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Counties in Tennessee by households

Shelby County had the highest households of 95 counties in 2021, at 354,736. Lake County had the lowest, at 2,071. The median was 12,718 and the figure for Tennessee was 2.66 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest354,736Shelby County
Lowest2,071Lake County
Median12,71895 counties
Tennessee2,664,791History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 30,973 countBedford County: 17,904 countBenton County: 6,509 countBledsoe County: 4,901 countBlount County: 52,337 countBradley County: 40,948 countCampbell County: 15,744 countCannon County: 5,671 countCarroll County: 10,988 countCarter County: 23,547 countCheatham County: 15,366 countChester County: 6,108 countClaiborne County: 13,410 countClay County: 2,973 countCocke County: 14,339 countCoffee County: 22,417 countCrockett County: 5,387 countCumberland County: 26,523 countDavidson County: 293,859 countDecatur County: 4,375 countDeKalb County: 8,023 countDickson County: 19,663 countDyer County: 14,659 countFayette County: 15,932 countFentress County: 7,443 countFranklin County: 16,467 countGibson County: 19,436 countGiles County: 11,395 countGrainger County: 9,343 countGreene County: 27,468 countGrundy County: 4,833 countHamblen County: 24,471 countHamilton County: 147,419 countHancock County: 2,852 countHardeman County: 9,058 countHardin County: 10,787 countHawkins County: 22,777 countHaywood County: 7,118 countHenderson County: 10,823 countHenry County: 12,938 countHickman County: 8,736 countHouston County: 2,860 countHumphreys County: 6,688 countJackson County: 4,523 countJefferson County: 20,419 countJohnson County: 6,859 countKnox County: 192,077 countLake County: 2,071 countLauderdale County: 9,144 countLawrence County: 16,483 countLewis County: 4,842 countLincoln County: 14,032 countLoudon County: 21,801 countMcMinn County: 21,163 countMcNairy County: 9,818 countMacon County: 9,266 countMadison County: 38,699 countMarion County: 11,718 countMarshall County: 12,718 countMaury County: 38,532 countMeigs County: 5,129 countMonroe County: 18,574 countMontgomery County: 77,460 countMoore County: 2,475 countMorgan County: 7,110 countObion County: 12,526 countOverton County: 8,731 countPerry County: 3,052 countPickett County: 2,161 countPolk County: 7,006 countPutnam County: 31,933 countRhea County: 12,756 countRoane County: 21,773 countRobertson County: 26,536 countRutherford County: 118,955 countScott County: 8,533 countSequatchie County: 5,866 countSevier County: 36,817 countShelby County: 354,736 countSmith County: 7,473 countStewart County: 5,091 countSullivan County: 67,025 countSumner County: 72,638 countTipton County: 21,860 countTrousdale County: 3,349 countUnicoi County: 7,583 countUnion County: 7,411 countVan Buren County: 2,412 countWarren County: 15,790 countWashington County: 54,913 countWayne County: 5,671 countWeakley County: 13,213 countWhite County: 10,306 countWilliamson County: 85,311 countWilson County: 52,983 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Shelby County: 354,736 countShelby County354,736Davidson County: 293,859 countDavidson County293,859Knox County: 192,077 countKnox County192,077Hamilton County: 147,419 countHamilton County147,419Rutherford County: 118,955 countRutherford County118,955Williamson County: 85,311 countWilliamson County85,311Montgomery County: 77,460 countMontgomery County77,460Sumner County: 72,638 countSumner County72,638Sullivan County: 67,025 countSullivan County67,025Washington County: 54,913 countWashington County54,913Wilson County: 52,983 countWilson County52,983Blount County: 52,337 countBlount County52,337Bradley County: 40,948 countBradley County40,948Madison County: 38,699 countMadison County38,699Maury County: 38,532 countMaury County38,532Sevier County: 36,817 countSevier County36,817Putnam County: 31,933 countPutnam County31,933Anderson County: 30,973 countAnderson County30,973Greene County: 27,468 countGreene County27,468Robertson County: 26,536 countRobertson County26,536Cumberland County: 26,523 countCumberland County26,523Hamblen County: 24,471 countHamblen County24,471Carter County: 23,547 countCarter County23,547Hawkins County: 22,777 countHawkins County22,777Coffee County: 22,417 countCoffee County22,417Tipton County: 21,860 countTipton County21,860Loudon County: 21,801 countLoudon County21,801Roane County: 21,773 countRoane County21,773McMinn County: 21,163 countMcMinn County21,163Jefferson County: 20,419 countJefferson County20,419Dickson County: 19,663 countDickson County19,663Gibson County: 19,436 countGibson County19,436Monroe County: 18,574 countMonroe County18,574Bedford County: 17,904 countBedford County17,904Lawrence County: 16,483 countLawrence County16,483Franklin County: 16,467 countFranklin County16,467Fayette County: 15,932 countFayette County15,932Warren County: 15,790 countWarren County15,790Campbell County: 15,744 countCampbell County15,744Cheatham County: 15,366 countCheatham County15,366Shelby County: 354,736 countShelby County354,736Davidson County: 293,859 countDavidson County293,859Knox County: 192,077 countKnox County192,077Hamilton County: 147,419 countHamilton County147,419Rutherford County: 118,955 countRutherford County118,955Williamson County: 85,311 countWilliamson County85,311Montgomery County: 77,460 countMontgomery County77,460Sumner County: 72,638 countSumner County72,638Sullivan County: 67,025 countSullivan County67,025Washington County: 54,913 countWashington County54,913Wilson County: 52,983 countWilson County52,983Blount County: 52,337 countBlount County52,337Bradley County: 40,948 countBradley County40,948Madison County: 38,699 countMadison County38,699Maury County: 38,532 countMaury County38,532Sevier County: 36,817 countSevier County36,817Putnam County: 31,933 countPutnam County31,933Anderson County: 30,973 countAnderson County30,973Greene County: 27,468 countGreene County27,468Robertson County: 26,536 countRobertson County26,536Cumberland County: 26,523 countCumberland County26,523Hamblen County: 24,471 countHamblen County24,471Carter County: 23,547 countCarter County23,547Hawkins County: 22,777 countHawkins County22,777Coffee County: 22,417 countCoffee County22,417Tipton County: 21,860 countTipton County21,860Loudon County: 21,801 countLoudon County21,801Roane County: 21,773 countRoane County21,773McMinn County: 21,163 countMcMinn County21,163Jefferson County: 20,419 countJefferson County20,419Dickson County: 19,663 countDickson County19,663Gibson County: 19,436 countGibson County19,436Monroe County: 18,574 countMonroe County18,574Bedford County: 17,904 countBedford County17,904Lawrence County: 16,483 countLawrence County16,483Franklin County: 16,467 countFranklin County16,467Fayette County: 15,932 countFayette County15,932Warren County: 15,790 countWarren County15,790Campbell County: 15,744 countCampbell County15,744Cheatham County: 15,366 countCheatham County15,366
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Shelby County354,736
2Davidson County293,859
3Knox County192,077
4Hamilton County147,419
5Rutherford County118,955
6Williamson County85,311
7Montgomery County77,460
8Sumner County72,638
9Sullivan County67,025
10Washington County54,913
11Wilson County52,983
12Blount County52,337
13Bradley County40,948
14Madison County38,699
15Maury County38,532
16Sevier County36,817
17Putnam County31,933
18Anderson County30,973
19Greene County27,468
20Robertson County26,536
21Cumberland County26,523
22Hamblen County24,471
23Carter County23,547
24Hawkins County22,777
25Coffee County22,417
26Tipton County21,860
27Loudon County21,801
28Roane County21,773
29McMinn County21,163
30Jefferson County20,419
31Dickson County19,663
32Gibson County19,436
33Monroe County18,574
34Bedford County17,904
35Lawrence County16,483
36Franklin County16,467
37Fayette County15,932
38Warren County15,790
39Campbell County15,744
40Cheatham County15,366
41Dyer County14,659
42Cocke County14,339
43Lincoln County14,032
44Claiborne County13,410
45Weakley County13,213
46Henry County12,938
47Rhea County12,756
48Marshall County12,718
49Obion County12,526
50Marion County11,718
51Giles County11,395
52Carroll County10,988
53Henderson County10,823
54Hardin County10,787
55White County10,306
56McNairy County9,818
57Grainger County9,343
58Macon County9,266
59Lauderdale County9,144
60Hardeman County9,058
61Hickman County8,736
62Overton County8,731
63Scott County8,533
64DeKalb County8,023
65Unicoi County7,583
66Smith County7,473
67Fentress County7,443
68Union County7,411
69Haywood County7,118
70Morgan County7,110
71Polk County7,006
72Johnson County6,859
73Humphreys County6,688
74Benton County6,509
75Chester County6,108
76Sequatchie County5,866
77Cannon County5,671
77Wayne County5,671
79Crockett County5,387
80Meigs County5,129
81Stewart County5,091
82Bledsoe County4,901
83Lewis County4,842
84Grundy County4,833
85Jackson County4,523
86Decatur County4,375
87Trousdale County3,349
88Perry County3,052
89Clay County2,973
90Houston County2,860
91Hancock County2,852
92Moore County2,475
93Van Buren County2,412
94Pickett County2,161
95Lake County2,071

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Tennessee by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Tennessee by households, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Shelby County, with 354,736 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 2,071 in 2021.

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