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Growing Early-Career Age Population Showing Up Across Tennessee September 2, 2026 Tennessee is adding adults ages 25 to 44 at seven times last decade's rate — and through 2025, rural counties are outpacing urban ones. Ninety of 95 counties have gained early-career adults since 2020, a sharp reversal from the 2010s. Our analysis shows where.
New Rule Pushes Back 2025 American Community Survey, Other Census Bureau Product Releases August 13, 2026 The effects of a June Department of Commerce rule are becoming clearer and include a disruption to the annual release cycle of the American Community Survey. We have the details, other affected products, and what it could mean for the 2030 Census.
New Annual Population Estimates Now Guide Tennessee’s Certified Population July 1, 2026 The state's release of its certified population report is an annual event, but this year's edition represents a significant shift in how the population used in guiding per capita distribution of state-shared revenues. We have the report and more background.
Unincorporated Parts of Tennessee Are Among Fastest Growing Areas Since 2020 May 20, 2026 Some Tennessee's cities and towns are off to a fast start this decade, but in a few cases the largest population gains since 2020 are happening in the unincorporated parts of the state. We took a look at new estimate data to see where growth is booming outside city limits.
Davidson Holds as Tennessee’s Fastest-Growing County in 2025 March 30, 2026 Davidson County and the Nashville area remained Tennessee’s fastest-growing in 2025, but we’re also watching the state’s No. 11 fastest-gaining county quietly near a breakthrough in another dynamic year of population change.
2025 Estimates Show Another Top-10 Year for Tennessee Population Gains February 2, 2026 At the midpoint of the decade, new population estimates put Tennessee’s growth near the top of the class again this year. Our analysis looks at what drove the change in 2025 and emerging trends that will influence growth in the southeast U.S. for the remainder of the decade.TNSDC Toplines
13,878 International Students Were Enrolled
at educational institutions in Tennessee in September 2026, according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures. The vast majority were in bachelor’s (34.4 percent), master’s (42.2 percent) and doctorate (18.9 percent) programs. The state’s total international enrollment bottomed out in late 2020 at a pandemic low of 7,200 students, then more than doubled to a peak of over 14,700 in September of last year. This year’s 5.6 percent year-over-year decline was led by a 10 percent drop in students from Asia and a 6.7 percent decrease in African students.
13.7 Percent of Workers Used GenAI Daily
over the workweek in May 2026. The GenAI Adoption Tracker reported workers spent 6.3 percent of their working hours using generative artificial intelligence tools, up more than 20 percent from a year ago. That saved 2.2 percent of their work hours. Workers in the information sector, which includes customer service and software development, saw a 4.9 percent productivity gain from using the tools, according to the survey. Data comes from the Real Time Population Survey, a smaller, high-frequency companion to the Current Population Survey.
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Municipal Population Estimates Dashboard Just Updated!
Our subcounty population estimates dashboard provides data for Tennessee’s 345 municipalities, along with figures for the unincorporated areas of the state’s 95 counties. Data from 2020 through the latest year in the estimate series is presented through maps, charts and key population indicators.
County Population Estimate Dashboard
Our County Population Estimates and Components of Change Dashboard provides county- and regional-level population insights from 2020 through the latest year in the estimate series. Data about population and components of change are included, along with regional and state-level tallies of key performance indicators.
State and National Population Estimates Dashboard (v. 2025)
Center of Population of U.S. States and Counties
This interactive application shows the mean center of population for each state and county in the U.S. in 2000, 2010 and 2020. The application visualizes the degree of population shift each decade using lines that connect the center to its prior location.