Last official estimated population of Rutherford County was 263,774 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.083% of total US population and 4% of total Tennessee state population. Area of Rutherford County is 624.0 mi² (=1616.3 km²), in this year population density was 422.68 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.11%/yr), Rutherford County population in 2025 would be 267,018 [0].
Historical population of Rutherford County for period 1810-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1810-1820] +6.66 %/yr
[1820-1830] +2.94 %/yr
[1830-1840] -0.73 %/yr
[1840-1850] +1.84 %/yr
[1850-1860] -0.42 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.78 %/yr
[1870-1880] +0.99 %/yr
[1880-1890] -0.46 %/yr
[1890-1900] -0.45 %/yr
[1900-1910] -0.1 %/yr
[1910-1920] -0.04 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.24 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.4 %/yr
[1940-1950] +1.93 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.55 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.27 %/yr
[1970-1980] +3.53 %/yr
[1980-1990] +3.5 %/yr
[1990-2000] +4.38 %/yr
[2000-2005] +3.99 %/yr
[2005-2010] +3.48 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.11 %/yr
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Population of Rutherford County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 9523 | 9202 | 18,725 |
| 5 to 9 | 10607 | 10232 | 20,839 |
| 10 to 14 | 10545 | 10113 | 20,658 |
| 15 to 19 | 10800 | 10491 | 21,291 |
| 20 to 24 | 14738 | 14254 | 28,992 |
| 25 to 29 | 10041 | 9723 | 19,764 |
| 30 to 34 | 10721 | 11022 | 21,743 |
| 35 to 39 | 10009 | 10543 | 20,552 |
| 40 to 44 | 10317 | 10662 | 20,979 |
| 45 to 49 | 9413 | 9676 | 19,089 |
| 50 to 54 | 9218 | 9771 | 18,989 |
| 55 to 59 | 7935 | 8461 | 16,396 |
| 60 to 64 | 6239 | 6854 | 13,093 |
| 65 to 69 | 4927 | 5428 | 10,355 |
| 70 to 74 | 3181 | 3765 | 6,946 |
| 75 to 79 | 2027 | 2666 | 4,693 |
| 80 to 84 | 1227 | 1763 | 2,990 |
| 85+ | 908 | 1904 | 2,812 |
Rutherford County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 131460 | 136691 | 268,151 |
| WAC | 117109 | 119440 | 236,549 |
| WA | 114138 | 116181 | 230,319 |
| NHWAC | 107319 | 110704 | 218,023 |
| NHWA | 104686 | 107827 | 212,513 |
| BAC | 21396 | 23039 | 44,435 |
| NHBAC | 20692 | 22289 | 42,981 |
| BA | 19490 | 20937 | 40,427 |
| NHBA | 18988 | 20419 | 39,407 |
| H | 10916 | 9839 | 20,755 |
| HWAC | 9790 | 8736 | 18,526 |
| HWA | 9452 | 8354 | 17,806 |
| AAC | 5468 | 5982 | 11,450 |
| NHAAC | 5286 | 5750 | 11,036 |
| AA | 4599 | 5044 | 9,643 |
| NHAA | 4492 | 4907 | 9,399 |
| TOM | 3224 | 3525 | 6,749 |
| NHTOM | 2843 | 3095 | 5,938 |
| IAC | 1529 | 1586 | 3,115 |
| NHIAC | 985 | 1069 | 2,054 |
| HBAC | 704 | 750 | 1,454 |
| IA | 749 | 699 | 1,448 |
| HIAC | 544 | 517 | 1,061 |
| HBA | 502 | 518 | 1,020 |
| HTOM | 381 | 430 | 811 |
| HIA | 395 | 344 | 739 |
| NHIA | 354 | 355 | 709 |
| NAC | 294 | 259 | 553 |
| HAAC | 182 | 232 | 414 |
| NHNAC | 185 | 184 | 369 |
| NA | 176 | 144 | 320 |
| HAA | 107 | 137 | 244 |
| NHNA | 97 | 88 | 185 |
| HNAC | 109 | 75 | 184 |
| HNA | 79 | 56 | 135 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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