Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Tennessee was 6.72M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (936.01K), followed by Davidson County (687.81K), and Knox County (461.98K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2017
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2017
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1 Shelby County 936012
2 Davidson County 687808
3 Knox County 461977
4 Hamilton County 361362
5 Rutherford County 316777
6 Williamson County 226373
7 Montgomery County 200228
8 Sumner County 184016
9 Sullivan County 157154
10 Wilson County 136824
11 Blount County 130106
12 Washington County 127869
13 Bradley County 105575
14 Sevier County 97544
15 Madison County 97543
16 Maury County 92393
17 Putnam County 77246
18 Anderson County 76113
19 Robertson County 70342
20 Greene County 68866
21 Hamblen County 64084
22 Tipton County 61335
23 Cumberland County 59077
24 Hawkins County 56671
25 Carter County 56526
26 Coffee County 55128
27 Jefferson County 53760
28 Roane County 53039
29 McMinn County 52918
30 Dickson County 52811
31 Loudon County 52319
32 Gibson County 49257
33 Bedford County 48214
34 Monroe County 46032
35 Lawrence County 43406
36 Franklin County 41662
37 Warren County 40698
38 Cheatham County 40436
39 Fayette County 40156
40 Campbell County 39824
41 Dyer County 37368
42 Cocke County 35564
43 Lincoln County 33941
44 Weakley County 33323
45 Marshall County 33077
46 Rhea County 32709
47 Henry County 32387
48 Claiborne County 31700
49 Obion County 30409
50 Giles County 29401
51 Marion County 28425
52 Henderson County 27868
53 Carroll County 27824
54 White County 26780
55 Lauderdale County 26088
56 McNairy County 26030
57 Hardin County 25708
58 Hardeman County 25491
59 Hickman County 24871
60 Macon County 23931
61 Grainger County 23119
62 Overton County 21995
63 Scott County 21971
64 Morgan County 21574
65 DeKalb County 19817
66 Smith County 19743
67 Union County 19394
68 Humphreys County 18519
69 Fentress County 18240
70 Unicoi County 17833
71 Johnson County 17611
72 Haywood County 17606
73 Chester County 17153
74 Polk County 16769
75 Wayne County 16637
76 Benton County 15989
77 Bledsoe County 14907
78 Sequatchie County 14766
79 Crockett County 14443
80 Cannon County 14162
81 Stewart County 13424
82 Grundy County 13336
83 Meigs County 12054
84 Lewis County 12028
85 Decatur County 11711
86 Jackson County 11709
87 Trousdale County 10833
88 Houston County 8160
89 Perry County 7963
90 Clay County 7661
91 Lake County 7450
92 Hancock County 6592
93 Moore County 6387
94 Van Buren County 5747
95 Pickett County 5069