Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,442,455 and represented 96.86% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (897.29K), followed by Davidson (626.79K), and Knox (443.12K).

In terms of percentages, Lewis had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Meigs (100.00%), and Clay (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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2018

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Shelby	897285	95.76
Davidson	626790	91.63
Knox	443120	97.14
Hamilton	346935	97.03
Rutherford	294795	95.98
Williamson	209840	95.97
Montgomery	192375	97.96
Sumner	175615	97.85
Sullivan	155445	99.18
Wilson	129195	97.38
Blount	126120	98.19
Washington	123635	97.31
Bradley	100415	96.04
Madison	95990	98.27
Sevier	92710	96.29
Maury	87535	97.51
Anderson	74245	97.98
Putnam	73655	96.36
Greene	68130	99.21
Robertson	67135	96.81
Tipton	61100	99.44
Hamblen	60535	94.97
Cumberland	57840	98.64
Carter	56105	99.50
Hawkins	55985	99.26
Coffee	53350	97.84
Roane	52530	99.31
Jefferson	52225	98.08
McMinn	51835	98.22
Dickson	51380	98.83
Loudon	49040	95.02
Gibson	48860	99.36
Monroe	45255	98.65
Bedford	45230	95.10
Lawrence	42715	99.49
Franklin	40875	98.47
Campbell	39535	99.62
Cheatham	39440	98.77
Fayette	39350	99.14
Warren	38805	95.92
Dyer	37245	99.12
Cocke	35245	99.75
Lincoln	33310	98.81
Weakley	33275	98.96
Henry	32160	99.63
Rhea	31950	97.92
Marshall	31410	97.34
Claiborne	31325	99.08
Obion	30195	98.94
Giles	28705	98.42
Marion	28250	99.42
Carroll	27885	99.52
Henderson	27570	98.96
White	26435	99.45
Lauderdale	25930	98.61
McNairy	25815	99.65
Hardin	25545	99.13
Hardeman	25370	99.26
Hickman	24500	99.27
Macon	22935	97.66
Grainger	22630	98.33
Scott	21910	99.80
Overton	21890	99.48
Morgan	21505	99.58
Smith	19305	99.20
Union	19175	99.38
DeKalb	18575	94.77
Humphreys	18150	99.07
Fentress	17970	99.86
Haywood	17645	99.24
Johnson	17605	98.96
Unicoi	17400	97.86
Chester	16990	99.07
Polk	16685	99.43
Wayne	16595	99.67
Benton	16060	99.69
Sequatchie	14495	98.41
Bledsoe	14270	97.74
Crockett	14060	96.97
Cannon	13765	98.50
Grundy	13270	99.55
Stewart	13180	99.10
Meigs	11960	100.00
Lewis	11955	100.00
Decatur	11650	99.70
Jackson	11555	99.48
Trousdale	9505	99.27
Houston	8135	99.51
Perry	7845	99.18
Clay	7680	99.94
Lake	7500	99.67
Hancock	6540	99.32
Moore	6250	98.89
Van Buren	5670	99.39
Pickett	5080	99.80