Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2012
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Tennessee was 6.46M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (939.42K), followed by Davidson County (649.62K), and Knox County (440.88K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Tennessee Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Shelby County | 939421 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 649619 |
| 3 | Knox County | 440883 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 345828 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 274482 |
| 6 | Williamson County | 193207 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 184946 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 166026 |
| 9 | Sullivan County | 156367 |
| 10 | Washington County | 124914 |
| 11 | Blount County | 124062 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 119172 |
| 13 | Bradley County | 101077 |
| 14 | Madison County | 98532 |
| 15 | Sevier County | 92385 |
| 16 | Maury County | 82147 |
| 17 | Anderson County | 75240 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 73540 |
| 19 | Greene County | 68773 |
| 20 | Robertson County | 66809 |
| 21 | Hamblen County | 62775 |
| 22 | Tipton County | 61542 |
| 23 | Carter County | 57355 |
| 24 | Cumberland County | 57008 |
| 25 | Hawkins County | 56574 |
| 26 | Roane County | 53628 |
| 27 | Coffee County | 53165 |
| 28 | McMinn County | 52441 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 52316 |
| 30 | Dickson County | 50229 |
| 31 | Loudon County | 49842 |
| 32 | Gibson County | 49668 |
| 33 | Bedford County | 45254 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 45106 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 42162 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 40706 |
| 37 | Campbell County | 40545 |
| 38 | Warren County | 39757 |
| 39 | Cheatham County | 39226 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 38689 |
| 41 | Dyer County | 38196 |
| 42 | Cocke County | 35535 |
| 43 | Weakley County | 34556 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 33386 |
| 45 | Henry County | 32379 |
| 46 | Rhea County | 32378 |
| 47 | Claiborne County | 31774 |
| 48 | Obion County | 31320 |
| 49 | Marshall County | 30980 |
| 50 | Giles County | 28978 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 28670 |
| 52 | Marion County | 28237 |
| 53 | Henderson County | 28094 |
| 54 | Lauderdale County | 27698 |
| 55 | Hardeman County | 26614 |
| 56 | McNairy County | 26148 |
| 57 | White County | 26043 |
| 58 | Hardin County | 25966 |
| 59 | Hickman County | 24200 |
| 60 | Grainger County | 22682 |
| 61 | Macon County | 22486 |
| 62 | Scott County | 22176 |
| 63 | Overton County | 22158 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 21908 |
| 65 | Smith County | 19185 |
| 66 | Union County | 19107 |
| 67 | DeKalb County | 18865 |
| 68 | Humphreys County | 18285 |
| 69 | Haywood County | 18282 |
| 70 | Unicoi County | 18256 |
| 71 | Johnson County | 18164 |
| 72 | Fentress County | 17919 |
| 73 | Chester County | 17080 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 16972 |
| 75 | Polk County | 16626 |
| 76 | Benton County | 16447 |
| 77 | Crockett County | 14612 |
| 78 | Sequatchie County | 14349 |
| 79 | Cannon County | 13792 |
| 80 | Grundy County | 13583 |
| 81 | Stewart County | 13309 |
| 82 | Bledsoe County | 12936 |
| 83 | Lewis County | 11950 |
| 84 | Meigs County | 11673 |
| 85 | Decatur County | 11631 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 11602 |
| 87 | Houston County | 8425 |
| 88 | Perry County | 7856 |
| 89 | Trousdale County | 7795 |
| 90 | Lake County | 7718 |
| 91 | Clay County | 7706 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 6656 |
| 93 | Moore County | 6290 |
| 94 | Van Buren County | 5652 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 5049 |