Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2011 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2011, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,104,210 and represented 96.92% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (887.57K), followed by Davidson (569.32K), and Knox (417.24K).

In terms of percentages, Perry had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Scott (99.96%), and Fentress (99.94%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2011
Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2011
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Shelby 887565 95.88
Davidson 569320 91.76
Knox 417235 97.31
Hamilton 322250 96.81
Rutherford 246500 95.67
Williamson 173315 96.50
Montgomery 163650 97.23
Sullivan 155230 99.21
Sumner 155100 97.82
Blount 120095 98.21
Washington 118725 97.75
Wilson 109920 98.01
Bradley 95535 97.20
Madison 95280 97.55
Sevier 85665 96.26
Maury 78430 97.82
Anderson 73570 98.53
Putnam 68935 96.46
Greene 67530 98.42
Robertson 63245 96.62
Tipton 59950 99.16
Hamblen 58225 93.39
Carter 57315 99.56
Hawkins 56225 99.17
Cumberland 54865 98.59
Roane 53870 99.47
McMinn 51500 98.56
Coffee 51360 97.61
Jefferson 50380 98.55
Gibson 49115 99.46
Dickson 48415 98.25
Loudon 45620 95.20
Monroe 43630 98.28
Bedford 41565 92.96
Lawrence 41140 98.91
Franklin 40550 98.76
Campbell 40460 99.59
Cheatham 38375 98.42
Warren 37965 95.68
Dyer 37960 99.37
Fayette 37650 99.00
Cocke 35200 98.92
Weakley 34095 98.29
Lincoln 32910 99.40
Claiborne 31950 99.72
Henry 31885 99.10
Obion 31260 98.09
Rhea 30965 98.16
Marshall 29580 97.59
Giles 29255 99.05
Carroll 28505 99.76
Marion 27960 99.24
Henderson 27480 99.26
Lauderdale 27370 98.49
Hardeman 27295 99.40
Hardin 25860 99.46
McNairy 25750 99.48
White 25580 99.46
Hickman 24335 99.10
Grainger 22355 99.18
Scott 22185 99.96
Overton 21850 99.59
Morgan 21755 99.82
Macon 21400 96.75
Union 19070 99.58
Smith 19060 99.69
Haywood 18620 98.81
Humphreys 18335 99.27
Johnson 18145 99.56
DeKalb 17925 95.93
Fentress 17870 99.94
Unicoi 17810 97.40
Chester 16845 99.53
Wayne 16775 98.68
Polk 16630 99.34
Benton 16370 99.51
Crockett 14005 96.25
Sequatchie 13865 98.79
Grundy 13760 99.64
Cannon 13635 99.31
Stewart 13140 99.58
Bledsoe 12770 98.61
Lewis 11900 98.63
Meigs 11605 99.53
Decatur 11590 98.72
Jackson 11445 99.52
Houston 8295 99.46
Clay 7835 99.87
Perry 7835 100.00
Trousdale 7780 99.62
Lake 7605 97.31
Hancock 6775 99.85
Moore 6315 99.84
Van Buren 5515 99.91
Pickett 5080 99.71