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  • Largest town: Lynchburg, Moore County

Moore County, Tennessee

Moore County had 6,773 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 129.2 square miles of land. It ranks 92nd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 94th by land area.

Population
6,773
#92 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,672 in US
Area
129.2 sq mi
#94 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,075 in US
Density
52 / sq mi
#67 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,421 in US
Median household income
$66,435
#20 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,254 in US

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

Moore County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Moore County population, land area and income

Moore County had 6,773 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 129.2 square miles of land. It ranks 92nd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 94th by land area. That works out to 52.4 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 Moore County has 21% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,435 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,773

3144th1st

2672nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

129 sq mi

3144th1st

3075th of 3,144 (US)

Density

52.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1421st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,435

3143rd1st

1254th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

6,773

95th1st

92nd of 95 (TN)

Land area

129 sq mi

95th1st

94th of 95 (TN)

Density

52.4 / sq mi

95th1st

67th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$66,435

95th1st

20th of 95 (TN)

How Moore County's population changed since 2020

Moore County gained 307 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.7%. That ranks 43rd 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, Moore County recorded 270 births and 354 deaths, a natural change of -84. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +400. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 400 people.

6,46620206,64420216,71520226,77420236,7732024
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
270
Deaths
354
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+400
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-1

Where Moore County is

The Census internal point of Moore County is at 35.288900, -86.358700. 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 Moore 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: Moore County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.288900, -86.358700
DMS
35°17'20.04"N 86°21'31.32"W
UTM
16N 558313.7E 3905270.3N
Geohash
dn68fb5s8
Plus code
867M7JQR+HG

Towns in Moore County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Moore County, 6,773 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Moore County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lynchburg, Moore County with 6,773.

  1. 01Lynchburg, Moore County6,773
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Moore County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Moore County. The most populous is Coffee County, TN, with 61,285 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 65.1 miles NNW of Moore County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 39.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tullahoma, TN (population 21,035), 9.8 miles away.

Moore County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Moore County is 47127: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 127. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,435.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Moore County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,773. That is up 307 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,466.

What is the FIPS code of Moore County?

47127. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (127) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Moore County?

Lynchburg, Moore County, with 6,773 residents inside Moore County in 2024.

Which counties border Moore County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, TN; Bedford County, TN; Franklin County, TN; Lincoln 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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