Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2015 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2015, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,298,520 and represented 96.91% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (898.88K), followed by Davidson (605.01K), and Knox (431.85K).

In terms of percentages, Meigs had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Moore (100.00%), and Humphreys (99.95%).

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 2015
Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2015
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Shelby 898880 95.86
Davidson 605005 91.88
Knox 431845 97.19
Hamilton 337900 97.06
Rutherford 269575 95.41
Williamson 192955 96.74
Montgomery 180875 97.26
Sumner 166355 98.07
Sullivan 155545 99.23
Blount 123070 98.31
Washington 122510 97.76
Wilson 119275 97.41
Bradley 98650 96.66
Madison 96450 98.23
Sevier 89715 95.83
Maury 82180 97.73
Anderson 74135 98.28
Putnam 70505 95.52
Greene 67865 98.97
Robertson 65320 96.88
Tipton 61050 98.99
Hamblen 59430 94.33
Cumberland 56640 98.58
Carter 56635 99.46
Hawkins 56270 99.43
Roane 52605 98.96
Coffee 52295 97.84
Jefferson 51605 98.31
McMinn 51560 98.20
Dickson 49730 98.53
Gibson 49280 99.42
Loudon 48050 95.66
Monroe 44340 97.89
Bedford 43045 93.61
Lawrence 41825 99.05
Franklin 40510 98.47
Campbell 40110 99.84
Cheatham 39105 99.20
Fayette 38535 99.28
Warren 38360 95.86
Dyer 37570 98.73
Cocke 35190 99.63
Weakley 34140 99.20
Lincoln 33245 99.09
Henry 32025 99.24
Rhea 31855 98.33
Claiborne 31485 99.17
Obion 30725 98.70
Marshall 30410 97.59
Giles 28365 97.98
Marion 28155 99.47
Carroll 28125 99.19
Henderson 27880 99.52
Lauderdale 27040 98.60
Hardeman 26125 99.51
White 26120 99.51
McNairy 26025 99.69
Hardin 25685 99.17
Hickman 24115 99.30
Grainger 22480 98.88
Macon 22135 97.25
Scott 22030 99.93
Overton 21990 99.50
Morgan 21710 99.61
Smith 19070 99.66
Union 19030 99.66
Humphreys 18230 99.95
DeKalb 18190 95.54
Haywood 18105 99.21
Fentress 17870 99.67
Johnson 17860 99.14
Unicoi 17705 97.98
Chester 17060 98.47
Wayne 16770 99.26
Polk 16595 99.46
Benton 16090 98.95
Sequatchie 14500 99.38
Crockett 14010 95.96
Bledsoe 13600 99.38
Cannon 13590 98.59
Grundy 13480 99.67
Stewart 13205 99.40
Lewis 11810 98.87
Meigs 11715 100.00
Decatur 11505 98.46
Jackson 11470 99.78
Houston 8250 99.52
Perry 7855 99.87
Trousdale 7840 99.43
Clay 7710 99.10
Lake 7560 98.37
Hancock 6635 99.93
Moore 6350 100.00
Van Buren 5560 99.37
Pickett 5075 99.61