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Cannon County, Tennessee

Cannon County had 15,142 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 265.6 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 82nd by land area.

Population
15,142
#79 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,085 in US
Area
265.6 sq mi
#82 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,874 in US
Density
57 / sq mi
#62 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,350 in US
Median household income
$60,098
#41 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,828 in US

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

Cannon County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Cannon County population, land area and income

Cannon County had 15,142 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 265.6 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 82nd by land area. That works out to 57.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Cannon County has 46% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,098 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,142

3144th1st

2085th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

266 sq mi

3144th1st

2874th of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1350th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,098

3143rd1st

1828th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

15,142

95th1st

79th of 95 (TN)

Land area

266 sq mi

95th1st

82nd of 95 (TN)

Density

57.0 / sq mi

95th1st

62nd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$60,098

95th1st

41st of 95 (TN)

How Cannon County's population changed since 2020

Cannon County gained 581 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.0%. That ranks 57th 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, Cannon County recorded 738 births and 883 deaths, a natural change of -145. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +748. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 748 people.

14.6k202014.5k202114.8k202215.1k202315.1k2024
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
738
Deaths
883
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+748
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+91

Where Cannon County is

The Census internal point of Cannon County is at 35.808400, -86.062400. 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 Cannon 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: Cannon County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.808400, -86.062400
DMS
35°48'30.24"N 86°03'44.64"W
UTM
16N 584708.8E 3963103.1N
Geohash
dn6g9wer0
Plus code
867MRW5Q+92

Towns in Cannon County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cannon County, 2,831 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cannon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Woodbury with 2,831.

  1. 01Woodbury2,831
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cannon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cannon County. The most populous is Rutherford County, TN, with 376,996 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 47.3 miles WNW of Cannon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 20.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McMinnville, TN (population 14,032), 17.9 miles away.

Cannon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cannon County is 47015: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,098.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cannon County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,142. That is up 581 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,561.

What is the FIPS code of Cannon County?

47015. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cannon County?

Woodbury, with 2,831 residents inside Cannon County in 2024.

Which counties border Cannon County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rutherford County, TN; Wilson County, TN; Coffee County, TN; Warren County, TN; DeKalb 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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