List of counties in Tennessee

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Counties of Tennessee
Map of Tennessee counties (labeled).png
Location State of Tennessee
Number95
Populations5,001 (Pickett) - 929,744 (Shelby)
Areas114 sq mi (300 km2) (Trousdale) -755 sq mi (1,960 km2) (Shelby)
Government
Subdivisions

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There are 95 counties in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2022, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most populous county, with 916,371 residents, and the largest county in area, covering an area of 755 sq mi (1,955 km2). The least populous county was Pickett County (5,107) and the smallest in area was Trousdale County, covering 114 sq mi (295 km2). As of the same year, Davidson County, in which the capital Nashville is located, covers 502 sq mi (1,300 km2) with a population of 708,144. The population of the state of Tennessee as of the 2022 census estimate was 7,051,339 in an area of 42,169 sq mi (109,217 km2). [1] [2] [3] The oldest county is Washington County, founded in 1777. The most recently formed county is Chester County (1879). [1]

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According to the 2020 census, the center of population for Tennessee was located at 35°49′16″N86°19′57″W / 35.821189°N 86.332487°W / 35.821189; -86.332487 , 3.5 mi (5.6 km) southeast of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County. [4] The center of population pinpoints the location at which the population of the state, as placed on a map of the state where they reside, would balance out the map. The geographic center, the point where the map of Tennessee would balance without the population, is located 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Murfreesboro. In 1976, the Rutherford County Historical Society marked the geographic center of Tennessee with an obelisk. [5]

Some of the counties were formed in part or completely from lands previously controlled by American Indians. The "Indian lands" were territories that American Indians had occupied from pre-Columbian times and to which they were granted the legal right of occupancy in an act of the United States government. In cases where counties had been formed from that territory, the legal right of American Indian occupancy was revoked in a federal act prior to the formal establishment of the county. [6] For Tennessee, ten treaties were negotiated between 1770 and 1835, defining the areas assigned to European settlers and to American Indians, regulating the right of occupancy regarding the lands. The remaining indigenous population was eventually removed from Tennessee to what became the state of Oklahoma. [7]

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Tennessee the codes start with 47 and are completed with the three-digit county code. The FIPS code for each county in the table links to census data for that county. [8]

Alphabetical list

County
FIPS code [8] County seat [1] Est. [1] Origin [9] Etymology [9] PopulationArea [10] [1] Map
AndersonCounty 001 Clinton 1801Knox and Grainger Counties Joseph Anderson (17571837), U.S. Senator from Tennessee and first Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury.78,913338 sq mi
(875 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Anderson County.svg
BedfordCounty 003 Shelbyville 1807Rutherford County Revolutionary War officer Thomas Bedford, a large landowner in the area51,950474 sq mi
(1,228 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Bedford County.svg
BentonCounty 005 Camden 1835Humphreys County Creek War veteran David Benton (17791860), an early settler in the county.16,002394 sq mi
(1,020 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Benton County.svg
BledsoeCounty 007 Pikeville 1807Roane County and Indian lands Anthony Bledsoe (1739-1788), Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and early settler in Sumner County14,798406 sq mi
(1,052 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Bledsoe County.svg
BlountCounty 009 Maryville 1795Knox County William Blount (17491800), governor of the Southwest Territory and later U.S. Senator 139,958559 sq mi
(1,448 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Blount County.svg
BradleyCounty 011 Cleveland 1836Indian landsTennessee state legislator Edward Bradley.110,616329 sq mi
(852 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Bradley County.svg
CampbellCounty 013 Jacksboro 1806Anderson and Claiborne countiesVirginia House of Burgesses member Arthur Campbell (17431811), who was a negotiator of Indian treaties.39,584480 sq mi
(1,243 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Campbell County.svg
CannonCounty 015 Woodbury 1836Rutherford, Smith and Warren counties Governor of Tennessee Newton Cannon (17811841).14,788266 sq mi
(689 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Cannon County.svg
CarrollCounty 017 Huntingdon 1821Indian lands Governor of Tennessee William Carroll (17881844).28,458599 sq mi
(1,551 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Carroll County.svg
CarterCounty 019 Elizabethton 1796Washington CountySpeaker of the "Lost State of Franklin" Senate
Landon Carter
(17601800) [11] .
56,410341 sq mi
(883 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Carter County.svg
CheathamCounty 021 Ashland City 1856Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery and Robertson countiesTennessee state legislator Edward Cheatham.41,830303 sq mi
(785 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Cheatham County.svg
ChesterCounty 023 Henderson 1879Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy and Madison countiesTennessee state legislator Robert I. Chester.17,609289 sq mi
(749 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Chester County.svg
ClaiborneCounty 025 Tazewell 1801Grainger and Hawkins counties Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (17751817).32,431434 sq mi
(1,124 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Claiborne County.svg
ClayCounty 027 Celina 1870Jackson and Overton counties U.S. Speaker of the House and Secretary of State Henry Clay (17771852).7,620236 sq mi
(611 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Clay County.svg
CockeCounty 029 Newport 1797Jefferson County William Cocke (17471828), one of Tennessee's first U.S. Senators.36,879434 sq mi
(1,124 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Cocke County.svg
CoffeeCounty 031 Manchester 1836Bedford, Warren and Franklin counties John Coffee (17721833), frontiersman, planter, and veteran of Creek War and War of 1812.59,728429 sq mi
(1,111 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Coffee County.svg
CrockettCounty 033 Alamo 1871Haywood, Madison, Dyer and Gibson counties Davy Crockett (17861836), frontier humorist, Congressman, and defender of the Alamo.13,888265 sq mi
(686 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Crockett County.svg
CumberlandCounty 035 Crossville 1855White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress and Putnam countiesThe Cumberland Mountains.63,522682 sq mi
(1,766 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Cumberland County.svg
DavidsonCounty 037 Nashville 1783Part of North Carolina William Lee Davidson (17461781), a Brigadier General who died at the Revolutionary War Battle of Cowan's Ford.708,144502 sq mi
(1,300 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Davidson County.svg
DecaturCounty 039 Decaturville 1845Perry CountyU.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur (17791820).11,564333 sq mi
(862 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Decatur County.svg
DeKalbCounty 041 Smithville 1837Franklin, Cannon, Jackson and White counties Johann de Kalb (17211780), a German-born baron who assisted the Continentals during the American Revolutionary War.21,003304 sq mi
(787 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting DeKalb County.svg
DicksonCounty 043 Charlotte 1803Montgomery and Robertson counties U.S. Representative William Dickson (17701816).55,761490 sq mi
(1,269 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Dickson County.svg
DyerCounty 045 Dyersburg 1823Indian landsTennessee state legislator Robert Henry Dyer.36,410510 sq mi
(1,321 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Dyer County.svg
FayetteCounty 047 Somerville 1824Indian lands Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (17571834), a French-born general in the American Revolutionary War.43,630705 sq mi
(1,826 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Fayette County.svg
FentressCounty 049 Jamestown 1823Morgan, Overton and White countiesTennessee state legislator James Fentress.19,332499 sq mi
(1,292 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Fentress County.svg
FranklinCounty 051 Winchester 1807Rutherford County and Indian landsPublisher, scholar, orator, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (17061790).43,942553 sq mi
(1,432 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Franklin County.svg
GibsonCounty 053 Trenton 1823Indian landsJohn H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War.50,837603 sq mi
(1,562 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Gibson County.svg
GilesCounty 055 Pulaski 1809Indian lands U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia William B. Giles (17621830).30,554611 sq mi
(1,582 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Giles County.svg
GraingerCounty 057 Rutledge 1796Hawkins and Knox countiesMary Grainger Blount, wife of William Blount and "first lady" of the Southwest Territory, which later became Tennessee.24,277280 sq mi
(725 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Grainger County.svg
GreeneCounty 059 Greeneville 1783Washington County American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (17421786).71,405622 sq mi
(1,611 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Greene County.svg
GrundyCounty 061 Altamont 1844Coffee, Warren and Franklin counties U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (17771840).13,783361 sq mi
(935 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Grundy County.svg
HamblenCounty 063 Morristown 1870Jefferson, Grainger and Greene countiesEarly settler Hezekiah Hamblen.65,168161 sq mi
(417 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hamblen County.svg
HamiltonCounty 065 Chattanooga 1819Rhea County and Indian landsFirst U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 17571804).374,682543 sq mi
(1,406 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hamilton County.svg
HancockCounty 067 Sneedville 1844Hawkins and Claiborne countiesPresident of the Continental Congress John Hancock (17371793).6,845222 sq mi
(575 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hancock County.svg
HardemanCounty 069 Bolivar 1823Hardin County and Indian landsThomas Jones Hardeman, Creek War and War of 1812 soldier, later a member of the Republic of Texas legislature.25,529668 sq mi
(1,730 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hardeman County.svg
HardinCounty 071 Savannah 1819Indian landsJoseph Hardin, legislator of the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin.27,077578 sq mi
(1,497 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hardin County.svg
HawkinsCounty 073 Rogersville 1786Sullivan County U.S. Senator Benjamin Hawkins (17541816).58,043487 sq mi
(1,261 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hawkins County.svg
HaywoodCounty 075 Brownsville 1823Indian landsJudge John Haywood (17621826), called "the father of Tennessee history."17,550533 sq mi
(1,380 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Haywood County.svg
HendersonCounty 077 Lexington 1821Indian landsJames Henderson, an officer of the War of 1812.27,929520 sq mi
(1,347 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Henderson County.svg
HenryCounty 079 Paris 1821Indian landsRevolutionary-era orator and Virginia legislator Patrick Henry (17361799).32,379562 sq mi
(1,456 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Henry County.svg
HickmanCounty 081 Centerville 1807Dickson CountyEdwin Hickman, a longhunter killed by Native Americans near the present-day site of Centerville.25,455613 sq mi
(1,588 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Hickman County.svg
HoustonCounty 083 Erin 1871Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery and Stewart counties Sam Houston (17931863), Tennessee governor and congressman, president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator from Texas, and Texas governor.8,219200 sq mi
(518 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Houston County.svg
HumphreysCounty 085 Waverly 1809Stewart County U.S. Representative Parry Wayne Humphreys (17781839).19,106532 sq mi
(1,378 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Humphreys County.svg
JacksonCounty 087 Gainesboro 1801Smith County and Indian landsU.S. President Andrew Jackson (17671845).11,989309 sq mi
(800 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Jackson County.svg
JeffersonCounty 089 Dandridge 1792Greene and Hawkins countiesU.S. President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson (17431826).56,727274 sq mi
(710 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Jefferson County.svg
JohnsonCounty 091 Mountain City 1836Carter CountyThomas Johnson, an early settler of Carter County along the Doe River.18,086299 sq mi
(774 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Johnson County.svg
KnoxCounty 093 Knoxville 1792Greene and Hawkins counties Henry Knox (17501806), the first U.S. Secretary of War.494,574509 sq mi
(1,318 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Knox County.svg
LakeCounty 095 Tiptonville 1870Obion County Reelfoot Lake 6,507163 sq mi
(422 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Lake County.svg
LauderdaleCounty 097 Ripley 1835Haywood, Dyer and Tipton countiesJames Lauderdale, who was killed in the War of 1812.24,793470 sq mi
(1,217 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Lauderdale County.svg
LawrenceCounty 099 Lawrenceburg 1817Hickman County and Indian landsU.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero James Lawrence (17811813).45,415617 sq mi
(1,598 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Lawrence County.svg
LewisCounty 101 Hohenwald 1843Hickman, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties Meriwether Lewis (17741809), explorer of the American West.12,957282 sq mi
(730 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Lewis County.svg
LincolnCounty 103 Fayetteville 1809Bedford County U.S. Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln (17331810).36,004570 sq mi
(1,476 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Lincoln County.svg
LoudonCounty 105 Loudon 1870Roane, Monroe, Blount and McMinn counties Fort Loudoun, which was named for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, who led British and American forces during the French and Indian War.58,181229 sq mi
(593 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Loudon County.svg
MaconCounty 111 Lafayette 1842Smith and Sumner counties U.S. Senator Nathaniel Macon (17581837).26,229307 sq mi
(795 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Macon County.svg
MadisonCounty 113 Jackson 1821Indian landsU.S. President James Madison (17581836).99,245557 sq mi
(1,443 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Madison County.svg
MarionCounty 115 Jasper 1817Indian lands Francis Marion (17321795), the "Swamp Fox" of the American Revolutionary War.29,094500 sq mi
(1,295 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Marion County.svg
MarshallCounty 117 Lewisburg 1836Giles, Bedford, Lincoln and Maury counties U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (17551835).35,878375 sq mi
(971 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Marshall County.svg
MauryCounty 119 Columbia 1807Williamson County and Indian landsTennessee state senator Abram Maury, Sr. (17661825), father of U.S. Representative Abram Poindexter Maury.108,159613 sq mi
(1,588 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Maury County.svg
McMinnCounty 107 Athens 1819Indian lands Governor of Tennessee Joseph McMinn (17581824).54,719430 sq mi
(1,114 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting McMinn County.svg
McNairyCounty 109 Selmer 1823Hardin CountyJohn McNairy, judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Tennessee.25,988560 sq mi
(1,450 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting McNairy County.svg
MeigsCounty 121 Decatur 1836Rhea County Return Jonathan Meigs (17401823), an officer in the Continental Army who was for many years a federal Indian and military agent in Tennessee.13,272195 sq mi
(505 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Meigs County.svg
MonroeCounty 123 Madisonville 1819Indian landsU.S. President James Monroe (17581831).47,740635 sq mi
(1,645 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Monroe County.svg
MontgomeryCounty 125 Clarksville 1796 Tennessee County John Montgomery (c. 17501794), leader of the Nickajack Expedition.235,201539 sq mi
(1,396 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Montgomery County.svg
MooreCounty 127 Lynchburg 1871Bedford, Lincoln and Franklin countiesTennessee state legislator William Moore.6,742129 sq mi
(334 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Moore County.svg
MorganCounty 129 Wartburg 1817Anderson and Roane counties American Revolutionary War officer Daniel Morgan (17361802).21,224522 sq mi
(1,352 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Morgan County.svg
ObionCounty 131 Union City 1823Indian landsThe Obion River.30,394545 sq mi
(1,412 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Obion County.svg
OvertonCounty 133 Livingston 1806Jackson County and Indian lands John Overton (17661833), one of the cofounders of Memphis, Tennessee.23,044433 sq mi
(1,121 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Overton County.svg
PerryCounty 135 Linden 1819Humphreys and Hickman countiesU.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero Oliver Hazard Perry (17851819).8,685415 sq mi
(1,075 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Perry County.svg
PickettCounty 137 Byrdstown 1879Fentress and Overton countiesTennessee state legislator Howell L. Pickett (1847 - 1914).5,107163 sq mi
(422 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Pickett County.svg
PolkCounty 139 Benton 1839McMinn and Bradley countiesU.S. President James K. Polk (17951849).17,863435 sq mi
(1,127 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Polk County.svg
PutnamCounty 141 Cookeville 1854Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White and Overton counties American Revolutionary War officer Israel Putnam (17181790).82,382401 sq mi
(1,039 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Putnam County.svg
RheaCounty 143 Dayton 1807Roane County U.S. Representative John Rhea (17531832).33,730316 sq mi
(818 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Rhea County.svg
RoaneCounty 145 Kingston 1801Knox County and Indian lands Governor of Tennessee Archibald Roane (1759 or 17601819).55,082361 sq mi
(935 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Roane County.svg
RobertsonCounty 147 Springfield 1796 Tennessee and Sumner counties James Robertson (17421814), Tennessee state legislator and founder of the Watauga Settlements.75,470477 sq mi
(1,235 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Robertson County.svg
RutherfordCounty 149 Murfreesboro 1803Davidson, Williamson and Wilson countiesGriffith Rutherford, chairman of the legislature of the Southwest Territory.360,619619 sq mi
(1,603 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Rutherford County.svg
ScottCounty 151 Huntsville 1849Anderson, Campbell, Fentress and Morgan countiesUS. Army general and hero of the Mexican–American War Winfield Scott (17861866).22,035532 sq mi
(1,378 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Scott County.svg
SequatchieCounty 153 Dunlap 1857Hamilton, Marion and Warren counties Cherokee word believed to mean, opossum, he grins or runs.16,909266 sq mi
(689 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Sequatchie County.svg
SevierCounty 155 Sevierville 1794Jefferson County John Sevier (17451815), governor of the State of Franklin and first Governor of Tennessee.98,789592 sq mi
(1,533 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Sevier County.svg
ShelbyCounty 157 Memphis 1819 Chickasaw Nation lands acquired through the Jackson Purchase. [12] Isaac Shelby (17501826), commander at Kings Mountain, first governor of Kentucky, and negotiator of the purchase of the western district from the Chickasaws.916,371755 sq mi
(1,955 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Shelby County.svg
SmithCounty 159 Carthage 1799Sumner County and Indian lands American Revolutionary War officer and U.S. Senator Daniel Smith (17481818).20,489314 sq mi
(813 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Smith County.svg
StewartCounty 161 Dover 1803Montgomery CountyDuncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenant governor of Mississippi Territory.14,035458 sq mi
(1,186 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Stewart County.svg
SullivanCounty 163 Blountville 1779Washington County Governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan (17401795).160,820413 sq mi
(1,070 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Sullivan County.svg
SumnerCounty 165 Gallatin 1786Davidson County Jethro Sumner (17331785), an American colonist who defended North Carolina against the British in 1780.203,858529 sq mi
(1,370 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Sumner County.svg
TiptonCounty 167 Covington 1823Shelby County (previously Chickasaw lands) [12] Jacob Tipton, father of Armistead Blevins, who supervised the organization of Shelby County; Tipton was killed by Native Americans in 1791 in a conflict over the Northwest Territory. [12] 61,656459 sq mi
(1,189 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Tipton County.svg
TrousdaleCounty 169 Hartsville 1870Wilson, Macon, Smith and Sumner counties William Trousdale (17901872), Creek and Mexican–American War soldier and officer, state senator and Governor of Tennessee.12,111114 sq mi
(295 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Trousdale County.svg
UnicoiCounty 171 Erwin 1875Washington and Carter County Native American word for the southern Appalachian Mountains, probably meaning white or fog-draped17,674186 sq mi
(482 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Unicoi County.svg
UnionCounty 173 Maynardville 1850Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson and Knox countiesEither for its creation from parts of five counties or to memorialize East Tennessee's support for preservation of the Union 20,452224 sq mi
(580 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Union County.svg
Van BurenCounty 175 Spencer 1840Warren and White countiesU.S. President Martin Van Buren (17821862)6,429247 sq mi
(640 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Van Buren County.svg
WarrenCounty 177 McMinnville 1807White, Jackson, Smith counties and Indian lands American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren (17411775), who sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride42,026433 sq mi
(1,121 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Warren County.svg
WashingtonCounty 179 Jonesborough 1777Part of North Carolina U.S. President George Washington (17321799)136,172326 sq mi
(844 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Washington County.svg
WayneCounty 181 Waynesboro 1817Hickman County American Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (17451796)16,308734 sq mi
(1,901 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Wayne County.svg
WeakleyCounty 183 Dresden 1823Indian lands U.S. Representative Robert Weakley (17641845).33,063580 sq mi
(1,502 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Weakley County.svg
WhiteCounty 185 Sparta 1806Jackson and Smith countiesJohn White, Revolutionary War soldier and the first European-American settler in the county28,064377 sq mi
(976 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting White County.svg
WilliamsonCounty 187 Franklin 1799Davidson County U.S. Representative Hugh Williamson (17351819).260,815582 sq mi
(1,507 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Williamson County.svg
WilsonCounty 189 Lebanon 1799Sumner CountyDavid Wilson, a member of the legislatures of North Carolina and the Southwest Territory.158,555571 sq mi
(1,479 km2)
Map of Tennessee highlighting Wilson County.svg

Defunct counties

There are two defunct counties in Tennessee:

Consolidated counties

Three Tennessee counties operate under consolidated city–county governments, a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction. As such, these governments are simultaneously a city, which is a municipal corporation, and a county, which is an administrative division of a state.

See also

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