Tennessee County Map with Cities — All 95 Counties
All 95 of Tennessee's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.
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Tennessee at a glance
- Scale. Tennessee is divided into 95 counties across 41,225 sq mi of land, an average of 434 sq mi each. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
- People. Its counties are home to 7,315,076 residents. That averages 77,001 each, or 177 per square mile statewide. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Water. Another 905 sq mi is water, or 2.1% of the state’s area. Benton County has the most. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
Tennessee’s 95 counties, by the numbers
The table lists every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:
- Concentrated. Half of Tennessee’s 7,315,076 residents live in just 8 of 95 counties, and the 5 largest hold 40.3% of the total. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 3.5×, and the 10 highest-income counties average 8.7% in poverty against 21.4% for the 10 lowest. calculated from Census SAIPE 2024
- The median county. Half of Tennessee’s counties have fewer than 32,896 residents, and half report a median household income below $61,354. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024
- Lopsided density. Only 20 of 95 counties are denser than Tennessee’s statewide average of 177 people per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
| Anderson County | 82,066 | $72,300 | 3.1% | 243/sq mi | 337 sq mi | Clinton |
| Bedford County | 55,273 | $69,879 | 3.2% | 117/sq mi | 474 sq mi | Shelbyville |
| Benton County | 16,183 | $56,138 | 4.2% | 41/sq mi | 394 sq mi | Camden |
| Bledsoe County | 15,920 | $57,188 | 2.8% | 39/sq mi | 407 sq mi | Pikeville |
| Blount County | 143,820 | $78,132 | 2.8% | 257/sq mi | 559 sq mi | Maryville |
| Bradley County | 115,465 | $70,651 | 3.6% | 351/sq mi | 329 sq mi | Cleveland |
| Campbell County | 40,290 | $54,150 | 3.4% | 84/sq mi | 480 sq mi | Jacksboro |
| Cannon County | 15,296 | $65,364 | 2.9% | 58/sq mi | 266 sq mi | Woodbury |
| Carroll County | 29,200 | $55,245 | 3.9% | 49/sq mi | 598 sq mi | Huntingdon |
| Carter County | 57,361 | $51,256 | 3.5% | 168/sq mi | 341 sq mi | Elizabethton |
| Cheatham County | 42,778 | $89,490 | 2.7% | 141/sq mi | 303 sq mi | Ashland City |
| Chester County | 17,994 | $64,789 | 4.0% | 63/sq mi | 286 sq mi | Henderson |
| Claiborne County | 33,229 | $53,212 | 3.5% | 76/sq mi | 435 sq mi | Tazewell |
| Clay County | 7,821 | $48,100 | 3.4% | 33/sq mi | 237 sq mi | Celina |
| Cocke County | 37,889 | $50,830 | 3.8% | 87/sq mi | 436 sq mi | Newport |
| Coffee County | 62,419 | $68,092 | 3.4% | 146/sq mi | 429 sq mi | Manchester |
| Crockett County | 14,006 | $60,637 | 3.1% | 53/sq mi | 266 sq mi | Alamo |
| Cumberland County | 66,300 | $63,432 | 3.8% | 97/sq mi | 681 sq mi | Crossville |
| Davidson County | 745,904 | $80,803 | 2.8% | 1,481/sq mi | 504 sq mi | Nashville |
| Decatur County | 11,820 | $53,616 | 4.3% | 35/sq mi | 334 sq mi | Decaturville |
| DeKalb County | 21,873 | $60,271 | 3.9% | 72/sq mi | 304 sq mi | Smithville |
| Dickson County | 58,662 | $75,713 | 2.7% | 120/sq mi | 490 sq mi | Charlotte |
| Dyer County | 36,320 | $63,008 | 3.0% | 71/sq mi | 512 sq mi | Dyersburg |
| Fayette County | 45,071 | $90,590 | 3.4% | 64/sq mi | 704 sq mi | Somerville |
| Fentress County | 20,322 | $50,626 | 3.3% | 41/sq mi | 499 sq mi | Jamestown |
| Franklin County | 45,579 | $66,904 | 3.6% | 82/sq mi | 555 sq mi | Winchester |
| Gibson County | 51,779 | $61,163 | 3.5% | 86/sq mi | 603 sq mi | Trenton |
| Giles County | 31,433 | $65,859 | 4.1% | 51/sq mi | 611 sq mi | Pulaski |
| Grainger County | 25,739 | $52,222 | 3.2% | 92/sq mi | 281 sq mi | Rutledge |
| Greene County | 73,831 | $58,962 | 4.5% | 119/sq mi | 622 sq mi | Greeneville |
| Grundy County | 14,116 | $49,568 | 3.6% | 39/sq mi | 360 sq mi | Altamont |
| Hamblen County | 68,843 | $60,725 | 3.4% | 427/sq mi | 161 sq mi | Morristown |
| Hamilton County | 390,833 | $78,271 | 3.1% | 721/sq mi | 542 sq mi | Chattanooga |
| Hancock County | 7,075 | $41,664 | 5.0% | 32/sq mi | 222 sq mi | Sneedville |
| Hardeman County | 25,274 | $45,433 | 4.6% | 38/sq mi | 668 sq mi | Bolivar |
| Hardin County | 27,983 | $55,243 | 3.9% | 48/sq mi | 577 sq mi | Savannah |
| Hawkins County | 59,559 | $58,842 | 3.7% | 122/sq mi | 487 sq mi | Rogersville |
| Haywood County | 17,042 | $53,818 | 3.2% | 32/sq mi | 533 sq mi | Brownsville |
| Henderson County | 28,518 | $58,495 | 3.6% | 55/sq mi | 520 sq mi | Lexington |
| Henry County | 32,896 | $54,189 | 4.0% | 59/sq mi | 562 sq mi | Paris |
| Hickman County | 26,219 | $68,886 | 3.3% | 43/sq mi | 612 sq mi | Centerville |
| Houston County | 8,479 | $60,114 | 3.4% | 42/sq mi | 200 sq mi | Erin |
| Humphreys County | 19,646 | $67,537 | 3.5% | 37/sq mi | 531 sq mi | Waverly |
| Jackson County | 12,466 | $54,877 | 3.7% | 40/sq mi | 309 sq mi | Gainesboro |
| Jefferson County | 60,024 | $66,911 | 3.1% | 218/sq mi | 275 sq mi | Dandridge |
| Johnson County | 18,718 | $50,816 | 4.2% | 63/sq mi | 298 sq mi | Mountain City |
| Knox County | 511,453 | $75,465 | 2.8% | 1,006/sq mi | 508 sq mi | Knoxville |
| Lake County | 6,249 | $42,267 | 4.4% | 38/sq mi | 166 sq mi | Tiptonville |
| Lauderdale County | 24,617 | $53,232 | 4.5% | 52/sq mi | 472 sq mi | Ripley |
| Lawrence County | 46,914 | $61,295 | 3.7% | 76/sq mi | 617 sq mi | Lawrenceburg |
| Lewis County | 13,487 | $62,426 | 4.0% | 48/sq mi | 282 sq mi | Hohenwald |
| Lincoln County | 36,853 | $66,757 | 3.4% | 65/sq mi | 570 sq mi | Fayetteville |
| Loudon County | 63,764 | $84,882 | 2.9% | 278/sq mi | 229 sq mi | Loudon |
| Macon County | 27,663 | $59,183 | 2.7% | 90/sq mi | 307 sq mi | Lafayette |
| Madison County | 100,790 | $63,628 | 3.8% | 181/sq mi | 557 sq mi | Jackson |
| Marion County | 29,804 | $64,375 | 3.7% | 60/sq mi | 498 sq mi | Jasper |
| Marshall County | 38,071 | $72,893 | 3.6% | 101/sq mi | 375 sq mi | Lewisburg |
| Maury County | 118,131 | $82,751 | 3.7% | 193/sq mi | 613 sq mi | Columbia |
| McMinn County | 57,404 | $61,178 | 4.2% | 133/sq mi | 430 sq mi | Athens |
| McNairy County | 26,236 | $56,334 | 3.7% | 47/sq mi | 563 sq mi | Selmer |
| Meigs County | 14,186 | $61,354 | 4.6% | 73/sq mi | 195 sq mi | Decatur |
| Monroe County | 49,730 | $62,682 | 3.5% | 78/sq mi | 636 sq mi | Madisonville |
| Montgomery County | 249,935 | $78,956 | 3.6% | 464/sq mi | 539 sq mi | Clarksville |
| Moore County | 6,920 | $76,465 | 3.4% | 54/sq mi | 129 sq mi | Lynchburg, Moore County |
| Morgan County | 22,160 | $60,822 | 3.8% | 42/sq mi | 522 sq mi | Wartburg |
| Obion County | 30,067 | $58,186 | 3.2% | 55/sq mi | 545 sq mi | Union City |
| Overton County | 23,787 | $56,460 | 3.3% | 55/sq mi | 433 sq mi | Livingston |
| Perry County | 9,126 | $55,337 | 5.1% | 22/sq mi | 415 sq mi | Linden |
| Pickett County | 5,219 | $52,519 | 4.4% | 32/sq mi | 163 sq mi | Byrdstown |
| Polk County | 18,592 | $63,014 | 3.5% | 43/sq mi | 435 sq mi | Benton |
| Putnam County | 86,612 | $61,722 | 3.2% | 216/sq mi | 401 sq mi | Cookeville |
| Rhea County | 34,844 | $56,791 | 3.9% | 110/sq mi | 315 sq mi | Dayton |
| Roane County | 57,395 | $77,481 | 3.3% | 159/sq mi | 361 sq mi | Kingston |
| Robertson County | 80,175 | $81,231 | 2.8% | 168/sq mi | 476 sq mi | Springfield |
| Rutherford County | 386,352 | $90,118 | 2.7% | 624/sq mi | 620 sq mi | Murfreesboro |
| Scott County | 22,671 | $52,097 | 3.9% | 43/sq mi | 532 sq mi | Huntsville |
| Sequatchie County | 17,861 | $65,760 | 3.4% | 67/sq mi | 266 sq mi | Dunlap |
| Sevier County | 101,342 | $63,315 | 2.7% | 171/sq mi | 593 sq mi | Sevierville |
| Shelby County | 910,226 | $65,005 | 4.4% | 1,209/sq mi | 753 sq mi | Memphis |
| Smith County | 20,981 | $71,325 | 2.9% | 67/sq mi | 314 sq mi | Carthage |
| Stewart County | 14,439 | $64,200 | 3.8% | 31/sq mi | 460 sq mi | Dover |
| Sullivan County | 163,759 | $65,634 | 3.2% | 396/sq mi | 414 sq mi | Blountville |
| Sumner County | 215,538 | $95,878 | 2.8% | 407/sq mi | 529 sq mi | Gallatin |
| Tipton County | 62,287 | $76,717 | 3.6% | 137/sq mi | 456 sq mi | Covington |
| Trousdale County | 12,623 | $70,518 | 2.7% | 110/sq mi | 114 sq mi | Hartsville |
| Unicoi County | 17,856 | $56,931 | 3.2% | 96/sq mi | 186 sq mi | Erwin |
| Union County | 21,450 | $57,039 | 3.3% | 96/sq mi | 224 sq mi | Maynardville |
| Van Buren County | 6,874 | $54,580 | 3.2% | 25/sq mi | 273 sq mi | Spencer |
| Warren County | 43,717 | $59,779 | 3.5% | 101/sq mi | 433 sq mi | McMinnville |
| Washington County | 141,199 | $64,816 | 3.1% | 432/sq mi | 327 sq mi | Jonesborough |
| Wayne County | 16,416 | $50,630 | 3.4% | 22/sq mi | 734 sq mi | Waynesboro |
| Weakley County | 33,261 | $52,803 | 4.0% | 57/sq mi | 580 sq mi | Dresden |
| White County | 29,612 | $56,340 | 3.7% | 79/sq mi | 377 sq mi | Sparta |
| Williamson County | 272,061 | $147,807 | 2.7% | 467/sq mi | 583 sq mi | Franklin |
| Wilson County | 175,033 | $96,530 | 2.7% | 306/sq mi | 571 sq mi | Lebanon |
Click a column heading to sort all 95 counties. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.
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Cities in Tennessee
Tennessee has 345 incorporated cities and towns. The largest is Nashville in Davidson County with 690,130 residents. That count is the Census Bureau’s “balance” for Nashville: it leaves out the separately incorporated places inside the consolidated city. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.
| Nashville (balance) | Davidson County | 690,130 |
| Memphis | Shelby County | 618,980 |
| Knoxville | Knox County | 195,185 |
| Chattanooga | Hamilton County | 185,783 |
| Clarksville | Montgomery County | 176,456 |
| Murfreesboro | Rutherford County | 161,445 |
| Franklin | Williamson County | 87,133 |
| Johnson City | Washington County +2 more (also Carter County, Sullivan County) | 72,222 |
| Jackson | Madison County | 68,435 |
| Hendersonville | Sumner County | 63,091 |
| Bartlett | Shelby County | 56,876 |
| Smyrna (town) | Rutherford County +1 more (also Williamson County) | 56,692 |
| Kingsport | Sullivan County +1 more (also Hawkins County) | 56,262 |
| Spring Hill | Maury County +1 more (also Williamson County) | 55,765 |
| Collierville (town) | Shelby County | 51,515 |
| Cleveland | Bradley County | 48,829 |
| Gallatin | Sumner County | 48,532 |
| Brentwood | Williamson County | 45,556 |
| Columbia | Maury County | 45,441 |
| Lebanon | Wilson County | 44,788 |
| Mount Juliet | Wilson County | 42,073 |
| Germantown | Shelby County | 40,673 |
| La Vergne | Rutherford County | 40,243 |
| Cookeville | Putnam County | 36,088 |
| Oak Ridge | Anderson County +1 more (also Roane County) | 32,693 |
| Maryville | Blount County | 32,392 |
| Morristown | Hamblen County +1 more (also Jefferson County) | 31,527 |
| Bristol | Sullivan County | 27,636 |
| Shelbyville | Bedford County | 24,661 |
| Farragut (town) | Knox County +1 more (also Loudon County) | 24,634 |
| East Ridge | Hamilton County | 22,070 |
| Tullahoma | Coffee County +1 more (also Franklin County) | 21,103 |
| Springfield | Robertson County | 19,255 |
| Sevierville | Sevier County | 18,397 |
| Goodlettsville | Sumner County +1 more (also Davidson County) | 17,597 |
| Dickson | Dickson County | 16,424 |
| Dyersburg | Dyer County | 15,979 |
| Greeneville (town) | Greene County | 15,646 |
| Arlington (town) | Shelby County | 15,205 |
| Nolensville (town) | Williamson County | 15,074 |
| White House | Robertson County +1 more (also Sumner County) | 14,631 |
| Athens | McMinn County | 14,471 |
| Elizabethton | Carter County | 14,374 |
| Lakeland | Shelby County | 14,192 |
| McMinnville | Warren County | 13,844 |
| Portland | Sumner County +1 more (also Robertson County) | 13,449 |
| Soddy-Daisy | Hamilton County | 13,231 |
| Manchester | Coffee County | 12,944 |
| Lewisburg | Marshall County | 12,861 |
| Crossville | Cumberland County | 12,428 |
The table shows the 50 most populous. Search the map above for the other 295.
A city can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts. A row marked (balance) is the Census Bureau’s “balance” of a consolidated city: its population leaves out the separately incorporated places inside the consolidated city (methodology).
Which Tennessee county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers
- Tennessee’s highest median household income is in Williamson County ($147,807); the lowest is in Hancock County ($41,664). Census SAIPE 2024
- Tennessee’s most populous county is Shelby County (910,226); the least populous is Pickett County (5,219), a 174× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- Tennessee’s largest county by land area is Shelby County (753 sq mi); the smallest is Trousdale County (114 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
- Tennessee’s highest population density is in Davidson County (1,481/sq mi); the lowest is in Perry County (22/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Tennessee’s highest poverty rate is in Lake County (31.2%); the lowest is in Williamson County (4.5%). Census SAIPE 2024
- In Tennessee, unemployment is highest in Perry County (5.1%) and lowest in Cheatham County, Dickson County, Macon County, Rutherford County, Sevier County, Trousdale County, Williamson County, and Wilson County (tied at 2.7%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
- Tennessee’s highest median age is in Cumberland County (53.5); the lowest is in Montgomery County (31.9). Census ACS 2020–2024
- Tennessee’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Williamson County (62.7%); the lowest is in Lake County (9.4%). Census ACS 2020–2024
Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.
Tennessee counties: common questions
How many counties are in Tennessee?
Tennessee has 95 counties covering 41,225 sq mi and about 7.3M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.
What is the largest county in Tennessee?
It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Shelby County (753 sq mi); by population it’s Shelby County (910,226 residents).
What county is Nashville in?
Nashville, population 690,130, is in Davidson County. That count is the Census Bureau’s “balance” for Nashville: it leaves out the separately incorporated places inside the consolidated city. Use the search on the map to find any Tennessee city’s county.
What is the richest county in Tennessee?
By median household income, Williamson County is the richest at $147,807; the poorest is Hancock County at $41,664. Census SAIPE 2024
What is the most populous county in Tennessee?
Shelby County, with 910,226 residents, about 12.4% of Tennessee’s people. That is 174× the least populous, Pickett County (5,219).
Sources & vintages
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2024 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01002 median age — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, S1501 educational attainment — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), September 2026, preliminary — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb county boundaries, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb incorporated places, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01003 total population by place — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: Wikidata, county seats (P36), query of 2026-11-11 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: County, state and Census sources, seats and no-seat reasons for 92 county-equivalents (3 rows cite the Virginia Association of Counties) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Calculated: population density = population ÷ land area (people per sq mi) (method)
- Calculated: state totals = sum over the state’s counties (population, land area, water area) (method)
- Calculated: averages per county = state total ÷ number of counties (method)
- Calculated: population shares = county (or top-5) population ÷ state total × 100; “half the residents” = fewest largest counties whose populations sum to ≥ 50% of the total (method)
- Calculated: medians across counties = middle value of the county values (mean of the two middle values for an even count) (method)
- Calculated: spreads = highest county value ÷ lowest county value (method)
- Calculated: income tiers vs poverty = mean poverty rate of the N highest- and N lowest-income counties, N = min(10, ⌊counties ÷ 2⌋), only for states with ≥ 6 counties (method)
- Calculated: rankings and superlatives = highest / lowest county value; suppressed values excluded (method)
- Calculated: water share = water area ÷ (land area + water area) × 100 (method)
- Calculated: square miles = TIGER AREALAND or AREAWATER (m²) ÷ 2,589,988.11, rounded to 2 dp (method)
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