State 47 · TN

Tennessee county map

Tennessee has 95 counties. Shelby County is both the largest by land, at 753 square miles, and the most populous, with 910,530 residents.

Population 2024
7,227,750
#15 of 51
Land area
41,224 sq mi
#34 of 51
Density
175.3 / sq mi
#21 of 51
Counties
95
Capital: Nashville
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Nashville 36.17° N, 86.78° W

Map of all 95 counties in Tennessee

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Tennessee map sheets.

AndersonBedfordBentonBledsoeBlountBradleyCampbellCannonCarrollCarterCheathamChesterClaiborneClayCockeCoffeeCrockettCumberlandDavidsonDecaturDeKalbDicksonDyerFayetteFentressFranklinGibsonGilesGraingerGreeneGrundyHamblenHamiltonHancockHardemanHardinHawkinsHaywoodHendersonHenryHickmanHoustonHumphreysJacksonJeffersonJohnsonKnoxLakeLauderdaleLawrenceLewisLincolnLoudonMcMinnMcNairyMaconMadisonMarionMarshallMauryMeigsMonroeMontgomeryMooreMorganObionOvertonPerryPickettPolkPutnamRheaRoaneRobertsonRutherfordScottSequatchieSevierShelbySmithStewartSullivanSumnerTiptonTrousdaleUnicoiUnionVan BurenWarrenWashingtonWayneWeakleyWhiteWilliamsonWilsonTennessee county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
95 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Tennessee population and land area

Tennessee had 7,227,750 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 15th of the 50 states and DC. Its 41,224 square miles of land rank 34th. Tennessee averages 175.3 people per square mile of land, 1.8 times the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 21st.

Population, 2024
7,227,75015th of 51
Land area
41,224 sq mi34th of 51
Density
175.3 per sq mi21st of 51
Number of counties
95
Capital
Nashville36.166° N, 86.784° W
State FIPS code
47

Tennessee counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Nashville.

Warren County: 101Bledsoe County: 38Cheatham County: 141Crockett County: 53Putnam County: 212Houston County: 43Macon County: 89Sequatchie County: 66Fayette County: 63Trousdale County: 106Union County: 94Claiborne County: 76Weakley County: 57Coffee County: 143Johnson County: 62Overton County: 54Lake County: 39Moore County: 52Hardeman County: 38Jefferson County: 215Smith County: 66Robertson County: 165Gibson County: 85Henry County: 59Grundy County: 39Decatur County: 35Greene County: 118Hamblen County: 420Humphreys County: 37Knox County: 997Roane County: 157Lewis County: 48Rhea County: 110Rutherford County: 609Montgomery County: 456Lauderdale County: 52Shelby County: 1,210Tipton County: 136Perry County: 22Stewart County: 31Chester County: 63Washington County: 428Polk County: 42Van Buren County: 24Dyer County: 71Davidson County: 1,449Cocke County: 86Williamson County: 462Benton County: 41Dickson County: 118Lawrence County: 75Hamilton County: 712McNairy County: 46Meigs County: 71Hawkins County: 122Blount County: 254White County: 77Marshall County: 101Sullivan County: 393Campbell County: 84Haywood County: 32Bradley County: 346Franklin County: 82Sumner County: 400Hardin County: 48Grainger County: 89Hickman County: 42Pickett County: 31Carroll County: 49Henderson County: 54Sevier County: 169Hancock County: 32Scott County: 42McMinn County: 132Morgan County: 42Lincoln County: 64Obion County: 56Unicoi County: 96Wayne County: 22Cannon County: 57Fentress County: 40Loudon County: 271Wilson County: 298Bedford County: 114Monroe County: 77DeKalb County: 71Marion County: 59Carter County: 168Clay County: 33Madison County: 180Cumberland County: 96Anderson County: 242Maury County: 185Giles County: 51Jackson County: 40
Density
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  2. 42+
  3. 62+
  4. 94+
  5. 180+
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Largest county in Tennessee by land area

Shelby County ranks first at 753 square miles and Trousdale County last at 114 square miles. The top value is 6.6 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Shelby County753
  2. 02Wayne County734
  3. 03Fayette County704
  4. 04Cumberland County681
  5. 05Hardeman County668
  6. 06Monroe County636
  7. 07Greene County622
  8. 08Rutherford County619
  9. 09Lawrence County617
  10. 10Maury County613

Most populous county in Tennessee

Shelby County ranks first at 910,530 residents and Pickett County last at 5,108 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Shelby County910,530
  2. 02Davidson County729,505
  3. 03Knox County506,748
  4. 04Hamilton County386,256
  5. 05Rutherford County376,996
  6. 06Williamson County269,136
  7. 07Montgomery County246,025
  8. 08Sumner County211,721
  9. 09Wilson County169,948
  10. 10Sullivan County162,703

Least populous county in Tennessee

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Pickett County5,108
  2. 02Lake County6,422
  3. 03Van Buren County6,686
  4. 04Moore County6,773
  5. 05Hancock County7,038
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Tennessee

Davidson County ranks first at 1,448.9 people per square mile and Perry County last at 21.7 people per square mile. The top value is 67 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Davidson County1,448.9
  2. 02Shelby County1,209.6
  3. 03Knox County996.9
  4. 04Hamilton County712.4
  5. 05Rutherford County608.8
  6. 06Williamson County461.7
  7. 07Montgomery County456.3
  8. 08Washington County427.6
  9. 09Hamblen County420.1
  10. 10Sumner County399.9
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Tennessee

Williamson County ranks first at $136,007 and Hancock County last at $39,077. The top value is 3.5 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Williamson County$136,007
  2. 02Wilson County$96,466
  3. 03Sumner County$86,376
  4. 04Cheatham County$82,030
  5. 05Rutherford County$81,987
  6. 06Loudon County$81,605
  7. 07Robertson County$81,529
  8. 08Davidson County$80,216
  9. 09Blount County$77,206
  10. 10Fayette County$76,680

Towns and cities in Tennessee

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 232 incorporated places in Tennessee with 1,000 or more residents, holding 4,299,036 people together, or 59% of the state total. 104 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Portland at 36.598° N and the southernmost is Lookout Mountain at 34.995° N. Among places of 5,000+, Lebanon grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 32.4%.

  1. 01Nashville-Davidson704,963
  2. 02Memphis610,919
  3. 03Knoxville198,722
  4. 04Chattanooga191,496
  5. 05Clarksville185,690
  6. 06Murfreesboro168,387
  7. 07Franklin89,142
  8. 08Johnson City73,635
  9. 09Jackson69,303
  10. 10Hendersonville63,947
  11. 11Smyrna60,302
  12. 12Spring Hill59,398
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Nashville, the capital

49.7% of Tennessee's place population, 2,137,902 of 4,299,036 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Nashville. That ranks 38th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Nashville, month by month, are on the Nashville daylight page.

States bordering Tennessee

Tennessee borders 8 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Frankfort, 175 miles NE of Nashville in a straight line.

UTM zones in Tennessee

The internal points of Tennessee's counties fall in UTM zones 16, 17. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Tennessee spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 95 counties in Tennessee

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
47157Shelby County910,530#17531,209.6$62,402
47037Davidson County729,505#25031,448.9$80,216
47093Knox County506,748#3508996.9$70,457
47065Hamilton County386,256542712.4$73,319
47149Rutherford County376,996619608.8$81,987
47187Williamson County269,136583461.7$136,007
47125Montgomery County246,025539456.3$74,701
47165Sumner County211,721529399.9$86,376
47189Wilson County169,948571297.6$96,466
47163Sullivan County162,703414393.4$57,016
47009Blount County142,211559254.5$77,206
47179Washington County139,642327427.6$62,028
47011Bradley County113,782329346.1$61,440
47119Maury County113,411613185.0$74,164
47113Madison County100,409557180.2$60,663
47155Sevier County100,184593169.1$60,704
47141Putnam County84,894401211.6$57,896
47001Anderson County81,449337241.5$61,009
47147Robertson County78,459476164.7$81,529
47059Greene County73,398622118.0$54,188
47063Hamblen County67,715161420.1$55,904
47035Cumberland County65,61868196.3$60,632
47167Tipton County62,187456136.5$70,886
47105Loudon County62,129229271.0$81,605
47031Coffee County61,285429142.9$65,038
47073Hawkins County59,371487121.9$54,454
47089Jefferson County59,217275215.2$62,730
47043Dickson County57,641490117.7$74,028
47019Carter County57,434341168.3$48,885
47107McMinn County56,754430131.9$55,852
47145Roane County56,742361157.3$65,970
47003Bedford County54,228474114.5$69,272
47053Gibson County51,42260385.3$57,630
47123Monroe County49,15463677.3$58,980
47099Lawrence County46,46761775.3$55,845
47051Franklin County45,13755182.0$64,243
47047Fayette County44,47670463.2$76,680
47177Warren County43,619433100.8$49,436
47021Cheatham County42,604303140.8$82,030
47013Campbell County40,23848083.8$50,443
47117Marshall County37,847375100.8$73,770
47029Cocke County37,59643686.2$47,491
47103Lincoln County36,75157064.4$60,974
47045Dyer County36,40351271.1$57,548
47143Rhea County34,759315110.2$57,682
47183Weakley County33,16258057.1$55,285
47025Claiborne County33,07043576.1$53,195
47079Henry County32,88356258.5$52,064
47055Giles County30,97161150.7$60,422
47131Obion County30,26154555.5$54,428
47115Marion County29,82650259.4$57,109
47185White County29,10837777.3$63,690
47017Carroll County29,10759848.7$51,159
47077Henderson County28,18352054.2$55,656
47071Hardin County27,61757747.8$49,126
47111Macon County27,18930788.5$57,496
47109McNairy County26,10356346.4$54,516
47081Hickman County25,85961242.2$59,650
47069Hardeman County25,43466838.1$47,551
47057Grainger County25,07328189.4$57,132
47097Lauderdale County24,63047252.2$51,486
47133Overton County23,55143354.3$52,236
47151Scott County22,51753242.3$46,923
47129Morgan County21,95452242.0$55,668
47041DeKalb County21,74730471.4$57,936
47173Union County21,06422494.2$64,244
47159Smith County20,78331466.1$72,153
47049Fentress County20,12949940.4$47,860
47085Humphreys County19,55453136.8$63,017
47091Johnson County18,50629862.0$51,597
47139Polk County18,33843542.2$57,045
47023Chester County17,87628662.6$65,714
47171Unicoi County17,87218696.1$54,955
47153Sequatchie County17,62026666.3$62,157
47075Haywood County17,09753332.1$42,579
47005Benton County16,17339441.0$52,795
47181Wayne County15,97473421.8$51,817
47007Bledsoe County15,59140738.3$50,731
47015Cannon County15,14226657.0$60,098
47161Stewart County14,36546031.2$60,634
47061Grundy County14,14836039.3$41,370
47033Crockett County13,97326652.6$56,083
47121Meigs County13,93719571.4$56,161
47101Lewis County13,41828247.6$55,231
47087Jackson County12,37630940.1$48,285
47169Trousdale County12,159114106.3$62,658
47039Decatur County11,80033435.3$52,000
47135Perry County8,98741521.7$50,014
47083Houston County8,53820042.6$56,951
47027Clay County7,85723733.2$46,575
47067Hancock County7,03822231.7$39,077
47127Moore County6,77312952.4$66,435
47175Van Buren County6,68627324.5$58,584
47095Lake County6,42216638.7$40,778
47137Pickett County5,10816331.3$46,177

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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