Tennessee Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Tennessee are Shelby County with 910,530, Davidson County at 729,505, Knox County with 506,748, Hamilton County at 386,256, and Rutherford County with 376,996. You can get the most current Census population data for all 95 Tennessee counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Tennessee to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Shelby County 910,530
2 Davidson County 729,505
3 Knox County 506,748
4 Hamilton County 386,256
5 Rutherford County 376,996
6 Williamson County 269,136
7 Montgomery County 246,025
8 Sumner County 211,721
9 Wilson County 169,948
10 Sullivan County 162,703
11 Blount County 142,211
12 Washington County 139,642
13 Bradley County 113,782
14 Maury County 113,411
15 Madison County 100,409
16 Sevier County 100,184
17 Putnam County 84,894
18 Anderson County 81,449
19 Robertson County 78,459
20 Greene County 73,398
21 Hamblen County 67,715
22 Cumberland County 65,618
23 Tipton County 62,187
24 Loudon County 62,129
25 Coffee County 61,285
26 Hawkins County 59,371
27 Jefferson County 59,217
28 Dickson County 57,641
29 Carter County 57,434
30 McMinn County 56,754
31 Roane County 56,742
32 Bedford County 54,228
33 Gibson County 51,422
34 Monroe County 49,154
35 Lawrence County 46,467
36 Franklin County 45,137
37 Fayette County 44,476
38 Warren County 43,619
39 Cheatham County 42,604
40 Campbell County 40,238
41 Marshall County 37,847
42 Cocke County 37,596
43 Lincoln County 36,751
44 Dyer County 36,403
45 Rhea County 34,759
46 Weakley County 33,162
47 Claiborne County 33,070
48 Henry County 32,883
49 Giles County 30,971
50 Obion County 30,261
51 Marion County 29,826
52 White County 29,108
53 Carroll County 29,107
54 Henderson County 28,183
55 Hardin County 27,617
56 Macon County 27,189
57 McNairy County 26,103
58 Hickman County 25,859
59 Hardeman County 25,434
60 Grainger County 25,073
61 Lauderdale County 24,630
62 Overton County 23,551
63 Scott County 22,517
64 Morgan County 21,954
65 DeKalb County 21,747
66 Union County 21,064
67 Smith County 20,783
68 Fentress County 20,129
69 Humphreys County 19,554
70 Johnson County 18,506
71 Polk County 18,338
72 Chester County 17,876
73 Unicoi County 17,872
74 Sequatchie County 17,620
75 Haywood County 17,097
76 Benton County 16,173
77 Wayne County 15,974
78 Bledsoe County 15,591
79 Cannon County 15,142
80 Stewart County 14,365
81 Grundy County 14,148
82 Crockett County 13,973
83 Meigs County 13,937
84 Lewis County 13,418
85 Jackson County 12,376
86 Trousdale County 12,159
87 Decatur County 11,800
88 Perry County 8,987
89 Houston County 8,538
90 Clay County 7,857
91 Hancock County 7,038
92 Moore County 6,773
93 Van Buren County 6,686
94 Lake County 6,422
95 Pickett County 5,108

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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