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How many counties in Tennessee? All 95 listed

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Tennessee has 95 counties and county equivalents holding 6,986,082 residents. The most populous county in Tennessee is Shelby County with 922,195 residents; the smallest is Pickett County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 7%, before county and city add-ons.

All 95 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Shelby County922,195$62,337$229,700$1,170
Davidson County709,846$75,664$386,600$1,485
Knox County487,401$71,662$279,700$1,180
Hamilton County370,913$72,568$282,100$1,163
Rutherford County351,591$82,588$346,400$1,405
Williamson County254,609$131,202$673,700$1,895
Montgomery County227,957$72,365$248,300$1,219
Sumner County200,553$86,005$364,000$1,339
Sullivan County159,693$56,802$190,800$850
Wilson County153,587$94,048$397,000$1,370
Blount County137,747$74,607$275,700$1,042
Washington County134,693$61,051$231,700$951
Bradley County109,743$63,789$230,800$959
Maury County104,855$74,162$307,500$1,206
Madison County98,845$58,189$189,700$1,076
Sevier County98,802$63,829$259,500$1,013
Putnam County81,366$56,537$246,800$881
Anderson County78,175$63,171$215,800$960
Robertson County74,291$78,439$296,700$1,176
Greene County70,919$54,071$186,400$713
Hamblen County64,930$52,794$188,800$838
Cumberland County62,529$58,475$228,000$829
Tipton County61,339$71,736$220,100$1,007
Coffee County58,940$60,656$227,300$885
Hawkins County57,446$55,278$166,900$744
Loudon County56,996$80,296$292,600$995
Carter County56,462$48,435$157,200$738
Jefferson County55,835$63,084$210,000$880
Dickson County55,197$73,223$272,700$972
Roane County54,403$66,218$212,300$767
McMinn County54,135$59,674$190,400$792
Bedford County51,291$62,197$255,300$917
Gibson County50,610$59,009$149,700$797
Monroe County47,054$56,648$199,700$699
Lawrence County44,901$53,233$176,700$736
Franklin County43,478$61,553$215,700$863
Fayette County42,653$84,764$316,000$883
Warren County41,587$54,088$173,900$775
Cheatham County41,500$82,015$291,400$1,274
Campbell County39,568$50,260$169,500$715
Dyer County36,681$54,973$159,500$760
Cocke County36,503$48,416$141,800$787
Lincoln County35,617$63,115$209,100$782
Marshall County35,276$70,829$246,100$924
Rhea County33,299$58,133$178,500$796
Weakley County32,959$49,502$136,300$760
Henry County32,345$48,540$145,200$741
Claiborne County32,221$46,587$148,000$736
Obion County30,570$53,102$122,700$770
Giles County30,442$61,476$204,100$836
Marion County29,010$58,103$173,600$840
Carroll County28,461$50,391$122,100$757
Henderson County27,906$53,471$156,000$812
White County27,764$52,206$190,200$838
Hardin County26,939$49,149$154,000$770
McNairy County25,933$50,714$151,100$706
Macon County25,793$56,269$211,200$805
Hardeman County25,477$46,173$116,800$818
Hickman County25,229$57,223$192,000$877
Lauderdale County24,933$49,205$122,100$729
Grainger County23,929$51,351$172,000$726
Overton County22,807$46,159$171,700$833
Scott County21,969$42,679$116,800$691
Morgan County21,193$57,408$144,000$742
DeKalb County20,551$48,484$206,600$773
Smith County20,196$62,799$224,500$877
Union County20,141$61,858$186,300$849
Humphreys County19,074$59,333$186,900$830
Fentress County18,948$50,865$151,800$614
Johnson County18,073$52,152$175,500$639
Unicoi County17,779$50,381$168,200$665
Polk County17,702$60,227$136,400$668
Haywood County17,672$43,513$119,600$725
Chester County17,452$60,543$155,200$714
Sequatchie County16,409$52,260$217,800$842
Wayne County16,251$52,824$126,600$619
Benton County15,948$50,435$123,400$788
Bledsoe County14,905$49,655$165,400$779
Cannon County14,661$58,092$227,600$781
Crockett County13,937$59,049$134,100$854
Stewart County13,859$62,052$182,700$837
Grundy County13,665$45,573$133,400$723
Meigs County13,076$58,395$185,500$845
Lewis County12,784$49,477$157,800$735
Jackson County11,882$41,475$135,200$804
Trousdale County11,805$63,190$284,100$805
Decatur County11,499$46,190$133,900$716
Perry County8,561$50,489$113,800$747
Houston County8,293$54,475$150,100$685
Clay County7,621$44,712$136,900$546
Hancock County6,790$31,995$118,000$592
Lake County6,691$30,500$107,000$472
Moore County6,611$66,687$259,300$746
Van Buren County6,293$60,281$149,200$705
Pickett County5,062$44,591$162,200$755

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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