Tennessee 2020 Census Total Population By County
Updated on January 23, 2023.
The total population of Tennessee from the 2020 Census was 6,910,840, based on data from the US Census Bureau.
Shelby County was the most populated county (929,744), followed by Davidson County (715,884), and then Knox County (478,971). On the other hand, the 3 counties that were least populated include: Pickett County (5,001), Van Buren County (6,168), and Moore County (6,461).
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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of Tennessee population that lives in 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.
Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Tennessee 2020 Census Total Population By County
Tennessee 2020 Census Total Population By County
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| County | Population | % of Tennessee Pop. |
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| Anderson | 77123 | 1.12 |
| Bedford | 50237 | 0.73 |
| Benton | 15864 | 0.23 |
| Bledsoe | 14913 | 0.22 |
| Blount | 135280 | 1.96 |
| Bradley | 108620 | 1.57 |
| Campbell | 39272 | 0.57 |
| Cannon | 14506 | 0.21 |
| Carroll | 28440 | 0.41 |
| Carter | 56356 | 0.82 |
| Cheatham | 41072 | 0.59 |
| Chester | 17341 | 0.25 |
| Claiborne | 32043 | 0.46 |
| Clay | 7581 | 0.11 |
| Cocke | 35999 | 0.52 |
| Coffee | 57889 | 0.84 |
| Crockett | 13911 | 0.20 |
| Cumberland | 61145 | 0.89 |
| Davidson | 715884 | 10.36 |
| Decatur | 11435 | 0.17 |
| DeKalb | 20080 | 0.29 |
| Dickson | 54315 | 0.79 |
| Dyer | 36801 | 0.53 |
| Fayette | 41990 | 0.61 |
| Fentress | 18489 | 0.27 |
| Franklin | 42774 | 0.62 |
| Gibson | 50429 | 0.73 |
| Giles | 30346 | 0.44 |
| Grainger | 23527 | 0.34 |
| Greene | 70152 | 1.01 |
| Grundy | 13529 | 0.20 |
| Hamblen | 64499 | 0.93 |
| Hamilton | 366207 | 5.30 |
| Hancock | 6662 | 0.10 |
| Hardeman | 25462 | 0.37 |
| Hardin | 26831 | 0.39 |
| Hawkins | 56721 | 0.82 |
| Haywood | 17864 | 0.26 |
| Henderson | 27842 | 0.40 |
| Henry | 32199 | 0.47 |
| Hickman | 24925 | 0.36 |
| Houston | 8283 | 0.12 |
| Humphreys | 18990 | 0.28 |
| Jackson | 11617 | 0.17 |
| Jefferson | 54683 | 0.79 |
| Johnson | 17948 | 0.26 |
| Knox | 478971 | 6.93 |
| Lake | 7005 | 0.10 |
| Lauderdale | 25143 | 0.36 |
| Lawrence | 44159 | 0.64 |
| Lewis | 12582 | 0.18 |
| Lincoln | 35319 | 0.51 |
| Loudon | 54886 | 0.79 |
| McMinn | 53276 | 0.77 |
| McNairy | 25866 | 0.37 |
| Macon | 25216 | 0.37 |
| Madison | 98823 | 1.43 |
| Marion | 28837 | 0.42 |
| Marshall | 34318 | 0.50 |
| Maury | 100974 | 1.46 |
| Meigs | 12758 | 0.19 |
| Monroe | 46250 | 0.67 |
| Montgomery | 220069 | 3.18 |
| Moore | 6461 | 0.09 |
| Morgan | 21035 | 0.30 |
| Obion | 30787 | 0.45 |
| Overton | 22511 | 0.33 |
| Perry | 8366 | 0.12 |
| Pickett | 5001 | 0.07 |
| Polk | 17544 | 0.25 |
| Putnam | 79854 | 1.16 |
| Rhea | 32870 | 0.48 |
| Roane | 53404 | 0.77 |
| Robertson | 72803 | 1.05 |
| Rutherford | 341486 | 4.94 |
| Scott | 21850 | 0.32 |
| Sequatchie | 15826 | 0.23 |
| Sevier | 98380 | 1.42 |
| Shelby | 929744 | 13.45 |
| Smith | 19904 | 0.29 |
| Stewart | 13657 | 0.20 |
| Sullivan | 158163 | 2.29 |
| Sumner | 196281 | 2.84 |
| Tipton | 60970 | 0.88 |
| Trousdale | 11615 | 0.17 |
| Unicoi | 17928 | 0.26 |
| Union | 19802 | 0.29 |
| Van Buren | 6168 | 0.09 |
| Warren | 40953 | 0.59 |
| Washington | 133001 | 1.93 |
| Wayne | 16232 | 0.24 |
| Weakley | 32902 | 0.48 |
| White | 27351 | 0.40 |
| Williamson | 247726 | 3.59 |
| Wilson | 147737 | 2.14 |
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