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Stewart County, Tennessee

Stewart County had 14,365 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 459.8 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 46th by land area.

Population
14,365
#80 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,132 in US
Area
459.8 sq mi
#46 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,228 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#92 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,886 in US
Median household income
$60,634
#38 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,777 in US

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

Stewart County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Stewart County population, land area and income

Stewart County had 14,365 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 459.8 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 31.2 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, so Stewart County has 44% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,634 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,365

3144th1st

2132nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

460 sq mi

3144th1st

2228th of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1886th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,634

3143rd1st

1777th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

14,365

95th1st

80th of 95 (TN)

Land area

460 sq mi

95th1st

46th of 95 (TN)

Density

31.2 / sq mi

95th1st

92nd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$60,634

95th1st

38th of 95 (TN)

How Stewart County's population changed since 2020

Stewart County gained 656 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.8%. That ranks 42nd 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, Stewart County recorded 577 births and 862 deaths, a natural change of -285. Net international migration added +25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +956. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 956 people.

13.7k202013.8k202114.0k202214.2k202314.4k2024
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
577
Deaths
862
Net international migration
+25
Net domestic migration
+956
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+119

Where Stewart County is

The Census internal point of Stewart County is at 36.458500, -87.811900. 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 Stewart 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: Stewart County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.458500, -87.811900
DMS
36°27'30.60"N 87°48'42.84"W
UTM
16N 427250.6E 4035111.1N
Geohash
dn3x3v164
Plus code
868JF55Q+C6

Towns in Stewart County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stewart County, 1,893 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stewart County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dover with 1,893.

  1. 01Dover1,893
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stewart County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Stewart County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Montgomery County, TN, with 246,025 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 60.7 miles ESE of Stewart County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 27.0 miles away.

Stewart County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stewart County is 47161: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 161. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,634.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stewart County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,365. That is up 656 people (4.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,709.

What is the FIPS code of Stewart County?

47161. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (161) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stewart County?

Dover, with 1,893 residents inside Stewart County in 2024.

Which counties border Stewart County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, TN; Christian County, KY; Calloway County, KY; Henry County, TN; Benton County, TN; Trigg 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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