Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2021
Updated on August 1, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Tennessee was 6.96M. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest population (923.38K), followed by Davidson County (700.86K), and Knox County (485.94K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Shelby County | 923382 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 700860 |
| 3 | Knox County | 485941 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 369005 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 351194 |
| 6 | Williamson County | 256065 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 227741 |
| 8 | Sumner County | 200505 |
| 9 | Sullivan County | 159212 |
| 10 | Wilson County | 152036 |
| 11 | Blount County | 137611 |
| 12 | Washington County | 133460 |
| 13 | Bradley County | 109755 |
| 14 | Maury County | 104942 |
| 15 | Sevier County | 99435 |
| 16 | Madison County | 98557 |
| 17 | Putnam County | 81250 |
| 18 | Anderson County | 77615 |
| 19 | Robertson County | 74031 |
| 20 | Greene County | 70565 |
| 21 | Hamblen County | 64360 |
| 22 | Cumberland County | 62391 |
| 23 | Tipton County | 61059 |
| 24 | Coffee County | 58983 |
| 25 | Hawkins County | 57202 |
| 26 | Loudon County | 56785 |
| 27 | Carter County | 56080 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 55547 |
| 29 | Dickson County | 55174 |
| 30 | Roane County | 54088 |
| 31 | McMinn County | 53921 |
| 32 | Bedford County | 51184 |
| 33 | Gibson County | 50468 |
| 34 | Monroe County | 46649 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 44768 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 43196 |
| 37 | Fayette County | 42616 |
| 38 | Cheatham County | 41498 |
| 39 | Warren County | 41468 |
| 40 | Campbell County | 39455 |
| 41 | Dyer County | 36609 |
| 42 | Cocke County | 36364 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 35435 |
| 44 | Marshall County | 35059 |
| 45 | Rhea County | 33189 |
| 46 | Weakley County | 32883 |
| 47 | Henry County | 32246 |
| 48 | Claiborne County | 32061 |
| 49 | Obion County | 30459 |
| 50 | Giles County | 30401 |
| 51 | Marion County | 28919 |
| 52 | Carroll County | 28295 |
| 53 | Henderson County | 27906 |
| 54 | White County | 27541 |
| 55 | Hardin County | 26871 |
| 56 | McNairy County | 25846 |
| 57 | Macon County | 25673 |
| 58 | Hardeman County | 25260 |
| 59 | Hickman County | 25080 |
| 60 | Lauderdale County | 24878 |
| 61 | Grainger County | 23800 |
| 62 | Overton County | 22831 |
| 63 | Scott County | 21891 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 21107 |
| 65 | DeKalb County | 20500 |
| 66 | Smith County | 20169 |
| 67 | Union County | 20013 |
| 68 | Humphreys County | 19178 |
| 69 | Fentress County | 18835 |
| 70 | Johnson County | 18053 |
| 71 | Polk County | 17714 |
| 72 | Haywood County | 17691 |
| 73 | Unicoi County | 17631 |
| 74 | Chester County | 17465 |
| 75 | Sequatchie County | 16448 |
| 76 | Wayne County | 16329 |
| 77 | Benton County | 15837 |
| 78 | Bledsoe County | 14837 |
| 79 | Cannon County | 14537 |
| 80 | Crockett County | 13990 |
| 81 | Stewart County | 13808 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 13587 |
| 83 | Meigs County | 13019 |
| 84 | Lewis County | 12852 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 11771 |
| 86 | Trousdale County | 11605 |
| 87 | Decatur County | 11402 |
| 88 | Perry County | 8493 |
| 89 | Houston County | 8298 |
| 90 | Clay County | 7586 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 6794 |
| 92 | Moore County | 6651 |
| 93 | Lake County | 6596 |
| 94 | Van Buren County | 6293 |
| 95 | Pickett County | 5069 |