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Jefferson County, Tennessee

Jefferson County had 59,217 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 275.2 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 79th by land area.

Population
59,217
#27 of 95 in Tennessee · #900 in US
Area
275.2 sq mi
#79 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,857 in US
Density
215 / sq mi
#17 of 95 in Tennessee · #541 in US
Median household income
$62,730
#28 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,578 in US

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

Jefferson County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Jefferson County population, land area and income

Jefferson County had 59,217 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 275.2 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 79th by land area. That works out to 215.2 people per square mile, 2.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents; Jefferson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,730 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

59,217

3144th1st

900th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

275 sq mi

3144th1st

2857th of 3,144 (US)

Density

215.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

541st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,730

3143rd1st

1578th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

59,217

95th1st

27th of 95 (TN)

Land area

275 sq mi

95th1st

79th of 95 (TN)

Density

215.2 / sq mi

95th1st

17th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$62,730

95th1st

28th of 95 (TN)

How Jefferson County's population changed since 2020

Jefferson County gained 4,300 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.8%. That ranks 11th 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, Jefferson County recorded 2,216 births and 3,509 deaths, a natural change of -1,293. Net international migration added +274 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,484. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,484 people.

54.9k202055.6k202156.7k202257.9k202359.2k2024
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
2,216
Deaths
3,509
Net international migration
+274
Net domestic migration
+5,484
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,320

Where Jefferson County is

The Census internal point of Jefferson County is at 36.048500, -83.441200. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Jefferson 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: Jefferson County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.048500, -83.441200
DMS
36°02'54.60"N 83°26'28.32"W
UTM
17N 280094.6E 3992085.6N
Geohash
dnktj4rvx
Plus code
868R2HX5+9G

Towns in Jefferson County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jefferson County, 16,858 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jefferson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jefferson City with 9,013.

  1. 01Jefferson City9,013
  2. 02Dandridge3,841
  3. 03White Pine2,584
  4. 04New Market1,416
  5. 05Morristown (part)4
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jefferson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Jefferson County. The most populous is Knox County, TN, with 506,748 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 186.8 miles W of Jefferson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 28.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morristown, TN (population 32,994), 13.4 miles away.

Jefferson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jefferson County is 47089: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 089. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,730.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jefferson County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 59,217. That is up 4,300 people (7.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 54,917.

What is the FIPS code of Jefferson County?

47089. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (089) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jefferson County?

Jefferson City, with 9,013 residents inside Jefferson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jefferson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Knox County, TN; Sevier County, TN; Hamblen County, TN; Cocke County, TN; Grainger 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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