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Scott County, Tennessee

Scott County had 22,517 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 30th by land area.

Population
22,517
#63 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,699 in US
Area
532.3 sq mi
#30 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,962 in US
Density
42 / sq mi
#75 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,620 in US
Median household income
$46,923
#89 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,891 in US

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

Scott County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Scott County population, land area and income

Scott County had 22,517 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 532.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 42.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents; Scott County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,923 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,517

3144th1st

1699th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

532 sq mi

3144th1st

1962nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1620th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,923

3143rd1st

2891st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

22,517

95th1st

63rd of 95 (TN)

Land area

532 sq mi

95th1st

30th of 95 (TN)

Density

42.3 / sq mi

95th1st

75th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$46,923

95th1st

89th of 95 (TN)

How Scott County's population changed since 2020

Scott County gained 641 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 65th 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, Scott County recorded 1,117 births and 1,405 deaths, a natural change of -288. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +929. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 929 people.

21.9k202021.9k202122.0k202222.2k202322.5k2024
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
1,117
Deaths
1,405
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+929
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+272

Where Scott County is

The Census internal point of Scott County is at 36.430600, -84.504100. 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 Scott 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: Scott County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.430600, -84.504100
DMS
36°25'50.16"N 84°30'14.76"W
UTM
16N 723741.3E 4034605.1N
Geohash
dn7zjpczx
Plus code
868QCFJW+69

Towns in Scott County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Scott County, 6,636 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Scott County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oneida with 3,875.

  1. 01Oneida3,875
  2. 02Huntsville1,741
  3. 03Winfield1,020
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Scott County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Scott County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Anderson County, TN, with 81,449 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 128.3 miles W of Scott County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 44.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clinton, TN (population 10,458), 31.1 miles away.

Scott County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Scott County is 47151: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 151. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,923.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scott County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,517. That is up 641 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,876.

What is the FIPS code of Scott County?

47151. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (151) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Scott County?

Oneida, with 3,875 residents inside Scott County in 2024.

Which counties border Scott County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Anderson County, TN; Campbell County, TN; Morgan County, TN; Fentress County, TN; Wayne County, KY; McCreary County, KY; Pickett 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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