Shelby County, Tennessee
County seat: Memphis · Population 910,226 (2025) · 753 sq mi
Shelby County is the most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 910,226 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Memphis. It is part of the West Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Shelby County facts
- County seat
- Memphis
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 910,226 −2.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 753 sq mi 1st largest of 95
- Water area
- 29 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,209 per sq mi
- Established
- 1819
- Same name
- One of 9 Shelby Counties in the US
- Named after
- Isaac Shelby American politician (1750-1826)
- Largest city
- Memphis 609,647
- Median household income
- $63,767
- Cities and towns
- 7
- ZIP codes
- 41
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 47157
Cities and towns in Shelby County
Shelby County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Shelby County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis (county seat) | City | 609,647 | |
| Bartlett | City | 56,416 | |
| Collierville | Town | 51,909 | |
| Germantown | City | 40,001 | |
| Arlington | Town | 15,703 | |
| Lakeland | City | 14,422 | |
| Millington | City | 12,953 |
ZIP codes in Shelby County
41 ZIP codes reach into Shelby County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 38002 also Fayette County
- 38004 also Tipton County
- 38011 also Tipton County
- 38016
- 38017 also Fayette County
- 38018
- 38028 also Fayette County
- 38029
- 38053 also Tipton County
- 38054
- 38103
- 38104
- 38105
- 38106
- 38107
- 38108
- 38109
- 38111
- 38112
- 38113
- 38114
- 38115
- 38116
- 38117
- 38118
- 38119
- 38120
- 38122
- 38125
- 38126
- 38127
- 38128
- 38131
- 38132
- 38133
- 38134
- 38135
- 38138
- 38139
- 38141
- 38152
Population of Shelby County, 2020–2025
Shelby County shrank by 19,786 people (−2.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 11,433 more births than deaths and a net loss of 31,540 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 929,720 |
| 2021 | 923,315 |
| 2022 | 919,092 |
| 2023 | 915,501 |
| 2024 | 915,438 |
| 2025 | 910,226 |
Neighboring counties
- Crittenden County, Arkansas west · 46,210 people
- DeSoto County, Mississippi south · 197,918 people
- Tipton County north · 62,287 people
- Fayette County east · 45,071 people
- Marshall County, Mississippi southeast · 34,654 people
- Mississippi County, Arkansas north · 37,828 people
Printable Shelby 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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