Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Tennessee

Tennessee counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Tennessee by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Lake County leads at -9.6%.

Among cities & places, Helenwood leads at -87.3%.

Counties

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Lake County	-9.6%
2	Lauderdale County	-4.1%
3	Crockett County	-3.2%
4	Wayne County	-2.6%
5	Dyer County	-2.0%
6	Weakley County	-1.6%
7	Morgan County	-1.6%
8	Decatur County	-1.6%
9	Shelby County	-1.5%
10	Benton County	-1.2%
11	Campbell County	-0.6%
12	Clay County	-0.4%
13	Pickett County	-0.3%
14	Henderson County	-0.3%
15	Unicoi County	-0.2%
16	Tipton County	-0.2%
17	Scott County	+0.0%
18	Carter County	+0.1%
19	Hardeman County	+0.1%
20	Henry County	+0.2%
21	Haywood County	+0.3%
22	McNairy County	+0.3%
23	Bledsoe County	+0.5%
24	Obion County	+0.7%
25	Hamblen County	+1.2%
26	Madison County	+1.2%
27	Hawkins County	+1.5%
28	Chester County	+1.5%
29	Claiborne County	+1.5%
30	Houston County	+1.6%
31	Marion County	+1.7%
32	Hickman County	+1.7%
33	Sullivan County	+1.7%
34	Jackson County	+1.7%
35	Rhea County	+1.8%
36	Sevier County	+1.8%
37	Johnson County	+1.8%
38	McMinn County	+2.0%
39	Carroll County	+2.1%
40	Monroe County	+2.1%
41	Warren County	+2.2%
42	Smith County	+2.3%
43	Grundy County	+2.4%
44	Roane County	+2.5%
45	Cocke County	+2.7%
46	Hamilton County	+2.8%
47	Anderson County	+2.8%
48	Gibson County	+2.8%
49	Greene County	+3.0%
50	Hancock County	+3.1%
51	Stewart County	+3.2%
52	Davidson County	+3.3%
53	Cheatham County	+3.3%
54	Overton County	+3.3%
55	Union County	+3.4%
56	Cannon County	+3.4%
57	Humphreys County	+3.5%
58	Lawrence County	+3.5%
59	DeKalb County	+3.5%
60	Grainger County	+3.6%
61	White County	+3.6%
62	Moore County	+3.7%
63	Bradley County	+3.8%
64	Giles County	+4.0%
65	Jefferson County	+4.0%
66	Fentress County	+4.0%
67	Franklin County	+4.2%
68	Hardin County	+4.8%
69	Dickson County	+4.8%
70	Lincoln County	+5.0%
71	Putnam County	+5.1%
72	Polk County	+5.3%
73	Washington County	+5.4%
74	Cumberland County	+5.6%
75	Knox County	+5.7%
76	Robertson County	+5.7%
77	Blount County	+6.0%
78	Fayette County	+6.2%
79	Bedford County	+6.2%
80	Lewis County	+6.3%
81	Coffee County	+6.8%
82	Marshall County	+7.0%
83	Perry County	+7.5%
84	Meigs County	+8.0%
85	Macon County	+8.2%
86	Loudon County	+8.9%
87	Van Buren County	+9.3%
88	Sumner County	+9.3%
89	Sequatchie County	+10.8%
90	Rutherford County	+11.3%
91	Wilson County	+12.4%
92	Williamson County	+13.0%
93	Montgomery County	+13.9%
94	Maury County	+14.0%
95	Trousdale County	+15.4%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Helenwood	-87.3%
2	Wrigley	-77.1%
3	Bransford	-65.5%
4	Petros	-62.4%
5	Elgin	-56.7%
6	Walterhill	-54.4%
7	Andersonville	-47.5%
8	Silerton	-47.0%
9	Michie	-42.6%
10	Walnut Grove	-37.7%
11	Gadsden	-36.1%
12	Samburg	-35.8%
13	La Grange	-35.8%
14	Ooltewah	-35.3%
15	Gruetli-Laager	-33.3%
16	Clarkrange	-31.8%
17	Ramer	-31.6%
18	Rives	-30.3%
19	Riceville	-29.9%
20	Toone	-28.8%
21	Telford	-28.7%
22	Oakdale	-28.1%
23	Normandy	-27.6%
24	Erin	-26.7%
25	Flintville	-25.9%
26	Niota	-25.1%
27	Roan Mountain	-25.0%
28	Centertown	-24.3%
29	Oliver Springs	-24.3%
30	Gallaway	-23.6%
31	Cottage Grove	-23.4%
32	Fall Branch	-23.2%
33	Doyle	-22.0%
34	Orme	-21.9%
35	New Deal	-21.6%
36	Ethridge	-21.3%
37	Maury City	-20.4%
38	Graysville	-20.4%
39	Spurgeon	-19.7%
40	Eastview	-19.6%
41	Gleason	-19.5%
42	Obion	-18.7%
43	Philadelphia	-18.1%
44	Fairgarden	-18.1%
45	Lobelville	-17.6%
46	Baxter	-17.3%
47	Crump	-17.3%
48	Mitchellville	-17.1%
49	Unionville	-17.0%
50	Hunter	-16.4%
51	St. Joseph	-16.4%
52	Hornsby	-16.4%
53	Dyer	-16.4%
54	Rockvale	-16.2%
55	Jellico	-16.1%
56	Middleton	-15.6%
57	Caryville	-15.1%
58	Decaturville	-15.0%
59	Petersburg	-14.9%
60	Pegram	-14.7%
61	Pine Crest	-14.5%
62	Calhoun	-14.0%
63	Fairmount	-13.9%
64	Tiptonville	-13.7%
65	Slayden	-12.9%
66	Medon	-12.9%
67	Pittman Center	-12.4%
68	Colonial Heights	-12.4%
69	Gordonsville	-12.4%
70	Central	-12.3%
71	Benton	-11.6%
72	Olivet	-11.3%
73	Big Sandy	-11.2%
74	Greenfield	-10.7%
75	Watertown	-10.3%
76	Hollow Rock	-10.0%
77	Walden	-9.5%
78	Waynesboro	-9.5%
79	Mason	-9.3%
80	Red Boiling Springs	-9.2%
81	Halls	-9.1%
82	Gatlinburg	-9.0%
83	South Fulton	-8.6%
84	Mowbray Mountain	-8.4%
85	Englewood	-8.2%
86	Decherd	-7.9%
87	Ardmore	-7.6%
88	Kimball	-7.6%
89	Bells	-7.5%
90	Bethel Springs	-7.4%
91	Millersville	-7.3%
92	Grimsley	-7.2%
93	Lyles	-6.4%
94	Algood	-5.3%
95	Gates	-5.1%
96	Westmoreland	-4.8%
97	Chesterfield	-4.8%
98	New Johnsonville	-4.8%
99	Humboldt	-4.5%
100	Collinwood	-4.5%

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