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Jackson County, Tennessee

Jackson County had 12,376 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 308.8 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 71st by land area.

Population
12,376
#85 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,264 in US
Area
308.8 sq mi
#71 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,789 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#81 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,670 in US
Median household income
$48,285
#85 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,815 in US

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

Jackson County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 12,376 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 308.8 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 71st by land area. That works out to 40.1 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, so Jackson County has 38% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,285 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,376

3144th1st

2264th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

309 sq mi

3144th1st

2789th of 3,144 (US)

Density

40.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1670th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,285

3143rd1st

2815th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

12,376

95th1st

85th of 95 (TN)

Land area

309 sq mi

95th1st

71st of 95 (TN)

Density

40.1 / sq mi

95th1st

81st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$48,285

95th1st

85th of 95 (TN)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County gained 745 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.4%. That ranks 21st 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, Jackson County recorded 461 births and 887 deaths, a natural change of -426. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,171. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,171 people.

11.6k202011.8k202112.0k202212.3k202312.4k2024
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
461
Deaths
887
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+1,171
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+32

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 36.354300, -85.674100. 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 Jackson 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: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.354300, -85.674100
DMS
36°21'15.48"N 85°40'26.76"W
UTM
16N 618966.6E 4024062.7N
Geohash
dn7nf6n50
Plus code
868P983G+P9

Towns in Jackson County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Jackson County. Its 12,376 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Jackson County. The most populous is Putnam County, TN, with 84,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 63.2 miles WSW of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 54.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cookeville, TN (population 37,102), 16.9 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 47087: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,285.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,376. That is up 745 people (6.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,631.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

47087. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (087) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Jackson County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Jackson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Putnam County, TN; Macon County, TN; Overton County, TN; Smith County, TN; Clay 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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