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Counties of Tennessee

Tennessee has 95 counties. Shelby County is the largest with 910,226 residents in 2025. 87 of the 95 gained residents between 2020 and 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimates.

What counties are in Tennessee?

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Counties of Tennessee: 2025 estimate, change since 2020, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Shelby County910,226−2.1%7249$63,767$249,100
Davidson County745,904+4.2%7174$77,853$417,400
Knox County511,453+6.8%7121$74,222$320,900
Hamilton County390,833+6.5%1987$76,183$312,800
Rutherford County386,352+13.1%764$85,470$382,600
Williamson County272,061+9.8%846$135,594$751,900
Montgomery County249,935+13.6%146$75,613$280,200
Sumner County215,538+9.8%1843$90,301$393,100
Wilson County175,033+18.5%1028$95,839$428,000
Sullivan County163,759+3.5%1140$58,807$213,300
Blount County143,820+6.3%1131$77,365$320,500
Washington County141,199+6.2%932$62,809$249,000
Maury County118,131+17.0%321$76,130$355,700
Bradley County115,465+6.3%725$66,552$261,900
Sevier County101,342+2.7%627$62,581$299,000
Madison County100,790+2.0%728$60,042$211,800
Putnam County86,612+8.4%418$58,912$282,500
Anderson County82,066+6.3%720$66,183$239,400
Robertson County80,175+10.1%1115$83,047$335,000
Greene County73,831+5.2%517$56,194$207,500
Hamblen County68,843+6.7%312$55,454$210,900
Cumberland County66,300+8.4%717$60,375$250,500
Loudon County63,764+16.2%714$84,185$348,000
Coffee County62,419+7.9%517$61,505$246,800
Tipton County62,287+2.2%913$74,127$240,600
Jefferson County60,024+9.8%712$66,114$229,300
Hawkins County59,559+5.0%813$56,936$176,300
Dickson County58,662+8.0%611$75,003$306,400
McMinn County57,404+7.8%814$61,470$211,800
Roane County57,395+7.2%616$71,885$232,900
Carter County57,361+1.8%1118$50,135$168,200
Bedford County55,273+10.0%510$67,225$281,200
Gibson County51,779+2.7%1017$62,755$156,900
Monroe County49,730+7.5%712$56,895$227,500
Lawrence County46,914+6.2%811$54,706$194,400
Franklin County45,579+6.6%1010$63,494$236,900
Fayette County45,071+8.0%1011$88,456$340,800
Warren County43,717+6.7%410$55,487$192,900
Cheatham County42,778+4.3%49$89,852$338,700
Campbell County40,290+2.6%613$51,557$186,500
Marshall County38,071+10.9%46$71,049$279,800
Cocke County37,889+5.3%39$48,016$158,100
Lincoln County36,853+4.3%89$64,667$229,700
Dyer County36,320−1.3%810$58,154$166,400
Rhea County34,844+4.8%36$55,033$206,000
Weakley County33,261+1.1%811$51,880$151,200
Claiborne County33,229+3.7%49$49,379$159,900
Henry County32,896+2.2%712$50,613$160,200
Giles County31,433+3.6%79$62,307$234,300
Obion County30,067−2.4%1010$54,613$133,600
Marion County29,804+3.3%117$61,824$195,200
White County29,612+8.3%36$52,188$207,200
Carroll County29,200+2.7%109$51,787$142,400
Henderson County28,518+2.4%97$55,136$164,800
Hardin County27,983+3.8%128$49,956$160,400
Macon County27,663+9.7%25$59,177$225,700
McNairy County26,236+1.4%128$53,473$161,800
Hickman County26,219+5.3%47$68,247$224,100
Grainger County25,739+9.4%36$50,538$189,200
Hardeman County25,274−0.7%116$46,069$121,700
Lauderdale County24,617−2.1%49$49,879$143,200
Overton County23,787+5.7%28$48,959$173,200
Scott County22,671+3.7%66$44,711$124,900
Morgan County22,160+5.3%75$65,954$166,300
DeKalb County21,873+9.0%45$53,153$235,500
Union County21,450+8.3%35$62,727$204,000
Smith County20,981+5.4%45$66,293$243,800
Fentress County20,322+9.9%45$51,149$168,200
Humphreys County19,646+3.5%35$60,616$193,400
Johnson County18,718+4.3%25$53,129$178,600
Polk County18,592+6.0%76$62,522$169,900
Chester County17,994+3.7%55$59,341$164,400
Sequatchie County17,861+12.9%24$58,750$232,600
Unicoi County17,856−0.3%34$52,218$189,600
Haywood County17,042−4.6%36$50,472$152,400
Wayne County16,416+1.2%34$52,294$130,700
Benton County16,183+2.0%45$51,746$153,600
Bledsoe County15,920+6.8%14$54,720$189,400
Cannon County15,296+5.4%24$59,443$252,000
Stewart County14,439+5.7%36$63,114$204,700
Meigs County14,186+11.2%13$61,375$180,000
Grundy County14,116+4.4%84$47,593$154,000
Crockett County14,006+0.7%55$62,165$158,900
Lewis County13,487+7.2%12$56,285$173,400
Trousdale County12,623+8.8%12$72,747$337,600
Jackson County12,466+7.3%24$47,951$155,500
Decatur County11,820+3.4%35$45,375$139,600
Perry County9,126+8.9%23$55,972$126,900
Houston County8,479+2.5%23$59,576$172,700
Clay County7,821+3.2%12$39,972$136,400
Hancock County7,075+6.2%12$34,960$134,500
Moore County6,920+7.0%12$66,469$285,300
Van Buren County6,874+11.4%12$54,931$159,200
Lake County6,249−10.7%32$28,814$97,900
Pickett County5,219+4.3%12$49,030$178,500

Source: PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Census population estimates

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