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Lincoln County, Tennessee

Lincoln County had 36,751 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 20th by land area.

Population
36,751
#43 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,270 in US
Area
570.3 sq mi
#20 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,773 in US
Density
64 / sq mi
#55 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,247 in US
Median household income
$60,974
#35 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,744 in US

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

Lincoln County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Lincoln County population, land area and income

Lincoln County had 36,751 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 570.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 20th by land area. That works out to 64.4 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; Lincoln County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,974 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,751

3144th1st

1270th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

570 sq mi

3144th1st

1773rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

64.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1247th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,974

3143rd1st

1744th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

36,751

95th1st

43rd of 95 (TN)

Land area

570 sq mi

95th1st

20th of 95 (TN)

Density

64.4 / sq mi

95th1st

55th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$60,974

95th1st

35th of 95 (TN)

How Lincoln County's population changed since 2020

Lincoln County gained 1,413 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.0%. That ranks 56th 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, Lincoln County recorded 1,734 births and 2,258 deaths, a natural change of -524. Net international migration added +102 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,821. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,821 people.

35.3k202035.4k202136.0k202236.2k202336.8k2024
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
1,734
Deaths
2,258
Net international migration
+102
Net domestic migration
+1,821
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+558

Where Lincoln County is

The Census internal point of Lincoln County is at 35.142800, -86.593400. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.142800, -86.593400
DMS
35°08'34.08"N 86°35'36.24"W
UTM
16N 537038.5E 3888954.9N
Geohash
dn4rvt89e
Plus code
867M4CV4+4J

Towns in Lincoln County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lincoln County, 7,289 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fayetteville with 7,142.

  1. 01Fayetteville7,142
  2. 02Ardmore (part)147
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lincoln County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Madison County, AL, with 423,355 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 71.5 miles N of Lincoln County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 31.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lewisburg, TN (population 13,473), 24.0 miles away.

Lincoln County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln County is 47103: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 103. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,974.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,751. That is up 1,413 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 35,338.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln County?

47103. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (103) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lincoln County?

Fayetteville, with 7,142 residents inside Lincoln County in 2024.

Which counties border Lincoln County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, AL; Limestone County, AL; Bedford County, TN; Franklin County, TN; Marshall County, TN; Giles County, TN; Moore 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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