Tennessee 2020 Census Population Density By County Map

Updated on October 16, 2023.

The population density of Tennessee from the 2020 Census was 167.61 people per square mile, based on data from the US Census Bureau.

Davidson County had the highest population density (1,421.26 people per square mile), followed by Shelby County (1,222.46 people per square mile), and then Knox County (942.24 people per square mile). On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest population density were: Perry County (20.17 people per square mile), Wayne County (22.11 people per square mile), and Van Buren County (22.56 people per square mile).

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

Tennessee 2020 Census Population Density By County
Tennessee 2020 Census Population Density By County
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County Population Density
Anderson 228.71
Bedford 106.07
Benton 40.23
Bledsoe 36.68
Blount 242.08
Bradley 330.39
Campbell 81.78
Cannon 54.61
Carroll 47.59
Carter 165.14
Cheatham 135.77
Chester 60.69
Claiborne 73.73
Clay 32.05
Cocke 82.54
Coffee 134.95
Crockett 52.39
Cumberland 89.75
Davidson 1421.26
Decatur 34.25
DeKalb 65.96
Dickson 110.87
Dyer 71.83
Fayette 59.58
Fentress 37.08
Franklin 77.14
Gibson 83.67
Giles 49.67
Grainger 83.85
Greene 112.75
Grundy 37.53
Hamblen 400.15
Hamilton 675.46
Hancock 29.97
Hardeman 38.13
Hardin 46.46
Hawkins 116.46
Haywood 33.51
Henderson 53.54
Henry 57.30
Hickman 40.70
Houston 41.35
Humphreys 35.78
Jackson 37.62
Jefferson 198.80
Johnson 60.14
Knox 942.24
Lake 42.25
Lauderdale 53.28
Lawrence 71.56
Lewis 44.60
Lincoln 61.93
Loudon 239.39
McMinn 123.86
McNairy 45.96
Macon 82.10
Madison 177.37
Marion 57.88
Marshall 91.40
Maury 164.68
Meigs 65.38
Monroe 72.75
Montgomery 408.16
Moore 50.00
Morgan 40.28
Obion 56.51
Overton 51.93
Perry 20.17
Pickett 30.69
Polk 40.37
Putnam 199.08
Rhea 104.19
Roane 148.03
Robertson 152.84
Rutherford 551.44
Scott 41.05
Sequatchie 59.53
Sevier 166.05
Shelby 1222.46
Smith 63.33
Stewart 29.70
Sullivan 382.55
Sumner 370.72
Tipton 133.82
Trousdale 101.58
Unicoi 96.35
Union 88.57
Van Buren 22.56
Warren 94.65
Washington 407.37
Wayne 22.11
Weakley 56.69
White 72.61
Williamson 425.02
Wilson 258.79