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Tennessee counties by population

Number of counties: 95
Population: 6,859,497
Largest county: Shelby County
Table of counties in Tennessee sorted by population from largest to smallest.
CountyPopulation
Shelby County929,178
Davidson County708,490
Knox County475,286
Hamilton County363,790
Rutherford County335,595
Williamson County242,386
Montgomery County216,172
Sumner County193,036
Sullivan County157,843
Wilson County144,748
Blount County134,042
Washington County132,067
Bradley County107,845
Maury County99,011
Madison County98,373
Sevier County98,088
Putnam County78,955
Anderson County76,683
Robertson County72,309
Greene County69,926
Hamblen County64,184
Tipton County60,868
Cumberland County60,568
Coffee County57,227
Hawkins County56,803
Carter County56,314
Jefferson County54,358
Loudon County54,349
Dickson County54,000
Roane County53,313
McMinn County53,065
Gibson County50,278
Bedford County49,754
Monroe County46,041
Lawrence County43,967
Franklin County42,528
Fayette County41,584
Cheatham County40,878
Warren County40,801
Campbell County39,388
Dyer County36,975
Cocke County35,896
Lincoln County35,042
Marshall County33,909
Weakley County32,948
Rhea County32,723
Henry County32,298
Claiborne County31,958
Obion County30,722
Giles County30,197
Marion County28,679
Carroll County28,370
Henderson County27,800
White County27,134
Hardin County26,722
McNairy County25,916
Hardeman County25,612
Lauderdale County25,406
Macon County24,954
Hickman County24,848
Grainger County23,377
Overton County22,364
Scott County21,855
Morgan County21,158
DeKalb County19,875
Smith County19,820
Union County19,597
Humphreys County18,956
Fentress County18,385
Haywood County17,912
Johnson County17,912
Unicoi County17,891
Polk County17,502
Chester County17,278
Wayne County16,350
Benton County15,872
Sequatchie County15,727
Bledsoe County14,863
Cannon County14,309
Crockett County14,012
Stewart County13,569
Grundy County13,471
Meigs County12,622
Lewis County12,485
Jackson County11,626
Trousdale County11,463
Decatur County11,460
Perry County8,313
Houston County8,238
Clay County7,568
Lake County7,187
Hancock County6,695
Moore County6,481
Van Buren County6,083
Pickett County5,021

What is the largest county in Tennessee?

Shelby County is the largest county in Tennessee with a population of 929,178.

TOP-5 counties by population in Tennessee:
  • Shelby County
  • Davidson County
  • Knox County
  • Hamilton County
  • Rutherford County