNTN25,73992+25%

57Union County, TNTN21,45096+20%

58Unicoi County, TNTN17,85696+1%

59Cumberland County, TNTN66,30097+42%

60Warren County, TNTN43,717101+14%

61Marshall County, TNTN38,071101+42%

62Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110+74%

63Rhea County, TNTN34,844110+23%

64Bedford County, TNTN55,273117+47%

65Greene County, TNTN73,831119+17%

66Dickson County, TNTN58,662120+36%

67Hawkins County, TNTN59,559122+11%

68McMinn County, TNTN57,404133+17%

69Tipton County, TNTN62,287137+21%

70Cheatham County, TNTN42,778141+19%

71Coffee County, TNTN62,419146+30%

72Roane County, TNTN57,395159+11%

73Carter County, TNTN57,361168+1%

74Robertson County, TNTN80,175168+47%

75Sevier County, TNTN101,342171+42%

76Madison County, TNTN100,790181+10%

77Maury County, TNTN118,131193+70%

78Putnam County, TNTN86,612216+39%

79Jefferson County, TNTN60,024218+36%

80Anderson County, TNTN82,066243+15%

81Blount County, TNTN143,820257+36%

82Loudon County, TNTN63,764278+63%

83Wilson County, TNTN175,033306+97%

84Bradley County, TNTN115,465351+31%

85Sullivan County, TNTN163,759396+7%

86Sumner County, TNTN215,538407+65%

87Hamblen County, TNTN68,843427+18%

88Washington County, TNTN141,199432+32%

89Montgomery County, TNTN249,935464+85%

90Williamson County, TNTN272,061467+115%

91Rutherford County, TNTN386,352624+112%

92Hamilton County, TNTN390,833721+27%

93Knox County, TNTN511,4531,006+34%

94Shelby County, TNTN910,2261,196+1%

95Davidson County, TNTN745,9041,482+31%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES