Williamson, Jackson, Franklin, Massac and (surprisingly) Pope Counties all grew over the decade. The other counties shrank. Alexander and Pulaski counties at the tip lost 2,539 residents, continuing a long decline. Jefferson County and Mount Vernon which has stumbled economically a 3 percent decline in population. Saline County lost
The following are the county names, 2000 population, 2010 population and the amount and percentage gained or lost.
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- Alexander - 9,590 > 8,238 = (1,352) or -14.1%
- Franklin - 39,018 < 39,561 = 543 or 1.4%
- Gallatin - 6,445 > 5,589 = (856) or -13.3%
- Hamilton - 8,621 > 8,457 = (164) or -1.9%
- Hardin - 4,800 > 4,320 = (480) or -10.0%
- Jackson - 59,612 < 60,218 = 606 or 1.0%
- Jefferson - 40,045 > 38,827 = (1,218) or -3.0%
- Johnson - 12,878 > 12,582 = (296) or -2.3%
- Massac - 15,161 < 15,429 = 268 or 1.8%
- Perry - 23,094 > 22,350 = (744) or -3.2%
- Pope - 4,413 < 4,470 = 57 or 1.3%
- Pulaski - 7,348 > 6,161 = (1,187) -16.2%
- Randolph - 33,893 > 33,476 = (417) or -1.2%
- Saline - 26,733 > 24,913 = (1,820) or -6.8%
- Union - 18,293 > 17,808 = (485) or -2.7%
- White - 15,371 > 14,665 = (706) or -4.6%
- Williamson - 61,296 > 66,357 = 5,061 or 8.3%
17 County Total - 386,611 > 383,421 = (3,190) or -0.8%