Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,349,390 and represented 96.97% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (898.94K), followed by Davidson (612.79K), and Knox (435.78K).

In terms of percentages, Meigs had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Moore (100.00%), and Scott (99.89%).

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 2016

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Shelby	898935	95.94
Davidson	612790	91.75
Knox	435775	97.24
Hamilton	341260	97.14
Rutherford	278085	95.80
Williamson	198650	96.60
Montgomery	185230	97.64
Sumner	169365	98.02
Sullivan	155495	99.27
Blount	123935	98.21
Washington	123310	97.83
Wilson	122945	97.87
Bradley	99445	96.68
Madison	96775	98.62
Sevier	91200	96.47
Maury	83765	97.67
Anderson	74120	98.11
Putnam	71180	95.35
Greene	67850	99.05
Robertson	65980	97.17
Tipton	61050	99.17
Hamblen	59945	94.84
Cumberland	57105	98.64
Carter	56450	99.55
Hawkins	56250	99.44
Coffee	52735	98.00
Roane	52460	99.01
Jefferson	51920	98.24
McMinn	51630	98.15
Dickson	50265	98.70
Gibson	49235	99.45
Loudon	48015	94.83
Monroe	44665	98.21
Bedford	43785	94.51
Lawrence	42025	99.10
Franklin	40790	98.65
Campbell	39960	99.88
Cheatham	39230	99.13
Fayette	38760	99.21
Warren	38630	96.33
Dyer	37485	98.72
Cocke	35090	99.53
Weakley	33785	99.30
Lincoln	33235	98.97
Henry	32065	99.30
Rhea	31900	98.28
Claiborne	31470	99.27
Marshall	30865	98.50
Obion	30465	98.59
Giles	28415	97.87
Marion	28205	99.44
Carroll	28150	99.07
Henderson	27825	99.55
Lauderdale	26960	98.90
White	26235	99.47
McNairy	26010	99.83
Hardeman	25825	99.42
Hardin	25640	99.23
Hickman	24050	99.18
Grainger	22500	98.62
Macon	22475	98.04
Overton	22005	99.62
Scott	22005	99.89
Morgan	21605	99.61
Smith	19045	99.32
Union	18970	99.42
DeKalb	18345	95.75
Humphreys	18190	99.86
Haywood	17910	98.79
Fentress	17880	99.69
Johnson	17755	99.05
Unicoi	17495	97.49
Chester	17045	98.21
Wayne	16730	99.35
Polk	16580	99.31
Benton	15970	98.73
Sequatchie	14600	99.25
Crockett	14100	96.84
Bledsoe	13920	98.90
Cannon	13650	98.52
Grundy	13445	99.63
Stewart	13110	98.91
Meigs	11805	100.00
Lewis	11775	98.91
Decatur	11555	98.72
Jackson	11510	99.87
Houston	8190	99.45
Trousdale	7930	99.50
Perry	7865	99.68
Clay	7660	98.58
Lake	7585	99.22
Hancock	6555	99.17
Moore	6315	100.00
Van Buren	5585	99.03
Pickett	5065	99.41