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Sumner County, Tennessee

Sumner County had 211,721 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 529.5 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 32nd by land area.

Population
211,721
#8 of 95 in Tennessee · #336 in US
Area
529.5 sq mi
#32 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,980 in US
Density
400 / sq mi
#10 of 95 in Tennessee · #344 in US
Median household income
$86,376
#3 of 95 in Tennessee · #302 in US

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

Sumner County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Sumner County population, land area and income

Sumner County had 211,721 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 529.5 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 399.9 people per square mile, 4.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Sumner County is 6.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $86,376 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

211,721

3144th1st

336th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

529 sq mi

3144th1st

1980th of 3,144 (US)

Density

399.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

344th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$86,376

3143rd1st

302nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

211,721

95th1st

8th of 95 (TN)

Land area

529 sq mi

95th1st

32nd of 95 (TN)

Density

399.9 / sq mi

95th1st

10th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$86,376

95th1st

3rd of 95 (TN)

How Sumner County's population changed since 2020

Sumner County gained 14,301 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.2%. That ranks 17th 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, Sumner County recorded 9,745 births and 9,098 deaths, a natural change of +647. Net international migration added +991 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +13,712. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 13,712 people.

197.4k2020200.5k2021204.0k2022208.4k2023211.7k2024
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
9,745
Deaths
9,098
Net international migration
+991
Net domestic migration
+13,712
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,298

Where Sumner County is

The Census internal point of Sumner County is at 36.472400, -86.458400. 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 Sumner 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: Sumner County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.472400, -86.458400
DMS
36°28'20.64"N 86°27'30.24"W
UTM
16N 548520.6E 4036482.9N
Geohash
dn6x2xdgj
Plus code
868MFGCR+XJ

Towns in Sumner County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Sumner County, 152,620 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Sumner County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hendersonville with 63,947.

  1. 01Hendersonville63,947
  2. 02Gallatin52,489
  3. 03Portland (part)13,605
  4. 04White House (part)8,326
  5. 05Goodlettsville (part)6,321
  6. 06Millersville (part)5,047
  7. 07Westmoreland2,885
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Sumner County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Sumner County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Davidson County, TN, with 729,505 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 27.9 miles SW of Sumner County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Nashville-Davidson, TN (population 704,963), 27.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gallatin, TN (population 52,489), 6.3 miles away.

Sumner County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Sumner County is 47165: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 165. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $86,376.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sumner County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 211,721. That is up 14,301 people (7.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 197,420.

What is the FIPS code of Sumner County?

47165. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (165) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Sumner County?

Hendersonville, with 63,947 residents inside Sumner County in 2024.

Which counties border Sumner County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Davidson County, TN; Wilson County, TN; Robertson County, TN; Macon County, TN; Allen County, KY; Simpson County, KY; Trousdale 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.