Total Population in Shelby County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
919,173
Rank #62/3,222 · #1 in TN
98th
Shelby 919,173
TN 7,066,383 -87.0%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's total population of 919,173 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Shelby County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #59 | Pierce County, WA | 930,319 |
| #60 | DuPage County, IL | 930,024 |
| #61 | Milwaukee County, WI | 926,331 |
| #62 | Shelby County, TN | 919,173 |
| #63 | Kern County, CA | 915,075 |
| #64 | Fort Bend County, TX | 893,767 |
| #65 | Hidalgo County, TX | 891,977 |
About Total Population
Shelby County, Tennessee has a total population of 919,173, ranking #62 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.7% below the national value of 330M. Within Tennessee, it ranks #1 of 95. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.