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  • Largest town: Henderson

Chester County, Tennessee

Chester County had 17,876 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 285.7 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 76th by land area.

Population
17,876
#72 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,940 in US
Area
285.7 sq mi
#76 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,831 in US
Density
63 / sq mi
#57 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,272 in US
Median household income
$65,714
#22 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,324 in US

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

Chester County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Chester County population, land area and income

Chester County had 17,876 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 285.7 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 76th by land area. That works out to 62.6 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; Chester County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,714 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,876

3144th1st

1940th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

286 sq mi

3144th1st

2831st of 3,144 (US)

Density

62.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1272nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,714

3143rd1st

1324th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

17,876

95th1st

72nd of 95 (TN)

Land area

286 sq mi

95th1st

76th of 95 (TN)

Density

62.6 / sq mi

95th1st

57th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$65,714

95th1st

22nd of 95 (TN)

How Chester County's population changed since 2020

Chester County gained 491 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.8%. That ranks 67th 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, Chester County recorded 817 births and 969 deaths, a natural change of -152. Net international migration added +82 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +589. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 589 people.

17.4k202017.5k202117.6k202217.7k202317.9k2024
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
817
Deaths
969
Net international migration
+82
Net domestic migration
+589
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+154

Where Chester County is

The Census internal point of Chester County is at 35.420300, -88.611400. 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 Chester 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: Chester County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.420300, -88.611400
DMS
35°25'13.08"N 88°36'41.04"W
UTM
16N 353706.5E 3920846.8N
Geohash
dn2cx854h
Plus code
867HC9CQ+4C

Towns in Chester County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Chester County, 6,519 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chester County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Henderson with 6,519.

  1. 01Henderson6,519
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chester County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chester 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 114.6 miles ENE of Chester County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 79.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jackson, TN (population 69,303), 20.5 miles away.

Chester County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chester County is 47023: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,714.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chester County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,876. That is up 491 people (2.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,385.

What is the FIPS code of Chester County?

47023. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chester County?

Henderson, with 6,519 residents inside Chester County in 2024.

Which counties border Chester County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, TN; Henderson County, TN; Hardin County, TN; McNairy County, TN; Hardeman 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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