[3] The county is named for the Virginia orator and American Founding Father Patrick Henry.

[4] Henry County comprises the Paris, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

During the antebellum era, numerous enslaved African Americans provided labor for the cotton plantations.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 32,199 people, 13,394 households, and 9,024 families residing in the county.

About 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.