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Humphreys County, Tennessee

Humphreys County had 19,554 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 530.8 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 31st by land area.

Population
19,554
#69 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,855 in US
Area
530.8 sq mi
#31 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,975 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#86 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,749 in US
Median household income
$63,017
#27 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,560 in US

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

Humphreys County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Humphreys County population, land area and income

Humphreys County had 19,554 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 530.8 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 36.8 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; Humphreys County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,017 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,554

3144th1st

1855th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

531 sq mi

3144th1st

1975th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1749th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,017

3143rd1st

1560th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

19,554

95th1st

69th of 95 (TN)

Land area

531 sq mi

95th1st

31st of 95 (TN)

Density

36.8 / sq mi

95th1st

86th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$63,017

95th1st

27th of 95 (TN)

How Humphreys County's population changed since 2020

Humphreys County gained 558 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 64th 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, Humphreys County recorded 798 births and 1,223 deaths, a natural change of -425. Net international migration added +22 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +969. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 969 people.

19.0k202019.2k202119.0k202219.3k202319.6k2024
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
798
Deaths
1,223
Net international migration
+22
Net domestic migration
+969
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+261

Where Humphreys County is

The Census internal point of Humphreys County is at 36.040800, -87.790500. 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 Humphreys 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: Humphreys County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.040800, -87.790500
DMS
36°02'26.88"N 87°47'25.80"W
UTM
16N 428790.1E 3988762.8N
Geohash
dn3t430bv
Plus code
868J26R5+8Q

Towns in Humphreys County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Humphreys County, 7,983 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Humphreys County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Waverly with 4,381.

  1. 01Waverly4,381
  2. 02New Johnsonville1,840
  3. 03McEwen1,762
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Humphreys County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Humphreys County. The most populous is Dickson County, TN, with 57,641 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 56.8 miles E of Humphreys County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 44.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dickson, TN (population 16,878), 23.6 miles away.

Humphreys County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Humphreys County is 47085: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,017.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Humphreys County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,554. That is up 558 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,996.

What is the FIPS code of Humphreys County?

47085. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Humphreys County?

Waverly, with 4,381 residents inside Humphreys County in 2024.

Which counties border Humphreys County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dickson County, TN; Hickman County, TN; Benton County, TN; Perry County, TN; Houston 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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