Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for Tennessee was 6.83M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (937.07K), followed by Davidson County (693.00K), and Knox County (470.14K).

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 2019
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2019
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Rank County Population
1 Shelby County 937070
2 Davidson County 692999
3 Knox County 470137
4 Hamilton County 367776
5 Rutherford County 332125
6 Williamson County 238556
7 Montgomery County 209807
8 Sumner County 191497
9 Sullivan County 158469
10 Wilson County 144507
11 Blount County 133396
12 Washington County 129670
13 Bradley County 108233
14 Sevier County 98402
15 Madison County 98046
16 Maury County 96795
17 Putnam County 79957
18 Anderson County 76991
19 Robertson County 71693
20 Greene County 69127
21 Hamblen County 64873
22 Tipton County 61715
23 Cumberland County 60832
24 Hawkins County 56855
25 Coffee County 56717
26 Carter County 56396
27 Jefferson County 54563
28 Loudon County 54039
29 Dickson County 53856
30 McMinn County 53810
31 Roane County 53476
32 Bedford County 49684
33 Gibson County 49114
34 Monroe County 46650
35 Lawrence County 44163
36 Franklin County 42255
37 Warren County 41269
38 Fayette County 41044
39 Cheatham County 40828
40 Campbell County 39778
41 Dyer County 37122
42 Cocke County 36017
43 Marshall County 34507
44 Lincoln County 34436
45 Weakley County 33269
46 Rhea County 33206
47 Henry County 32309
48 Claiborne County 31919
49 Obion County 30249
50 Giles County 29481
51 Marion County 28878
52 Henderson County 28050
53 Carroll County 27710
54 White County 27378
55 McNairy County 25662
56 Hardin County 25627
57 Lauderdale County 25608
58 Hickman County 25155
59 Hardeman County 25049
60 Macon County 24624
61 Grainger County 23406
62 Overton County 22271
63 Scott County 22102
64 Morgan County 21385
65 DeKalb County 20409
66 Smith County 20115
67 Union County 19936
68 Humphreys County 18596
69 Fentress County 18568
70 Unicoi County 17914
71 Johnson County 17773
72 Chester County 17306
73 Haywood County 17244
74 Polk County 16764
75 Wayne County 16644
76 Benton County 16199
77 Bledsoe County 15085
78 Sequatchie County 15071
79 Cannon County 14583
80 Crockett County 14189
81 Stewart County 13699
82 Grundy County 13409
83 Meigs County 12358
84 Lewis County 12267
85 Jackson County 11838
86 Decatur County 11608
87 Trousdale County 11277
88 Houston County 8206
89 Perry County 8084
90 Clay County 7597
91 Lake County 7010
92 Hancock County 6605
93 Moore County 6439
94 Van Buren County 5874
95 Pickett County 5068