List of counties in Tennessee

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The US -American state of Tennessee 's 95 counties divided.

The official abbreviation for Tennessee is TN and the FIPS code is 47 .

The FIPS code of each individual county always starts with 47 , followed by a three-digit number for each county.

The figures for the number of inhabitants correspond to the results of the 2010 census .

county	FIPS code	County Seat	founding	origin	Origin of name	Residents 2010	surface
Anderson	001	Clinton	1801	Knox and Grainger Counties	Joseph Anderson (1757-1837) - US Senator from Tennessee (1797-1815)	75.129	874 km²
Bedford	003	Shelbyville	1807	Rutherford County	Thomas Bedford - War of Independence officer and large landowner	45,058	1,227 km²
Benton	005	Camden	1835	Humphreys County	David Benton (1779–1860) - veteran of the 1812 War and early settlers	16,489	1,023 km²
Bledsoe	007	Pikeville	1807	Roane County and Indian Land	Anthony Bledsoe - Revolutionary War soldier , surveyor and early settler	12,876	1,052 km²
Blount	009	Maryville	1795	Knox County	William Blount (1749–1800) - Governor of the Southwest Territory (1790–1796)	123.010	1,447 km²
Bradley	011	Cleveland	1836	Indian country	Edward Bradley - Tennessee MP	98,963	851 km²
Campbell	013	Jacksboro	1806	Anderson and Claiborne Counties	Arthur Campbell (1743-1811) - MP in Virginia	40,716	1,243 km²
Cannon	015	Woodbury	1836	Rutherford, Smith and Warren Counties	Newton Cannon (1781–1841) - Tenth Governor of Tennessee (1835–1839)	13,801	688 km²
Carroll	017	Huntingdon	1821	Indian country	William Carroll (1788–1844) - sixth and ninth Governors of Tennessee (1821–1827, 1829–1835)	28,522	1,551 km²
Carter	019	Elizabethton	1796	Washington County	Landon Carter (1710–1778) - Senate Speaker in the State of Franklin	57,424	883 km²
Cheatham	021	Ashland City	1856	Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, and Robertson Counties	Edward Cheatham - Tennessee MP	39.105	784 km²
Chester	023	Henderson	1879	Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, and Madison Counties	Robert I. Chester (1793-1892) - Member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee	17.131	747 km²
Claiborne	025	Tazewell	1801	Grainger and Hawkins Counties	William CC Claiborne (1775–1817) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1797–1801), Governor of Louisiana (1812–1816), US Senator (1817)	32,213	1,125 km²
Clay	027	Celina	1870	Jackson and Overton Counties	Henry Clay (1777–1852) - Speaker of the US House of Representatives (1811–1814, 1815–1820, 1823–1825), US Secretary of State (1825–1829)	7,861	612 km²
Cocke	029	Newport	1797	Jefferson County	William Cocke (1748–1828) - US Senator from Tennessee (1796–1797, 1799–1805)	35,662	1,125 km²
Coffee	031	Manchester	1836	Bedford, Warren and Franklin Counties	John R. Coffee (1772–1833) - general, surveyor, and planter	52,796	1,111 km²
Crockett	033	Alamo	1871	Haywood, Madison, Dyer, and Gibson Counties	Davy Crockett (1786–1836) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1827–1831, 1833–1835), died at the Battle of the Alamo	14,586	687 km²
Cumberland	035	Crossville	1855	White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress, and Putnam Counties	Cumberland Mountains	56.053	1,765 km²
Davidson	037	Nashville	1783	Part of North Carolina	William Lee Davidson (1746–1781) - fell as brigadier general in the War of Independence	626.681	1,301 km²
Decatur	039	Decaturville	1845	Perry County	Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) - US naval officer	11,757	865 km²
DeKalb	041	Smithville	1837	Franklin, Cannon, Jackson, and White Counties	Johann de Kalb (1721–1780) - General of the Continental Army of German descent during the War of Independence	18,723	789 km²
Dickson	043	Charlotte	1803	Montgomery and Robertson Counties	William Dickson (1770-1816) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1801-1807)	49,666	1,269 km²
Dyer	045	Dyersburg	1823	Indian country	Robert Henry Dyer - Tennessee MP	38,335	1,322 km²
Fayette	047	Somerville	1824	Indian country	Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834) - French volunteers took over as General at the War of Independence in part	38,413	1,825 km²
Fentress	049	Jamestown	1823	Morgan, Overton, and White Counties	James Fentress - Tennessee MP	17,959	1,291 km²
Franklin	051	Winchester	1807	Rutherford County and Indian Land	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) - one of the founding fathers of the United States	41,052	1,436 km²
Gibson	053	Trenton	1823	Indian country	John H. Gibson - Soldier, took part in the war on the Muskogee (Creek)	49,683	1,561 km²
Giles	055	Pulaski	1809	Indian country	William Branch Giles (1762-1830) - Governor of Virginia (1827-1830)	29,485	1,582 km²
Grainger	057	Rutledge	1796	Hawkins and Knox Counties	Mary Grainger Blount - wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory that made the state of Tennessee	22,657	726 km²
Greene	059	Greeneville	1783	Washington County	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786) - General of the Continental Army in the War of Independence	68,831	1,610 km²
Grundy	061	Altamont	1844	Coffee, Warren, and Franklin Counties	Felix Grundy (1777–1840) - United States Attorney General (1838–1839)	13,703	934 km²
Hamblen	063	Morristown	1870	Jefferson, Grainger, and Greene Counties	Hezekiah Hamblen - One of the earliest white settlers in the area	62,544	417 km²
Hamilton	065	Chattanooga	1819	Rhea County and Indian Land	Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757–1804) - One of the Founding Fathers of the United States	336.463	1,405 km²
Hancock	067	Sneedville	1844	Hawkins and Claiborne Counties	John Hancock (1737–1793) - President of the Continental Congress (1775–1777) at the time of the United States' declaration of independence	6,819	576 km²
Hardeman	069	Bolivar	1823	Hardin County and Indian Land	Thomas Jones Hardeman - soldier in the War of 1812 , later MP in the Republic of Texas	27,253	1,729 km²
Hardin	071	Savannah	1819	Indian country	Joseph Hardin (1734–1801) - MP in the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin	26,026	1,497 km²
Hawkins	073	Rogersville	1786	Sullivan County	Benjamin Hawkins (1754–1816) - US Senator from North Carolina (1789–1795)	56,833	1,260 km²
Haywood	075	Brownsville	1823	Indian country	John Haywood (1762–1826) - judge, historian	18,787	1,381 km²
Henderson	077	Lexington	1821	Indian country	James Henderson - Officer in the British-American War of 1812	27,769	1,347 km²
Henry	079	Paris	1821	Indian country	Patrick Henry (1736–1799) - prominent representative of the American independence movement	32,330	1,455 km²
Hickman	081	Centerville	1807	Dickson County	Edwin Hickman - Hunter and Explorer	24,690	1,586 km²
Houston	083	Erin	1871	Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery, and Stewart Counties	Sam Houston (1793–1863) - Congressman , Governor of Tennessee (1827–1829), Governor of Texas (1859–1861)	8,426	519 km²
Humphreys	085	Waverly	1809	Stewart County	Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1813–1815)	18,538	1,378 km²
Jackson	087	Gainesboro	1801	Smith County and Indian Land	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) - Seventh President of the United States (1829–1837)	11,638	800 km²
Jefferson	089	Dandridge	1792	Greene and Hawkins Counties	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) - Third President (1801–1809) and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States	51,407	709 km²
Johnson	091	Mountain City	1836	Carter County	Thomas Johnson - former settler	18,244	773 km²
Knox	093	Knoxville	1792	Greene and Hawkins Counties	Origin of name	432.226	1,317 km²
Lake	095	Tiptonville	1870	Obion County	Reelfoot Lake	7,832	423 km²
Lauderdale	097	Ripley	1835	Haywood, Dyer, and Tipton Counties	James Lauderdale (1780–1814) - died as an officer in the British-American War	27,815	1,218 km²
Lawrence	099	Lawrenceburg	1817	Hickman County and Indian Land	James Lawrence (1781–1813) - naval officer	41,869	1,598 km²
Lewis	101	Hohenwald	1843	Hickman, Lawrence, Maury, and Wayne Counties	Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) - explorer	12,161	731 km²
Lincoln	103	Fayetteville	1809	Bedford County	Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) - General of the Continental Army in the War of Independence	33,361	1,477 km²
Loudon	105	Loudon	1870	Roane, Monroe, Blount, and McMinn Counties	Fort Loudoun - named after the Earl of Loudoun who led the British troops in the French and Indian wars	48,556	593 km²
Macon	111	Lafayette	1842	Smith and Sumner Counties	Nathaniel Macon (1757–1837) - US Senator from North Carolina (1815–1828)	22,248	795 km²
Madison	113	Jackson	1821	Indian country	James Madison (1751–1836) - Fourth President of the United States (1809–1817)	98.294	1,443 km²
Marion	115	Jasper	1817	Indian country	Francis Marion (1732–1795) - Brigadier General in the War of Independence	28,237	1,291 km²
Marshall	117	Lewisburg	1836	Giles, Bedford, Lincoln, and Maury Counties	John Marshall (1755–1835) - US Secretary of State (1800–1801), Chief Justice (1801–1835)	30,617	972 km²
Maury	119	Columbia	1807	Williamson County and Indian Land	Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848) - MP in Tennessee	80,956	1,587 km²
McMinn	107	Athens	1819	Indian country	Joseph McMinn (1758-1824) - Fifth Governor of Tennessee (1815-1821)	52,266	1,114 km²
McNairy	109	Selmer	1823	Hardin County	John McNairy (1762-1837) - Federal Judge in Tennessee (1797-1802)	26,075	1,450 km²
Meigs	121	Decatur	1836	Rhea County	Return J. Meigs (1740–1823) - officer in the Continental Army , Indian agent	11,753	505 km²
Monroe	123	Madisonville	1819	Indian country	James Monroe (1758–1831) - Fifth President of the United States (1817–1825)	44,519	1,644 km²
Montgomery	125	Clarksville	1796	Tennessee County - former part of North Carolina	John Montgomery (around 1750–1794) - leader of the Nickajack expedition against the Cherokee (1794)	172.331	1,397 km²
Moors	127	Lynchburg	1971	Bedford, Lincoln and Franklin Counties	William Moore - Tennessee MP	6,362	335 km²
Morgan	129	Wartburg	1817	Anderson and Roane Counties	Daniel Morgan (politician) Daniel Morgan (1736–1802) - officer in the War of Independence	21,987	1,352 km²
Obion	131	Union City	1823	Indian country	Obion River	31,807	1,411 km²
Overton	133	Livingston	1806	Jackson County and Indian Land	John Overton (1766–1833) - banker, judge, co-founder of the City of Memphis	22,083	1,122 km²
Perry	135	Linden trees	1819	Humphreys and Hickman Counties	Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819) - American naval officer in the War of 1812	7,915	1,075 km²
Pickett	137	Byrdstown	1879	Fentress and Overton counties	Howell L. Pickett - Tennessee MP	5,077	422 km²
Polk	139	Benton	1839	McMinn and Bradley Counties	James K. Polk (1795–1849) - eleventh President of the United States (1845–1849)	16,825	1,127 km²
Putnam	141	Cookeville	1854	Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White, and Overton Counties	Israel Putnam (1718–1790) - General in the War of Independence	72,321	1,039 km²
Rhea	143	Dayton	1807	Roane County	John Rhea (1753-1832) - Member of the US House of Representatives (1803-1815, 1817-1823)	31,809	818 km²
Roane	145	Kingston	1801	Knox County and Indian Land	Archibald Roane (1759 or 1760–1819) - Governor of Tennessee (1801–1803)	54.181	935 km²
Robertson	147	Springfield	1796	Tennessee County (in North Carolina ) and Sumner County	James Robertson (1742–1814) - Tennessee MP, founder of the Watauga Settlements	66,283	1,234 km²
Rutherford	149	Murfreesboro	1803	Davidson, Williamson, and Wilson Counties	Griffin Rutherford - Speaker of Parliament in the Southwest Territory	262,604	1,603 km²
Scott	151	Huntsville	1849	Anderson, Campbell, Fentress, and Morgan Counties	Winfield Scott (1786-1866) - Served a. a. as a general in the Mexican-American War	22,228	1,378 km²
Sequatchie	153	Dunlap	1857	Hamilton, Marion and Warren Counties	Cherokee - word for possum that grins or runs away	14,112	689 km²
Sevier	155	Sevierville	1794	Jefferson County	John Sevier (1745–1815) - sole governor of the State of Franklin (1784–1788), first governor of Tennessee (1796–1801)	89,889	1,534 km²
Shelby	157	Memphis	1819	Indian Land ( Chickasaw )	Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) - Governor of Kentucky (1792-1796, 1812-1816)	927,644	1,954 km²
Smith	159	Carthage	1799	Sumner County and Indian Land	Daniel Smith (1748–1818) - US Senator from Tennessee (1798–1799, 1805–1809)	19,166	814 km²
Stewart	161	Dover	1803	Montgomery County	Duncan Stewart (1763-1820) - MP a. a. in Tennessee, lieutenant governor of Mississippi (1817-1820)	13,324	1,184 km²
Sullivan	163	Blountville	1779	Washington County	John Sullivan (1740–1795) - Governor of New Hampshire (1786–1788, 1789–1790)	156,823	1,070 km²
Sumner	165	Gallatin	1786	Davidson County	Jethro Sumner (1733–1785) - Brigadier General of the Continental Army in the War of Independence	160,645	1,371 km²
Tipton	167	Covington	1823	Shelby County	Jacob Tipton - father of Armistead Blevins , of the establishment of the Shelby County headed	61,081	1,190 km²
Trousdale	169	Hartsville	1870	Wilson, Macon, Smith, and Sumner Counties	William Trousdale (1790–1872) - Governor of Tennessee (1849–1851)	7,870	296 km²
Unicoi	171	Erwin	1875	Washington and Carter Counties	Indian word for the southern Appalachians	18,313	482 km²
union	173	Maynardville	1850	Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson, and Knox Counties	Remembering the efforts in East Tennessee, the waste from the Union to prevent	19.101	579 km²
Van Buren	175	Spencer	1840	Warren and White Counties	Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) - eighth President of the United States (1837–1841)	5,548	708 km²
Warren	177	McMinnville	1807	White, Jackson, Smith Counties, and Indian Land	Joseph Warren (1741–1775) - fell as the first American officer in the Revolutionary War	39,839	1,121 km²
Washington	179	Jonesborough	1777	Part of North Carolina	George Washington (1732–1799) - first President of the United States (1789–1797)	122,979	845 km²
Wayne	181	Waynesboro	1817	Hickman County	Anthony Wayne (1745–1796) - War of Independence general	17,021	1,901 km²
Weakley	183	Dresden	1823	Hickman County	Robert Weakley (1764–1845) - MP in Tennessee	35,021	1,503 km²
White	185	Sparta	1806	Jackson and Smith Counties	John White - Revolutionary War soldier , county's first white settler	15,841	975 km²
Williamson	187	Franklin	1799	Davidson County	Hugh Williamson (1735–1819) - Member of the US House of Representatives	183.182	1,509 km²
Wilson	189	Lebanon	1799	Sumner County	David Wilson - North Carolina and Southwest Territory MP	113.993	1,478 km²