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Henderson County, Tennessee

Henderson County had 28,183 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 520.0 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 34th by land area.

Population
28,183
#54 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,503 in US
Area
520.0 sq mi
#34 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,005 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#65 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,394 in US
Median household income
$55,656
#62 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,266 in US

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

Henderson County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Henderson County population, land area and income

Henderson County had 28,183 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 520.0 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 54.2 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; Henderson County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,656 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,183

3144th1st

1503rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

520 sq mi

3144th1st

2005th of 3,144 (US)

Density

54.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1394th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,656

3143rd1st

2266th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

28,183

95th1st

54th of 95 (TN)

Land area

520 sq mi

95th1st

34th of 95 (TN)

Density

54.2 / sq mi

95th1st

65th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$55,656

95th1st

62nd of 95 (TN)

How Henderson County's population changed since 2020

Henderson County gained 352 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 83rd 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, Henderson County recorded 1,326 births and 1,858 deaths, a natural change of -532. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +859. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 859 people.

27.8k202027.9k202127.9k202228.1k202328.2k2024
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
1,326
Deaths
1,858
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+859
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+118

Where Henderson County is

The Census internal point of Henderson County is at 35.654000, -88.387700. 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 Henderson 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: Henderson County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.654000, -88.387700
DMS
35°39'14.40"N 88°23'15.72"W
UTM
16N 374381.9E 3946459.9N
Geohash
dn34udw59
Plus code
867HMJ36+JW

Towns in Henderson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Henderson County, 8,037 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Henderson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lexington with 8,037.

  1. 01Lexington8,037
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Henderson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Henderson 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 96.5 miles ENE of Henderson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 85.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jackson, TN (population 69,303), 25.1 miles away.

Henderson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Henderson County is 47077: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 077. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,656.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Henderson County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,183. That is up 352 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 27,831.

What is the FIPS code of Henderson County?

47077. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (077) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Henderson County?

Lexington, with 8,037 residents inside Henderson County in 2024.

Which counties border Henderson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, TN; Carroll County, TN; Hardin County, TN; Chester 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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