Counties in Tennessee
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Tennessee has 95 counties, home to about 6,986,082 people. Sort the table by any column, or search by name or seat.
Counties95time zones: Central, Eastern
Most peopleShelby County922,195 residents, 13% of the state
Fewest peoplePickett County5,062 residents
Most crowdedDavidson County1,410 people per sq mi
Largest by landShelby County752.8 sq mi
Priciest homesWilliamson Countymedian value $673,700
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County explorer: all 95 counties in Tennessee
| County | Seat | Population | Land sq mi | People / sq mi | Median home | Time zone | FIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | Memphis | 922,195 | 752.8 | 1,225 | $229,700 | Central | 47157 |
| Davidson | Nashville | 709,846 | 503.5 | 1,410 | $386,600 | Central | 47037 |
| Knox | Knoxville | 487,401 | 508.3 | 959 | $279,700 | Eastern | 47093 |
| Hamilton | Chattanooga | 370,913 | 542.2 | 684 | $282,100 | Eastern | 47065 |
| Rutherford | Murfreesboro | 351,591 | 619.3 | 568 | $346,400 | Central | 47149 |
| Williamson | Franklin | 254,609 | 582.9 | 437 | $673,700 | Central | 47187 |
| Montgomery | Clarksville | 227,957 | 539.2 | 423 | $248,300 | Central | 47125 |
| Sumner | Gallatin | 200,553 | 529.5 | 379 | $364,000 | Central | 47165 |
| Sullivan | Blountville | 159,693 | 413.5 | 386 | $190,800 | Eastern | 47163 |
| Wilson | Lebanon | 153,587 | 571.1 | 269 | $397,000 | Central | 47189 |
| Blount | Maryville | 137,747 | 558.8 | 247 | $275,700 | Eastern | 47009 |
| Washington | Jonesborough | 134,693 | 326.5 | 413 | $231,700 | Eastern | 47179 |
| Bradley | Cleveland | 109,743 | 328.8 | 334 | $230,800 | Eastern | 47011 |
| Maury | Columbia | 104,855 | 613.1 | 171 | $307,500 | Central | 47119 |
| Madison | Jackson | 98,845 | 557.2 | 177 | $189,700 | Central | 47113 |
| Sevier | Sevierville | 98,802 | 592.5 | 167 | $259,500 | Eastern | 47155 |
| Putnam | Cookeville | 81,366 | 401.1 | 203 | $246,800 | Central | 47141 |
| Anderson | Clinton | 78,175 | 337.2 | 232 | $215,800 | Eastern | 47001 |
| Robertson | Springfield | 74,291 | 476.3 | 156 | $296,700 | Central | 47147 |
| Greene | Greeneville | 70,919 | 622.2 | 114 | $186,400 | Eastern | 47059 |
| Hamblen | Morristown | 64,930 | 161.2 | 403 | $188,800 | Eastern | 47063 |
| Cumberland | Crossville | 62,529 | 681.3 | 92 | $228,000 | Central | 47035 |
| Tipton | Covington | 61,339 | 455.6 | 135 | $220,100 | Central | 47167 |
| Coffee | Manchester | 58,940 | 429.0 | 137 | $227,300 | Central | 47031 |
| Hawkins | Rogersville | 57,446 | 487.1 | 118 | $166,900 | Eastern | 47073 |
| Loudon | Loudon | 56,996 | 229.3 | 249 | $292,600 | Eastern | 47105 |
| Carter | Elizabethton | 56,462 | 341.3 | 165 | $157,200 | Eastern | 47019 |
| Jefferson | Dandridge | 55,835 | 275.2 | 203 | $210,000 | Eastern | 47089 |
| Dickson | Charlotte | 55,197 | 489.9 | 113 | $272,700 | Central | 47043 |
| Roane | Kingston | 54,403 | 360.8 | 151 | $212,300 | Eastern | 47145 |
| McMinn | Athens | 54,135 | 430.1 | 126 | $190,400 | Eastern | 47107 |
| Bedford | Shelbyville | 51,291 | 473.6 | 108 | $255,300 | Central | 47003 |
| Gibson | Trenton | 50,610 | 602.7 | 84 | $149,700 | Central | 47053 |
| Monroe | Madisonville | 47,054 | 635.8 | 74 | $199,700 | Eastern | 47123 |
| Lawrence | Lawrenceburg | 44,901 | 617.1 | 73 | $176,700 | Central | 47099 |
| Franklin | Winchester | 43,478 | 550.6 | 79 | $215,700 | Central | 47051 |
| Fayette | Somerville | 42,653 | 704.1 | 61 | $316,000 | Central | 47047 |
| Warren | McMinnville | 41,587 | 432.7 | 96 | $173,900 | Central | 47177 |
| Cheatham | Ashland City | 41,500 | 302.5 | 137 | $291,400 | Central | 47021 |
| Campbell | Jacksboro | 39,568 | 480.2 | 82 | $169,500 | Eastern | 47013 |
| Dyer | Dyersburg | 36,681 | 512.4 | 72 | $159,500 | Central | 47045 |
| Cocke | Newport | 36,503 | 436.1 | 84 | $141,800 | Eastern | 47029 |
| Lincoln | Fayetteville | 35,617 | 570.3 | 62 | $209,100 | Central | 47103 |
| Marshall | Lewisburg | 35,276 | 375.5 | 94 | $246,100 | Central | 47117 |
| Rhea | Dayton | 33,299 | 315.5 | 106 | $178,500 | Eastern | 47143 |
| Weakley | Dresden | 32,959 | 580.4 | 57 | $136,300 | Central | 47183 |
| Henry | Paris | 32,345 | 561.9 | 58 | $145,200 | Central | 47079 |
| Claiborne | Tazewell | 32,221 | 434.6 | 74 | $148,000 | Eastern | 47025 |
| Obion | Union City | 30,570 | 544.8 | 56 | $122,700 | Central | 47131 |
| Giles | Pulaski | 30,442 | 610.9 | 50 | $204,100 | Central | 47055 |
| Marion | Jasper | 29,010 | 502.2 | 58 | $173,600 | Central | 47115 |
| Carroll | Huntingdon | 28,461 | 597.7 | 48 | $122,100 | Central | 47017 |
| Henderson | Lexington | 27,906 | 520.0 | 54 | $156,000 | Central | 47077 |
| White | Sparta | 27,764 | 376.7 | 74 | $190,200 | Central | 47185 |
| Hardin | Savannah | 26,939 | 577.5 | 47 | $154,000 | Central | 47071 |
| McNairy | Selmer | 25,933 | 562.8 | 46 | $151,100 | Central | 47109 |
| Macon | Lafayette | 25,793 | 307.1 | 84 | $211,200 | Central | 47111 |
| Hardeman | Bolivar | 25,477 | 667.8 | 38 | $116,800 | Central | 47069 |
| Hickman | Centerville | 25,229 | 612.5 | 41 | $192,000 | Central | 47081 |
| Lauderdale | Ripley | 24,933 | 471.9 | 53 | $122,100 | Central | 47097 |
| Grainger | Rutledge | 23,929 | 280.6 | 85 | $172,000 | Eastern | 47057 |
| Overton | Livingston | 22,807 | 433.5 | 53 | $171,700 | Central | 47133 |
| Scott | Huntsville | 21,969 | 532.3 | 41 | $116,800 | Eastern | 47151 |
| Morgan | Wartburg | 21,193 | 522.2 | 41 | $144,000 | Eastern | 47129 |
| DeKalb | Smithville | 20,551 | 304.4 | 68 | $206,600 | Central | 47041 |
| Smith | Carthage | 20,196 | 314.3 | 64 | $224,500 | Central | 47159 |
| Union | Maynardville | 20,141 | 223.6 | 90 | $186,300 | Eastern | 47173 |
| Humphreys | Waverly | 19,074 | 530.8 | 36 | $186,900 | Central | 47085 |
| Fentress | Jamestown | 18,948 | 498.6 | 38 | $151,800 | Central | 47049 |
| Johnson | Mountain City | 18,073 | 298.4 | 61 | $175,500 | Eastern | 47091 |
| Unicoi | Erwin | 17,779 | 186.1 | 96 | $168,200 | Eastern | 47171 |
| Polk | Benton | 17,702 | 434.6 | 41 | $136,400 | Eastern | 47139 |
| Haywood | Brownsville | 17,672 | 533.1 | 33 | $119,600 | Central | 47075 |
| Chester | Henderson | 17,452 | 285.7 | 61 | $155,200 | Central | 47023 |
| Sequatchie | Dunlap | 16,409 | 265.9 | 62 | $217,800 | Central | 47153 |
| Wayne | Waynesboro | 16,251 | 734.1 | 22 | $126,600 | Central | 47181 |
| Benton | Camden | 15,948 | 394.3 | 40 | $123,400 | Central | 47005 |
| Bledsoe | Pikeville | 14,905 | 406.6 | 37 | $165,400 | Central | 47007 |
| Cannon | Woodbury | 14,661 | 265.6 | 55 | $227,600 | Central | 47015 |
| Crockett | Alamo | 13,937 | 265.5 | 52 | $134,100 | Central | 47033 |
| Stewart | Dover | 13,859 | 459.8 | 30 | $182,700 | Central | 47161 |
| Grundy | Altamont | 13,665 | 360.4 | 38 | $133,400 | Central | 47061 |
| Meigs | Decatur | 13,076 | 195.1 | 67 | $185,500 | Eastern | 47121 |
| Lewis | Hohenwald | 12,784 | 282.1 | 45 | $157,800 | Central | 47101 |
| Jackson | Gainesboro | 11,882 | 308.8 | 38 | $135,200 | Central | 47087 |
| Trousdale | Hartsville | 11,805 | 114.3 | 103 | $284,100 | Central | 47169 |
| Decatur | Decaturville | 11,499 | 333.9 | 34 | $133,900 | Central | 47039 |
| Perry | Linden | 8,561 | 414.8 | 21 | $113,800 | Central | 47135 |
| Houston | Erin | 8,293 | 200.3 | 41 | $150,100 | Central | 47083 |
| Clay | Celina | 7,621 | 236.5 | 32 | $136,900 | Central | 47027 |
| Hancock | Sneedville | 6,790 | 222.3 | 31 | $118,000 | Eastern | 47067 |
| Lake | Tiptonville | 6,691 | 165.8 | 40 | $107,000 | Central | 47095 |
| Moore | Lynchburg | 6,611 | 129.2 | 51 | $259,300 | Central | 47127 |
| Van Buren | Spencer | 6,293 | 273.4 | 23 | $149,200 | Central | 47175 |
| Pickett | Byrdstown | 5,062 | 163.0 | 31 | $162,200 | Central | 47137 |
Which Tennessee cities are in more than one county?
- Johnson City: Washington County 97.3%, Carter County 1.6%, Sullivan County 1.1% of residents
- Kingsport: Sullivan County 95.1%, Hawkins County 4.9% of residents
- Spring Hill: Williamson County 66.1%, Maury County 33.9% of residents
- Oak Ridge: Anderson County 88.3%, Roane County 11.7% of residents
- Tullahoma: Coffee County 92.5%, Franklin County 7.5% of residents
- Goodlettsville: Davidson County 64.1%, Sumner County 35.9% of residents
- Seymour: Sevier County 84.7%, Blount County 15.3% of residents
- White House: Sumner County 51.8%, Robertson County 48.2% of residents
- Portland: Sumner County 99.7%, Robertson County 0.3% of residents
- Humboldt: Gibson County 99.6%, Madison County 0.4% of residents
- Millersville: Sumner County 84.0%, Robertson County 16.0% of residents
- McKenzie: Carroll County 92.3%, Weakley County 5.3%, Henry County 2.5% of residents
Sources: Census TIGER/Line 2024; ACS 2019-2023 5-year; Wikidata, CC0 (seats); timezone-boundary-builder (time zones). Data as of November 1, 2026. Not affiliated with any government agency.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Tennessee?
95.
What is the most populated county in Tennessee?
Shelby County, with about 922,195 people (13% of the state).
What is the least populated county in Tennessee?
Pickett County, with about 5,062 people.
What is the largest county in Tennessee by land?
Shelby County, 752.8 sq mi of land.
What county am I in, in Tennessee?
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