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Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Lauderdale County had 24,630 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 471.9 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 45th by land area.

Population
24,630
#61 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,631 in US
Area
471.9 sq mi
#45 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,183 in US
Density
52 / sq mi
#68 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,423 in US
Median household income
$51,486
#77 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,604 in US

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

Lauderdale County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Lauderdale County population, land area and income

Lauderdale County had 24,630 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 471.9 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 52.2 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; Lauderdale County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,486 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,630

3144th1st

1631st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

472 sq mi

3144th1st

2183rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

52.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1423rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,486

3143rd1st

2604th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

24,630

95th1st

61st of 95 (TN)

Land area

472 sq mi

95th1st

45th of 95 (TN)

Density

52.2 / sq mi

95th1st

68th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$51,486

95th1st

77th of 95 (TN)

How Lauderdale County's population changed since 2020

Lauderdale County lost 495 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.0%. That ranks 92nd 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, Lauderdale County recorded 1,222 births and 1,479 deaths, a natural change of -257. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -255. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 257 people.

25.1k202024.9k202124.7k202224.6k202324.6k2024
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
1,222
Deaths
1,479
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
-255
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+76

Where Lauderdale County is

The Census internal point of Lauderdale County is at 35.763000, -89.627700. 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 Lauderdale 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: Lauderdale County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.763000, -89.627700
DMS
35°45'46.80"N 89°37'39.72"W
UTM
16N 262438.5E 3960847.2N
Geohash
dn272qrne
Plus code
867GQ97C+6W

Towns in Lauderdale County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lauderdale County, 9,579 people together, or 39% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lauderdale County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ripley with 7,546.

  1. 01Ripley7,546
  2. 02Halls2,033
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lauderdale County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lauderdale County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Tipton County, TN, with 62,187 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 161.4 miles E of Lauderdale County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 49.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Blytheville, AR (population 12,359), 19.5 miles away.

Lauderdale County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lauderdale County is 47097: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,486.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lauderdale County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,630. That is down 495 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,125.

What is the FIPS code of Lauderdale County?

47097. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lauderdale County?

Ripley, with 7,546 residents inside Lauderdale County in 2024.

Which counties border Lauderdale County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tipton County, TN; Mississippi County, AR; Dyer County, TN; Haywood County, TN; Crockett 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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