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Most densely populated, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 106 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 106 is 960. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alcoa, TN, up 31 places to #57.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲1Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,663+149%

02▼1East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,647+6%

03▲10Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362,108+695%

04▼1Memphis, TNTN609,6472,058−6%

05▲1Knoxville, TNTN202,0212,046+16%

06▼1Hendersonville, TNTN64,2662,029+58%

07▲1Franklin, TNTN90,2262,026+116%

08▼4Germantown, TNTN40,0012,001+7%

09▲5Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,893+83%

10▼1Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,8920%

11▲7Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,868+148%

12▼2Maryville, TNTN32,4421,833+40%

13▲8Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1721,750+265%

14▼3Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,747+39%

15Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,722+35%

16▲1La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,705+126%

17▲3Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,645+38%

18▲6Farragut, TNTN25,1211,572+42%

19▲11Gallatin, TNTN54,5901,565+135%

20▲24White House, TNTN17,8721,519+148%

21▲4Nashville, TNTN721,0741,516+32%

22▲6Nolensville, TNTN15,7891,512+409%

23▼4Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,502+7%

24▲3Springfield, TNTN20,0901,471+40%

25▼3La Follette, TNTN7,1761,460−9%

26▼3Erwin, TNTN6,0191,459+7%

27▲11Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,453+84%

28▲1Medina, TNTN5,8131,450+500%

29▼3Collierville, TNTN51,9091,414+63%

30▲11Columbia, TNTN50,0721,403+51%

31Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,364+25%

32▲3Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,358+62%

33▲23Lebanon, TNTN53,4121,313+164%

34▲11Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901,313+68%

35▲1Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,298+17%

36▼3Newport, TNTN7,0491,274−3%

37▼5McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,261+9%

38▼4Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,215+27%

39▲7Morristown, TNTN33,5171,203+34%

40▲2Jackson, TNTN69,3391,181+16%

41▲9Lafayette, TNTN6,0201,136+55%

42▲7Savannah, TNTN7,6891,127+11%

43Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,107+7%

44▲7Kingsport, TNTN57,5301,086+28%

45▲2Brentwood, TNTN45,3131,076+93%

46▲8Cookeville, TNTN38,2121,068+60%

47▲1Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8241,054+19%

48▲27Oakland, TNTN10,8351,035+747%

49▲6Greenbrier, TNTN7,170987+45%

50▲13Athens, TNTN15,263981+15%

51▲15Winchester, TNTN10,438973+42%

52▲7Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236966+13%

53▲20Smithville, TNTN5,620960+41%

54▲18Lewisburg, TNTN13,517950+30%

55▲7Greeneville, TNTN16,141950+6%

56▼4Brownsville, TNTN9,301943−13%

57▲31Alcoa, TNTN13,689937+77%

58▲3Milan, TNTN8,367935+9%

59▲6Collegedale, TNTN11,499922+77%

60▲16Dayton, TNTN7,819919+27%

61▼4Dyersburg, TNTN15,906918−9%

62▲8Tullahoma, TNTN21,279908+18%

63▲11Madisonville, TNTN5,428904+38%

64▲4Portland, TNTN13,658902+61%

65▲6Clinton, TNTN10,466900+11%

66▲17Manchester, TNTN13,776898+66%

67▼9Union City, TNTN10,814893−1%

68▼1Martin, TNTN11,060892+5%

69McKenzie, TNTN5,632884+6%

70▲8Atoka, TNTN10,645877+229%

71▲9Kingston, TNTN6,299864+20%

72▲5Bristol, TNTN28,107859+13%

73▲8Henderson, TNTN6,590844+16%

74▲10Dickson, TNTN17,051835+39%

75▲4Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540834+16%

76▲6Paris, TNTN10,468811+7%

77▲14Sevierville, TNTN19,010781+62%

78▲7Fayetteville, TNTN7,068778+1%

79▲11Church Hill, TNTN7,297773+23%

80▲6Humboldt, TNTN7,841756−17%

81▲6Covington, TNTN8,585751+1%

82▲7Sparta, TNTN5,038749+10%

83▲9Sweetwater, TNTN6,706747+20%

84▲11Munford, TNTN6,996738+49%

85▲8Rockwood, TNTN5,607700−3%

86▲8Lexington, TNTN8,130691+10%

87▲10Arlington, TNTN15,703660+511%

88▲12Crossville, TNTN13,113641+46%

89▲7Bolivar, TNTN5,043622−13%

90▲9Lakeland, TNTN14,422613+110%

91▲13Fairview, TNTN10,877605+88%

92▲10Harriman, TNTN6,192590−8%

93▲5Ripley, TNTN7,499583−4%

94▲7Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474581+17%

95▲13Millington, TNTN12,953578+24%

96▲9Dunlap, TNTN6,089564+46%

97▲10Loudon, TNTN6,963551+56%

98▲8Ashland City, TNTN5,650530+55%

99▲10Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598477+30%

100▲10Millersville, TNTN6,438466+21%

101▲11Pleasant View, TNTN5,797463+98%

102▲12Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395415+29%

103▲12Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469410+638%

104▲9Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103406+14%

105▲11Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110–

106▲11Lynchburg, TNTN6,92054+21%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES