Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,391,685 and represented 96.88% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (898.79K), followed by Davidson (621.90K), and Knox (439.24K).

In terms of percentages, Meigs had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Pickett (100.00%), and Scott (99.86%).

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 2017

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Shelby	898790	95.84
Davidson	621895	91.68
Knox	439240	97.12
Hamilton	344100	97.04
Rutherford	285980	95.82
Williamson	204230	96.26
Montgomery	187950	97.83
Sumner	171635	97.67
Sullivan	155155	99.13
Wilson	125875	97.67
Blount	124530	97.95
Washington	123410	97.61
Bradley	99885	96.35
Madison	96580	98.67
Sevier	92050	96.36
Maury	85470	97.56
Anderson	74060	98.04
Putnam	72340	95.73
Greene	67800	98.95
Robertson	66450	96.90
Tipton	61015	99.32
Hamblen	60235	94.91
Cumberland	57390	98.64
Carter	56185	99.44
Hawkins	56015	99.32
Coffee	53055	98.11
Roane	52525	99.24
Jefferson	51700	97.76
McMinn	51690	98.33
Dickson	50750	98.85
Gibson	48950	99.45
Loudon	48335	94.73
Monroe	45130	98.75
Bedford	44530	95.04
Lawrence	42340	99.41
Franklin	40760	98.47
Campbell	39695	99.67
Cheatham	39440	99.31
Fayette	38990	99.12
Warren	38520	95.80
Dyer	37285	98.77
Cocke	35160	99.72
Weakley	33420	98.95
Lincoln	33240	99.09
Henry	32050	99.33
Rhea	31920	98.28
Claiborne	31325	99.24
Marshall	31155	98.11
Obion	30250	98.66
Giles	28600	98.54
Marion	28190	99.42
Carroll	27920	99.24
Henderson	27675	99.23
White	26240	99.41
Lauderdale	26175	98.79
McNairy	25875	99.73
Hardeman	25600	99.28
Hardin	25560	99.01
Hickman	24330	99.31
Macon	22760	97.94
Grainger	22580	98.43
Scott	21920	99.86
Overton	21905	99.59
Morgan	21580	99.72
Smith	19110	99.12
Union	19080	99.51
DeKalb	18490	95.41
Humphreys	18235	99.75
Fentress	17875	99.64
Haywood	17800	99.19
Johnson	17645	98.88
Unicoi	17425	97.73
Chester	16780	98.16
Polk	16585	99.19
Wayne	16560	99.07
Benton	15975	98.89
Sequatchie	14515	99.05
Crockett	14115	96.98
Bledsoe	14080	97.68
Cannon	13650	98.63
Grundy	13295	99.51
Stewart	13085	98.76
Meigs	11830	100.00
Lewis	11815	98.91
Decatur	11530	98.72
Jackson	11530	99.61
Trousdale	8680	98.92
Houston	8145	99.45
Perry	7845	99.56
Clay	7610	99.02
Lake	7535	99.28
Hancock	6540	99.02
Moore	6240	99.05
Van Buren	5620	99.03
Pickett	5070	100.00