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Giles County, Tennessee

Giles County had 30,971 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 610.9 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 12th by land area.

Population
30,971
#49 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,414 in US
Area
610.9 sq mi
#12 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,585 in US
Density
51 / sq mi
#69 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,450 in US
Median household income
$60,422
#40 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,799 in US

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

Giles County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Giles County population, land area and income

Giles County had 30,971 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 610.9 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 50.7 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, about the same as Giles County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,422 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

30,971

3144th1st

1414th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

611 sq mi

3144th1st

1585th of 3,144 (US)

Density

50.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1450th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,422

3143rd1st

1799th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

30,971

95th1st

49th of 95 (TN)

Land area

611 sq mi

95th1st

12th of 95 (TN)

Density

50.7 / sq mi

95th1st

69th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$60,422

95th1st

40th of 95 (TN)

How Giles County's population changed since 2020

Giles County gained 627 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 75th 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, Giles County recorded 1,363 births and 2,054 deaths, a natural change of -691. Net international migration added +94 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,202. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,202 people.

30.3k202030.4k202130.6k202230.8k202331.0k2024
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
1,363
Deaths
2,054
Net international migration
+94
Net domestic migration
+1,202
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+156

Where Giles County is

The Census internal point of Giles County is at 35.202700, -87.035300. 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 Giles 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: Giles County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.202700, -87.035300
DMS
35°12'9.72"N 87°02'7.08"W
UTM
16N 496786.8E 3895522.7N
Geohash
dn6072qyd
Plus code
867J6X37+3V

Towns in Giles County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Giles County, 9,330 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Giles County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pulaski with 8,241.

  1. 01Pulaski8,241
  2. 02Ardmore (part)1,089
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Giles County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Giles County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Limestone County, AL, with 118,942 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 68.0 miles NNE of Giles County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 40.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lawrenceburg, TN (population 12,112), 17.1 miles away.

Giles County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Giles County is 47055: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,422.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Giles County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 30,971. That is up 627 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 30,344.

What is the FIPS code of Giles County?

47055. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Giles County?

Pulaski, with 8,241 residents inside Giles County in 2024.

Which counties border Giles County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Limestone County, AL; Maury County, TN; Lauderdale County, AL; Lawrence County, TN; Marshall County, TN; Lincoln 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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