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What are the fastest-growing counties in Tennessee?

Wilson County (+17.7%), Maury County (+16.0%) and Loudon County (+15.6%) grew fastest in Tennessee between 2020 and 2025.

Tennessee as a whole grew 5.6% between 2020 and 2025, to 7,315,076 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Tennessee counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Wilson County175,033+17.7%21.411.3
2Maury County118,131+16.0%25.811.9
3Loudon County63,764+15.6%18.713.6
4Montgomery County249,935+12.9%4.510.9
5Sequatchie County17,861+12.7%13.00.8
6Rutherford County386,352+12.5%6.28.2
7Van Buren County6,874+11.3%32.01.0
8Meigs County14,186+10.8%19.16.4
9Marshall County38,071+10.5%4.29.6
10Robertson County80,175+9.9%14.410.3
11Bedford County55,273+9.7%9.16.8
12Fentress County20,322+9.7%22.90.4
13Macon County27,663+9.5%11.96.3
14Jefferson County60,024+9.3%17.45.5
15Grainger County25,739+9.2%28.82.5
16Sumner County215,538+9.2%13.014.1
17Williamson County272,061+9.0%8.46.0
18Perry County9,126+8.9%16.11.3
19Trousdale County12,623+8.4%34.98.9
20DeKalb County21,873+8.4%9.66.6
21Putnam County86,612+8.1%17.07.3
22Union County21,450+8.1%17.97.2
23Cumberland County66,300+8.0%18.71.9
24White County29,612+7.9%17.45.5
25Dickson County58,662+7.7%13.310.1
26Fayette County45,071+7.7%13.87.9
27McMinn County57,404+7.6%15.52.2
28Coffee County62,419+7.4%14.78.7
29Monroe County49,730+7.2%11.63.5
30Jackson County12,466+7.1%6.70.0
31Lewis County13,487+7.0%14.21.8
32Roane County57,395+6.9%17.76.6
33Moore County6,920+6.9%12.94.0
34Hancock County7,075+6.7%11.30.3
35Hamblen County68,843+6.6%9.03.7
36Bledsoe County15,920+6.5%25.30.0
37Warren County43,717+6.5%5.06.2
38Knox County511,453+6.4%4.69.8
39Franklin County45,579+6.4%10.87.1
40Hamilton County390,833+6.2%5.54.8
41Lawrence County46,914+6.2%5.60.7
42Anderson County82,066+6.1%8.75.2
43Bradley County115,465+6.1%10.46.8
44Blount County143,820+6.0%14.25.5
45Washington County141,199+6.0%13.34.9
46Polk County18,592+5.9%14.68.1
47Stewart County14,439+5.3%8.41.2
48Overton County23,787+5.3%12.90.4
49Morgan County22,160+5.3%8.60.0
50Cocke County37,889+5.1%12.50.2
51Smith County20,981+5.1%10.87.3
52Cannon County15,296+5.0%10.56.0
53Hawkins County59,559+5.0%8.12.4
54Hickman County26,219+5.0%14.54.4
55Greene County73,831+5.0%13.73.7
56Rhea County34,844+4.6%7.84.3
57Pickett County5,219+4.3%24.3–
58Lincoln County36,853+4.3%4.24.3
59Grundy County14,116+4.2%5.11.1
60Davidson County745,904+4.2%−1.27.6
61Cheatham County42,778+4.1%3.86.7
62Johnson County18,718+4.1%16.20.3
63Hardin County27,983+3.8%14.40.9
64Scott County22,671+3.6%6.90.1
65Claiborne County33,229+3.6%13.42.9
66Giles County31,433+3.6%15.73.1
67Chester County17,994+3.5%6.80.7
68Sullivan County163,759+3.5%11.64.7
69Decatur County11,820+3.4%14.50.6
70Humphreys County19,646+3.4%10.02.1
71Marion County29,804+3.2%7.66.8
72Clay County7,821+3.1%10.53.3
73Carroll County29,200+2.7%1.60.5
74Gibson County51,779+2.6%4.83.8
75Sevier County101,342+2.5%−3.111.2
76Campbell County40,290+2.5%5.03.9
77Henderson County28,518+2.5%14.20.9
78Henry County32,896+2.3%5.40.5
79Houston County8,479+2.2%0.40.1
80Benton County16,183+2.1%13.20.2
81Tipton County62,287+2.0%0.22.2
82Madison County100,790+2.0%3.52.3
83Carter County57,361+1.7%6.13.3
84McNairy County26,236+1.4%9.41.0
85Wayne County16,416+1.2%27.40.0
86Weakley County33,261+1.1%3.42.1
87Crockett County14,006+0.7%7.61.8
88Unicoi County17,856−0.1%4.51.6
89Hardeman County25,274−0.6%−6.81.3
90Dyer County36,320−1.1%−2.92.1
91Lauderdale County24,617−2.0%7.41.1
92Shelby County910,226−2.1%−12.81.4
93Obion County30,067−2.3%−2.30.9
94Haywood County17,042−4.4%−8.24.8
95Lake County6,249−10.6%−4.60.5

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Tennessee growing?

Tennessee as a whole grew 5.6% between 2020 and 2025, to 7,315,076 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Tennessee?

Wilson County, which grew 17.7% between 2020 and 2025 to 175,033 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Maury County (+16.0%) and Loudon County (+15.6%) came next.

Which Tennessee counties are losing population?

8 of the 95 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Lake County (−10.6%), Haywood County (−4.4%), Obion County (−2.3%).

Where are people moving in Tennessee?

For their size, Trousdale County (34.9 per 1,000 residents), Van Buren County (32.0 per 1,000 residents) and Grainger County (28.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

Fastest-growing counties in other states

Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.