Tennessee derives its name most directly from the Cherokee town of Tanasi (or "Tanase", in syllabary: ᏔᎾᏏ) in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee, on the Tanasi River, now known as the Little Tennessee River. This

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Pre-European era
The first inhabitants of Tennessee were Paleo-Indians who arrived about 12,000 years ago at the end of the

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Tennessee is in the Southeastern United States. Culturally, most of the state is considered part of the Upland South, and the eastern third is part of

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Tennessee is divided into 95 counties, each of which has a county seat. The state has 340 municipalities in total. The Office of Management and Budget(OMB)

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As of 2020, Tennessee had a gross state product of $364.5 billion. In 2019, the state's per capita personal income was $29,859. The

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A culturally diverse state, Tennessee blends Appalachian and Southern flavors, which originate from its English, Scotch-Irish, and African roots, and has evolved as it has grown. Its Grand Divisionsalso manifest into distinct cultural regions, with East Tennessee

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The 2020 United States census reported Tennessee's population at 6,910,840, an increase of 564,735, or 8.90%, since the 2010 census.

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