Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Tennessee was 6.78M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (937.24K), followed by Davidson County (691.30K), and Knox County (466.79K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2018
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1 Shelby County 937239
2 Davidson County 691298
3 Knox County 466787
4 Hamilton County 364626
5 Rutherford County 324809
6 Williamson County 232517
7 Montgomery County 205849
8 Sumner County 187854
9 Sullivan County 157785
10 Wilson County 140909
11 Blount County 131595
12 Washington County 129025
13 Bradley County 107271
14 Sevier County 98231
15 Madison County 97706
16 Maury County 94577
17 Putnam County 78596
18 Anderson County 76337
19 Robertson County 71159
20 Greene County 69237
21 Hamblen County 64654
22 Tipton County 61601
23 Cumberland County 59971
24 Hawkins County 56774
25 Carter County 56437
26 Coffee County 56049
27 Jefferson County 53989
28 Dickson County 53467
29 McMinn County 53329
30 Roane County 53313
31 Loudon County 53152
32 Gibson County 49181
33 Bedford County 49153
34 Monroe County 46303
35 Lawrence County 43814
36 Franklin County 42016
37 Warren County 40859
38 Cheatham County 40539
39 Fayette County 40529
40 Campbell County 39820
41 Dyer County 37233
42 Cocke County 35937
43 Lincoln County 34257
44 Marshall County 33865
45 Weakley County 33368
46 Rhea County 32933
47 Henry County 32289
48 Claiborne County 31823
49 Obion County 30353
50 Giles County 29434
51 Marion County 28593
52 Carroll County 27937
53 Henderson County 27924
54 White County 27099
55 Lauderdale County 25980
56 McNairy County 25837
57 Hardin County 25659
58 Hardeman County 25270
59 Hickman County 25017
60 Macon County 24294
61 Grainger County 23160
62 Overton County 22071
63 Scott County 22036
64 Morgan County 21541
65 DeKalb County 20045
66 Smith County 19946
67 Union County 19651
68 Humphreys County 18559
69 Fentress County 18362
70 Unicoi County 17867
71 Johnson County 17759
72 Haywood County 17281
73 Chester County 17279
74 Polk County 16880
75 Wayne County 16633
76 Benton County 16253
77 Sequatchie County 14919
78 Bledsoe County 14847
79 Cannon County 14395
80 Crockett County 14276
81 Stewart County 13594
82 Grundy County 13343
83 Meigs County 12267
84 Lewis County 12105
85 Jackson County 11802
86 Decatur County 11669
87 Trousdale County 11030
88 Houston County 8235
89 Perry County 8065
90 Clay County 7654
91 Lake County 7387
92 Hancock County 6552
93 Moore County 6431
94 Van Buren County 5777
95 Pickett County 5050