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Obion County, Tennessee

Obion County had 30,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 544.9 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 26th by land area.

Population
30,261
#50 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,440 in US
Area
544.9 sq mi
#26 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,914 in US
Density
56 / sq mi
#63 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,374 in US
Median household income
$54,428
#68 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,383 in US

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

Obion County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Obion County population, land area and income

Obion County had 30,261 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 544.9 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 55.5 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, about the same as Obion County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,428 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

30,261

3144th1st

1440th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

545 sq mi

3144th1st

1914th of 3,144 (US)

Density

55.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1374th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,428

3143rd1st

2383rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

30,261

95th1st

50th of 95 (TN)

Land area

545 sq mi

95th1st

26th of 95 (TN)

Density

55.5 / sq mi

95th1st

63rd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$54,428

95th1st

68th of 95 (TN)

How Obion County's population changed since 2020

Obion County lost 514 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 91st 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, Obion County recorded 1,404 births and 2,079 deaths, a natural change of -675. Net international migration added +66 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +79. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 675 people.

30.8k202030.5k202130.4k202230.4k202330.3k2024
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
1,404
Deaths
2,079
Net international migration
+66
Net domestic migration
+79
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-142

Where Obion County is

The Census internal point of Obion County is at 36.361900, -89.148100. 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 Obion 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: Obion County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.361900, -89.148100
DMS
36°21'42.84"N 89°08'53.16"W
UTM
16N 307271.8E 4026232.2N
Geohash
dn2wg7kr6
Plus code
868G9V62+QQ

Towns in Obion County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Obion County, 14,984 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Obion County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Union City with 10,876.

  1. 01Union City10,876
  2. 02South Fulton2,177
  3. 03Troy1,407
  4. 04Kenton (part)524
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Obion County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Obion County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Gibson County, TN, with 51,422 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 132.4 miles E of Obion County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 98.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Union City, TN (population 10,876), 7.1 miles away.

Obion County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Obion County is 47131: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,428.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Obion County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 30,261. That is down 514 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 30,775.

What is the FIPS code of Obion County?

47131. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Obion County?

Union City, with 10,876 residents inside Obion County in 2024.

Which counties border Obion County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gibson County, TN; Dyer County, TN; Weakley County, TN; Lake County, TN; Fulton County, KY; Hickman County, KY.

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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