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Most densely populated, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 106 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,663+149%

02East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,647+6%

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

04Memphis, TNTN609,6472,058−6%

05Knoxville, TNTN202,0212,046+16%

06Hendersonville, TNTN64,2662,029+58%

07Franklin, TNTN90,2262,026+116%

08Germantown, TNTN40,0012,001+7%

09Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,893+83%

10Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,892−0%

11Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,868+148%

12Maryville, TNTN32,4421,833+40%

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

14Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,747+39%

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

16La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,705+126%

17Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,645+38%

18Farragut, TNTN25,1211,572+42%

19Gallatin, TNTN54,5901,565+135%

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

21Nashville, TNTN721,0741,516+32%

22Nolensville, TNTN15,7891,512+409%

23Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,502+7%

24Springfield, TNTN20,0901,471+40%

25La Follette, TNTN7,1761,460−9%

26Erwin, TNTN6,0191,459+7%

27Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,453+84%

28Medina, TNTN5,8131,450+500%

29Collierville, TNTN51,9091,414+63%

30Columbia, TNTN50,0721,403+51%

31Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,364+25%

32Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,358+62%

33Lebanon, TNTN53,4121,313+164%

34Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901,313+68%

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

36Newport, TNTN7,0491,274−3%

37McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,261+9%

38Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,215+27%

39Morristown, TNTN33,5171,203+34%

40Jackson, TNTN69,3391,181+16%

41Lafayette, TNTN6,0201,136+55%

42Savannah, TNTN7,6891,127+11%

43Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,107+7%

44Kingsport, TNTN57,5301,086+28%

45Brentwood, TNTN45,3131,076+93%

46Cookeville, TNTN38,2121,068+60%

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

48Oakland, TNTN10,8351,035+747%

49Greenbrier, TNTN7,170987+45%

50Athens, TNTN15,263981+15%

51Winchester, TNTN10,438973+42%

52Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236966+13%

53Smithville, TNTN5,620960+41%

54Lewisburg, TNTN13,517950+30%

55Greeneville, TNTN16,141950+6%

56Brownsville, TNTN9,301943−13%

57Alcoa, TNTN13,689937+77%

58Milan, TNTN8,367935+9%

59Collegedale, TNTN11,499922+77%

60Dayton, TNTN7,819919+27%

61Dyersburg, TNTN15,906918−9%

62Tullahoma, TNTN21,279908+18%

63Madisonville, TNTN5,428904+38%

64Portland, TNTN13,658902+61%

65Clinton, TNTN10,466900+11%

66Manchester, TNTN13,776898+66%

67Union City, TNTN10,814893−1%

68Martin, TNTN11,060892+5%

69McKenzie, TNTN5,632884+6%

70Atoka, TNTN10,645877+229%

71Kingston, TNTN6,299864+20%

72Bristol, TNTN28,107859+13%

73Henderson, TNTN6,590844+16%

74Dickson, TNTN17,051835+39%

75Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540834+16%

76Paris, TNTN10,468811+7%

77Sevierville, TNTN19,010781+62%

78Fayetteville, TNTN7,068778+1%

79Church Hill, TNTN7,297773+23%

80Humboldt, TNTN7,841756−17%

81Covington, TNTN8,585751+1%

82Sparta, TNTN5,038749+10%

83Sweetwater, TNTN6,706747+20%

84Munford, TNTN6,996738+49%

85Rockwood, TNTN5,607700−3%

86Lexington, TNTN8,130691+10%

87Arlington, TNTN15,703660+511%

88Crossville, TNTN13,113641+46%

89Bolivar, TNTN5,043622−13%

90Lakeland, TNTN14,422613+110%

91Fairview, TNTN10,877605+88%

92Harriman, TNTN6,192590−8%

93Ripley, TNTN7,499583−4%

94Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474581+17%

95Millington, TNTN12,953578+24%

96Dunlap, TNTN6,089564+46%

97Loudon, TNTN6,963551+56%

98Ashland City, TNTN5,650530+55%

99Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598477+30%

100Millersville, TNTN6,438466+21%

101Pleasant View, TNTN5,797463+98%

102Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395415+29%

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

104Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103406+14%

105Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110–

106Lynchburg, TNTN6,92054+21%

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