Bedford County, Tennessee
County seat: Shelbyville · Population 55,273 (2025) · 474 sq mi
Bedford County is the 32nd most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 55,273 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Shelbyville. It is part of the Middle Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Bedford County facts
- County seat
- Shelbyville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 55,273 +10% since 2020
- Land area
- 474 sq mi 44th largest of 95
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 117 per sq mi
- Established
- 1807
- Same name
- One of 3 Bedford Counties in the US
- Named after
- Thomas Bedford American Revolutionary War officer and landowner in Tennessee
- Largest city
- Shelbyville 26,146
- Median household income
- $67,225
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47003
Cities and towns in Bedford County
Bedford County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Bedford County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville (county seat) | City | 26,146 | |
| Wartrace | Town | 667 | |
| Bell Buckle | Town | 419 | |
| Normandy | Town | 109 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Unionville | 1,275 |
ZIP codes in Bedford County
13 ZIP codes reach into Bedford County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37018 also Coffee County
- 37020 also Rutherford County
- 37034 also Marshall County
- 37060 also Rutherford, Williamson and Marshall counties
- 37091 also Marshall and Maury counties
- 37144 also Lincoln, Marshall, Moore and Giles counties
- 37153 also Rutherford County
- 37160 also Moore County
- 37180 also Rutherford and Marshall counties
- 37183 also Coffee and Moore counties
- 37334 also Lincoln and Moore counties
- 37360 also Coffee and Moore counties
- 37388 also Coffee, Franklin and Moore counties
Population of Bedford County, 2020–2025
Bedford County grew by 5,036 people (+10%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 663 more births than deaths and a net gain of 4,342 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 50,381 |
| 2021 | 51,168 |
| 2022 | 52,045 |
| 2023 | 53,249 |
| 2024 | 54,458 |
| 2025 | 55,273 |
Neighboring counties
- Rutherford County north · 386,352 people
- Marshall County west · 38,071 people
- Moore County south · 6,920 people
- Coffee County east · 62,419 people
- Lincoln County south · 36,853 people
Printable Bedford County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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