Lauderdale County, Tennessee
County seat: Ripley · Population 24,617 (2025) · 472 sq mi
Lauderdale County is the 61st most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 24,617 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Ripley. It is part of the West Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Lauderdale County facts
- County seat
- Ripley
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 24,617 −2.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 472 sq mi 45th largest of 95
- Water area
- 31 sq mi
- Population density
- 52 per sq mi
- Established
- 1835
- Same name
- One of 3 Lauderdale Counties in the US
- Named after
- James Lauderdale American militia officer (1768–1814)
- Largest city
- Ripley 7,499
- Median household income
- $49,879
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 4
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47097
Cities and towns in Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Lauderdale County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley (county seat) | City | 7,499 | |
| Halls | Town | 2,035 | |
| Henning | Town | 874 | |
| Gates | Town | 645 |
ZIP codes in Lauderdale County
4 ZIP codes reach into Lauderdale County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 38037 also Haywood County
- 38040 also Crockett and Dyer counties
- 38041
- 38063 also Haywood County
Population of Lauderdale County, 2020–2025
Lauderdale County shrank by 522 people (−2.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 413 more deaths than births and a net loss of 95 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25,115 |
| 2021 | 24,860 |
| 2022 | 24,690 |
| 2023 | 24,504 |
| 2024 | 24,540 |
| 2025 | 24,617 |
Neighboring counties
- Mississippi County, Arkansas west · 37,828 people
- Tipton County south · 62,287 people
- Dyer County northeast · 36,320 people
- Haywood County southeast · 17,042 people
- Crockett County east · 14,006 people
Printable Lauderdale 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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