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Van Buren County, Tennessee

Van Buren County had 6,686 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 273.4 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 80th by land area.

Population
6,686
#93 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,681 in US
Area
273.4 sq mi
#80 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,861 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#93 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,078 in US
Median household income
$58,584
#44 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,982 in US

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

Van Buren County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Van Buren County population, land area and income

Van Buren County had 6,686 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 273.4 square miles of land. It ranks 93rd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 80th by land area. That works out to 24.5 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 Van Buren County has 20% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,584 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,686

3144th1st

2681st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

273 sq mi

3144th1st

2861st of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2078th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,584

3143rd1st

1982nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

6,686

95th1st

93rd of 95 (TN)

Land area

273 sq mi

95th1st

80th of 95 (TN)

Density

24.5 / sq mi

95th1st

93rd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$58,584

95th1st

44th of 95 (TN)

How Van Buren County's population changed since 2020

Van Buren County gained 511 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.3%. That ranks 10th 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, Van Buren County recorded 281 births and 448 deaths, a natural change of -167. Net international migration added -6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +679. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 679 people.

6,17520206,29520216,45520226,57620236,6862024
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
281
Deaths
448
Net international migration
-6
Net domestic migration
+679
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+110

Where Van Buren County is

The Census internal point of Van Buren County is at 35.699200, -85.458400. 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 Van Buren 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: Van Buren County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.699200, -85.458400
DMS
35°41'57.12"N 85°27'30.24"W
UTM
16N 639471.9E 3951681.2N
Geohash
dn75p6g4f
Plus code
867PMGXR+MJ

Towns in Van Buren County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Van Buren County, 1,590 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Van Buren County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Spencer with 1,590.

  1. 01Spencer1,590
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Van Buren County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Van Buren County. The most populous is Cumberland County, TN, with 65,618 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 80.9 miles WNW of Van Buren County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 45.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McMinnville, TN (population 14,032), 18.1 miles away.

Van Buren County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Van Buren County is 47175: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 175. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,584.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Van Buren County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,686. That is up 511 people (8.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,175.

What is the FIPS code of Van Buren County?

47175. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (175) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Van Buren County?

Spencer, with 1,590 residents inside Van Buren County in 2024.

Which counties border Van Buren County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cumberland County, TN; Warren County, TN; White County, TN; Sequatchie County, TN; Bledsoe 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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