Tennessee Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the population of Tennessee was 6,714,748. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby[object Promise] had the highest population (936,012), followed by Davidson[object Promise] (687,808), and Knox[object Promise] (461,977). Pickett[object Promise] was the least populated county (5,069).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Tennessee Population By County in 2017
Tennessee Population By County in 2017
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County Population % of State Population
Anderson 76113 1.13
Bedford 48214 0.72
Benton 15989 0.24
Bledsoe 14907 0.22
Blount 130106 1.94
Bradley 105575 1.57
Campbell 39824 0.59
Cannon 14162 0.21
Carroll 27824 0.41
Carter 56526 0.84
Cheatham 40436 0.60
Chester 17153 0.26
Claiborne 31700 0.47
Clay 7661 0.11
Cocke 35564 0.53
Coffee 55128 0.82
Crockett 14443 0.22
Cumberland 59077 0.88
Davidson 687808 10.24
Decatur 11711 0.17
DeKalb 19817 0.30
Dickson 52811 0.79
Dyer 37368 0.56
Fayette 40156 0.60
Fentress 18240 0.27
Franklin 41662 0.62
Gibson 49257 0.73
Giles 29401 0.44
Grainger 23119 0.34
Greene 68866 1.03
Grundy 13336 0.20
Hamblen 64084 0.95
Hamilton 361362 5.38
Hancock 6592 0.10
Hardeman 25491 0.38
Hardin 25708 0.38
Hawkins 56671 0.84
Haywood 17606 0.26
Henderson 27868 0.42
Henry 32387 0.48
Hickman 24871 0.37
Houston 8160 0.12
Humphreys 18519 0.28
Jackson 11709 0.17
Jefferson 53760 0.80
Johnson 17611 0.26
Knox 461977 6.88
Lake 7450 0.11
Lauderdale 26088 0.39
Lawrence 43406 0.65
Lewis 12028 0.18
Lincoln 33941 0.51
Loudon 52319 0.78
McMinn 52918 0.79
McNairy 26030 0.39
Macon 23931 0.36
Madison 97543 1.45
Marion 28425 0.42
Marshall 33077 0.49
Maury 92393 1.38
Meigs 12054 0.18
Monroe 46032 0.69
Montgomery 200228 2.98
Moore 6387 0.10
Morgan 21574 0.32
Obion 30409 0.45
Overton 21995 0.33
Perry 7963 0.12
Pickett 5069 0.08
Polk 16769 0.25
Putnam 77246 1.15
Rhea 32709 0.49
Roane 53039 0.79
Robertson 70342 1.05
Rutherford 316777 4.72
Scott 21971 0.33
Sequatchie 14766 0.22
Sevier 97544 1.45
Shelby 936012 13.94
Smith 19743 0.29
Stewart 13424 0.20
Sullivan 157154 2.34
Sumner 184016 2.74
Tipton 61335 0.91
Trousdale 10833 0.16
Unicoi 17833 0.27
Union 19394 0.29
Van Buren 5747 0.09
Warren 40698 0.61
Washington 127869 1.90
Wayne 16637 0.25
Weakley 33323 0.50
White 26780 0.40
Williamson 226373 3.37
Wilson 136824 2.04