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Macon County, Tennessee

Macon County had 27,189 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 307.1 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
27,189
#56 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,537 in US
Area
307.1 sq mi
#72 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,794 in US
Density
89 / sq mi
#41 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,003 in US
Median household income
$57,496
#50 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,087 in US

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

Macon County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Macon County population, land area and income

Macon County had 27,189 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 307.1 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 88.5 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,496 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,189

3144th1st

1537th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

307 sq mi

3144th1st

2794th of 3,144 (US)

Density

88.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1003rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,496

3143rd1st

2087th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

27,189

95th1st

56th of 95 (TN)

Land area

307 sq mi

95th1st

72nd of 95 (TN)

Density

88.5 / sq mi

95th1st

41st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$57,496

95th1st

50th of 95 (TN)

How Macon County's population changed since 2020

Macon County gained 1,920 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.6%. That ranks 15th 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, Macon County recorded 1,395 births and 1,507 deaths, a natural change of -112. Net international migration added +88 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,968. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,968 people.

25.3k202025.7k202126.2k202226.8k202327.2k2024
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
1,395
Deaths
1,507
Net international migration
+88
Net domestic migration
+1,968
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+352

Where Macon County is

The Census internal point of Macon County is at 36.537800, -86.001000. 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 Macon 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: Macon County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.537800, -86.001000
DMS
36°32'16.08"N 86°00'3.60"W
UTM
16N 589423.5E 4044065.2N
Geohash
dn6zfgxbp
Plus code
868MGXQX+4J

Towns in Macon County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Macon County, 7,133 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Macon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lafayette with 5,919.

  1. 01Lafayette5,919
  2. 02Red Boiling Springs1,214
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Macon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Macon County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Sumner County, TN, with 211,721 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 50.6 miles WSW of Macon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Nashville-Davidson, TN (population 704,963), 50.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN (population 12,159), 13.2 miles away.

Macon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Macon County is 47111: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,496.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Macon County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,189. That is up 1,920 people (7.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,269.

What is the FIPS code of Macon County?

47111. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Macon County?

Lafayette, with 5,919 residents inside Macon County in 2024.

Which counties border Macon County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sumner County, TN; Allen County, KY; Smith County, TN; Jackson County, TN; Trousdale County, TN; Monroe County, KY; Clay 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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