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  • Largest town: McKenzie

Carroll County, Tennessee

Carroll County had 29,107 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 597.7 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 14th by land area.

Population
29,107
#53 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,468 in US
Area
597.7 sq mi
#14 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,634 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#70 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,495 in US
Median household income
$51,159
#78 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,637 in US

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

Carroll County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Carroll County population, land area and income

Carroll County had 29,107 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 597.7 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 48.7 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; Carroll County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,159 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

29,107

3144th1st

1468th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

598 sq mi

3144th1st

1634th of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1495th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,159

3143rd1st

2637th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

29,107

95th1st

53rd of 95 (TN)

Land area

598 sq mi

95th1st

14th of 95 (TN)

Density

48.7 / sq mi

95th1st

70th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$51,159

95th1st

78th of 95 (TN)

How Carroll County's population changed since 2020

Carroll County gained 679 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.4%. That ranks 71st 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, Carroll County recorded 1,336 births and 2,058 deaths, a natural change of -722. Net international migration added +60 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,278. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,278 people.

28.4k202028.3k202128.4k202229.0k202329.1k2024
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
1,336
Deaths
2,058
Net international migration
+60
Net domestic migration
+1,278
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+157

Where Carroll County is

The Census internal point of Carroll County is at 35.965700, -88.452400. 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 Carroll 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: Carroll County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.965700, -88.452400
DMS
35°57'56.52"N 88°27'8.64"W
UTM
16N 369037.6E 3981119.1N
Geohash
dn3he5qgm
Plus code
867HXG8X+72

Towns in Carroll County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Carroll County, 11,361 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Carroll County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McKenzie with 5,339.

  1. 01McKenzie (part)5,339
  2. 02Huntingdon4,502
  3. 03Bruceton1,520
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Carroll County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Carroll County. The most populous is Madison County, TN, with 100,409 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 94.2 miles E of Carroll County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 74.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Paris, TN (population 10,517), 24.0 miles away.

Carroll County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Carroll County is 47017: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,159.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carroll County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 29,107. That is up 679 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,428.

What is the FIPS code of Carroll County?

47017. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Carroll County?

McKenzie, with 5,339 residents inside Carroll County in 2024 (5,603 across all 3 counties it spans).

Which counties border Carroll County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, TN; Gibson County, TN; Weakley County, TN; Henry County, TN; Henderson County, TN; Benton County, TN; Decatur 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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