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List of Cities and Counties in Tennessee

Discover Tennessee’s population facts easily with our list of counties and cities. Find out how many people live in each area, from big cities to small towns, and see how Tennessee’s population is spread out across the state.

Tennessee Counties by Population

A county is an administrative subdivision of a US state or territory. As of 2022, Tennessee is divided into 95 counties. 

Shelby County is the most populous county, also the largest county by area in Tennessee. Pickett County is the least populated county and Trousdale County is the smallest by area.

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#CountyPopulation 2021Area
(sq. miles.)
1Shelby County924,454755
2Davidson County703,953502
3Knox County486,677509
4Hamilton County369,135543
5Rutherford County352,182619
6Williamson County255,735582
7Montgomery County227,900539
8Sumner County200,557529
9Sullivan County159,265413
10Wilson County151,917571
11Blount County137,605559
12Washington County134,236326
13Bradley County110,162329
14Maury County104,760613
15Sevier County99,517592
16Madison County98,775557
17Putnam County81,118401
18Anderson County77,576338
19Robertson County74,098477
20Greene County70,621622
21Hamblen County64,468161
22Cumberland County62,451682
23Tipton County61,004459
24Coffee County59,032429
25Hawkins County57,288487
26Loudon County56,690229
27Carter County56,134341
28Jefferson County55,624274
29Dickson County55,292490
30McMinn County54,059430
31Roane County53,992361
32Bedford County51,119474
33Gibson County50,541603
34Monroe County46,698635
35Lawrence County44,828617
36Franklin County43,215553
37Fayette County42,832705
38Cheatham County41,523303
39Warren County41,523433
40Campbell County39,578480
41Dyer County36,615510
42Cocke County36,418434
43Lincoln County35,433570
44Marshall County34,984375
45Rhea County33,136316
46Weakley County33,036580
47Claiborne County32,267434
48Henry County32,239562
49Giles County30,542611
50Obion County30,466545
51Marion County28,877500
52Carroll County28,432599
53Henderson County27,953520
54White County27,650377
55Hardin County26,892578
56McNairy County25,860560
57Macon County25,699307
58Hardeman County25,426668
59Hickman County25,307613
60Lauderdale County25,108470
61Grainger County23,763280
62Overton County22,839433
63Scott County21,917532
64Morgan County21,254522
65DeKalb County20,478304
66Smith County20,172314
67Union County20,040224
68Humphreys County19,211532
69Fentress County18,850499
70Johnson County18,170299
71Polk County17,776435
72Unicoi County17,698186
73Haywood County17,694533
74Chester County17,504289
75Wayne County16,409734
76Sequatchie County16,396266
77Benton County15,872394
78Bledsoe County15,234406
79Cannon County14,553266
80Crockett County13,979265
81Stewart County13,855458
82Grundy County13,622361
83Meigs County13,049195
84Lewis County12,857282
85Trousdale County12,035114
86Jackson County11,750309
87Decatur County11,391333
88Perry County8,472415
89Houston County8,317200
90Clay County7,555236
91Lake County7,128163
92Hancock County6,787222
93Moore County6,644129
94Van Buren County6,324247
95Pickett County5,079163

Source: US Census report 2021

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Top Cities in Tennessee by population

There are 346 municipalities in the state of Tennessee. The largest city in Tennessee is Nashville with 6.9 million people closely followed by Memphis, which had an estimated 6.33 million residents.

Let’s have a look at the top 20 Cities in Tennessee by population.

#CityCountyPopulation 2020
1NashvilleDavidson 689,447
2MemphisShelby 633,104
3KnoxvilleKnox 190,740
4ChattanoogaHamilton 181,099
5ClarksvilleMontgomery 166,722
6MurfreesboroRutherford 152,769
7FranklinWilliamson 83,454
8Johnson CityWashington, Carter, Sullivan71,046
9JacksonMadison 68,205
10HendersonvilleSumner 61,753
11BartlettShelby 57,786
12KingsportSullivan, Hawkins 55,442
13SmyrnaRutherford 53,070
14ColliervilleShelby 51,324
15Spring HillMaury, Williamson 50,005
16ClevelandBradley 47,356
17BrentwoodWilliamson 45,373
18GallatinSumner 44,431
19ColumbiaMaury 41,690
20GermantownShelby 41,333

Source: US Census 2020

Most Populous Counties in Tennessee

The most populous county in Tennessee is  Shelby County with 1 million residents. Its followed by Davidson County (0.7 million) and Knox County (0.5 million)

Let’s have a look at the Top 10 most populous counties

# County Population 2021
1 Shelby County 924,454
2 Davidson County 703,953
3 Knox County 486,677
4 Hamilton County 369,135
5 Rutherford County 352,182
6 Williamson County 255,735
7 Montgomery County 227,900
8 Sumner County 200,557
9 Sullivan County 159,265
10 Wilson County 151,917
Least Populated Tennessee County

The least populous county is Pickett County with 5,079 residents, it’s followed by Van Buren and Moore County.

Let’s have look at 5 least populated counties in Tennessee

# County Population 2021
1 Pickett County 5,079
2 Van Buren County 6,324
3 Moore County 6,644
4 Hancock County 6,787
5 Lake County 7,128

source: US Census 2021

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Largest counties in Tennessee by area

The Largest county by Land Area in Tennessee is Shelby County with an area of 755 sq. miles. Inyo County with an area of 734 sq. mi. comes next followed by Kern County (705 sq. mi.)

Let’s have a look at the Top 10 counties by Area

#CountyArea
(sq. miles.)
1Shelby County755
2Wayne County734
3Fayette County705
4Cumberland County682
5Hardeman County668
6Monroe County635
7Greene County622
8Rutherford County619
9Lawrence County617
10Hickman County613
Smallest County in Tennessee by area

The smallest county by area in Tennessee is Trousdale y County with an area of 114 square miles.

#CountyArea
(sq. miles.)
1Trousdale County114
2Moore County129
3Hamblen County161
4Pickett County163
5Lake County163

source: US Census report 2021

Most densely populated Counties in Tennessee

The most densely populated county in Tennessee is Davidson County, with 1,402 people per sq. mi. Next comes Shelby County with 1,224 people per sq. mi followed by Knox County (956/ sq.mi)

Let’s have a look at the Top 10 densely populated counties

#CountyDensity (people/sq. miles.)
1Davidson County1,402.30
2Shelby County1,224.44
3Knox County956.14
4Hamilton County679.81
5Rutherford County568.95
6Williamson County439.41
7Montgomery County422.82
8Washington County411.77
9Hamblen County400.42
10Sullivan County385.63
Least Densely Populated County in Tennessee

Perry County with 20.41 people per sq. mi. is the least densely populated county in Tennessee

#CountyDensity (people/sq. miles.)
1Perry County20.41
2Wayne County22.36
3Van Buren County25.60
4Stewart County30.25
5Hancock County30.57

 

Sources

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List of Counties in Tennessee 2024 | Top Cities in Tennessee by population

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