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Weakley County, Tennessee

Weakley County had 33,162 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 580.4 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 17th by land area.

Population
33,162
#46 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,363 in US
Area
580.4 sq mi
#17 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,698 in US
Density
57 / sq mi
#61 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,349 in US
Median household income
$55,285
#63 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,298 in US

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

Weakley County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Weakley County population, land area and income

Weakley County had 33,162 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 580.4 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 57.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, about the same as Weakley County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,285 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,162

3144th1st

1363rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

580 sq mi

3144th1st

1698th of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1349th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,285

3143rd1st

2298th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

33,162

95th1st

46th of 95 (TN)

Land area

580 sq mi

95th1st

17th of 95 (TN)

Density

57.1 / sq mi

95th1st

61st of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$55,285

95th1st

63rd of 95 (TN)

How Weakley County's population changed since 2020

Weakley County gained 265 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 85th 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, Weakley County recorded 1,406 births and 2,037 deaths, a natural change of -631. Net international migration added +169 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +694. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 694 people.

32.9k202032.9k202133.0k202233.1k202333.2k2024
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
1,406
Deaths
2,037
Net international migration
+169
Net domestic migration
+694
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+52

Where Weakley County is

The Census internal point of Weakley County is at 36.303600, -88.721200. 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 Weakley 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: Weakley County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.303600, -88.721200
DMS
36°18'12.96"N 88°43'16.32"W
UTM
16N 345462.1E 4018997.5N
Geohash
dn2yt0g5y
Plus code
868H873H+CG

Towns in Weakley County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Weakley County, 17,497 people together, or 53% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Weakley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Martin with 10,989.

  1. 01Martin10,989
  2. 02Dresden2,930
  3. 03Greenfield2,017
  4. 04Gleason1,363
  5. 05McKenzie (part)198
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Weakley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Weakley County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Gibson County, TN, with 51,422 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 108.4 miles E of Weakley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Clarksville, TN (population 185,690), 78.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Martin, TN (population 10,989), 7.6 miles away.

Weakley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Weakley County is 47183: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 183. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,285.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Weakley County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,162. That is up 265 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 32,897.

What is the FIPS code of Weakley County?

47183. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (183) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Weakley County?

Martin, with 10,989 residents inside Weakley County in 2024.

Which counties border Weakley County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gibson County, TN; Graves County, KY; Henry County, TN; Obion County, TN; Carroll County, TN; Hickman County, KY.

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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