Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,645,895 and represented 96.89% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (891.96K), followed by Davidson (651.28K), and Knox (460.58K).

In terms of percentages, Van Buren had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Benton (99.94%), and Perry (99.88%).

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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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Shelby	891955	95.99
Davidson	651275	91.92
Knox	460575	96.91
Hamilton	351210	96.54
Rutherford	320490	95.50
Williamson	232535	95.94
Montgomery	210765	97.50
Sumner	188375	97.59
Sullivan	156635	99.23
Wilson	140450	97.03
Blount	131930	98.43
Washington	129050	97.72
Bradley	104440	96.84
Maury	96765	97.73
Madison	96660	98.26
Sevier	94400	96.24
Putnam	77105	97.66
Anderson	75085	97.91
Robertson	70365	97.31
Greene	69270	99.06
Hamblen	61200	95.35
Tipton	60465	99.34
Cumberland	59965	99.00
Hawkins	56450	99.38
Coffee	56035	97.92
Carter	55655	98.83
Dickson	53675	99.40
Jefferson	53510	98.44
Roane	53145	99.68
Loudon	52360	96.34
McMinn	52010	98.01
Gibson	49825	99.10
Bedford	47680	95.83
Monroe	45585	99.01
Lawrence	43740	99.49
Franklin	41625	97.87
Fayette	41125	98.89
Cheatham	40070	98.02
Campbell	39155	99.40
Warren	39005	95.60
Dyer	36775	99.46
Cocke	35720	99.51
Lincoln	34285	97.85
Marshall	33120	97.67
Weakley	32560	98.82
Henry	32185	99.64
Rhea	32065	97.98
Claiborne	31645	99.01
Obion	30395	98.94
Giles	30075	99.60
Marion	28570	99.62
Carroll	28240	99.54
Henderson	27595	99.26
White	26965	99.37
Hardin	26620	99.63
McNairy	25800	99.56
Hardeman	25400	99.18
Lauderdale	25195	99.17
Hickman	24675	99.30
Macon	24540	98.34
Grainger	22900	97.97
Overton	22315	99.78
Scott	21800	99.75
Morgan	21065	99.55
Smith	19615	98.97
Union	19560	99.82
DeKalb	18930	95.25
Humphreys	18785	99.10
Fentress	18320	99.65
Unicoi	17665	98.74
Haywood	17655	98.58
Johnson	17655	98.58
Polk	17445	99.69
Chester	17170	99.36
Wayne	16285	99.60
Benton	15860	99.94
Sequatchie	15305	97.33
Bledsoe	14515	97.65
Cannon	14170	99.02
Crockett	13505	96.40
Grundy	13430	99.70
Stewart	13410	98.82
Meigs	12585	99.72
Lewis	12355	98.96
Jackson	11545	99.31
Decatur	11440	99.83
Trousdale	11355	99.04
Perry	8305	99.88
Houston	8210	99.64
Clay	7490	98.94
Lake	7120	99.10
Hancock	6650	99.33
Moore	6400	98.77
Van Buren	6085	100.00
Pickett	4990	99.40