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Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Bledsoe County had 15,591 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.6 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 57th by land area.

Population
15,591
#78 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,063 in US
Area
406.6 sq mi
#57 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,492 in US
Density
38 / sq mi
#84 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,714 in US
Median household income
$50,731
#79 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,671 in US

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

Bledsoe County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Bledsoe County population, land area and income

Bledsoe County had 15,591 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.6 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 38.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Bledsoe County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,731 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,591

3144th1st

2063rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2492nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1714th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,731

3143rd1st

2671st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

15,591

95th1st

78th of 95 (TN)

Land area

407 sq mi

95th1st

57th of 95 (TN)

Density

38.3 / sq mi

95th1st

84th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$50,731

95th1st

79th of 95 (TN)

How Bledsoe County's population changed since 2020

Bledsoe County gained 636 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 54th 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, Bledsoe County recorded 503 births and 699 deaths, a natural change of -196. Net international migration added +38 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +830. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 830 people.

15.0k202014.8k202114.8k202215.0k202315.6k2024
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
503
Deaths
699
Net international migration
+38
Net domestic migration
+830
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+583

Where Bledsoe County is

The Census internal point of Bledsoe County is at 35.593600, -85.205900. 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 Bledsoe 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: Bledsoe County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.593600, -85.205900
DMS
35°35'36.96"N 85°12'21.24"W
UTM
16N 662532.2E 3940355.7N
Geohash
dn76mpdgw
Plus code
867PHQVV+CJ

Towns in Bledsoe County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bledsoe County, 1,879 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bledsoe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pikeville with 1,879.

  1. 01Pikeville1,879
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bledsoe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Bledsoe County. The most populous is Hamilton County, TN, with 386,256 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 96.8 miles WNW of Bledsoe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 36.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Soddy-Daisy, TN (population 13,430), 23.0 miles away.

Bledsoe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bledsoe County is 47007: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,731.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bledsoe County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,591. That is up 636 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,955.

What is the FIPS code of Bledsoe County?

47007. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bledsoe County?

Pikeville, with 1,879 residents inside Bledsoe County in 2024.

Which counties border Bledsoe County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Cumberland County, TN; Rhea County, TN; Sequatchie County, TN; Van Buren 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)

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