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Fastest shrinking, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292-9.8%+78%

02Middle Valley, TNTN12,187-7.8%+138%

03Ripley, TNTN7,499-7.6%−129%

04Harriman, TNTN6,192-7.2%+37%

05Humboldt, TNTN7,841-6.8%+295%

06Dyersburg, TNTN15,906-5.7%−182%

07Martin, TNTN11,060-5.6%−125%

08Brownsville, TNTN9,301-4.9%−167%

09Covington, TNTN8,585-4.1%−132%

10Bolivar, TNTN5,043-3.9%+40%

11Millersville, TNTN6,438-2.2%−102%

12Memphis, TNTN609,647-2.1%−133%

13Rockwood, TNTN5,607-2.1%−127%

14Dayton, TNTN7,819-1.8%−120%

15Green Hill, TNTN6,866-1.5%−134%

16Newport, TNTN7,049-1.1%−166%

17La Follette, TNTN7,176-0.3%−103%

18Erwin, TNTN6,019-0.2%−102%

19Henderson, TNTN6,590-0.0%−100%

20Kingston, TNTN6,299+0.3%−98%

21Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540+0.8%−96%

22McMinnville, TNTN13,943+1.3%−90%

23Sparta, TNTN5,038+1.5%−185%

24Lynchburg, TNTN6,920+1.6%–

25Paris, TNTN10,468+1.6%−66%

26Bristol, TNTN28,107+1.7%−72%

27Harrison, TNTN8,011+1.7%−72%

28Red Bank, TNTN12,405+2.1%+173%

29Clinton, TNTN10,466+2.2%−55%

30Union City, TNTN10,814+2.5%−27%

31Elizabethton, TNTN14,350+2.6%−78%

32Greeneville, TNTN16,141+2.8%−78%

33Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+2.8%−93%

34Savannah, TNTN7,689+3.3%−38%

35Fayetteville, TNTN7,068+3.5%+235%

36Church Hill, TNTN7,297+3.9%−83%

37Lexington, TNTN8,130+4.0%−85%

38Millington, TNTN12,953+4.0%−110%

39Milan, TNTN8,367+4.1%+101%

40McKenzie, TNTN5,632+4.1%−3%

41Morristown, TNTN33,517+4.4%−73%

42Jackson, TNTN69,339+4.6%−79%

43Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+4.6%−89%

44Athens, TNTN15,263+4.7%−52%

45Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+4.9%−2%

46East Ridge, TNTN21,921+5.7%−359%

47Bartlett, TNTN56,416+5.8%−88%

48Munford, TNTN6,996+6.3%−94%

49Germantown, TNTN40,001+6.4%−53%

50Knoxville, TNTN202,021+6.6%+25%

51Pulaski, TNTN8,394+6.7%−2303%

52Eagleton, TNTN5,598+6.7%−222%

53Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+7.1%+2406%

54Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+7.2%−90%

55Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+8.0%−87%

56Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+8.0%+298%

57Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+9.0%+22%

58Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+9.5%−10%

59Winchester, TNTN10,438+9.9%−39%

60Dickson, TNTN17,051+10.5%−73%

61Smithville, TNTN5,620+10.5%+95%

62Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+10.7%+98%

63South Cleveland, TNTN7,452+11.0%−30%

64Dunlap, TNTN6,089+11.3%−5%

65Loudon, TNTN6,963+11.3%+1%

66Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236+11.6%+213%

67Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506+11.7%−49%

68Crossville, TNTN13,113+11.8%−60%

69Lakeland, TNTN14,422+11.9%−97%

70Madisonville, TNTN5,428+12.1%−53%

71Johnson City, TNTN74,943+12.5%−2%

72Farragut, TNTN25,121+13.7%−64%

73Springfield, TNTN20,090+14.2%−48%

74Ashland City, TNTN5,650+14.4%−66%

75Cookeville, TNTN38,212+14.5%+44%

76Portland, TNTN13,658+14.6%−77%

77Nashville, TNTN721,074+14.7%+26%

78Cleveland, TNTN51,172+14.7%−35%

79Kingsport, TNTN57,530+15.0%−36%

80Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+15.8%+8%

81Pleasant View, TNTN5,797+15.9%–

82Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+16.0%−47%

83Maryville, TNTN32,442+16.2%−21%

84Collierville, TNTN51,909+16.7%−86%

85Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+17.1%+56%

86Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+17.2%+206%

87La Vergne, TNTN42,146+18.8%−87%

88Atoka, TNTN10,645+19.3%−95%

89Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+20.2%−23%

90Columbia, TNTN50,072+20.2%+29%

91Sevierville, TNTN19,010+20.8%−67%

92Manchester, TNTN13,776+20.9%+175%

93Fairview, TNTN10,877+21.2%−44%

94Brentwood, TNTN45,313+22.4%−48%

95Lafayette, TNTN6,020+24.8%+270%

96Clarksville, TNTN188,829+25.4%−31%

97Tellico, TNTN7,414+26.2%–

98Arlington, TNTN15,703+26.3%−61%

99White House, TNTN17,872+26.6%−81%

100Alcoa, TNTN13,689+29.9%+44%

101Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487+30.9%−74%

102Smyrna, TNTN63,321+32.8%−62%

103Franklin, TNTN90,226+33.6%−69%

104Collegedale, TNTN11,499+34.1%+18%

105Seymour, TNTN16,216+34.7%+39%

106Oakland, TNTN10,835+34.9%−82%

107Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+40.5%−24%

108Lebanon, TNTN53,412+46.7%+41%

109Gallatin, TNTN54,590+46.7%+98%

110Medina, TNTN5,813+47.3%+0%

111Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+47.6%–

112Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+66.0%−49%

113Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+72.2%−83%

114Nolensville, TNTN15,789+135.9%+25%

115Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469+241.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES