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Nov. 10 Webinar Recap: Preparing for Tennessee’s New Population Estimates Program October 22, 2025 Tennessee is changing how it distributes state-shared revenues. This webinar will bring local governments up to speed on the changes and explain how to verify that accurate data about your community is being in the new process.
2030 Census Geography Update Programs Come into Focus October 9, 2025 A complete count of Tennessee's residents in the 2030 Census begins early next year as the first of a series of geographic program updates gets underway. We lay out six important opportunities for state and local government to update Census Bureau mapping files and how they can be involved.
Tennessee Enacts Population Estimates Program July 30, 2025 A new Tennessee law requires the use of annual population estimates for distributing state-shared revenues to counties and municipalities. Get up to speed on the new legislation, the Boyd Center’s role and plans for the first estimate release next July.
Tennessee’s Outdoor Jobs Heat Up June 2, 2025 For a million Tennesseans, time on the job includes working outside for at least portion of their shift. Our new analysis highlights occupation sectors requiring outdoor work, the amount of time spent working outside, and identifies which occupation sectors are "heating up", including construction and vehicle operators.
Davidson County Tops 2024 List of Tennessee’s Fastest Growing Counties May 16, 2025 Census Bureau estimates show that Davidson County (Nashville) added the most population in Tennessee in 2024. International migration adjustments were a big factor as it outpaced Rutherford County for the first time since 2015.
Shelby County’s 2024 Population Decrease is the Nation’s Largest April 10, 2025 When a Tennessee county leads the nation in population loss, it grabs headlines. We analyzed the numbers behind this decline, compared them to past leaders and to other areas of the country. While these losses may continue, they likely won’t top the national charts in the future.TNSDC Toplines
1,256 people over 100 years old live in Tennessee
according to a new U.S. Census Bureau Report released in September. Living to age 100 is exceptionally rare; nationally, there were only 80,000 centenarians in 2020 – 0.02 percent of the population. But reaching the milestone is becoming more common, with the rate per 10,000 people climbing from 1.73 in 2010 to 2.42 in 2020. Tennessee’s centenarian rate of 1.82 was 42nd highest nationally. Hawaii’s 4.44 centenarians per 10,000 people led all states, grabbing the top spot this decade from North Dakota. Tennessee is well represented at the other end of the spectrum. A 2023 report showed that Clarksville’s median age of 29.9 was the tenth lowest in the nation among cities with a population over 100,000. Resident troops attached to the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell installation helped it earn that distinction.
18.8 percent of Tennessee homeowners paid HOA fees
according to 2024 American Community Survey 1-year data. Tennessee sits 25th nationally in terms of the percentage of housing units with required fees and 35th in the median size of those payments – $948 annually. New York’s median of $8,868 topped the nation, but that was largely driven by condo fees in densely populated counties surrounding New York City. Back home, HOA fees were most commonly assessed in middle Tennessee counties. Over 63 percent of owner-occupied units paid fees in Williamson County. About a third of homeowners in Wilson, Davidson and Rutherford counties also paid dues. Suppression was common in this new 1-year table covering areas over 65,000 people. December’s planned 5-Year ACS release should provide more county-level detail.
Featured Tools
Municipal Population Estimates Dashboard
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. 2024)
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.