Tennessee Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Tennessee from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Tennessee in 2023 was 7,126,489, a 1.1% increase from 2022.
- The population of Tennessee in 2022 was 7,048,976, a 1.22% increase from 2021.
- The population of Tennessee in 2021 was 6,963,709, a 0.54% increase from 2020.
- The population of Tennessee in 2020 was 6,926,091, a 1.4% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Tennessee - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
7,126,489 |
1.10% |
| 2022 |
7,048,976 |
1.22% |
| 2021 |
6,963,709 |
0.54% |
| 2020 |
6,926,091 |
1.40% |
| 2019 |
6,830,325 |
0.77% |
| 2018 |
6,778,180 |
0.94% |
| 2017 |
6,714,748 |
0.95% |
| 2016 |
6,651,277 |
0.85% |
| 2015 |
6,595,354 |
0.78% |
| 2014 |
6,544,617 |
0.73% |
| 2013 |
6,496,943 |
0.64% |
| 2012 |
6,455,752 |
0.87% |
| 2011 |
6,400,298 |
0.70% |
| 2010 |
6,355,518 |
0.78% |
| 2009 |
6,306,019 |
0.94% |
| 2008 |
6,247,411 |
1.16% |
| 2007 |
6,175,727 |
1.43% |
| 2006 |
6,088,766 |
1.63% |
| 2005 |
5,991,057 |
1.36% |
| 2004 |
5,910,809 |
1.08% |
| 2003 |
5,847,812 |
0.90% |
| 2002 |
5,795,918 |
0.78% |
| 2001 |
5,750,789 |
0.83% |
| 2000 |
5,703,719 |
4.02% |
| 1999 |
5,483,535 |
0.94% |
| 1998 |
5,432,679 |
1.01% |
| 1997 |
5,378,433 |
1.22% |
| 1996 |
5,313,576 |
1.38% |
| 1995 |
5,241,168 |
1.51% |
| 1994 |
5,163,016 |
1.52% |
| 1993 |
5,085,666 |
1.43% |
| 1992 |
5,013,999 |
1.36% |
| 1991 |
4,946,886 |
1.15% |
| 1990 |
4,890,626 |
0.75% |
| 1989 |
4,854,444 |
0.66% |
| 1988 |
4,822,437 |
0.83% |
| 1987 |
4,782,927 |
0.93% |
| 1986 |
4,738,708 |
0.50% |
| 1985 |
4,715,296 |
0.61% |
| 1984 |
4,686,737 |
0.58% |
| 1983 |
4,659,749 |
0.30% |
| 1982 |
4,646,041 |
0.40% |
| 1981 |
4,627,658 |
0.60% |
| 1980 |
4,600,252 |
0.87% |
| 1979 |
4,560,473 |
1.65% |
| 1978 |
4,486,314 |
1.43% |
| 1977 |
4,422,921 |
1.75% |
| 1976 |
4,346,928 |
1.67% |
| 1975 |
4,275,566 |
1.47% |
| 1974 |
4,213,509 |
1.59% |
| 1973 |
4,147,401 |
1.29% |
| 1972 |
4,094,611 |
2.02% |
| 1971 |
4,013,608 |
2.23% |
| 1970 |
3,926,018 |
0.74% |
| 1969 |
3,897,000 |
0.49% |
| 1968 |
3,878,000 |
0.49% |
| 1967 |
3,859,000 |
0.97% |
| 1966 |
3,822,000 |
0.63% |
| 1965 |
3,798,000 |
0.72% |
| 1964 |
3,771,000 |
1.43% |
| 1963 |
3,718,000 |
1.23% |
| 1962 |
3,673,000 |
1.41% |
| 1961 |
3,622,000 |
1.31% |
| 1960 |
3,575,000 |
1.50% |
| 1959 |
3,522,000 |
1.47% |
| 1958 |
3,471,000 |
1.08% |
| 1957 |
3,434,000 |
0.56% |
| 1956 |
3,415,000 |
0.00% |
| 1955 |
3,415,000 |
1.67% |
| 1954 |
3,359,000 |
1.21% |
| 1953 |
3,319,000 |
-0.98% |
| 1952 |
3,352,000 |
-0.59% |
| 1951 |
3,372,000 |
1.72% |
| 1950 |
3,315,000 |
2.44% |
| 1949 |
3,236,000 |
0.62% |
| 1948 |
3,216,000 |
1.58% |
| 1947 |
3,166,000 |
2.99% |
| 1946 |
3,074,000 |
6.81% |
| 1945 |
2,878,000 |
0.35% |
| 1944 |
2,868,000 |
-3.50% |
| 1943 |
2,972,000 |
1.12% |
| 1942 |
2,939,000 |
-1.14% |
| 1941 |
2,973,000 |
1.29% |
| 1940 |
2,935,000 |
2.12% |
| 1939 |
2,874,000 |
1.88% |
| 1938 |
2,821,000 |
0.93% |
| 1937 |
2,795,000 |
0.14% |
| 1936 |
2,791,000 |
-0.25% |
| 1935 |
2,798,000 |
0.50% |
| 1934 |
2,784,000 |
1.35% |
| 1933 |
2,747,000 |
1.33% |
| 1932 |
2,711,000 |
2.03% |
| 1931 |
2,657,000 |
1.45% |
| 1930 |
2,619,000 |
0.58% |
| 1929 |
2,604,000 |
-0.76% |
| 1928 |
2,624,000 |
0.61% |
| 1927 |
2,608,000 |
2.15% |
| 1926 |
2,553,000 |
0.87% |
| 1925 |
2,531,000 |
1.16% |
| 1924 |
2,502,000 |
1.58% |
| 1923 |
2,463,000 |
1.61% |
| 1922 |
2,424,000 |
2.32% |
| 1921 |
2,369,000 |
1.72% |
| 1920 |
2,329,000 |
1.04% |
| 1919 |
2,305,000 |
0.74% |
| 1918 |
2,288,000 |
-1.84% |
| 1917 |
2,331,000 |
1.17% |
| 1916 |
2,304,000 |
0.44% |
| 1915 |
2,294,000 |
0.22% |
| 1914 |
2,289,000 |
1.42% |
| 1913 |
2,257,000 |
1.76% |
| 1912 |
2,218,000 |
0.96% |
| 1911 |
2,197,000 |
0.27% |
| 1910 |
2,191,000 |
0.64% |
| 1909 |
2,177,000 |
0.60% |
| 1908 |
2,164,000 |
1.31% |
| 1907 |
2,136,000 |
0.00% |
| 1906 |
2,136,000 |
1.18% |
| 1905 |
2,111,000 |
1.20% |
| 1904 |
2,086,000 |
0.19% |
| 1903 |
2,082,000 |
1.07% |
| 1902 |
2,060,000 |
0.93% |
| 1901 |
2,041,000 |
0.89% |
| 1900 |
2,023,000 |
0.00% |
