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Cheatham County, Tennessee

Cheatham County had 42,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 302.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 74th by land area.

Population
42,604
#39 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,138 in US
Area
302.5 sq mi
#74 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,806 in US
Density
141 / sq mi
#26 of 95 in Tennessee · #729 in US
Median household income
$82,030
#4 of 95 in Tennessee · #399 in US

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

Cheatham County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Cheatham County population, land area and income

Cheatham County had 42,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 302.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 74th by land area. That works out to 140.8 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents; Cheatham County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $82,030 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

42,604

3144th1st

1138th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

303 sq mi

3144th1st

2806th of 3,144 (US)

Density

140.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

729th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$82,030

3143rd1st

399th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

42,604

95th1st

39th of 95 (TN)

Land area

303 sq mi

95th1st

74th of 95 (TN)

Density

140.8 / sq mi

95th1st

26th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$82,030

95th1st

4th of 95 (TN)

How Cheatham County's population changed since 2020

Cheatham County gained 1,514 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 58th 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, Cheatham County recorded 1,921 births and 2,231 deaths, a natural change of -310. Net international migration added +174 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,711. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,711 people.

41.1k202041.5k202141.7k202242.2k202342.6k2024
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
1,921
Deaths
2,231
Net international migration
+174
Net domestic migration
+1,711
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+357

Where Cheatham County is

The Census internal point of Cheatham County is at 36.255200, -87.100800. 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 Cheatham 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: Cheatham County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.255200, -87.100800
DMS
36°15'18.72"N 87°06'2.88"W
UTM
16N 490944.5E 4012259.2N
Geohash
dn6n3bp1u
Plus code
868J7V4X+3M

Towns in Cheatham County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cheatham County, 16,125 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cheatham County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ashland City with 5,689.

  1. 01Ashland City5,689
  2. 02Pleasant View5,629
  3. 03Kingston Springs2,769
  4. 04Pegram2,038
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cheatham County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cheatham County. The most populous is Davidson County, TN, with 729,505 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 18.7 miles ESE of Cheatham County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Nashville-Davidson, TN (population 704,963), 18.5 miles away.

Cheatham County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cheatham County is 47021: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $82,030.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cheatham County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 42,604. That is up 1,514 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,090.

What is the FIPS code of Cheatham County?

47021. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (021) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cheatham County?

Ashland City, with 5,689 residents inside Cheatham County in 2024.

Which counties border Cheatham County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Davidson County, TN; Williamson County, TN; Montgomery County, TN; Robertson County, TN; Dickson 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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