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  • Largest town: Clarksville

Montgomery County, Tennessee

Montgomery County had 246,025 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 539.2 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 28th by land area.

Population
246,025
#7 of 95 in Tennessee · #296 in US
Area
539.2 sq mi
#28 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,941 in US
Density
456 / sq mi
#7 of 95 in Tennessee · #305 in US
Median household income
$74,701
#11 of 95 in Tennessee · #687 in US

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

Montgomery County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Montgomery County population, land area and income

Montgomery County had 246,025 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 539.2 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 456.3 people per square mile, 4.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Montgomery County is 7.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,701 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

246,025

3144th1st

296th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

539 sq mi

3144th1st

1941st of 3,144 (US)

Density

456.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

305th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,701

3143rd1st

687th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

246,025

95th1st

7th of 95 (TN)

Land area

539 sq mi

95th1st

28th of 95 (TN)

Density

456.3 / sq mi

95th1st

7th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$74,701

95th1st

11th of 95 (TN)

How Montgomery County's population changed since 2020

Montgomery County gained 24,716 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 11.2%. That ranks 5th 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, Montgomery County recorded 15,898 births and 7,662 deaths, a natural change of +8,236. Net international migration added +1,414 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +16,094. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 16,094 people.

221.3k2020227.8k2021235.3k2022240.4k2023246.0k2024
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
15,898
Deaths
7,662
Net international migration
+1,414
Net domestic migration
+16,094
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5,627

Where Montgomery County is

The Census internal point of Montgomery County is at 36.500400, -87.380900. 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 Montgomery 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: Montgomery County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.500400, -87.380900
DMS
36°30'1.44"N 87°22'51.24"W
UTM
16N 465888.5E 4039519.9N
Geohash
dn3zesenj
Plus code
868JGJ29+5J

Towns in Montgomery County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Montgomery County, 185,690 people together, or 75% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Montgomery County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clarksville with 185,690.

  1. 01Clarksville185,690
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Montgomery County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Montgomery County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Robertson County, TN, with 78,459 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 40.5 miles SE of Montgomery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 5.0 miles away.

Montgomery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montgomery County is 47125: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,701.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montgomery County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 246,025. That is up 24,716 people (11.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 221,309.

What is the FIPS code of Montgomery County?

47125. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montgomery County?

Clarksville, with 185,690 residents inside Montgomery County in 2024.

Which counties border Montgomery County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Robertson County, TN; Christian County, KY; Dickson County, TN; Cheatham County, TN; Stewart County, TN; Todd County, KY; Houston 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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