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Fentress County, Tennessee

Fentress County had 20,129 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 498.6 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 39th by land area.

Population
20,129
#68 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,822 in US
Area
498.6 sq mi
#39 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,091 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#80 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,664 in US
Median household income
$47,860
#86 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,840 in US

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

Fentress County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Fentress County population, land area and income

Fentress County had 20,129 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 498.6 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 40.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,860 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,129

3144th1st

1822nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

499 sq mi

3144th1st

2091st of 3,144 (US)

Density

40.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1664th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,860

3143rd1st

2840th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

20,129

95th1st

68th of 95 (TN)

Land area

499 sq mi

95th1st

39th of 95 (TN)

Density

40.4 / sq mi

95th1st

80th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$47,860

95th1st

86th of 95 (TN)

How Fentress County's population changed since 2020

Fentress County gained 1,595 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.6%. That ranks 9th 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, Fentress County recorded 787 births and 1,423 deaths, a natural change of -636. Net international migration added +8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,251. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,251 people.

18.5k202018.8k202119.3k202219.7k202320.1k2024
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
787
Deaths
1,423
Net international migration
+8
Net domestic migration
+2,251
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+421

Where Fentress County is

The Census internal point of Fentress County is at 36.369900, -84.937800. 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 Fentress 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: Fentress County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.369900, -84.937800
DMS
36°22'11.64"N 84°56'16.08"W
UTM
16N 685001.3E 4026951.8N
Geohash
dn7wghynj
Plus code
868Q9396+XV

Towns in Fentress County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Fentress County, 2,102 people together, or 10% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fentress County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jamestown with 2,102.

  1. 01Jamestown2,102
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fentress County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Fentress County. The most populous is Putnam County, TN, with 84,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 103.8 miles W of Fentress County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 61.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Crossville, TN (population 12,785), 29.2 miles away.

Fentress County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fentress County is 47049: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,860.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fentress County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,129. That is up 1,595 people (8.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,534.

What is the FIPS code of Fentress County?

47049. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fentress County?

Jamestown, with 2,102 residents inside Fentress County in 2024.

Which counties border Fentress County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Putnam County, TN; Cumberland County, TN; Overton County, TN; Scott County, TN; Morgan County, TN; Pickett 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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