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  • Largest town: Lebanon

Wilson County, Tennessee

Wilson County had 169,948 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 571.1 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 19th by land area.

Population
169,948
#9 of 95 in Tennessee · #412 in US
Area
571.1 sq mi
#19 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,761 in US
Density
298 / sq mi
#13 of 95 in Tennessee · #438 in US
Median household income
$96,466
#2 of 95 in Tennessee · #168 in US

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

Wilson County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Wilson County population, land area and income

Wilson County had 169,948 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 571.1 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 297.6 people per square mile, 3.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Wilson County is 5.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $96,466 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

169,948

3144th1st

412th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

571 sq mi

3144th1st

1761st of 3,144 (US)

Density

297.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

438th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$96,466

3143rd1st

168th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

169,948

95th1st

9th of 95 (TN)

Land area

571 sq mi

95th1st

19th of 95 (TN)

Density

297.6 / sq mi

95th1st

13th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$96,466

95th1st

2nd of 95 (TN)

How Wilson County's population changed since 2020

Wilson County gained 21,297 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 14.3%. That ranks 1st 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, Wilson County recorded 7,683 births and 6,478 deaths, a natural change of +1,205. Net international migration added +1,776 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +18,991. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 18,991 people.

148.7k2020152.0k2021159.0k2022164.4k2023169.9k2024
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
7,683
Deaths
6,478
Net international migration
+1,776
Net domestic migration
+18,991
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5,596

Where Wilson County is

The Census internal point of Wilson County is at 36.149400, -86.291200. 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 Wilson 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: Wilson County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.149400, -86.291200
DMS
36°08'57.84"N 86°17'28.32"W
UTM
16N 563762.2E 4000752.0N
Geohash
dn6tsku9t
Plus code
868M4PX5+QG

Towns in Wilson County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wilson County, 97,209 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wilson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lebanon with 51,501.

  1. 01Lebanon51,501
  2. 02Mount Juliet44,066
  3. 03Watertown1,642
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wilson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Wilson County. 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 27.5 miles W of Wilson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN (population 168,387), 21.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lebanon, TN (population 51,501), 4.5 miles away.

Wilson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wilson County is 47189: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 189. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $96,466.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wilson County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 169,948. That is up 21,297 people (14.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 148,651.

What is the FIPS code of Wilson County?

47189. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (189) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wilson County?

Lebanon, with 51,501 residents inside Wilson County in 2024.

Which counties border Wilson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Davidson County, TN; Rutherford County, TN; Sumner County, TN; DeKalb County, TN; Smith County, TN; Cannon County, TN; 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)

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