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Tennessee County Map and Population List in Excel

GENERAL INFO

The US state Tennessee (TN) is the 16th largest state by population and 36th biggest state by area. Tennessee has 95 counties ranking it the 10th state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Tennessee
Abbreviation:TN
Capital:Nashville
Largest City:Nashville
Population:6,829,174
Population rank in US:16th
Total Area [mi²]:42,143
Total Area [km²]:109,247
Area rank in US:36th
Number of Counties:95

TENNESSEE COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Tennessee Population Density Map per County:

Tennessee County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Tennessee County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Tennessee County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

TENNESSEE COUNTIES LIST

Below are 95 Tennessee counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Shelby County937,166
2Davidson County694,144
3Knox County470,313
4Hamilton County367,804
5Rutherford County332,285
6Williamson County238,412
7Montgomery County208,993
8Sumner County191,283
9Sullivan County158,348
10Wilson County144,657
11Blount County133,088
12Washington County129,375
13Bradley County108,110
14Sevier County98,250
15Madison County97,984
16Maury County96,387
17Putnam County80,245
18Anderson County76,978
19Robertson County71,813
20Greene County69,069
21Hamblen County64,934
22Tipton County61,599
23Cumberland County60,520
24Hawkins County56,786
25Coffee County56,520
26Carter County56,391
27Jefferson County54,495
28Loudon County54,068
29Dickson County53,948
30McMinn County53,794
31Roane County53,382
32Bedford County49,713
33Gibson County49,133
34Monroe County46,545
35Lawrence County44,142
36Franklin County42,208
37Warren County41,277
38Fayette County41,133
39Cheatham County40,667
40Campbell County39,842
41Dyer County37,159
42Cocke County36,004
43Marshall County34,375
44Lincoln County34,366
45Weakley County33,328
46Rhea County33,167
47Henry County32,345
48Claiborne County31,959
49Obion County30,069
50Giles County29,464
51Marion County28,907
52Henderson County28,117
53Carroll County27,767
54White County27,345
55McNairy County25,694
56Hardin County25,652
57Lauderdale County25,633
58Hickman County25,178
59Hardeman County25,050
60Macon County24,602
61Grainger County23,320
62Overton County22,241
63Scott County22,068
64Morgan County21,403
65DeKalb County20,490
66Smith County20,157
67Union County19,972
68Humphreys County18,582
69Fentress County18,523
70Unicoi County17,883
71Johnson County17,788
72Haywood County17,304
73Chester County17,297
74Polk County16,832
75Wayne County16,673
76Benton County16,160
77Bledsoe County15,064
78Sequatchie County15,026
79Cannon County14,678
80Crockett County14,230
81Stewart County13,715
82Grundy County13,427
83Meigs County12,422
84Lewis County12,268
85Jackson County11,786
86Decatur County11,663
87Trousdale County11,284
88Houston County8,201
89Perry County8,076
90Clay County7,615
91Lake County7,016
92Hancock County6,620
93Moore County6,488
94Van Buren County5,872
95Pickett County5,048

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TENNESSEE COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Tennessee?

Out of the 95 counties in Tennessee, Shelby County is the largest by population. Shelby County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Tennessee?

Pickett County is the smallest Tennessee county by population. Trousdale County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Tennessee?

In terms of economics and average income level, Union County is the richest Tennessee county.

What is the poorest county in Tennessee?

Lake County is the poorest Tennessee county.

TENNESSEE COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Tennessee county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Tennessee County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Tennessee County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT TENNESSEE COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Tennessee County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Tennessee counties.

CREATE YOUR TENNESSEE DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Tennessee Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Tennessee state and Tennessee counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Tennessee Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Tennessee

Official Website of the State of Tennessee:
https://www.tn.gov

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