Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,565,445 and represented 96.95% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (899.66K), followed by Davidson (634.91K), and Knox (451.97K).

In terms of percentages, Meigs had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.96%), followed by Fentress (99.89%), 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 2020

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Shelby	899660	96.06
Davidson	634905	91.94
Knox	451965	96.95
Hamilton	353705	96.98
Rutherford	310510	95.80
Williamson	222485	95.74
Montgomery	200575	97.85
Sumner	183405	97.72
Sullivan	156525	99.25
Wilson	136840	97.32
Blount	129380	98.28
Washington	125585	97.45
Bradley	103400	96.70
Madison	96160	98.28
Sevier	94430	96.35
Maury	92620	97.89
Putnam	76655	97.60
Anderson	74990	98.01
Robertson	69135	97.40
Greene	68505	99.18
Hamblen	61485	95.36
Tipton	61210	99.43
Cumberland	59485	99.12
Hawkins	56325	99.28
Carter	55725	98.72
Coffee	54780	97.78
Jefferson	53345	98.50
Roane	53015	99.41
Dickson	52765	99.02
McMinn	52425	98.19
Loudon	50810	95.56
Gibson	48815	99.23
Bedford	46980	96.01
Monroe	45960	99.02
Lawrence	43520	99.41
Franklin	41300	98.33
Fayette	40170	98.92
Cheatham	39790	98.15
Campbell	39645	99.56
Warren	39215	95.72
Dyer	36935	99.29
Cocke	35520	99.23
Lincoln	33520	98.13
Weakley	33090	99.15
Marshall	33045	98.03
Rhea	32330	98.07
Henry	32115	99.58
Claiborne	31520	99.04
Obion	29980	98.80
Giles	29115	99.01
Marion	28510	99.55
Carroll	27730	99.61
Henderson	27655	98.93
White	26970	99.58
McNairy	25680	99.48
Hardin	25545	99.53
Lauderdale	25455	99.09
Hardeman	25040	99.19
Hickman	24905	99.56
Macon	23735	98.04
Grainger	22785	97.92
Overton	22110	99.73
Scott	21990	99.86
Morgan	21475	99.70
Smith	19630	98.52
Union	19625	99.72
DeKalb	19185	95.42
Fentress	18385	99.89
Humphreys	18385	99.22
Johnson	17530	98.73
Unicoi	17345	97.33
Chester	17075	98.93
Haywood	17000	97.76
Polk	16710	99.44
Wayne	16585	99.67
Benton	16100	99.78
Bledsoe	14595	97.56
Sequatchie	14595	97.72
Cannon	14235	99.03
Crockett	13865	96.89
Stewart	13420	99.00
Grundy	13320	99.63
Meigs	12230	99.96
Lewis	11940	98.43
Jackson	11680	99.28
Decatur	11625	99.66
Trousdale	10845	99.40
Houston	8175	99.70
Perry	7975	99.44
Clay	7550	98.82
Lake	7215	99.18
Hancock	6550	99.70
Moore	6325	98.91
Van Buren	5760	99.05
Pickett	5035	99.31