# Counties in Tennessee by population density, 2025

All 95 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/tennessee-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/tennessee-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Davidson County | 572 |
| 2 | Shelby County | 466.9 |
| 3 | Knox County | 388.4 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 278.3 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 240.8 |
| 6 | Williamson County | 180.2 |
| 7 | Montgomery County | 179 |
| 8 | Washington County | 167 |
| 9 | Hamblen County | 164.9 |
| 10 | Sumner County | 157.2 |
| 11 | Sullivan County | 152.9 |
| 12 | Bradley County | 135.6 |
| 13 | Wilson County | 118.3 |
| 14 | Loudon County | 107.4 |
| 15 | Blount County | 99.4 |
| 16 | Anderson County | 94 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 84.2 |
| 18 | Putnam County | 83.4 |
| 19 | Maury County | 74.4 |
| 20 | Madison County | 69.8 |
| 21 | Sevier County | 66 |
| 22 | Robertson County | 65 |
| 23 | Carter County | 64.9 |
| 24 | Roane County | 61.4 |
| 25 | Coffee County | 56.2 |
| 26 | Cheatham County | 54.6 |
| 27 | Tipton County | 52.8 |
| 28 | McMinn County | 51.5 |
| 29 | Hawkins County | 47.2 |
| 30 | Dickson County | 46.2 |
| 31 | Greene County | 45.8 |
| 32 | Bedford County | 45.1 |
| 33 | Rhea County | 42.6 |
| 34 | Trousdale County | 42.6 |
| 35 | Marshall County | 39.2 |
| 36 | Warren County | 39 |
| 37 | Cumberland County | 37.6 |
| 38 | Unicoi County | 37.1 |
| 39 | Union County | 37 |
| 40 | Grainger County | 35.4 |
| 41 | Macon County | 34.8 |
| 42 | Cocke County | 33.5 |
| 43 | Gibson County | 33.2 |
| 44 | Campbell County | 32.4 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 31.7 |
| 46 | White County | 30.4 |
| 47 | Monroe County | 30.2 |
| 48 | Claiborne County | 29.5 |
| 49 | Lawrence County | 29.4 |
| 50 | Meigs County | 28.1 |
| 51 | DeKalb County | 27.7 |
| 52 | Dyer County | 27.4 |
| 53 | Sequatchie County | 25.9 |
| 54 | Smith County | 25.8 |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 24.9 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 24.7 |
| 57 | Chester County | 24.3 |
| 58 | Johnson County | 24.2 |
| 59 | Marion County | 23.1 |
| 60 | Henry County | 22.6 |
| 61 | Cannon County | 22.2 |
| 62 | Weakley County | 22.1 |
| 63 | Obion County | 21.3 |
| 64 | Overton County | 21.2 |
| 65 | Henderson County | 21.2 |
| 66 | Moore County | 20.7 |
| 67 | Crockett County | 20.4 |
| 68 | Lauderdale County | 20.1 |
| 69 | Giles County | 19.9 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 18.9 |
| 71 | Hardin County | 18.7 |
| 72 | Lewis County | 18.5 |
| 73 | McNairy County | 18 |
| 74 | Hickman County | 16.5 |
| 75 | Polk County | 16.5 |
| 76 | Scott County | 16.4 |
| 77 | Morgan County | 16.4 |
| 78 | Houston County | 16.3 |
| 79 | Benton County | 15.8 |
| 80 | Fentress County | 15.7 |
| 81 | Jackson County | 15.6 |
| 82 | Grundy County | 15.1 |
| 83 | Bledsoe County | 15.1 |
| 84 | Hardeman County | 14.6 |
| 85 | Lake County | 14.6 |
| 86 | Humphreys County | 14.3 |
| 87 | Decatur County | 13.7 |
| 88 | Clay County | 12.8 |
| 89 | Pickett County | 12.4 |
| 90 | Haywood County | 12.3 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 12.3 |
| 92 | Stewart County | 12.1 |
| 93 | Van Buren County | 9.7 |
| 94 | Wayne County | 8.6 |
| 95 | Perry County | 8.5 |