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Largest veteran population, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 671. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Oakland, TN, up 42 places to #44.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01▲1Nashville, TNTN721,07424,805−13%

02▼1Memphis, TNTN609,64723,827−20%

03Clarksville, TNTN188,82922,758+9%

04Knoxville, TNTN202,0218,773−14%

05Chattanooga, TNTN194,1448,597−11%

06Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1787,220+6%

07Johnson City, TNTN74,9434,750−10%

08▲1Kingsport, TNTN57,5304,171−3%

09▼1Bartlett, TNTN56,4163,790−17%

10Hendersonville, TNTN64,2663,726+5%

11▲1Jackson, TNTN69,3393,068−2%

12▼1Franklin, TNTN90,2263,049−9%

13▲5Cleveland, TNTN51,1722,504+5%

14▲5Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3952,486+8%

15▲5Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362,476+19%

16Gallatin, TNTN54,5902,464+2%

17▼3Smyrna, TNTN63,3212,416−18%

18▼1Lebanon, TNTN53,4122,3940%

19▲2Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1722,369+14%

20▼7Collierville, TNTN51,9092,189−27%

21▲3Columbia, TNTN50,0722,091+14%

22▼7Germantown, TNTN40,0011,921−31%

23▲7Brentwood, TNTN45,3131,858+23%

24▲7Morristown, TNTN33,5171,810+21%

25▲2Maryville, TNTN32,4421,790+2%

26La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,688−4%

27▼2Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4871,659−9%

28▼5Bristol, TNTN28,1071,547−17%

29▼7Tullahoma, TNTN21,2791,521−22%

30▼2Farragut, TNTN25,1211,504−6%

31▼2Cookeville, TNTN38,2121,458−4%

32▲2Seymour, TNTN16,2161,285+5%

33▲4Atoka, TNTN10,6451,242+17%

34▼2East Ridge, TNTN21,9211,198−14%

35▼2Tellico, TNTN7,4141,164−10%

36▲4Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4741,099+13%

37▲14Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,038+25%

38▲1Greeneville, TNTN16,1411,027−1%

39▲2Dickson, TNTN17,051994+7%

40▲13Arlington, TNTN15,703977+22%

41▲13Winchester, TNTN10,438938+17%

42▲14South Cleveland, TNTN7,452876+15%

43▲4Sevierville, TNTN19,0108550%

44▲42Oakland, TNTN10,835843+86%

45▲25Halls, TNTN10,272838+36%

46▼2Lakeland, TNTN14,422831−7%

47▲10White House, TNTN17,872806+11%

48▼5Powell, TNTN13,739799−13%

49▼4Shelbyville, TNTN26,146779−10%

50▲17Lynchburg, TNTN6,920774+23%

51▼13Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506748−28%

52▼17Millington, TNTN12,953726−36%

53▲9Middle Valley, TNTN12,187709+7%

54▲7Red Bank, TNTN12,405707+3%

55▲5Manchester, TNTN13,7766900%

56▲2Athens, TNTN15,263681−3%

57▼7Portland, TNTN13,658677−20%

58▲8Springfield, TNTN20,090674+4%

59▼11Crossville, TNTN13,113671−22%

60▲14Lenoir City, TNTN12,530668+14%

61▲8Paris, TNTN10,468667+6%

62▼26Dyersburg, TNTN15,906655−41%

63▲13Pulaski, TNTN8,394655+18%

64▼22Humboldt, TNTN7,841640−31%

65▼1Lewisburg, TNTN13,517636−2%

66▼20Harrison, TNTN8,011612−29%

67▼8Clinton, TNTN10,466608−12%

68▲20Newport, TNTN7,049591+36%

69▼6McMinnville, TNTN13,943575−13%

70▲5Kingston, TNTN6,299549−5%

71▲6Alcoa, TNTN13,689541−2%

72▲23Dunlap, TNTN6,089533+34%

73▼2Nolensville, TNTN15,789526−14%

74▲8Jefferson City, TNTN9,103517+9%

75▼26Munford, TNTN6,996514−40%

76▲16Pleasant View, TNTN5,797511+25%

77▼12Collegedale, TNTN11,499510−21%

78▲24Greenbrier, TNTN7,170503+53%

79▼24Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623500−36%

80Jonesborough, TNTN6,9904790%

81▼13Union City, TNTN10,814466−26%

82▲14Erwin, TNTN6,019464+18%

83▲4Fairview, TNTN10,8774510%

84▼11Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292448−25%

85▲27Dayton, TNTN7,819444+74%

86▼2Milan, TNTN8,367428−7%

87▲3Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824426+1%

88▲6Martin, TNTN11,060412+2%

89▲25Sweetwater, TNTN6,706412+78%

90▲1Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540406−3%

91▲7Lexington, TNTN8,130396+4%

92▲18Millersville, TNTN6,438391+41%

93▼41Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236386−53%

94▼9Green Hill, TNTN6,866382−17%

95▼23Harriman, TNTN6,192377−38%

96▲4Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103374+9%

97▼14Savannah, TNTN7,689366−21%

98▲3Ripley, TNTN7,499360+7%

99▼18Church Hill, TNTN7,297345−27%

100▲6Brownsville, TNTN9,301337+7%

101▼8Covington, TNTN8,585337−17%

102▲7Loudon, TNTN6,963330+17%

103▲10Fayetteville, TNTN7,068310+28%

104▼15Eagleton, TNTN5,598302−29%

105▼27La Follette, TNTN7,176297−45%

106▼9Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598277−29%

107Henderson, TNTN6,590268−11%

108▼9McKenzie, TNTN5,632255−33%

109▲8Medina, TNTN5,813232+72%

110▼31Rockwood, TNTN5,607219−58%

111▲5Smithville, TNTN5,620214+5%

112▼1Ashland City, TNTN5,650206−23%

113▼5Sparta, TNTN5,038194−32%

114▼11Bolivar, TNTN5,043183−44%

115▼11Lafayette, TNTN6,020183−43%

116▼1Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469169−25%

117▼12Madisonville, TNTN5,428152−52%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES