Tennessee Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 6,778,180 people living in Tennessee in 2018. Shelby County was the most populated county with 937,239 residents, followed by Davidson County with 691,298 residents, and Knox County with 466,787 residents. Pickett County with a population of 5,050 was the least populated county in Tennessee in 2018.

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Tennessee Population By County in 2018
Table of Tennessee Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Anderson 76,337 1.13%
Bedford 49,153 0.73%
Benton 16,253 0.24%
Bledsoe 14,847 0.22%
Blount 131,595 1.94%
Bradley 107,271 1.58%
Campbell 39,820 0.59%
Cannon 14,395 0.21%
Carroll 27,937 0.41%
Carter 56,437 0.83%
Cheatham 40,539 0.60%
Chester 17,279 0.26%
Claiborne 31,823 0.47%
Clay 7,654 0.11%
Cocke 35,937 0.53%
Coffee 56,049 0.83%
Crockett 14,276 0.21%
Cumberland 59,971 0.89%
Davidson 691,298 10.20%
Decatur 11,669 0.17%
DeKalb 20,045 0.30%
Dickson 53,467 0.79%
Dyer 37,233 0.55%
Fayette 40,529 0.60%
Fentress 18,362 0.27%
Franklin 42,016 0.62%
Gibson 49,181 0.73%
Giles 29,434 0.43%
Grainger 23,160 0.34%
Greene 69,237 1.02%
Grundy 13,343 0.20%
Hamblen 64,654 0.95%
Hamilton 364,626 5.38%
Hancock 6,552 0.10%
Hardeman 25,270 0.37%
Hardin 25,659 0.38%
Hawkins 56,774 0.84%
Haywood 17,281 0.26%
Henderson 27,924 0.41%
Henry 32,289 0.48%
Hickman 25,017 0.37%
Houston 8,235 0.12%
Humphreys 18,559 0.27%
Jackson 11,802 0.17%
Jefferson 53,989 0.80%
Johnson 17,759 0.26%
Knox 466,787 6.89%
Lake 7,387 0.11%
Lauderdale 25,980 0.38%
Lawrence 43,814 0.65%
Lewis 12,105 0.18%
Lincoln 34,257 0.51%
Loudon 53,152 0.78%
McMinn 53,329 0.79%
McNairy 25,837 0.38%
Macon 24,294 0.36%
Madison 97,706 1.44%
Marion 28,593 0.42%
Marshall 33,865 0.50%
Maury 94,577 1.40%
Meigs 12,267 0.18%
Monroe 46,303 0.68%
Montgomery 205,849 3.04%
Moore 6,431 0.10%
Morgan 21,541 0.32%
Obion 30,353 0.45%
Overton 22,071 0.33%
Perry 8,065 0.12%
Pickett 5,050 0.08%
Polk 16,880 0.25%
Putnam 78,596 1.16%
Rhea 32,933 0.49%
Roane 53,313 0.79%
Robertson 71,159 1.05%
Rutherford 324,809 4.79%
Scott 22,036 0.33%
Sequatchie 14,919 0.22%
Sevier 98,231 1.45%
Shelby 937,239 13.83%
Smith 19,946 0.29%
Stewart 13,594 0.20%
Sullivan 157,785 2.33%
Sumner 187,854 2.77%
Tipton 61,601 0.91%
Trousdale 11,030 0.16%
Unicoi 17,867 0.26%
Union 19,651 0.29%
Van Buren 5,777 0.09%
Warren 40,859 0.60%
Washington 129,025 1.90%
Wayne 16,633 0.25%
Weakley 33,368 0.49%
White 27,099 0.40%
Williamson 232,517 3.43%
Wilson 140,909 2.08%