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Fayette County, Tennessee

Fayette County had 44,476 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 704.1 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
44,476
#37 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,106 in US
Area
704.1 sq mi
#3 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,316 in US
Density
63 / sq mi
#56 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,265 in US
Median household income
$76,680
#10 of 95 in Tennessee · #592 in US

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

Fayette County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Fayette County population, land area and income

Fayette County had 44,476 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 704.1 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 63.2 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; Fayette County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,680 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,476

3144th1st

1106th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

704 sq mi

3144th1st

1316th of 3,144 (US)

Density

63.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1265th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,680

3143rd1st

592nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

44,476

95th1st

37th of 95 (TN)

Land area

704 sq mi

95th1st

3rd of 95 (TN)

Density

63.2 / sq mi

95th1st

56th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$76,680

95th1st

10th of 95 (TN)

How Fayette County's population changed since 2020

Fayette County gained 2,611 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.2%. That ranks 24th 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, Fayette County recorded 1,811 births and 2,356 deaths, a natural change of -545. Net international migration added +8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,315. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,315 people.

41.9k202042.6k202143.3k202244.1k202344.5k2024
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
1,811
Deaths
2,356
Net international migration
+8
Net domestic migration
+3,315
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+394

Where Fayette County is

The Census internal point of Fayette County is at 35.197000, -89.413800. 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 Fayette 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: Fayette County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.197000, -89.413800
DMS
35°11'49.20"N 89°24'49.68"W
UTM
16N 280244.0E 3897559.0N
Geohash
dn22jr6v7
Plus code
867G5HWP+RF

Towns in Fayette County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fayette County, 18,241 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oakland with 10,769.

  1. 01Oakland10,769
  2. 02Somerville3,523
  3. 03Piperton2,766
  4. 04Rossville1,183
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Fayette County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Shelby County, TN, with 910,530 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 162.1 miles ENE of Fayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 31.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oakland, TN (population 10,769), 7.3 miles away.

Fayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fayette County is 47047: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,680.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fayette County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,476. That is up 2,611 people (6.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,865.

What is the FIPS code of Fayette County?

47047. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fayette County?

Oakland, with 10,769 residents inside Fayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Fayette County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, TN; Tipton County, TN; Marshall County, MS; Hardeman County, TN; Haywood County, TN; Benton County, MS.

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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