Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,499,470 and represented 96.87% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (897.59K), followed by Davidson (629.87K), and Knox (448.23K).

In terms of percentages, Meigs had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.96%), followed by Decatur (99.83%), and Scott (99.82%).

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 2019
Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2019
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Shelby 897590 95.86
Davidson 629865 91.62
Knox 448225 97.21
Hamilton 349610 96.87
Rutherford 302525 95.79
Williamson 216530 96.07
Montgomery 196235 98.03
Sumner 178920 97.54
Sullivan 155890 99.26
Wilson 133315 97.55
Blount 127600 98.21
Washington 124355 97.30
Bradley 101715 96.18
Madison 96045 98.38
Sevier 93345 96.16
Maury 90200 98.07
Putnam 74995 96.84
Anderson 74490 97.94
Greene 68205 99.09
Robertson 68180 97.01
Tipton 61055 99.37
Hamblen 60990 95.10
Cumberland 58770 99.25
Hawkins 56260 99.38
Carter 55910 99.07
Coffee 54035 97.87
Roane 52700 99.29
Jefferson 52610 98.01
McMinn 52070 98.14
Dickson 52010 98.73
Loudon 49910 95.36
Gibson 48785 99.10
Bedford 46065 95.39
Monroe 45655 99.11
Lawrence 43145 99.44
Franklin 40990 98.24
Fayette 39805 99.10
Campbell 39615 99.55
Cheatham 39560 98.46
Warren 38795 95.32
Dyer 37095 99.15
Cocke 35415 99.62
Lincoln 33400 98.45
Weakley 33170 98.99
Marshall 32170 97.59
Henry 32155 99.60
Rhea 32070 98.01
Claiborne 31455 99.13
Obion 29975 98.72
Giles 28860 98.55
Marion 28375 99.42
Carroll 27730 99.44
Henderson 27685 98.96
White 26680 99.55
McNairy 25745 99.61
Lauderdale 25730 99.00
Hardin 25505 99.18
Hardeman 25260 99.27
Hickman 24680 99.46
Macon 23370 98.03
Grainger 22645 98.03
Overton 21955 99.48
Scott 21930 99.82
Morgan 21480 99.70
Smith 19505 98.81
Union 19350 99.28
DeKalb 18875 95.11
Humphreys 18320 99.38
Fentress 18145 99.62
Johnson 17450 98.28
Unicoi 17395 97.67
Haywood 17235 97.79
Chester 16990 98.84
Polk 16715 99.41
Wayne 16635 99.64
Benton 16085 99.66
Sequatchie 14555 98.25
Bledsoe 14520 97.88
Cannon 14025 98.91
Crockett 13990 97.15
Grundy 13300 99.66
Stewart 13280 98.92
Meigs 12100 99.96
Lewis 11920 99.13
Decatur 11665 99.83
Jackson 11610 99.40
Trousdale 10155 99.27
Houston 8135 99.63
Perry 7910 99.37
Clay 7545 98.56
Lake 7340 99.19
Hancock 6560 99.62
Moore 6285 98.51
Van Buren 5720 99.31
Pickett 5070 99.80