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Meigs County, Tennessee

Meigs County had 13,937 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 195.1 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 89th by land area.

Population
13,937
#83 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,165 in US
Area
195.1 sq mi
#89 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,006 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#51 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,164 in US
Median household income
$56,161
#56 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,219 in US

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

Meigs County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Meigs County population, land area and income

Meigs County had 13,937 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 195.1 square miles of land. It ranks 83rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 89th by land area. That works out to 71.4 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, so Meigs County has 42% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,161 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,937

3144th1st

2165th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

195 sq mi

3144th1st

3006th of 3,144 (US)

Density

71.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1164th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,161

3143rd1st

2219th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

13,937

95th1st

83rd of 95 (TN)

Land area

195 sq mi

95th1st

89th of 95 (TN)

Density

71.4 / sq mi

95th1st

51st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$56,161

95th1st

56th of 95 (TN)

How Meigs County's population changed since 2020

Meigs County gained 1,128 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.8%. That ranks 8th 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, Meigs County recorded 533 births and 946 deaths, a natural change of -413. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,580. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,580 people.

12.8k202013.0k202113.3k202213.7k202313.9k2024
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
533
Deaths
946
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+1,580
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+255

Where Meigs County is

The Census internal point of Meigs County is at 35.512200, -84.816100. 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 Meigs 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: Meigs County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.512200, -84.816100
DMS
35°30'43.92"N 84°48'57.96"W
UTM
16N 698050.4E 3932039.6N
Geohash
dn7djbyc9
Plus code
867QG56M+VH

Towns in Meigs County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Meigs County, 1,652 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Meigs County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Decatur with 1,652.

  1. 01Decatur1,652
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Meigs County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Meigs County. The most populous is Hamilton County, TN, with 386,256 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 119.1 miles WNW of Meigs County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 39.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, TN (population 15,050), 12.5 miles away.

Meigs County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Meigs County is 47121: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,161.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Meigs County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,937. That is up 1,128 people (8.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,809.

What is the FIPS code of Meigs County?

47121. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Meigs County?

Decatur, with 1,652 residents inside Meigs County in 2024.

Which counties border Meigs County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Bradley County, TN; McMinn County, TN; Roane County, TN; Rhea 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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