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Tennessee

Capital: Nashville · Statehood: 1796

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Population (2020 Census)

6,910,840

Total area

42,144

mi² · 109,153 km²

GDP per capita 2024

$75,748

Nominal GDP 2024

$549,709

millions USD

Current constitution

March 26, 1870

Last amendment

November 8, 2022

# of constitutions

3

# of amendments

47

National rank

By population

#16 of 50

By area

#34 of 50

By statehood

#16 of 50

By # of amendments

#38 of 50

USA comparison

By population

+4% vs avg
6,910,840 · this stateAvg: 6,615,195Median: 4,657,757Max: 39,538,223

By area

−42% vs avg
41,235 sq mi · this stateAvg: 70,637 sq miMedian: 54,158 sq miMax: 570,641 sq mi

Regional comparison

By population

Paraguay7,191,685
Massachusetts7,029,917
Tennessee6,910,840
Indiana6,785,528
El Salvador6,481,102

By area

Cuba42,427 sq mi
Guatemala42,042 sq mi
Tennessee41,235 sq mi
Ohio40,861 sq mi
Virginia39,490 sq mi
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Judicial branch

Court of last resort

State Supreme Court

State appellate court of last resort

Intermediate appellate court

State Court of Appeals

Court of intermediate civil appellate jurisdiction

State Court of Criminal Appeals

Court of intermediate criminal appellate jurisdiction

Trial court

Circuit Court

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Chancery Court

Trial court of general jurisdiction

Criminal Court

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

Probate Court

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

Inferior trial court

General Session Court

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

Juvenile Court

Trial court of limited jurisdiction

Municipal Court

Local trial court of limited jurisdiction

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