US Census Data

Largest by population in Tennessee

Tennessee counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Tennessee by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Shelby County leads at 922,195.

Among cities & places, Nashville leads at 684,298.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Shelby County922,195
2Davidson County709,846
3Knox County487,401
4Hamilton County370,913
5Rutherford County351,591
6Williamson County254,609
7Montgomery County227,957
8Sumner County200,553
9Sullivan County159,693
10Wilson County153,587
11Blount County137,747
12Washington County134,693
13Bradley County109,743
14Maury County104,855
15Madison County98,845
16Sevier County98,802
17Putnam County81,366
18Anderson County78,175
19Robertson County74,291
20Greene County70,919
21Hamblen County64,930
22Cumberland County62,529
23Tipton County61,339
24Coffee County58,940
25Hawkins County57,446
26Loudon County56,996
27Carter County56,462
28Jefferson County55,835
29Dickson County55,197
30Roane County54,403
31McMinn County54,135
32Bedford County51,291
33Gibson County50,610
34Monroe County47,054
35Lawrence County44,901
36Franklin County43,478
37Fayette County42,653
38Warren County41,587
39Cheatham County41,500
40Campbell County39,568
41Dyer County36,681
42Cocke County36,503
43Lincoln County35,617
44Marshall County35,276
45Rhea County33,299
46Weakley County32,959
47Henry County32,345
48Claiborne County32,221
49Obion County30,570
50Giles County30,442
51Marion County29,010
52Carroll County28,461
53Henderson County27,906
54White County27,764
55Hardin County26,939
56McNairy County25,933
57Macon County25,793
58Hardeman County25,477
59Hickman County25,229
60Lauderdale County24,933
61Grainger County23,929
62Overton County22,807
63Scott County21,969
64Morgan County21,193
65DeKalb County20,551
66Smith County20,196
67Union County20,141
68Humphreys County19,074
69Fentress County18,948
70Johnson County18,073
71Unicoi County17,779
72Polk County17,702
73Haywood County17,672
74Chester County17,452
75Sequatchie County16,409
76Wayne County16,251
77Benton County15,948
78Bledsoe County14,905
79Cannon County14,661
80Crockett County13,937
81Stewart County13,859
82Grundy County13,665
83Meigs County13,076
84Lewis County12,784
85Jackson County11,882
86Trousdale County11,805
87Decatur County11,499
88Perry County8,561
89Houston County8,293
90Clay County7,621
91Hancock County6,790
92Lake County6,691
93Moore County6,611
94Van Buren County6,293
95Pickett County5,062

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Nashville684,298
2Memphis629,063
3Knoxville193,721
4Chattanooga182,832
5Clarksville171,897
6Murfreesboro157,547
7Franklin85,575
8Johnson City71,455
9Jackson68,098
10Hendersonville62,390
11Bartlett56,998
12Kingsport55,807
13Smyrna55,066
14Spring Hill53,585
15Collierville51,212
16Cleveland48,185
17Gallatin46,667
18Brentwood45,272
19Columbia43,971
20Lebanon41,951
21Mount Juliet40,828
22Germantown40,812
23La Vergne38,944
24Cookeville35,544
25Maryville32,196
26Oak Ridge32,088
27Morristown30,983
28Bristol27,490
29Farragut24,309
30Shelbyville24,125
31East Ridge22,034
32Tullahoma20,672
33Springfield18,985
34Sevierville18,105
35Goodlettsville17,598
36Dickson16,246
37Dyersburg16,075
38Seymour15,914
39Greeneville15,531
40Arlington14,989
41Nolensville14,545
42Elizabethton14,364
43Athens14,250
44Lakeland14,068
45White House13,875
46McMinnville13,765
47Powell13,544
48Portland13,325
49Soddy-Daisy13,117
50Manchester12,651
51Lewisburg12,607
52Crossville12,265
53Red Bank11,960
54Middle Valley11,808
55Hartsville/Trousdale County11,805
56Lawrenceburg11,732
57Alcoa11,635
58Collegedale11,185
59Millington11,117
60Union City11,040
61Martin10,864
62Lenoir City10,681
63Paris10,313
64Atoka10,237
65Clinton10,141
66Fairview9,751
67Brownsville9,634
68Winchester9,600
69Oakland9,544
70Halls9,455
71Fairfield Glade9,149
72Signal Mountain8,861
73Bloomingdale8,840
74Covington8,612
75Jefferson City8,472
76Harrison8,446
77Pulaski8,305
78Milan8,194
79Lexington7,943
80Thompson's Station7,855
81Humboldt7,799
82South Cleveland7,748
83Ripley7,718
84La Follette7,308
85Savannah7,219
86Dayton7,191
87Church Hill7,057
88Fayetteville7,037
89Greenbrier6,960
90Tellico Village6,901
91Newport6,881
92Green Hill6,617
93Lynchburg, Moore County6,611
94Sweetwater6,462
95Munford6,459
96Henderson6,349
97Pigeon Forge6,345
98Loudon6,235
99Jonesborough6,056
100Kingston6,042

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