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  • Largest town: Jackson

Madison County, Tennessee

Madison County had 100,409 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 557.2 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 24th by land area.

Population
100,409
#15 of 95 in Tennessee · #620 in US
Area
557.2 sq mi
#24 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,859 in US
Density
180 / sq mi
#20 of 95 in Tennessee · #606 in US
Median household income
$60,663
#37 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,774 in US

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

Madison County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Madison County population, land area and income

Madison County had 100,409 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 557.2 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 180.2 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Madison County is 3.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,663 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

100,409

3144th1st

620th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

557 sq mi

3144th1st

1859th of 3,144 (US)

Density

180.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

606th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,663

3143rd1st

1774th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

100,409

95th1st

15th of 95 (TN)

Land area

557 sq mi

95th1st

24th of 95 (TN)

Density

180.2 / sq mi

95th1st

20th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$60,663

95th1st

37th of 95 (TN)

How Madison County's population changed since 2020

Madison County gained 1,575 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.6%. That ranks 81st 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, Madison County recorded 5,080 births and 5,297 deaths, a natural change of -217. Net international migration added +673 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,037. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,037 people.

98.8k202098.6k202199.3k202299.4k2023100.4k2024
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
5,080
Deaths
5,297
Net international migration
+673
Net domestic migration
+1,037
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,019

Where Madison County is

The Census internal point of Madison County is at 35.606100, -88.833400. 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 Madison 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: Madison County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.606100, -88.833400
DMS
35°36'21.96"N 88°50'0.24"W
UTM
16N 333933.0E 3941807.8N
Geohash
dn2fd9ckx
Plus code
867HJ548+CJ

Towns in Madison County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Madison County, 71,321 people together, or 71% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jackson with 69,303.

  1. 01Jackson69,303
  2. 02Three Way1,922
  3. 03Humboldt (part)96
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Madison County. The most populous is Gibson County, TN, with 51,422 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 121.1 miles ENE of Madison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 72.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jackson, TN (population 69,303), 3.4 miles away.

Madison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison County is 47113: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,663.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 100,409. That is up 1,575 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 98,834.

What is the FIPS code of Madison County?

47113. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madison County?

Jackson, with 69,303 residents inside Madison County in 2024.

Which counties border Madison County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gibson County, TN; Carroll County, TN; Henderson County, TN; Hardeman County, TN; Chester 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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