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Largest by population, Tennessee cities

The most populous Tennessee cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 106 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Nashville, TNTN721,074+32%

02Memphis, TNTN609,647−6%

03Knoxville, TNTN202,021+16%

04Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+25%

05Clarksville, TNTN188,829+83%

06Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+149%

07Franklin, TNTN90,226+116%

08Johnson City, TNTN74,943+35%

09Jackson, TNTN69,339+16%

10Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+58%

11Smyrna, TNTN63,321+148%

12Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+695%

13Kingsport, TNTN57,530+28%

14Bartlett, TNTN56,416+39%

15Gallatin, TNTN54,590+135%

16Lebanon, TNTN53,412+164%

17Collierville, TNTN51,909+63%

18Cleveland, TNTN51,172+38%

19Columbia, TNTN50,072+51%

20Brentwood, TNTN45,313+93%

21Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+265%

22La Vergne, TNTN42,146+126%

23Germantown, TNTN40,001+7%

24Cookeville, TNTN38,212+60%

25Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+29%

26Morristown, TNTN33,517+34%

27Maryville, TNTN32,442+40%

28Bristol, TNTN28,107+13%

29Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+62%

30Farragut, TNTN25,121+42%

31East Ridge, TNTN21,921+6%

32Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+18%

33Springfield, TNTN20,090+40%

34Sevierville, TNTN19,010+62%

35White House, TNTN17,872+148%

36Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506+27%

37Dickson, TNTN17,051+39%

38Greeneville, TNTN16,141+6%

39Dyersburg, TNTN15,906−9%

40Nolensville, TNTN15,789+409%

41Arlington, TNTN15,703+511%

42Athens, TNTN15,263+15%

43Lakeland, TNTN14,422+110%

44Elizabethton, TNTN14,350+7%

45McMinnville, TNTN13,943+9%

46Manchester, TNTN13,776+66%

47Alcoa, TNTN13,689+77%

48Portland, TNTN13,658+61%

49Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+30%

50Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+17%

51Crossville, TNTN13,113+46%

52Millington, TNTN12,953+24%

53Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623–

54Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+84%

55Red Bank, TNTN12,405−0%

56Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236+13%

57Collegedale, TNTN11,499+77%

58Martin, TNTN11,060+5%

59Fairview, TNTN10,877+88%

60Oakland, TNTN10,835+747%

61Union City, TNTN10,814−1%

62Atoka, TNTN10,645+229%

63Paris, TNTN10,468+7%

64Clinton, TNTN10,466+11%

65Winchester, TNTN10,438+42%

66Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469+638%

67Brownsville, TNTN9,301−13%

68Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+17%

69Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+19%

70Covington, TNTN8,585+1%

71Pulaski, TNTN8,394+7%

72Milan, TNTN8,367+9%

73Lexington, TNTN8,130+10%

74Humboldt, TNTN7,841−17%

75Dayton, TNTN7,819+27%

76Savannah, TNTN7,689+11%

77Ripley, TNTN7,499−4%

78Church Hill, TNTN7,297+23%

79La Follette, TNTN7,176−9%

80Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+45%

81Fayetteville, TNTN7,068+1%

82Newport, TNTN7,049−3%

83Munford, TNTN6,996+49%

84Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+68%

85Loudon, TNTN6,963+56%

86Lynchburg, TNTN6,920+21%

87Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+20%

88Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+30%

89Henderson, TNTN6,590+16%

90Millersville, TNTN6,438+21%

91Kingston, TNTN6,299+20%

92Harriman, TNTN6,192−8%

93Dunlap, TNTN6,089+46%

94Lafayette, TNTN6,020+55%

95Erwin, TNTN6,019+7%

96Medina, TNTN5,813+500%

97Pleasant View, TNTN5,797+98%

98Ashland City, TNTN5,650+55%

99McKenzie, TNTN5,632+6%

100Smithville, TNTN5,620+41%

101Rockwood, TNTN5,607−3%

102Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540+16%

103Madisonville, TNTN5,428+38%

104Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+14%

105Bolivar, TNTN5,043−13%

106Sparta, TNTN5,038+10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES