Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for Tennessee was 7.23M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (910.53K), followed by Davidson County (729.51K), and Knox County (506.75K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2024
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2024
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Rank County Population
1 Shelby County 910530
2 Davidson County 729505
3 Knox County 506748
4 Hamilton County 386256
5 Rutherford County 376996
6 Williamson County 269136
7 Montgomery County 246025
8 Sumner County 211721
9 Wilson County 169948
10 Sullivan County 162703
11 Blount County 142211
12 Washington County 139642
13 Bradley County 113782
14 Maury County 113411
15 Madison County 100409
16 Sevier County 100184
17 Putnam County 84894
18 Anderson County 81449
19 Robertson County 78459
20 Greene County 73398
21 Hamblen County 67715
22 Cumberland County 65618
23 Tipton County 62187
24 Loudon County 62129
25 Coffee County 61285
26 Hawkins County 59371
27 Jefferson County 59217
28 Dickson County 57641
29 Carter County 57434
30 McMinn County 56754
31 Roane County 56742
32 Bedford County 54228
33 Gibson County 51422
34 Monroe County 49154
35 Lawrence County 46467
36 Franklin County 45137
37 Fayette County 44476
38 Warren County 43619
39 Cheatham County 42604
40 Campbell County 40238
41 Marshall County 37847
42 Cocke County 37596
43 Lincoln County 36751
44 Dyer County 36403
45 Rhea County 34759
46 Weakley County 33162
47 Claiborne County 33070
48 Henry County 32883
49 Giles County 30971
50 Obion County 30261
51 Marion County 29826
52 White County 29108
53 Carroll County 29107
54 Henderson County 28183
55 Hardin County 27617
56 Macon County 27189
57 McNairy County 26103
58 Hickman County 25859
59 Hardeman County 25434
60 Grainger County 25073
61 Lauderdale County 24630
62 Overton County 23551
63 Scott County 22517
64 Morgan County 21954
65 DeKalb County 21747
66 Union County 21064
67 Smith County 20783
68 Fentress County 20129
69 Humphreys County 19554
70 Johnson County 18506
71 Polk County 18338
72 Chester County 17876
73 Unicoi County 17872
74 Sequatchie County 17620
75 Haywood County 17097
76 Benton County 16173
77 Wayne County 15974
78 Bledsoe County 15591
79 Cannon County 15142
80 Stewart County 14365
81 Grundy County 14148
82 Crockett County 13973
83 Meigs County 13937
84 Lewis County 13418
85 Jackson County 12376
86 Trousdale County 12159
87 Decatur County 11800
88 Perry County 8987
89 Houston County 8538
90 Clay County 7857
91 Hancock County 7038
92 Moore County 6773
93 Van Buren County 6686
94 Lake County 6422
95 Pickett County 5108