How many people live in Hamilton County, TN?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 386,300 people living in Hamilton County, TN. That makes Hamilton County the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. It is home to 5.3% of people living in the state.
386K
population of Hamilton County, TN (2024)
5.3%
County share of the Tennessee population (2024)
About 386,300 people lived in Hamilton County, TN in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Hamilton County, TN’s age demographics?
About 73,300 Hamilton County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.7% of Tennessee’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 80,900 Hamilton County residents, or 21% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22% of Tennessee’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Hamilton County, TN's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Hamilton County, TN’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 69.1% of the Hamilton County, TN population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Hamilton County, TN also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (17.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Hamilton County’s Hispanic population accounts for 8.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2.4% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Hamilton County, TN has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Tennessee as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Hamilton County, TN is Chattanooga with about 191,500 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Hamilton County, TN ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chattanooga | 191,496 |
| 2. | East Ridge | 21,970 |
| 3. | Soddy-Daisy | 13,430 |
| 4. | Red Bank | 12,073 |
| 5. | Collegedale | 11,510 |
| 6. | Signal Mountain | 8,877 |
| 7. | Lookout Mountain | 2,038 |
| 8. | Walden | 1,974 |
| 9. | Lakesite | 1,949 |
| 10. | Ridgeside | 444 |
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