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Most unmarried people, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who are not currently married (never-married, widowed, or divorced), as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 37.6%.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most unmarried people by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNMARRIED PEOPLEVS –
01Lake County, TNTN6,24954.3%–
02Davidson County, TNTN745,90451.5%–
03Hardeman County, TNTN25,27450.2%–
04Shelby County, TNTN910,22649.5%–
05Haywood County, TNTN17,04247.1%–
06Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61744.9%–
07Madison County, TNTN100,79044.6%–
08Weakley County, TNTN33,26144.5%–
09Knox County, TNTN511,45344.4%–
10Putnam County, TNTN86,61243.4%–
11Hamilton County, TNTN390,83343.4%–
12Johnson County, TNTN18,71841.8%–
13Chester County, TNTN17,99441.7%–
14Washington County, TNTN141,19941.6%–
15Carter County, TNTN57,36141.1%–
16Rutherford County, TNTN386,35241.0%–
17Hancock County, TNTN7,07541.0%–
18Maury County, TNTN118,13140.9%–
19Gibson County, TNTN51,77940.8%–
20Giles County, TNTN31,43340.3%–
21Fayette County, TNTN45,07139.9%–
22Cocke County, TNTN37,88939.8%–
23Anderson County, TNTN82,06639.7%–
24Dyer County, TNTN36,32039.6%–
25Marshall County, TNTN38,07139.2%–
26Jackson County, TNTN12,46639.0%–
27Clay County, TNTN7,82138.9%–
28Carroll County, TNTN29,20038.9%–
29Trousdale County, TNTN12,62338.8%–
30Hamblen County, TNTN68,84338.8%–
31Lewis County, TNTN13,48738.5%–
32Dickson County, TNTN58,66238.5%–
33Bradley County, TNTN115,46538.3%–
34Houston County, TNTN8,47938.2%–
35White County, TNTN29,61238.2%–
36Franklin County, TNTN45,57938.1%–
37Van Buren County, TNTN6,87438.1%–
38Grundy County, TNTN14,11638.0%–
39Overton County, TNTN23,78737.9%–
40Bedford County, TNTN55,27337.9%–
41Warren County, TNTN43,71737.9%–
42Scott County, TNTN22,67137.8%–
43DeKalb County, TNTN21,87337.7%–
44Henry County, TNTN32,89637.7%–
45Greene County, TNTN73,83137.7%–
46Tipton County, TNTN62,28737.6%–
47Obion County, TNTN30,06737.6%–
48Campbell County, TNTN40,29037.6%–
49Henderson County, TNTN28,51837.6%–
50Hickman County, TNTN26,21937.6%–
51McNairy County, TNTN26,23637.5%–
52Crockett County, TNTN14,00637.5%–
53Lincoln County, TNTN36,85337.5%–
54Fentress County, TNTN20,32237.4%–
55Coffee County, TNTN62,41937.4%–
56Sullivan County, TNTN163,75937.3%–
57Marion County, TNTN29,80437.3%–
58Claiborne County, TNTN33,22937.1%–
59Morgan County, TNTN22,16036.9%–
60Cannon County, TNTN15,29636.8%–
61Montgomery County, TNTN249,93536.7%–
62Blount County, TNTN143,82036.7%–
63Hardin County, TNTN27,98336.7%–
64Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92036.6%–
65Humphreys County, TNTN19,64636.6%–
66Jefferson County, TNTN60,02436.5%–
67Perry County, TNTN9,12636.5%–
68Decatur County, TNTN11,82036.5%–
69Unicoi County, TNTN17,85636.5%–
70Sevier County, TNTN101,34236.3%–
71Roane County, TNTN57,39536.1%–
72Sumner County, TNTN215,53836.0%–
73Rhea County, TNTN34,84436.0%–
74Monroe County, TNTN49,73035.8%–
75Lawrence County, TNTN46,91435.7%–
76Hawkins County, TNTN59,55935.6%–
77Robertson County, TNTN80,17535.4%–
78McMinn County, TNTN57,40435.3%–
79Macon County, TNTN27,66335.0%–
80Polk County, TNTN18,59234.8%–
81Smith County, TNTN20,98134.8%–
82Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86134.6%–
83Cheatham County, TNTN42,77834.2%–
84Wilson County, TNTN175,03334.1%–
85Union County, TNTN21,45033.9%–
86Benton County, TNTN16,18333.9%–
87Loudon County, TNTN63,76433.8%–
88Grainger County, TNTN25,73933.8%–
89Cumberland County, TNTN66,30033.4%–
90Stewart County, TNTN14,43932.7%–
91Wayne County, TNTN16,41632.7%–
92Meigs County, TNTN14,18632.6%–
93Moore County, TNTN6,92032.5%–
94Pickett County, TNTN5,21932.1%–
95Williamson County, TNTN272,06130.7%–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS