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Greene County, Tennessee

Greene County had 73,398 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 622.2 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 7th by land area.

Population
73,398
#20 of 95 in Tennessee · #763 in US
Area
622.2 sq mi
#7 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,551 in US
Density
118 / sq mi
#30 of 95 in Tennessee · #803 in US
Median household income
$54,188
#69 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,398 in US

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

Greene County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Greene County population, land area and income

Greene County had 73,398 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 622.2 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 118.0 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Greene County is 2.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,188 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

73,398

3144th1st

763rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

622 sq mi

3144th1st

1551st of 3,144 (US)

Density

118.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

803rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,188

3143rd1st

2398th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

73,398

95th1st

20th of 95 (TN)

Land area

622 sq mi

95th1st

7th of 95 (TN)

Density

118.0 / sq mi

95th1st

30th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$54,188

95th1st

69th of 95 (TN)

How Greene County's population changed since 2020

Greene County gained 3,050 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 50th 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, Greene County recorded 2,680 births and 4,990 deaths, a natural change of -2,310. Net international migration added +85 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,381. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,381 people.

70.3k202070.6k202171.3k202272.5k202373.4k2024
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
2,680
Deaths
4,990
Net international migration
+85
Net domestic migration
+5,381
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+852

Where Greene County is

The Census internal point of Greene County is at 36.179500, -82.847500. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Greene 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: Greene County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.179500, -82.847500
DMS
36°10'46.20"N 82°50'51.00"W
UTM
17N 333858.6E 4005439.5N
Geohash
dnmjff22c
Plus code
868V55H3+Q2

Towns in Greene County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Greene County, 21,933 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greene County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greeneville with 15,979.

  1. 01Greeneville15,979
  2. 02Tusculum3,394
  3. 03Mosheim2,560
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greene County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Greene County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Washington County, TN, with 139,642 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 219.5 miles W of Greene County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 63.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greeneville, TN (population 15,979), 1.7 miles away.

Greene County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greene County is 47059: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,188.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greene County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 73,398. That is up 3,050 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 70,348.

What is the FIPS code of Greene County?

47059. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greene County?

Greeneville, with 15,979 residents inside Greene County in 2024.

Which counties border Greene County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Washington County, TN; Hamblen County, TN; Hawkins County, TN; Cocke County, TN; Madison County, NC; Unicoi 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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