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In the table below are the top nine largest populated counties in Tennessee.

The table shows that the Sullivan County death rate is 1,228 more than the birth rate.  Sullivan County had a Total Population Change of 850 people over an eight year period (April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008) whereas Washington County that adjoins Sullivan County had a net gain of 11,441.

The data below is from U.S. Census and you can download the data set for any state at the following link.  The data is in XLS spreadsheet format. County Population Estimates

If you want to see just the Tennessee County data, go to the link below.

http://www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2008-04-47.xls

Table 4: Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Counties of Tennessee: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic AreaTotal Population Change1Natural IncreaseVital EventsNet Migration
BirthsDeathsTotalInternational2Domestic
Shelby County9,35355,307119,38264,075-41,66112,192-53,853
Davidson County56,25533,87875,78141,903-1,09219,295-20,387
Rutherford County67,24717,21227,53810,32650,9142,41348,501
Montgomery County19,98613,34520,8217,4767,052-6017,653
Knox County47,98711,77041,88830,11831,7883,11128,677
Williamson County44,8119,79916,1426,34335,4941,69333,801
Hamilton County24,9386,95533,51726,5624,8343,3591,475
Sumner County25,0256,41315,7619,34819,2251,18518,040
Washington County11,4411,41911,0969,67710,5997659,834
Sullivan County850-1,22813,66014,8882,7126612,051

Using the data set from the U.S. Census and sorting all Tennessee Counties on the Natural Increase column shows Sullivan County as having the largest decrease for Natural Increase in the state.  Shown below are the top ten Tennessee Counties that had the largest Natural Decrease. (more deaths than births)

Table 4: Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Counties of Tennessee: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
Geographic AreaTotal Population Change1Natural IncreaseVital EventsNet Migration
BirthsDeathsTotalInternational2Domestic
Sullivan County850-1,22813,66014,8882,7126612,051
Roane County1,520-6334,4655,0982,3531602,193
Henry County667-6213,0183,6391,426851,341
Carroll County-767-5672,8883,455-8939-128
Unicoi County51-5621,5002,062681-4685
Gibson County1,108-5125,1455,6571,8571471,710
Cumberland County6,789-5054,3214,8267,434667,368
Benton County-344-4641,3601,82420214188
Hardin County649-4022,3382,7401,167331,134
Carter County2,752-3965,0265,4223,3191473,172
1 Total population change includes a residual. This residual represents the change in population that cannot be attributed to any specific demographic component. See State and County Terms and Definitions at http://www.census.gov/popest/topics/terms/state
2 Net international migration includes the international migration of both native and foreign-born populations. Specifically, it includes: (a) the net international migration of the foreign born, (b) the net migration between the United States and Puerto
Note: The April 1, 2000 estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population resulting from legal boundary updates, other geographic program changes, and Count Question Resolution actions. All geographic boundaries for the 2008 population estima
Suggested Citation:
Table 4: Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Counties of Tennessee: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 (CO-EST2008-04-47)
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: March 19, 2009
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