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Dyer County, Tennessee

Dyer County had 36,403 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 512.4 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 35th by land area.

Population
36,403
#44 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,285 in US
Area
512.4 sq mi
#35 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,033 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#52 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,167 in US
Median household income
$57,548
#49 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,085 in US

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

Dyer County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Dyer County population, land area and income

Dyer County had 36,403 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 512.4 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 71.1 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; Dyer County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,548 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,403

3144th1st

1285th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

512 sq mi

3144th1st

2033rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

71.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1167th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,548

3143rd1st

2085th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

36,403

95th1st

44th of 95 (TN)

Land area

512 sq mi

95th1st

35th of 95 (TN)

Density

71.1 / sq mi

95th1st

52nd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$57,548

95th1st

49th of 95 (TN)

How Dyer County's population changed since 2020

Dyer County lost 306 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 89th 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, Dyer County recorded 1,913 births and 2,457 deaths, a natural change of -544. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +150. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 544 people.

36.7k202036.6k202136.4k202236.4k202336.4k2024
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
1,913
Deaths
2,457
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
+150
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-29

Where Dyer County is

The Census internal point of Dyer County is at 36.054200, -89.398300. 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 Dyer 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: Dyer County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.054200, -89.398300
DMS
36°03'15.12"N 89°23'53.88"W
UTM
16N 283975.4E 3992621.9N
Geohash
dn2mjeqnu
Plus code
868G3J32+MM

Towns in Dyer County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dyer County, 19,162 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dyer County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dyersburg with 15,915.

  1. 01Dyersburg15,915
  2. 02Newbern3,247
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dyer County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Dyer County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Gibson County, TN, with 51,422 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 146.1 miles E of Dyer County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 72.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dyersburg, TN (population 15,915), 1.2 miles away.

Dyer County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dyer County is 47045: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,548.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dyer County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,403. That is down 306 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,709.

What is the FIPS code of Dyer County?

47045. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (045) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dyer County?

Dyersburg, with 15,915 residents inside Dyer County in 2024.

Which counties border Dyer County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gibson County, TN; Mississippi County, AR; Obion County, TN; Lauderdale County, TN; Pemiscot County, MO; Crockett County, TN; Lake 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.