Tennessee Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for Tennessee was 6,737,405 and represented 96.44% of the total Tennessee population.

Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest citizen population (878.07K), followed by Davidson (643.23K), and Knox (469.73K).

In terms of percentages, Van Buren had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Jackson (99.96%), and Moore (99.92%).

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	878070	95.22
Davidson	643230	90.62
Knox	469725	96.37
Hamilton	357440	96.37
Rutherford	330425	93.98
Williamson	243345	95.58
Montgomery	220875	96.89
Sumner	195595	97.53
Sullivan	158345	99.16
Wilson	148705	96.82
Blount	135330	98.25
Washington	132110	98.08
Bradley	106340	96.90
Maury	102860	98.10
Madison	96730	97.86
Sevier	93585	94.72
Putnam	78930	97.01
Anderson	76755	98.18
Robertson	71595	96.37
Greene	70270	99.08
Cumberland	61725	98.71
Hamblen	61115	94.12
Tipton	61005	99.45
Coffee	57980	98.37
Hawkins	57145	99.48
Carter	55600	98.48
Jefferson	55100	98.68
Loudon	54635	95.86
Dickson	54575	98.88
Roane	54110	99.46
McMinn	53275	98.41
Gibson	50025	98.84
Bedford	48325	94.22
Monroe	46580	98.99
Lawrence	44615	99.37
Franklin	42710	98.23
Fayette	42045	98.57
Cheatham	40555	97.72
Warren	39935	96.03
Campbell	39385	99.53
Cocke	36355	99.59
Dyer	36325	99.03
Lincoln	35055	98.43
Marshall	34705	98.38
Rhea	32520	97.66
Weakley	32520	98.67
Henry	32195	99.54
Claiborne	32025	99.40
Giles	30240	99.34
Obion	30050	98.30
Marion	28790	99.24
Carroll	28270	99.33
Henderson	27680	99.19
White	27595	99.39
Hardin	26745	99.28
McNairy	25875	99.77
Hardeman	25330	99.43
Macon	25225	97.79
Hickman	25100	99.49
Lauderdale	24760	99.30
Grainger	23655	98.85
Overton	22765	99.83
Scott	21920	99.77
Morgan	21130	99.69
Union	20120	99.90
Smith	19975	98.91
DeKalb	19775	96.23
Fentress	18880	99.63
Humphreys	18880	98.98
Johnson	17810	98.53
Unicoi	17765	99.92
Polk	17670	99.83
Haywood	17475	98.90
Chester	17350	99.43
Sequatchie	16080	97.99
Wayne	16070	98.89
Benton	15915	99.78
Bledsoe	14760	99.03
Cannon	14545	99.22
Stewart	13675	98.67
Grundy	13635	99.78
Crockett	13405	96.20
Meigs	13015	99.54
Lewis	12675	99.14
Jackson	11875	99.96
Trousdale	11635	98.56
Decatur	11400	99.13
Perry	8450	98.72
Houston	8255	99.52
Clay	7500	98.43
Hancock	6730	99.12
Lake	6610	98.80
Moore	6605	99.92
Van Buren	6295	100.00
Pickett	5055	99.90