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Haywood County, Tennessee

Haywood County had 17,097 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 533.1 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 29th by land area.

Population
17,097
#75 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,973 in US
Area
533.1 sq mi
#29 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,956 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#89 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,863 in US
Median household income
$42,579
#92 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,037 in US

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

Haywood County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Haywood County population, land area and income

Haywood County had 17,097 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 533.1 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 32.1 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; Haywood County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,579 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,097

3144th1st

1973rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

533 sq mi

3144th1st

1956th of 3,144 (US)

Density

32.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1863rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,579

3143rd1st

3037th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

17,097

95th1st

75th of 95 (TN)

Land area

533 sq mi

95th1st

29th of 95 (TN)

Density

32.1 / sq mi

95th1st

89th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$42,579

95th1st

92nd of 95 (TN)

How Haywood County's population changed since 2020

Haywood County lost 728 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.1%. That ranks 94th 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, Haywood County recorded 756 births and 1,104 deaths, a natural change of -348. Net international migration added +28 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -449. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 449 people.

17.8k202017.7k202117.5k202217.3k202317.1k2024
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
756
Deaths
1,104
Net international migration
+28
Net domestic migration
-449
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-215

Where Haywood County is

The Census internal point of Haywood County is at 35.586700, -89.282700. 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 Haywood 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: Haywood County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.586700, -89.282700
DMS
35°35'12.12"N 89°16'57.72"W
UTM
16N 293179.8E 3940507.3N
Geohash
dn2d2q67d
Plus code
867GHPP8+MW

Towns in Haywood County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Haywood County, 9,358 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Haywood County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Brownsville with 9,358.

  1. 01Brownsville9,358
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Haywood County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Haywood County. The most populous is Madison County, TN, with 100,409 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 145.5 miles ENE of Haywood County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 50.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jackson, TN (population 69,303), 25.5 miles away.

Haywood County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Haywood County is 47075: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,579.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Haywood County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,097. That is down 728 people (4.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,825.

What is the FIPS code of Haywood County?

47075. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Haywood County?

Brownsville, with 9,358 residents inside Haywood County in 2024.

Which counties border Haywood County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, TN; Tipton County, TN; Fayette County, TN; Hardeman County, TN; Lauderdale County, TN; Crockett 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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