Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Tennessee was 6.65M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (936.72K), followed by Davidson County (686.42K), and Knox County (456.41K).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Shelby County | 936716 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 686420 |
| 3 | Knox County | 456410 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 358165 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 307724 |
| 6 | Williamson County | 219105 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 194823 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 179474 |
| 9 | Sullivan County | 156372 |
| 10 | Wilson County | 132649 |
| 11 | Blount County | 128356 |
| 12 | Washington County | 127439 |
| 13 | Bradley County | 104469 |
| 14 | Madison County | 97535 |
| 15 | Sevier County | 96613 |
| 16 | Maury County | 89719 |
| 17 | Putnam County | 75984 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 75567 |
| 19 | Robertson County | 69439 |
| 20 | Greene County | 68582 |
| 21 | Hamblen County | 63674 |
| 22 | Tipton County | 61242 |
| 23 | Cumberland County | 58599 |
| 24 | Hawkins County | 56599 |
| 25 | Carter County | 56481 |
| 26 | Coffee County | 54593 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 53193 |
| 28 | Roane County | 52988 |
| 29 | McMinn County | 52697 |
| 30 | Dickson County | 51936 |
| 31 | Loudon County | 51427 |
| 32 | Gibson County | 49252 |
| 33 | Bedford County | 47454 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 45905 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 43087 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 41579 |
| 37 | Warren County | 40424 |
| 38 | Campbell County | 39829 |
| 39 | Cheatham County | 39793 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 39712 |
| 41 | Dyer County | 37588 |
| 42 | Cocke County | 35243 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 33616 |
| 44 | Weakley County | 33591 |
| 45 | Rhea County | 32530 |
| 46 | Henry County | 32213 |
| 47 | Marshall County | 32076 |
| 48 | Claiborne County | 31672 |
| 49 | Obion County | 30572 |
| 50 | Giles County | 29167 |
| 51 | Marion County | 28375 |
| 52 | Carroll County | 27956 |
| 53 | Henderson County | 27860 |
| 54 | White County | 26473 |
| 55 | McNairy County | 25845 |
| 56 | Hardin County | 25746 |
| 57 | Hardeman County | 25590 |
| 58 | Lauderdale County | 25319 |
| 59 | Hickman County | 24656 |
| 60 | Macon County | 23364 |
| 61 | Grainger County | 23092 |
| 62 | Overton County | 21951 |
| 63 | Scott County | 21899 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 21761 |
| 65 | Smith County | 19542 |
| 66 | DeKalb County | 19414 |
| 67 | Union County | 19222 |
| 68 | Humphreys County | 18378 |
| 69 | Fentress County | 18069 |
| 70 | Haywood County | 17820 |
| 71 | Johnson County | 17782 |
| 72 | Unicoi County | 17736 |
| 73 | Chester County | 17132 |
| 74 | Polk County | 16787 |
| 75 | Wayne County | 16754 |
| 76 | Benton County | 16094 |
| 77 | Sequatchie County | 14748 |
| 78 | Bledsoe County | 14741 |
| 79 | Crockett County | 14464 |
| 80 | Cannon County | 13884 |
| 81 | Grundy County | 13284 |
| 82 | Stewart County | 13191 |
| 83 | Meigs County | 11974 |
| 84 | Lewis County | 11894 |
| 85 | Decatur County | 11728 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 11621 |
| 87 | Trousdale County | 9955 |
| 88 | Houston County | 8110 |
| 89 | Perry County | 7888 |
| 90 | Clay County | 7660 |
| 91 | Lake County | 7528 |
| 92 | Hancock County | 6596 |
| 93 | Moore County | 6287 |
| 94 | Van Buren County | 5721 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 5093 |