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Bradley County, Tennessee

Bradley County had 113,782 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.8 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 67th by land area.

Population
113,782
#13 of 95 in Tennessee · #561 in US
Area
328.8 sq mi
#67 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,741 in US
Density
346 / sq mi
#12 of 95 in Tennessee · #387 in US
Median household income
$61,440
#33 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,696 in US

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

Bradley County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Bradley County population, land area and income

Bradley County had 113,782 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.8 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 346.1 people per square mile, 3.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Bradley County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,440 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

113,782

3144th1st

561st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

329 sq mi

3144th1st

2741st of 3,144 (US)

Density

346.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

387th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,440

3143rd1st

1696th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

113,782

95th1st

13th of 95 (TN)

Land area

329 sq mi

95th1st

67th of 95 (TN)

Density

346.1 / sq mi

95th1st

12th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$61,440

95th1st

33rd of 95 (TN)

How Bradley County's population changed since 2020

Bradley County gained 4,951 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.5%. That ranks 45th 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, Bradley County recorded 5,100 births and 5,941 deaths, a natural change of -841. Net international migration added +1,147 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,816. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,816 people.

108.8k2020109.8k2021110.8k2022112.1k2023113.8k2024
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
5,100
Deaths
5,941
Net international migration
+1,147
Net domestic migration
+4,816
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,650

Where Bradley County is

The Census internal point of Bradley County is at 35.153900, -84.859400. 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 Bradley 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: Bradley County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.153900, -84.859400
DMS
35°09'14.04"N 84°51'33.84"W
UTM
16N 694982.3E 3892207.9N
Geohash
dn5xuzx62
Plus code
867Q543R+H6

Towns in Bradley County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bradley County, 50,232 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bradley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cleveland with 50,232.

  1. 01Cleveland50,232
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bradley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bradley County, including 2 across a state line. 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 128.7 miles WNW of Bradley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 22.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cleveland, TN (population 50,232), 1.9 miles away.

Bradley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bradley County is 47011: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,440.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bradley County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 113,782. That is up 4,951 people (4.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 108,831.

What is the FIPS code of Bradley County?

47011. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bradley County?

Cleveland, with 50,232 residents inside Bradley County in 2024.

Which counties border Bradley County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Whitfield County, GA; McMinn County, TN; Murray County, GA; Polk County, TN; Meigs 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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