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Grundy County, Tennessee

Grundy County had 14,148 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 360.4 square miles of land. It ranks 81st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
14,148
#81 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,153 in US
Area
360.4 sq mi
#63 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,652 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#82 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,690 in US
Median household income
$41,370
#93 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,064 in US

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

Grundy County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Grundy County population, land area and income

Grundy County had 14,148 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 360.4 square miles of land. It ranks 81st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 39.3 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, so Grundy County has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $41,370 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,148

3144th1st

2153rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

360 sq mi

3144th1st

2652nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1690th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$41,370

3143rd1st

3064th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

14,148

95th1st

81st of 95 (TN)

Land area

360 sq mi

95th1st

63rd of 95 (TN)

Density

39.3 / sq mi

95th1st

82nd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$41,370

95th1st

93rd of 95 (TN)

How Grundy County's population changed since 2020

Grundy County gained 600 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.4%. That ranks 47th 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, Grundy County recorded 733 births and 1,024 deaths, a natural change of -291. Net international migration added -6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +894. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 894 people.

13.5k202013.6k202113.8k202214.0k202314.1k2024
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
733
Deaths
1,024
Net international migration
-6
Net domestic migration
+894
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+156

Where Grundy County is

The Census internal point of Grundy County is at 35.393400, -85.710400. 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 Grundy 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: Grundy County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.393400, -85.710400
DMS
35°23'36.24"N 85°42'37.44"W
UTM
16N 617115.4E 3917434.5N
Geohash
dn713e5t6
Plus code
867P97VQ+9R

Towns in Grundy County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Grundy County, 5,289 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grundy County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gruetli-Laager with 1,789.

  1. 01Gruetli-Laager1,789
  2. 02Tracy City1,446
  3. 03Altamont1,189
  4. 04Monteagle (part)865
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grundy County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Grundy County. The most populous is Coffee County, TN, with 61,285 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 80.4 miles NW of Grundy County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 34.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McMinnville, TN (population 14,032), 20.6 miles away.

Grundy County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grundy County is 47061: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $41,370.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grundy County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,148. That is up 600 people (4.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,548.

What is the FIPS code of Grundy County?

47061. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grundy County?

Gruetli-Laager, with 1,789 residents inside Grundy County in 2024.

Which counties border Grundy County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, TN; Franklin County, TN; Warren County, TN; Marion County, TN; Sequatchie 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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