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  • Largest town: Tiptonville

Lake County, Tennessee

Lake County had 6,422 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 165.8 square miles of land. It ranks 94th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 91st by land area.

Population
6,422
#94 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,704 in US
Area
165.8 sq mi
#91 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,044 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#83 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,702 in US
Median household income
$40,778
#94 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,073 in US

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

Lake County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Lake County population, land area and income

Lake County had 6,422 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 165.8 square miles of land. It ranks 94th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 91st by land area. That works out to 38.7 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 Lake County has 20% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $40,778 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,422

3144th1st

2704th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

166 sq mi

3144th1st

3044th of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1702nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$40,778

3143rd1st

3073rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

6,422

95th1st

94th of 95 (TN)

Land area

166 sq mi

95th1st

91st of 95 (TN)

Density

38.7 / sq mi

95th1st

83rd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$40,778

95th1st

94th of 95 (TN)

How Lake County's population changed since 2020

Lake County lost 563 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 8.1%. That ranks 95th 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, Lake County recorded 286 births and 460 deaths, a natural change of -174. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -386. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 386 people.

6,98520206,58820216,49320226,40720236,4222024
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
286
Deaths
460
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
-386
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Lake County is

The Census internal point of Lake County is at 36.333900, -89.485500. 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 Lake 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: Lake County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.333900, -89.485500
DMS
36°20'2.04"N 89°29'7.80"W
UTM
16N 276914.9E 4023851.8N
Geohash
dn2qewqsk
Plus code
868G8GM7+HR

Towns in Lake County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lake County, 5,091 people together, or 79% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lake County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tiptonville with 3,425.

  1. 01Tiptonville3,425
  2. 02Ridgely1,666
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lake County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lake County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Dyer County, TN, with 36,403 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 151.0 miles E of Lake County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 88.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dyersburg, TN (population 15,915), 20.7 miles away.

Lake County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lake County is 47095: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $40,778.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lake County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,422. That is down 563 people (8.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,985.

What is the FIPS code of Lake County?

47095. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lake County?

Tiptonville, with 3,425 residents inside Lake County in 2024.

Which counties border Lake County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dyer County, TN; Obion County, TN; New Madrid County, MO; Pemiscot County, MO; Fulton County, KY.

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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