Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Tennessee was 6.93M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (929.76K), followed by Davidson County (716.06K), and Knox County (480.52K).

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 2020
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2020
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Rank County Population
1 Shelby County 929763
2 Davidson County 716059
3 Knox County 480516
4 Hamilton County 367251
5 Rutherford County 343298
6 Williamson County 249552
7 Montgomery County 221281
8 Sumner County 197416
9 Sullivan County 158246
10 Wilson County 148659
11 Blount County 135657
12 Washington County 133219
13 Bradley County 108828
14 Maury County 101826
15 Madison County 98832
16 Sevier County 98562
17 Putnam County 80071
18 Anderson County 77320
19 Robertson County 72953
20 Greene County 70344
21 Hamblen County 64542
22 Cumberland County 61379
23 Tipton County 61042
24 Coffee County 58139
25 Hawkins County 56721
26 Carter County 56371
27 Loudon County 55129
28 Jefferson County 54916
29 Dickson County 54440
30 Roane County 53517
31 McMinn County 53343
32 Gibson County 50444
33 Bedford County 50385
34 Monroe County 46394
35 Lawrence County 44181
36 Franklin County 42845
37 Fayette County 41870
38 Cheatham County 41131
39 Warren County 41052
40 Campbell County 39301
41 Dyer County 36716
42 Cocke County 36045
43 Lincoln County 35331
44 Marshall County 34475
45 Rhea County 32938
46 Weakley County 32903
47 Henry County 32149
48 Claiborne County 32072
49 Obion County 30775
50 Giles County 30340
51 Marion County 28870
52 Carroll County 28434
53 Henderson County 27824
54 White County 27444
55 Hardin County 26804
56 McNairy County 25857
57 Hardeman County 25440
58 Macon County 25267
59 Lauderdale County 25123
60 Hickman County 24972
61 Grainger County 23569
62 Overton County 22590
63 Scott County 21876
64 Morgan County 21042
65 DeKalb County 20189
66 Smith County 19971
67 Union County 19845
68 Humphreys County 18998
69 Fentress County 18533
70 Johnson County 17990
71 Unicoi County 17886
72 Haywood County 17826
73 Polk County 17566
74 Chester County 17375
75 Wayne County 16222
76 Benton County 15855
77 Sequatchie County 15848
78 Bledsoe County 14956
79 Cannon County 14565
80 Crockett County 13908
81 Stewart County 13706
82 Grundy County 13543
83 Meigs County 12808
84 Lewis County 12606
85 Trousdale County 11635
86 Jackson County 11633
87 Decatur County 11433
88 Perry County 8381
89 Houston County 8308
90 Clay County 7588
91 Lake County 6995
92 Hancock County 6627
93 Moore County 6470
94 Van Buren County 6174
95 Pickett County 5000