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Anderson County, Tennessee

Anderson County had 81,449 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 337.2 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 65th by land area.

Population
81,449
#18 of 95 in Tennessee · #715 in US
Area
337.2 sq mi
#65 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,720 in US
Density
242 / sq mi
#16 of 95 in Tennessee · #509 in US
Median household income
$61,009
#34 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,742 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Anderson County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Anderson County population, land area and income

Anderson County had 81,449 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 337.2 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 241.5 people per square mile, 2.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Anderson County is 2.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,009 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

81,449

3144th1st

715th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

337 sq mi

3144th1st

2720th of 3,144 (US)

Density

241.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

509th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,009

3143rd1st

1742nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

81,449

95th1st

18th of 95 (TN)

Land area

337 sq mi

95th1st

65th of 95 (TN)

Density

241.5 / sq mi

95th1st

16th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$61,009

95th1st

34th of 95 (TN)

How Anderson County's population changed since 2020

Anderson County gained 4,122 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.3%. That ranks 36th of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Anderson County recorded 3,519 births and 5,078 deaths, a natural change of -1,559. Net international migration added +353 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,379. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,379 people.

77.3k202077.6k202179.0k202280.3k202381.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,519
Deaths
5,078
Net international migration
+353
Net domestic migration
+5,379
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,106

Where Anderson County is

The Census internal point of Anderson County is at 36.116700, -84.195400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Anderson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Anderson County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.116700, -84.195400
DMS
36°07'0.12"N 84°11'43.44"W
UTM
16N 752430.0E 4000535.6N
Geohash
dnkjknfg0
Plus code
868Q4R83+MR

Towns in Anderson County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Anderson County, 46,124 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Anderson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oak Ridge with 29,989.

  1. 01Oak Ridge (part)29,989
  2. 02Clinton10,458
  3. 03Oliver Springs (part)2,437
  4. 04Norris1,623
  5. 05Rocky Top (part)1,617
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Anderson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Anderson County. The most populous is Knox County, TN, with 506,748 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 144.5 miles W of Anderson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 17.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clinton, TN (population 10,458), 4.0 miles away.

Anderson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Anderson County is 47001: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,009.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Anderson County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 81,449. That is up 4,122 people (5.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 77,327.

What is the FIPS code of Anderson County?

47001. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Anderson County?

Oak Ridge, with 29,989 residents inside Anderson County in 2024 (34,039 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Anderson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Knox County, TN; Roane County, TN; Campbell County, TN; Scott County, TN; Morgan County, TN; Union County, TN.

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 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.