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Hardin County, Tennessee

Hardin County had 27,617 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.5 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 18th by land area.

Population
27,617
#55 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,517 in US
Area
577.5 sq mi
#18 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,711 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#71 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,515 in US
Median household income
$49,126
#83 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,765 in US

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

Hardin County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Hardin County population, land area and income

Hardin County had 27,617 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 577.5 square miles of land. It ranks 55th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 47.8 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; Hardin County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,126 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,617

3144th1st

1517th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

577 sq mi

3144th1st

1711th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1515th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,126

3143rd1st

2765th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

27,617

95th1st

55th of 95 (TN)

Land area

577 sq mi

95th1st

18th of 95 (TN)

Density

47.8 / sq mi

95th1st

71st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$49,126

95th1st

83rd of 95 (TN)

How Hardin County's population changed since 2020

Hardin County gained 659 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.4%. That ranks 70th 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, Hardin County recorded 1,131 births and 2,015 deaths, a natural change of -884. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,487. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,487 people.

27.0k202027.0k202127.2k202227.4k202327.6k2024
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
1,131
Deaths
2,015
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+1,487
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+168

Where Hardin County is

The Census internal point of Hardin County is at 35.201900, -88.185700. 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 Hardin 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: Hardin County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.201900, -88.185700
DMS
35°12'6.84"N 88°11'8.52"W
UTM
16N 392066.7E 3896077.2N
Geohash
dn323231u
Plus code
867H6R27+QP

Towns in Hardin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hardin County, 7,612 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hardin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Savannah with 7,565.

  1. 01Savannah7,565
  2. 02Adamsville (part)47
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hardin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Hardin County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Lauderdale County, AL, with 97,502 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 103.1 miles NE of Hardin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 92.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corinth, MS (population 14,219), 25.5 miles away.

Hardin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hardin County is 47071: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,126.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hardin County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,617. That is up 659 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,958.

What is the FIPS code of Hardin County?

47071. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hardin County?

Savannah, with 7,565 residents inside Hardin County in 2024.

Which counties border Hardin County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, AL; Alcorn County, MS; Henderson County, TN; McNairy County, TN; Tishomingo County, MS; Chester County, TN; Wayne County, TN; Decatur 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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