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Tennessee: county data, all 95 of them.

7,066,383 residents across 95 county-equivalents, 149,150 business establishments, and 5,180 SBA approvals worth $3.39 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 95 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Tennessee?

  • Population7,066,383
  • Households2,824,277
  • Average household size2.50
  • County-equivalents95
  • People per square mile171

Tennessee has 7,066,383 residents in 2,824,277 households across 95 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Tennessee economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$561.20 bn
  • County product per resident$79,418
  • Covered employment3,143,579
  • Average annual pay$66,074

The average annual pay of $66,074 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Tennessee?

  • Business establishments149,150
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents21.1
  • Employment at those establishments2,834,068
  • Annual payroll$168.33 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Tennessee

  • Housing units permitted44,863
  • Permitted construction value$11.30 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households15.9

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Tennessee (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded4,650
  • 7(a) approval dollars$2.84 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$611,739
  • 504 approvals recorded530
  • 504 approval dollars$545.6 m
  • Average 504 approval$1,029,447
  • Counties with a 7(a) record91 of 95

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Tennessee

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans8.00 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate836
  • 7(a) loans charged off67
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans2.80 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate216
  • 504 loans charged off6

Of the 836 Tennessee 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 8.00 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Tennessee?

  • Land area41,231 sq mi
  • County-equivalents95
  • People per square mile171

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Tennessee.

Tennessee county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Shelby County919,173$63,76719,359$88.40 bn617
Davidson County715,388$77,85322,122$116.88 bn920
Knox County494,148$74,22212,519$43.62 bn498
Hamilton County376,192$76,1839,883$37.28 bn365
Rutherford County360,646$85,4706,285$27.63 bn283
Williamson County260,351$135,5948,707$38.78 bn468
Montgomery County234,153$75,6133,428$9.43 bn192
Sumner County204,424$90,3013,875$11.89 bn184
Sullivan County160,624$58,8073,382$11.88 bn79
Wilson County158,805$95,8393,345$10.17 bn124

Counties

All 95 Tennessee county-equivalents.

Tennessee counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Anderson County79,153$66,1831,599$7.86 bn42337
Bedford County52,237$67,225889$2.92 bn28474
Benton County16,006$51,746293$587.5 m1394
Bledsoe County15,032$54,720129$361.5 m1406
Blount County139,333$77,3652,510$9.08 bn101559
Bradley County111,065$66,5522,074$6.67 bn41329
Campbell County39,761$51,557579$1.45 bn9480
Cannon County14,818$59,443241$430.6 m6266
Carroll County28,641$51,787445$949.3 m14599
Carter County56,712$50,135751$1.56 bn14341
Cheatham County41,829$89,852714$1.92 bn26302
Chester County17,611$59,341254$524.1 m2286
Claiborne County32,466$49,379466$1.10 bn5435
Clay County7,670$39,972108$329.9 mNone recorded237
Cocke County36,813$48,016474$1.21 bn8435
Coffee County59,710$61,5051,308$4.18 bn50429
Crockett County13,944$62,165234$760.9 m4266
Cumberland County63,553$60,3751,153$2.73 bn30681
Davidson County715,388$77,85322,122$116.88 bn920504
Decatur County11,579$45,375228$456.7 m2334
DeKalb County20,959$53,153339$882.9 m3304
Dickson County55,983$75,0031,100$2.98 bn39490
Dyer County36,508$58,154785$2.39 bn10512
Fayette County43,267$88,456690$2.04 bn17705
Fentress County19,309$51,149286$769.0 m4499
Franklin County43,990$63,494747$1.83 bn20555
Gibson County50,869$62,755951$2.02 bn18603
Giles County30,620$62,307543$1.60 bn11611
Grainger County24,266$50,538258$753.6 m3281
Greene County71,628$56,1941,257$3.40 bn30622
Grundy County13,819$47,593162$343.5 mNone recorded361
Hamblen County65,669$55,4541,339$4.64 bn26161
Hamilton County376,192$76,1839,883$37.28 bn365542
Hancock County6,852$34,96055$124.5 mNone recorded222
Hardeman County25,433$46,069314$820.8 m4668
Hardin County27,249$49,956535$1.38 bn3577
Hawkins County57,964$56,936638$2.44 bn17487
Haywood County17,475$50,472292$1.33 bn3533
Henderson County27,980$55,136508$1.06 bn5520
Henry County32,412$50,613714$1.72 bn5562
Hickman County25,436$68,247316$716.3 m8612
Houston County8,353$59,576106$213.6 m4200
Humphreys County19,214$60,616332$1.14 bn10531
Jackson County12,029$47,951133$291.0 m3308
Jefferson County56,864$66,114771$2.45 bn37274
Johnson County18,196$53,129256$596.0 mNone recorded298
Knox County494,148$74,22212,519$43.62 bn498508
Lake County6,579$28,81464$150.5 m1166
Lauderdale County24,784$49,879296$954.1 m4472
Lawrence County45,385$54,706788$1.58 bn16617
Lewis County12,992$56,285237$495.4 m5282
Lincoln County35,946$64,667628$1.71 bn21570
Loudon County58,580$84,1851,027$3.12 bn39229
Macon County26,240$59,177333$848.9 m2307
Madison County99,295$60,0422,598$8.55 bn48557
Marion County29,250$61,824482$1.19 bn17498
Marshall County36,049$71,049585$1.61 bn18375
Maury County107,791$76,1302,069$7.11 bn120613
McMinn County54,884$61,470935$2.69 bn18430
McNairy County25,970$53,473436$786.7 m4563
Meigs County13,343$61,375109$352.7 m3195
Monroe County47,695$56,895773$2.22 bn17636
Montgomery County234,153$75,6133,428$9.43 bn192539
Moore County6,674$66,46980$625.1 m1129
Morgan County21,361$65,954163$461.2 m5522
Obion County30,453$54,613630$1.69 bn10545
Overton County23,065$48,959354$812.1 m4433
Perry County8,697$55,972115$280.1 m1415
Pickett County5,079$49,03082$210.9 m3163
Polk County17,898$62,522238$482.6 m14435
Putnam County82,558$58,9121,988$5.27 bn63401
Rhea County33,992$55,033541$2.98 bn15315
Roane County55,208$71,885769$3.54 bn16361
Robertson County75,539$83,0471,358$3.88 bn43476
Rutherford County360,646$85,4706,285$27.63 bn283619
Scott County22,113$44,711351$699.5 m5532
Sequatchie County16,809$58,750219$466.1 m4266
Sevier County99,652$62,5813,117$7.76 bn105593
Shelby County919,173$63,76719,359$88.40 bn617763
Smith County20,389$66,293307$842.9 m3314
Stewart County14,027$63,114180$1.16 bn4459
Sullivan County160,624$58,8073,382$11.88 bn79413
Sumner County204,424$90,3013,875$11.89 bn184529
Tipton County61,553$74,127777$1.76 bn13458
Trousdale County11,957$72,747138$305.1 m5114
Unicoi County17,756$52,218243$813.1 m4186
Union County20,431$62,727228$471.9 m1224
Van Buren County6,437$54,93144$134.2 m4273
Warren County42,166$55,487781$2.00 bn6433
Washington County136,261$62,8093,076$9.17 bn88326
Wayne County16,168$52,294216$545.6 m4734
Weakley County33,016$51,880589$1.41 bn19580
White County28,160$52,188425$1.09 bn13377
Williamson County260,351$135,5948,707$38.78 bn468583
Wilson County158,805$95,8393,345$10.17 bn124571

The register

Every source behind these 95 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Tennessee statutory guide is in preparation.

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