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McMinn County, Tennessee

McMinn County had 56,754 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.1 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
56,754
#30 of 95 in Tennessee · #925 in US
Area
430.1 sq mi
#53 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,365 in US
Density
132 / sq mi
#28 of 95 in Tennessee · #750 in US
Median household income
$55,852
#59 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,247 in US

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

McMinn County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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McMinn County population, land area and income

McMinn County had 56,754 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.1 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 131.9 people per square mile, 1.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,852 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

56,754

3144th1st

925th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

430 sq mi

3144th1st

2365th of 3,144 (US)

Density

131.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

750th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,852

3143rd1st

2247th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

56,754

95th1st

30th of 95 (TN)

Land area

430 sq mi

95th1st

53rd of 95 (TN)

Density

131.9 / sq mi

95th1st

28th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$55,852

95th1st

59th of 95 (TN)

How McMinn County's population changed since 2020

McMinn County gained 3,410 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.4%. That ranks 22nd 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, McMinn County recorded 2,583 births and 3,640 deaths, a natural change of -1,057. Net international migration added +108 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,375. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,375 people.

53.3k202053.9k202154.7k202255.7k202356.8k2024
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
2,583
Deaths
3,640
Net international migration
+108
Net domestic migration
+4,375
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,034

Where McMinn County is

The Census internal point of McMinn County is at 35.424500, -84.619900. 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 McMinn 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: McMinn County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.424500, -84.619900
DMS
35°25'28.20"N 84°37'11.64"W
UTM
16N 716081.0E 3922722.4N
Geohash
dn7cd2vdt
Plus code
867QC9FJ+R2

Towns in McMinn County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in McMinn County, 20,388 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside McMinn County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Athens with 15,050.

  1. 01Athens15,050
  2. 02Etowah3,742
  3. 03Englewood1,590
  4. 04Sweetwater (part)6
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering McMinn County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for McMinn County. The most populous is Bradley County, TN, with 113,782 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 131.7 miles WNW of McMinn County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 43.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, TN (population 15,050), 2.4 miles away.

McMinn County FIPS code

The FIPS code of McMinn County is 47107: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,852.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McMinn County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 56,754. That is up 3,410 people (6.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 53,344.

What is the FIPS code of McMinn County?

47107. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in McMinn County?

Athens, with 15,050 residents inside McMinn County in 2024.

Which counties border McMinn County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bradley County, TN; Loudon County, TN; Roane County, TN; Monroe County, TN; Polk County, TN; Meigs 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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