Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Tennessee from 1900 to 2023.
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MLA Citation:
| 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 |
| 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% |
