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Marshall County, Tennessee

Marshall County had 37,847 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 375.5 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 61st by land area.

Population
37,847
#41 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,243 in US
Area
375.5 sq mi
#61 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,619 in US
Density
101 / sq mi
#36 of 95 in Tennessee · #900 in US
Median household income
$73,770
#14 of 95 in Tennessee · #740 in US

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

Marshall County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Marshall County population, land area and income

Marshall County had 37,847 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 375.5 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 100.8 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; Marshall County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,770 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,847

3144th1st

1243rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

375 sq mi

3144th1st

2619th of 3,144 (US)

Density

100.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

900th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,770

3143rd1st

740th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

37,847

95th1st

41st of 95 (TN)

Land area

375 sq mi

95th1st

61st of 95 (TN)

Density

100.8 / sq mi

95th1st

36th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$73,770

95th1st

14th of 95 (TN)

How Marshall County's population changed since 2020

Marshall County gained 3,375 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.8%. That ranks 7th 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, Marshall County recorded 1,884 births and 1,803 deaths, a natural change of +81. Net international migration added +69 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,335. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,335 people.

34.5k202035.1k202135.9k202237.0k202337.8k2024
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
1,884
Deaths
1,803
Net international migration
+69
Net domestic migration
+3,335
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+839

Where Marshall County is

The Census internal point of Marshall County is at 35.468300, -86.765900. 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 Marshall 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: Marshall County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.468300, -86.765900
DMS
35°28'5.88"N 86°45'57.24"W
UTM
16N 521239.6E 3925002.9N
Geohash
dn63c8fcz
Plus code
867MF69M+8J

Towns in Marshall County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Marshall County, 16,732 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marshall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lewisburg with 13,473.

  1. 01Lewisburg13,473
  2. 02Chapel Hill1,897
  3. 03Cornersville1,362
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marshall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Marshall County. The most populous is Rutherford County, TN, with 376,996 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 48.2 miles N of Marshall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 32.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lewisburg, TN (population 13,473), 1.8 miles away.

Marshall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marshall County is 47117: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,770.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marshall County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,847. That is up 3,375 people (9.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,472.

What is the FIPS code of Marshall County?

47117. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marshall County?

Lewisburg, with 13,473 residents inside Marshall County in 2024.

Which counties border Marshall County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rutherford County, TN; Williamson County, TN; Maury County, TN; Bedford County, TN; Lincoln County, TN; Giles 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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