Total Population in Tennessee

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
7,066,383
Rank #15 of 52
73th percentile

How Tennessee Compares

Tennessee
7,066,383
National
330M
97.9% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#12 Virginia 8,705,170
#13 Washington 7,816,116
#14 Arizona 7,378,838
#15 Tennessee 7,066,383
#16 Massachusetts 7,044,056
#17 Indiana 6,851,073
#18 Maryland 6,206,011
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Highest Population Counties in Tennessee

# County Population
1 Shelby County 919,173
2 Davidson County 715,388
3 Knox County 494,148
4 Hamilton County 376,192
5 Rutherford County 360,646
6 Williamson County 260,351
7 Montgomery County 234,153
8 Sumner County 204,424
9 Sullivan County 160,624
10 Wilson County 158,805

Lowest Population Counties in Tennessee

# County Population
95 Pickett County 5,079
94 Van Buren County 6,437
93 Lake County 6,579
92 Moore County 6,674
91 Hancock County 6,852
90 Clay County 7,670
89 Houston County 8,353
88 Perry County 8,697
87 Decatur County 11,579
86 Trousdale County 11,957

Total Population in Tennessee

Tennessee has a total population of 7,066,383, ranking #15 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 97.9% below the national value of 330M.

Across Tennessee's 95 counties, total population ranges from 5,079 to 919,173. The county with the highest value is Shelby County at 919,173.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.