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Henry County, Tennessee

Henry County had 32,883 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 561.9 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
32,883
#48 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,373 in US
Area
561.9 sq mi
#22 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,841 in US
Density
59 / sq mi
#60 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,324 in US
Median household income
$52,064
#73 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,556 in US

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

Henry County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Henry County population, land area and income

Henry County had 32,883 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 561.9 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 58.5 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, about the same as Henry County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,064 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,883

3144th1st

1373rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

562 sq mi

3144th1st

1841st of 3,144 (US)

Density

58.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1324th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,064

3143rd1st

2556th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

32,883

95th1st

48th of 95 (TN)

Land area

562 sq mi

95th1st

22nd of 95 (TN)

Density

58.5 / sq mi

95th1st

60th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$52,064

95th1st

73rd of 95 (TN)

How Henry County's population changed since 2020

Henry County gained 737 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 73rd 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, Henry County recorded 1,253 births and 2,372 deaths, a natural change of -1,119. Net international migration added +18 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,766. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,766 people.

32.1k202032.2k202132.3k202232.5k202332.9k2024
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
1,253
Deaths
2,372
Net international migration
+18
Net domestic migration
+1,766
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+429

Where Henry County is

The Census internal point of Henry County is at 36.325300, -88.300300. 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 Henry 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: Henry County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.325300, -88.300300
DMS
36°19'31.08"N 88°18'1.08"W
UTM
16N 383287.2E 4020814.6N
Geohash
dn3nwsvdj
Plus code
868H8MGX+4V

Towns in Henry County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Henry County, 10,583 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Henry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Paris with 10,517.

  1. 01Paris10,517
  2. 02McKenzie (part)66
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Henry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Henry County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Calloway County, KY, with 38,975 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 85.2 miles E of Henry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 55.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Paris, TN (population 10,517), 2.3 miles away.

Henry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Henry County is 47079: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 079. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,064.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Henry County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,883. That is up 737 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 32,146.

What is the FIPS code of Henry County?

47079. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (079) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Henry County?

Paris, with 10,517 residents inside Henry County in 2024.

Which counties border Henry County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Calloway County, KY; Graves County, KY; Weakley County, TN; Carroll County, TN; Benton County, TN; Stewart 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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