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Counties in Tennessee by households, 2024

Shelby County had the highest households of 95 counties in 2024, at 362,741. Lake County had the lowest, at 2,067. The median was 13,384 and the figure for Tennessee was 2.82 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest362,741Shelby County
Lowest2,067Lake County
Median13,38495 counties
Tennessee2,824,277History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Shelby County: 362,741 countShelby County362,741Davidson County: 324,907 countDavidson County324,907Knox County: 201,146 countKnox County201,146Hamilton County: 154,181 countHamilton County154,181Rutherford County: 129,431 countRutherford County129,431Williamson County: 92,214 countWilliamson County92,214Montgomery County: 87,759 countMontgomery County87,759Sumner County: 78,582 countSumner County78,582Sullivan County: 68,907 countSullivan County68,907Wilson County: 59,139 countWilson County59,139Washington County: 56,759 countWashington County56,759Blount County: 55,522 countBlount County55,522Bradley County: 42,596 countBradley County42,596Maury County: 42,306 countMaury County42,306Sevier County: 40,344 countSevier County40,344Madison County: 40,153 countMadison County40,153Putnam County: 33,601 countPutnam County33,601Anderson County: 32,755 countAnderson County32,755Greene County: 28,400 countGreene County28,400Robertson County: 28,255 countRobertson County28,255Cumberland County: 28,195 countCumberland County28,195Hamblen County: 26,146 countHamblen County26,146Carter County: 24,425 countCarter County24,425Loudon County: 24,056 countLoudon County24,056Hawkins County: 23,567 countHawkins County23,567Coffee County: 23,097 countCoffee County23,097Roane County: 22,790 countRoane County22,790Tipton County: 22,660 countTipton County22,660Jefferson County: 21,817 countJefferson County21,817Dickson County: 21,757 countDickson County21,757McMinn County: 21,218 countMcMinn County21,218Gibson County: 20,360 countGibson County20,360Monroe County: 19,714 countMonroe County19,714Bedford County: 19,505 countBedford County19,505Franklin County: 17,445 countFranklin County17,445Fayette County: 17,210 countFayette County17,210Campbell County: 17,186 countCampbell County17,186Lawrence County: 16,991 countLawrence County16,991Cheatham County: 16,279 countCheatham County16,279Warren County: 16,203 countWarren County16,203
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Shelby County362,741+0.6%
2Davidson County324,907+3.3%
3Knox County201,146+2%
4Hamilton County154,181+1.9%
5Rutherford County129,431+2.8%
6Williamson County92,214+1.7%
7Montgomery County87,759+4.1%
8Sumner County78,582+2.4%
9Sullivan County68,907+0.7%
10Wilson County59,139+4.5%
11Washington County56,759+0.9%
12Blount County55,522+2%
13Bradley County42,596+1.6%
14Maury County42,306+2.5%
15Sevier County40,344+2.9%
16Madison County40,153+1.6%
17Putnam County33,601+1.6%
18Anderson County32,755+2.1%
19Greene County28,400+1.1%
20Robertson County28,255+1.8%
21Cumberland County28,195+2.7%
22Hamblen County26,146+1.5%
23Carter County24,425+1%
24Loudon County24,056+2.6%
25Hawkins County23,567+2.1%
26Coffee County23,097+1.3%
27Roane County22,790+1.1%
28Tipton County22,660+0.5%
29Jefferson County21,817+2.2%
30Dickson County21,757+3.2%
31McMinn County21,218-1.2%
32Gibson County20,360+1.3%
33Monroe County19,714+2.2%
34Bedford County19,505+2.9%
35Franklin County17,445+2%
36Fayette County17,210+2.9%
37Campbell County17,186+2.9%
38Lawrence County16,991+1.7%
39Cheatham County16,279+2.3%
40Warren County16,203+0.4%
41Cocke County15,509+2.6%
42Lincoln County14,849+1.8%
43Dyer County14,769-0.8%
44Claiborne County13,724+2%
45Marshall County13,622+2.7%
46Rhea County13,475+1.8%
47Henry County13,452+1.9%
48Weakley County13,384+0.8%
49Obion County12,527+0.1%
50Giles County12,058+3%
51Marion County11,869+2.9%
52Carroll County11,541+2.5%
53White County11,226+2%
54Hardin County11,001+1.6%
55Henderson County10,920-0.1%
56McNairy County9,939+1.4%
57Grainger County9,660+1%
58Hickman County9,435+2.8%
59Macon County9,421+2.4%
60Lauderdale County9,325+1.2%
61Hardeman County9,110+0.7%
62Overton County9,071+0.9%
63Scott County8,755+1.4%
64DeKalb County8,652+1.8%
65Smith County7,932+4.1%
66Union County7,931+2.1%
67Fentress County7,831+1.6%
68Unicoi County7,795-0.1%
69Polk County7,424+3.9%
70Johnson County7,298+1.8%
71Humphreys County7,241+5.5%
72Morgan County7,1880%
73Haywood County7,1670%
74Benton County7,121+2.8%
75Chester County6,430+1.5%
76Sequatchie County6,194+1.2%
77Wayne County5,982+4.3%
78Cannon County5,776+1.6%
79Crockett County5,508+0.3%
80Lewis County5,387+4.5%
81Stewart County5,323+2.9%
82Meigs County5,235-0.8%
83Grundy County5,161+1.1%
84Bledsoe County4,858+1%
85Jackson County4,795+2.1%
86Decatur County4,568+2.9%
87Trousdale County3,700+1.1%
88Perry County3,610+18.8%
89Clay County3,486+8.9%
90Houston County3,353+5.1%
91Hancock County2,828+2%
92Moore County2,739+3.8%
93Van Buren County2,569+4.3%
94Pickett County2,167+2.9%
95Lake County2,067+2.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Tennessee by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Tennessee by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Tennessee by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Tennessee by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Shelby County, with 362,741 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Lake County, with 2,067 in 2024.

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