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Tipton County, Tennessee

Tipton County had 62,187 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.6 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 47th by land area.

Population
62,187
#23 of 95 in Tennessee · #868 in US
Area
455.6 sq mi
#47 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,250 in US
Density
136 / sq mi
#27 of 95 in Tennessee · #742 in US
Median household income
$70,886
#17 of 95 in Tennessee · #939 in US

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

Tipton County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Tipton County population, land area and income

Tipton County had 62,187 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.6 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 136.5 people per square mile, 1.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,886 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

62,187

3144th1st

868th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

456 sq mi

3144th1st

2250th of 3,144 (US)

Density

136.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

742nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,886

3143rd1st

939th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

62,187

95th1st

23rd of 95 (TN)

Land area

456 sq mi

95th1st

47th of 95 (TN)

Density

136.5 / sq mi

95th1st

27th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$70,886

95th1st

17th of 95 (TN)

How Tipton County's population changed since 2020

Tipton County gained 1,140 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.9%. That ranks 79th 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, Tipton County recorded 2,867 births and 3,351 deaths, a natural change of -484. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,619. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,619 people.

61.0k202061.1k202161.6k202261.9k202362.2k2024
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
2,867
Deaths
3,351
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
+1,619
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+302

Where Tipton County is

The Census internal point of Tipton County is at 35.498800, -89.747100. 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 Tipton 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: Tipton County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.498800, -89.747100
DMS
35°29'55.68"N 89°44'49.56"W
UTM
16N 250821.9E 3931830.7N
Geohash
dn21vy25k
Plus code
867GF7X3+G5

Towns in Tipton County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tipton County, 30,342 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tipton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Atoka with 10,624.

  1. 01Atoka10,624
  2. 02Covington8,575
  3. 03Munford6,896
  4. 04Brighton2,904
  5. 05Mason1,343
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tipton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Tipton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Shelby County, TN, with 910,530 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 172.3 miles ENE of Tipton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Memphis, TN (population 610,919), 29.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Atoka, TN (population 10,624), 5.5 miles away.

Tipton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tipton County is 47167: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 167. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,886.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tipton County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 62,187. That is up 1,140 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 61,047.

What is the FIPS code of Tipton County?

47167. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (167) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tipton County?

Atoka, with 10,624 residents inside Tipton County in 2024.

Which counties border Tipton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, TN; Crittenden County, AR; Fayette County, TN; Mississippi County, AR; Lauderdale County, TN; Haywood 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.