Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Tennessee was 7.15M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (913.91K), followed by Davidson County (719.09K), and Knox County (501.58K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Tennessee Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 913909 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 719092 |
| 3 | Knox County | 501576 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 381272 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 369649 |
| 6 | Williamson County | 265312 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 240398 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 208423 |
| 9 | Wilson County | 164352 |
| 10 | Sullivan County | 162054 |
| 11 | Blount County | 141384 |
| 12 | Washington County | 138628 |
| 13 | Bradley County | 112132 |
| 14 | Maury County | 110734 |
| 15 | Sevier County | 100224 |
| 16 | Madison County | 99390 |
| 17 | Putnam County | 83952 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 80343 |
| 19 | Robertson County | 76820 |
| 20 | Greene County | 72546 |
| 21 | Hamblen County | 66466 |
| 22 | Cumberland County | 64848 |
| 23 | Tipton County | 61885 |
| 24 | Loudon County | 60581 |
| 25 | Coffee County | 60472 |
| 26 | Hawkins County | 58608 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 57897 |
| 28 | Carter County | 57112 |
| 29 | Dickson County | 56835 |
| 30 | Roane County | 56223 |
| 31 | McMinn County | 55720 |
| 32 | Bedford County | 53274 |
| 33 | Gibson County | 51152 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 48578 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 46033 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 44682 |
| 37 | Fayette County | 44082 |
| 38 | Warren County | 42655 |
| 39 | Cheatham County | 42247 |
| 40 | Campbell County | 40225 |
| 41 | Cocke County | 37272 |
| 42 | Marshall County | 37008 |
| 43 | Dyer County | 36432 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 36193 |
| 45 | Rhea County | 34319 |
| 46 | Weakley County | 33110 |
| 47 | Claiborne County | 32738 |
| 48 | Henry County | 32454 |
| 49 | Giles County | 30815 |
| 50 | Obion County | 30403 |
| 51 | Marion County | 29458 |
| 52 | Carroll County | 28950 |
| 53 | White County | 28697 |
| 54 | Henderson County | 28065 |
| 55 | Hardin County | 27449 |
| 56 | Macon County | 26837 |
| 57 | McNairy County | 26065 |
| 58 | Hickman County | 25788 |
| 59 | Hardeman County | 25523 |
| 60 | Grainger County | 24697 |
| 61 | Lauderdale County | 24554 |
| 62 | Overton County | 23358 |
| 63 | Scott County | 22245 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 21503 |
| 65 | DeKalb County | 21337 |
| 66 | Union County | 20747 |
| 67 | Smith County | 20545 |
| 68 | Fentress County | 19708 |
| 69 | Humphreys County | 19293 |
| 70 | Johnson County | 18376 |
| 71 | Polk County | 18066 |
| 72 | Unicoi County | 17812 |
| 73 | Chester County | 17722 |
| 74 | Haywood County | 17312 |
| 75 | Sequatchie County | 17189 |
| 76 | Benton County | 16167 |
| 77 | Wayne County | 16047 |
| 78 | Cannon County | 15051 |
| 79 | Bledsoe County | 15008 |
| 80 | Stewart County | 14246 |
| 81 | Grundy County | 13992 |
| 82 | Crockett County | 13991 |
| 83 | Meigs County | 13682 |
| 84 | Lewis County | 13146 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 12344 |
| 86 | Trousdale County | 12301 |
| 87 | Decatur County | 11709 |
| 88 | Perry County | 8911 |
| 89 | Houston County | 8398 |
| 90 | Clay County | 7672 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 6963 |
| 92 | Moore County | 6774 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 6576 |
| 94 | Lake County | 6407 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 5114 |