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Monroe County, Tennessee

Monroe County had 49,154 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 635.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 6th by land area.

Population
49,154
#34 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,019 in US
Area
635.8 sq mi
#6 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,501 in US
Density
77 / sq mi
#46 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,105 in US
Median household income
$58,980
#43 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,940 in US

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

Monroe County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Monroe County population, land area and income

Monroe County had 49,154 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 635.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 77.3 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; Monroe County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,980 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,154

3144th1st

1019th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

636 sq mi

3144th1st

1501st of 3,144 (US)

Density

77.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1105th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,980

3143rd1st

1940th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

49,154

95th1st

34th of 95 (TN)

Land area

636 sq mi

95th1st

6th of 95 (TN)

Density

77.3 / sq mi

95th1st

46th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$58,980

95th1st

43rd of 95 (TN)

How Monroe County's population changed since 2020

Monroe County gained 2,755 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.9%. That ranks 30th 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, Monroe County recorded 2,109 births and 3,271 deaths, a natural change of -1,162. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,962. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,962 people.

46.4k202046.7k202147.7k202248.6k202349.2k2024
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
2,109
Deaths
3,271
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+3,962
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+576

Where Monroe County is

The Census internal point of Monroe County is at 35.447800, -84.249700. 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 Monroe 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: Monroe County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.447800, -84.249700
DMS
35°26'52.08"N 84°14'58.92"W
UTM
16N 749626.1E 3926180.5N
Geohash
dnk1dv54r
Plus code
867QCQX2+44

Towns in Monroe County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Monroe County, 13,749 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Monroe County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sweetwater with 6,670.

  1. 01Sweetwater (part)6,670
  2. 02Madisonville5,395
  3. 03Vonore1,684
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Monroe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Monroe County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Blount County, TN, with 142,211 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 150.4 miles WNW of Monroe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 39.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, TN (population 15,050), 20.0 miles away.

Monroe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Monroe County is 47123: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,980.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Monroe County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,154. That is up 2,755 people (5.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 46,399.

What is the FIPS code of Monroe County?

47123. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Monroe County?

Sweetwater, with 6,670 residents inside Monroe County in 2024 (6,676 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Monroe County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Blount County, TN; Loudon County, TN; McMinn County, TN; Cherokee County, NC; Polk County, TN; Graham County, NC.

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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