Counties in Tennessee by natural change, July to June

Shelby County had the highest natural change, July to June of 95 counties in 2016, at 5,367. Sullivan County had the lowest, at -550. The median was -29 and the figure for Tennessee was 14,812. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,367Shelby County

Lowest-550Sullivan County

Median-2995 counties

Tennessee14,812History

Map of counties, 2016

Under -80
-80 to -30
-30 to 0
0 to 50
50 to 410
410 and over

persons, 2016. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Shelby County Estimated	5,367	-4.9%
2	Davidson County Estimated	4,737	-9.1%
3	Rutherford County Estimated	2,289	+6.4%
4	Montgomery County Estimated	2,158	-4.8%
5	Williamson County Estimated	1,035	-7.6%
6	Knox County Estimated	1,015	+23.6%
7	Hamilton County Estimated	951	+28.9%
8	Sumner County Estimated	516	-21.6%
9	Wilson County Estimated	492	+46.9%
10	Maury County Estimated	258	+31.6%
11	Madison County Estimated	244	+14.6%
12	Robertson County Estimated	222	+4.2%
13	Bradley County Estimated	152	+36.9%
14	Sevier County Estimated	121	+478.1%
15	Bedford County Estimated	113	-19.3%
16	Tipton County Estimated	105	-17.3%
17	Macon County Estimated	61	-21.8%
18	Putnam County Estimated	51	+2,450%
19	Lawrence County Estimated	45	+28.6%
20	Smith County Estimated	44	+633.3%
21	Cheatham County Estimated	40	-48.1%
22	Dyer County Estimated	37	+85%
23	Scott County Estimated	15	+142.9%
24	Dickson County Estimated	9	-92.2%
24	Marshall County Estimated	9	-87.8%
26	Trousdale County Estimated	0	-100%
27	Chester County Estimated	-5	+44.4%
28	Fayette County Estimated	-6	-175%
29	Cannon County Estimated	-7	+74.1%
29	Hancock County Estimated	-7	+87.5%
31	Bledsoe County Estimated	-8	-166.7%
32	Crockett County Estimated	-9	+43.8%
32	Obion County Estimated	-9	+76.3%
34	Coffee County Estimated	-11	-114.5%
35	Hamblen County Estimated	-13	-128.3%
36	Sequatchie County Estimated	-15	-200%
36	Union County Estimated	-15	-650%
38	Moore County Estimated	-16	+30.4%
39	Pickett County Estimated	-17	+37%
40	Stewart County Estimated	-18	+63.3%
41	Lauderdale County Estimated	-19	-226.7%
41	Van Buren County Estimated	-19	-90%
43	Giles County Estimated	-21	-275%
43	Houston County Estimated	-21	-450%
45	Rhea County Estimated	-22	+62.1%
46	Haywood County Estimated	-23	-227.8%
47	Monroe County Estimated	-26	+52.7%
48	DeKalb County Estimated	-29	-390%
48	Meigs County Estimated	-29	-26.1%
50	Hardeman County Estimated	-30	-1,100%
51	Perry County Estimated	-31	+3.1%
52	Morgan County Estimated	-32	-190.9%
53	Hickman County Estimated	-34	-477.8%
54	Warren County Estimated	-36	-56.5%
55	Fentress County Estimated	-37	+42.2%
56	Decatur County Estimated	-38	+38.7%
57	Lake County Estimated	-41	-28.1%
58	Lewis County Estimated	-42	-625%
59	Grundy County Estimated	-47	-2.2%
60	Humphreys County Estimated	-50	-56.3%
60	Weakley County Estimated	-50	-51.5%
62	Jackson County Estimated	-55	+28.6%
63	Grainger County Estimated	-56	+6.7%
64	Clay County Estimated	-57	-137.5%
64	Washington County Estimated	-57	+53.7%
66	Wayne County Estimated	-58	+28.4%
67	Lincoln County Estimated	-63	-31.3%
68	Henderson County Estimated	-66	-175%
69	Polk County Estimated	-68	-58.1%
70	Carroll County Estimated	-75	+61.1%
70	Hardin County Estimated	-75	+29.9%
72	Benton County Estimated	-77	+10.5%
73	Marion County Estimated	-80	-142.4%
74	Johnson County Estimated	-81	-68.8%
75	McNairy County Estimated	-83	+31.4%
76	Overton County Estimated	-87	-52.6%
77	White County Estimated	-92	-124.4%
78	Franklin County Estimated	-101	-17.4%
79	Gibson County Estimated	-103	-119.1%
79	Loudon County Estimated	-103	+8.8%
81	McMinn County Estimated	-117	-18.2%
82	Blount County Estimated	-118	-107%
83	Jefferson County Estimated	-119	-283.9%
84	Unicoi County Estimated	-131	+3%
85	Campbell County Estimated	-145	+15.7%
86	Cocke County Estimated	-153	-47.1%
87	Claiborne County Estimated	-163	-56.7%
88	Anderson County Estimated	-165	-25%
89	Hawkins County Estimated	-168	+4.5%
90	Henry County Estimated	-177	-65.4%
91	Carter County Estimated	-210	-33.8%
92	Roane County Estimated	-234	+13.7%
93	Greene County Estimated	-246	-0.8%
94	Cumberland County Estimated	-308	-17.1%
95	Sullivan County Estimated	-550	-4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.

Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.

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. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Tennessee by natural change, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Tennessee by natural change, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/tennessee-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Tennessee by natural change, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/tennessee-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Tennessee by natural change, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/tennessee-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Tennessee by natural change, July to June, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/tennessee-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?

Shelby County, with 5,367 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?

Sullivan County, with -550 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.