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Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Sequatchie County had 17,620 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 265.9 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 81st by land area.

Population
17,620
#74 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,950 in US
Area
265.9 sq mi
#81 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,873 in US
Density
66 / sq mi
#53 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,221 in US
Median household income
$62,157
#31 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,626 in US

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

Sequatchie County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Sequatchie County population, land area and income

Sequatchie County had 17,620 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 265.9 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 81st by land area. That works out to 66.3 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; Sequatchie County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,157 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,620

3144th1st

1950th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

266 sq mi

3144th1st

2873rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

66.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1221st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,157

3143rd1st

1626th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

17,620

95th1st

74th of 95 (TN)

Land area

266 sq mi

95th1st

81st of 95 (TN)

Density

66.3 / sq mi

95th1st

53rd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$62,157

95th1st

31st of 95 (TN)

How Sequatchie County's population changed since 2020

Sequatchie County gained 1,773 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 11.2%. That ranks 4th 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, Sequatchie County recorded 724 births and 869 deaths, a natural change of -145. Net international migration added +223 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,722. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,722 people.

15.8k202016.4k202116.9k202217.2k202317.6k2024
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
724
Deaths
869
Net international migration
+223
Net domestic migration
+1,722
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+431

Where Sequatchie County is

The Census internal point of Sequatchie County is at 35.372300, -85.410100. 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 Sequatchie 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: Sequatchie County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.372300, -85.410100
DMS
35°22'20.28"N 85°24'36.36"W
UTM
16N 644427.0E 3915491.2N
Geohash
dn730rq68
Plus code
867P9HCQ+WX

Towns in Sequatchie County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Sequatchie County, 5,960 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sequatchie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dunlap with 5,960.

  1. 01Dunlap5,960
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sequatchie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Sequatchie County. The most populous is Hamilton County, TN, with 386,256 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 94.5 miles NW of Sequatchie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 23.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Soddy-Daisy, TN (population 13,430), 15.5 miles away.

Sequatchie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sequatchie County is 47153: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 153. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,157.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sequatchie County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,620. That is up 1,773 people (11.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,847.

What is the FIPS code of Sequatchie County?

47153. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (153) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sequatchie County?

Dunlap, with 5,960 residents inside Sequatchie County in 2024.

Which counties border Sequatchie County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Warren County, TN; Marion County, TN; Bledsoe County, TN; Grundy County, TN; Van Buren 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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