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  • FIPS 47177
  • Largest town: McMinnville

Warren County, Tennessee

Warren County had 43,619 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 432.7 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
43,619
#38 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,125 in US
Area
432.7 sq mi
#52 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,345 in US
Density
101 / sq mi
#35 of 95 in Tennessee · #899 in US
Median household income
$49,436
#82 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,748 in US

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

Warren County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

Warren County population, land area and income

Warren County had 43,619 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 432.7 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 100.8 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,436 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,619

3144th1st

1125th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

433 sq mi

3144th1st

2345th of 3,144 (US)

Density

100.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

899th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,436

3143rd1st

2748th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

43,619

95th1st

38th of 95 (TN)

Land area

433 sq mi

95th1st

52nd of 95 (TN)

Density

100.8 / sq mi

95th1st

35th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$49,436

95th1st

82nd of 95 (TN)

How Warren County's population changed since 2020

Warren County gained 2,560 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.2%. That ranks 25th 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, Warren County recorded 2,214 births and 2,585 deaths, a natural change of -371. Net international migration added +352 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,662. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,662 people.

41.1k202041.5k202142.0k202242.7k202343.6k2024
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
2,214
Deaths
2,585
Net international migration
+352
Net domestic migration
+2,662
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+964

Where Warren County is

The Census internal point of Warren County is at 35.678300, -85.777300. 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 Warren 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: Warren County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.678300, -85.777300
DMS
35°40'41.88"N 85°46'38.28"W
UTM
16N 610647.6E 3948956.8N
Geohash
dn74bp4ch
Plus code
867PM6HF+83

Towns in Warren County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Warren County, 14,032 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Warren County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McMinnville with 14,032.

  1. 01McMinnville14,032
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Warren County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Warren County. The most populous is Coffee County, TN, with 61,285 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 65.6 miles WNW of Warren County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 38.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McMinnville, TN (population 14,032), 0.6 miles away.

Warren County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Warren County is 47177: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 177. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,436.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Warren County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,619. That is up 2,560 people (6.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,059.

What is the FIPS code of Warren County?

47177. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (177) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Warren County?

McMinnville, with 14,032 residents inside Warren County in 2024.

Which counties border Warren County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, TN; White County, TN; DeKalb County, TN; Sequatchie County, TN; Cannon 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)

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