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Fastest shrinking, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the steepest population decline from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292-9.8%−4.3 pts

02Middle Valley, TNTN12,187-7.8%−4.5 pts

03Ripley, TNTN7,499-7.6%−34.4 pts

04Harriman, TNTN6,192-7.2%−1.9 pts

05Humboldt, TNTN7,841-6.8%−5.1 pts

06Dyersburg, TNTN15,906-5.7%−12.7 pts

07Martin, TNTN11,060-5.6%−27.9 pts

08Brownsville, TNTN9,301-4.9%−12.2 pts

09Covington, TNTN8,585-4.1%−17.2 pts

10Bolivar, TNTN5,043-3.9%−1.1 pts

11Millersville, TNTN6,438-2.2%−110.8 pts

12Memphis, TNTN609,647-2.1%−8.6 pts

13Rockwood, TNTN5,607-2.1%−10.1 pts

14Dayton, TNTN7,819-1.8%−10.7 pts

15Green Hill, TNTN6,866-1.5%−6.0 pts

16Newport, TNTN7,049-1.1%−2.8 pts

17La Follette, TNTN7,176-0.3%−10.6 pts

18Erwin, TNTN6,019-0.2%−13.1 pts

19Henderson, TNTN6,590-0.0%−19.1 pts

20Kingston, TNTN6,299+0.3%−15.3 pts

21Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540+0.8%−17.9 pts

22McMinnville, TNTN13,943+1.3%−12.5 pts

23Sparta, TNTN5,038+1.5%+3.2 pts

24Lynchburg, TNTN6,920+1.6%–

25Paris, TNTN10,468+1.6%−3.0 pts

26Bristol, TNTN28,107+1.7%−4.3 pts

27Harrison, TNTN8,011+1.7%−4.4 pts

28Red Bank, TNTN12,405+2.1%+1.3 pts

29Clinton, TNTN10,466+2.2%−2.7 pts

30Union City, TNTN10,814+2.5%−0.9 pts

31Elizabethton, TNTN14,350+2.6%−9.5 pts

32Greeneville, TNTN16,141+2.8%−9.5 pts

33Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+2.8%−37.1 pts

34Savannah, TNTN7,689+3.3%−2.0 pts

35Fayetteville, TNTN7,068+3.5%+2.5 pts

36Church Hill, TNTN7,297+3.9%−18.5 pts

37Lexington, TNTN8,130+4.0%−23.3 pts

38Millington, TNTN12,953+4.0%+45.6 pts

39Milan, TNTN8,367+4.1%+2.1 pts

40McKenzie, TNTN5,632+4.1%−0.1 pts

41Morristown, TNTN33,517+4.4%−12.3 pts

42Jackson, TNTN69,339+4.6%−17.3 pts

43Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+4.6%−36.6 pts

44Athens, TNTN15,263+4.7%−5.0 pts

45Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+4.9%−0.1 pts

46East Ridge, TNTN21,921+5.7%+7.8 pts

47Bartlett, TNTN56,416+5.8%−44.4 pts

48Munford, TNTN6,996+6.3%−95.6 pts

49Germantown, TNTN40,001+6.4%−7.1 pts

50Knoxville, TNTN202,021+6.6%+1.3 pts

51Pulaski, TNTN8,394+6.7%+7.0 pts

52Eagleton, TNTN5,598+6.7%+12.3 pts

53Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+7.1%+6.8 pts

54Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+7.2%−64.7 pts

55Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+8.0%−52.5 pts

56Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+8.0%+6.0 pts

57Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+9.0%+1.6 pts

58Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+9.5%−1.0 pts

59Winchester, TNTN10,438+9.9%−6.3 pts

60Dickson, TNTN17,051+10.5%−28.8 pts

61Smithville, TNTN5,620+10.5%+5.1 pts

62Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+10.7%+5.3 pts

63South Cleveland, TNTN7,452+11.0%−4.7 pts

64Dunlap, TNTN6,089+11.3%−0.6 pts

65Loudon, TNTN6,963+11.3%+0.2 pts

66Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236+11.6%+7.9 pts

67Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506+11.7%−11.1 pts

68Crossville, TNTN13,113+11.8%−17.8 pts

69Lakeland, TNTN14,422+11.9%−458.1 pts

70Madisonville, TNTN5,428+12.1%−13.4 pts

71Johnson City, TNTN74,943+12.5%−0.3 pts

72Farragut, TNTN25,121+13.7%−24.7 pts

73Springfield, TNTN20,090+14.2%−13.4 pts

74Ashland City, TNTN5,650+14.4%−28.3 pts

75Cookeville, TNTN38,212+14.5%+4.5 pts

76Portland, TNTN13,658+14.6%−49.2 pts

77Nashville, TNTN721,074+14.7%+3.0 pts

78Cleveland, TNTN51,172+14.7%−7.9 pts

79Kingsport, TNTN57,530+15.0%−8.3 pts

80Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+15.8%+1.2 pts

81Pleasant View, TNTN5,797+15.9%–

82Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+16.0%−14.4 pts

83Maryville, TNTN32,442+16.2%−4.2 pts

84Collierville, TNTN51,909+16.7%−104.2 pts

85Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+17.1%+6.1 pts

86Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+17.2%+11.6 pts

87La Vergne, TNTN42,146+18.8%−130.4 pts

88Atoka, TNTN10,645+19.3%−379.9 pts

89Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+20.2%−6.0 pts

90Columbia, TNTN50,072+20.2%+4.6 pts

91Sevierville, TNTN19,010+20.8%−43.0 pts

92Manchester, TNTN13,776+20.9%+13.3 pts

93Fairview, TNTN10,877+21.2%−16.6 pts

94Brentwood, TNTN45,313+22.4%−20.6 pts

95Lafayette, TNTN6,020+24.8%+18.1 pts

96Clarksville, TNTN188,829+25.4%−11.6 pts

97Tellico, TNTN7,414+26.2%–

98Arlington, TNTN15,703+26.3%−40.4 pts

99White House, TNTN17,872+26.6%−112.1 pts

100Alcoa, TNTN13,689+29.9%+9.1 pts

101Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487+30.9%−86.5 pts

102Smyrna, TNTN63,321+32.8%−54.6 pts

103Franklin, TNTN90,226+33.6%−74.6 pts

104Collegedale, TNTN11,499+34.1%+5.1 pts

105Seymour, TNTN16,216+34.7%+9.7 pts

106Oakland, TNTN10,835+34.9%−162.5 pts

107Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+40.5%−12.7 pts

108Lebanon, TNTN53,412+46.7%+13.7 pts

109Gallatin, TNTN54,590+46.7%+23.1 pts

110Medina, TNTN5,813+47.3%+0.1 pts

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

112Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+66.0%−63.5 pts

113Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+72.2%−356.9 pts

114Nolensville, TNTN15,789+135.9%+27.4 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS