Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,160,135 and represented 96.96% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (891.27K), followed by Davidson (578.23K), and Knox (421.20K).

In terms of percentages, Perry had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Van Buren (100.00%), and Scott (99.98%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2012

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Shelby	891270	95.89
Davidson	578230	91.91
Knox	421200	97.23
Hamilton	326635	96.92
Rutherford	252105	95.56
Williamson	178030	96.64
Montgomery	168155	97.12
Sumner	158135	98.10
Sullivan	155615	99.32
Blount	121330	98.57
Washington	120210	97.86
Wilson	112195	97.88
Bradley	96305	97.05
Madison	95610	97.59
Sevier	86545	95.93
Maury	79325	97.97
Anderson	73710	98.23
Putnam	69520	96.33
Greene	67760	98.55
Robertson	64120	96.94
Tipton	60500	99.12
Hamblen	58510	93.57
Carter	57275	99.56
Hawkins	56275	99.21
Cumberland	55275	98.45
Roane	53665	99.33
Coffee	51730	97.87
McMinn	51455	98.34
Jefferson	50835	98.63
Gibson	49355	99.52
Dickson	48865	98.31
Loudon	46495	95.70
Monroe	43940	98.34
Bedford	41935	93.07
Lawrence	41260	98.76
Franklin	40515	98.89
Campbell	40495	99.67
Cheatham	38775	99.16
Fayette	38120	99.35
Warren	38085	95.78
Dyer	37940	99.23
Cocke	35255	98.95
Weakley	34340	98.68
Lincoln	33025	99.19
Henry	31965	99.06
Claiborne	31890	99.58
Obion	31265	98.57
Rhea	31195	98.05
Marshall	29870	97.66
Giles	29055	98.69
Carroll	28360	99.56
Marion	27980	99.27
Henderson	27690	99.48
Lauderdale	27560	99.24
Hardeman	27065	99.52
McNairy	25855	99.44
Hardin	25840	99.44
White	25710	99.40
Hickman	24305	99.29
Grainger	22425	99.16
Scott	22190	99.98
Overton	21910	99.41
Morgan	21845	99.84
Macon	21600	97.01
Union	19125	99.71
Smith	19110	99.77
Haywood	18445	98.77
Humphreys	18355	99.59
Johnson	18140	99.67
Fentress	17940	99.97
DeKalb	17910	95.42
Unicoi	17770	97.18
Chester	16915	99.24
Wayne	16830	98.91
Polk	16685	99.58
Benton	16310	99.33
Sequatchie	14010	98.84
Crockett	13965	95.88
Grundy	13705	99.67
Cannon	13660	99.02
Stewart	13220	99.70
Bledsoe	12725	98.64
Lewis	11915	98.88
Meigs	11680	99.87
Decatur	11605	98.93
Jackson	11480	99.61
Houston	8335	99.52
Perry	7855	100.00
Clay	7825	99.81
Trousdale	7805	99.74
Lake	7630	98.07
Hancock	6740	99.70
Moore	6345	99.92
Van Buren	5550	100.00
Pickett	5045	98.73