Baxter is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,578 people, 584 households, and 372 families residing in the town.

31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 19.2% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.2% of those under the age of 18 and 17.7% of those 65 and older.