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Lewis County, Tennessee

Lewis County had 13,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 282.1 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 77th by land area.

Population
13,418
#84 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,195 in US
Area
282.1 sq mi
#77 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,844 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#72 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,520 in US
Median household income
$55,231
#64 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,306 in US

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

Lewis County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Lewis County population, land area and income

Lewis County had 13,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 282.1 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 47.6 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, so Lewis County has 41% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,231 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,418

3144th1st

2195th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

282 sq mi

3144th1st

2844th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1520th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,231

3143rd1st

2306th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

13,418

95th1st

84th of 95 (TN)

Land area

282 sq mi

95th1st

77th of 95 (TN)

Density

47.6 / sq mi

95th1st

72nd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$55,231

95th1st

64th of 95 (TN)

How Lewis County's population changed since 2020

Lewis County gained 811 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.4%. That ranks 20th 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, Lewis County recorded 586 births and 855 deaths, a natural change of -269. Net international migration added +62 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,042. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,042 people.

12.6k202012.9k202112.9k202213.1k202313.4k2024
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
586
Deaths
855
Net international migration
+62
Net domestic migration
+1,042
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+272

Where Lewis County is

The Census internal point of Lewis County is at 35.523200, -87.497000. 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 Lewis 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: Lewis County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.523200, -87.497000
DMS
35°31'23.52"N 87°29'49.20"W
UTM
16N 454938.3E 3931180.0N
Geohash
dn3f0fy9s
Plus code
867JGGF3+75

Towns in Lewis County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lewis County, 4,136 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lewis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hohenwald with 4,136.

  1. 01Hohenwald4,136
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lewis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lewis County. The most populous is Maury County, TN, with 113,411 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 59.7 miles NE of Lewis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Nashville-Davidson, TN (population 704,963), 60.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lawrenceburg, TN (population 12,112), 21.1 miles away.

Lewis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lewis County is 47101: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,231.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lewis County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,418. That is up 811 people (6.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,607.

What is the FIPS code of Lewis County?

47101. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lewis County?

Hohenwald, with 4,136 residents inside Lewis County in 2024.

Which counties border Lewis County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Maury County, TN; Lawrence County, TN; Hickman County, TN; Wayne County, TN; Perry 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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