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Most densely populated, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,548+2%

02Memphis, TNTN609,6472,061−6%

03Green Hill, TNTN6,8661,946−4%

04Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,879−1%

05Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,703+6%

06Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,672−5%

07Germantown, TNTN40,0011,646−12%

08La Follette, TNTN7,1761,464−9%

09Newport, TNTN7,0491,287−2%

10Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,255+3%

11Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,249−11%

12Erwin, TNTN6,0191,205−11%

13Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,130−11%

14Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921,109+6%

15Maryville, TNTN32,4421,085−17%

16Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,071−2%

17Harrison, TNTN8,0111,067−6%

18Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,042+0%

19Nashville, TNTN721,0741,027−10%

20Brownsville, TNTN9,3011,016−7%

21Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,016−21%

22McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,012−12%

23Cleveland, TNTN51,172975−18%

24Savannah, TNTN7,689963−5%

25Dyersburg, TNTN15,906942−7%

26Humboldt, TNTN7,841928+2%

27Powell, TNTN13,739882–

28Union City, TNTN10,814868−3%

29Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824840−5%

30Milan, TNTN8,367839−2%

31Bartlett, TNTN56,416836−33%

32Jackson, TNTN69,339833−18%

33Springfield, TNTN20,090822−22%

34Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236822−4%

35Farragut, TNTN25,121801−28%

36Columbia, TNTN50,072801−14%

37McKenzie, TNTN5,632798−4%

38Millington, TNTN12,953797+71%

39Greeneville, TNTN16,141796−11%

40Jefferson City, TNTN9,103784−29%

41Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506779−19%

42Athens, TNTN15,263775−9%

43Clinton, TNTN10,466772−5%

44Morristown, TNTN33,517767−14%

45Fayetteville, TNTN7,068762−1%

46Clarksville, TNTN188,829757−27%

47Bolivar, TNTN5,043736+3%

48Halls, TNTN10,272731–

49Shelbyville, TNTN26,146730−13%

50Paris, TNTN10,468723−4%

51Bristol, TNTN28,107716−6%

52Tullahoma, TNTN21,279715−7%

53Lenoir City, TNTN12,530713−10%

54Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178699−35%

55Sparta, TNTN5,038696+2%

56Lewisburg, TNTN13,517695−5%

57Martin, TNTN11,060693−18%

58Kingsport, TNTN57,530687−19%

59Lafayette, TNTN6,020687−6%

60Harriman, TNTN6,192678+6%

61Rockwood, TNTN5,607667−7%

62Dayton, TNTN7,819667−8%

63Covington, TNTN8,585655−12%

64Smithville, TNTN5,620648−5%

65Kingston, TNTN6,299624−14%

66Henderson, TNTN6,590610−16%

67Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540608−16%

68Cookeville, TNTN38,212608−9%

69Jonesborough, TNTN6,990600−23%

70Winchester, TNTN10,438588−14%

71Sweetwater, TNTN6,706563−10%

72Gallatin, TNTN54,590539−19%

73Madisonville, TNTN5,428522−20%

74Church Hill, TNTN7,297512−18%

75Manchester, TNTN13,776503−7%

76Lexington, TNTN8,130494−21%

77Ripley, TNTN7,499481−21%

78Franklin, TNTN90,226451−52%

79Seymour, TNTN16,216442−20%

80Alcoa, TNTN13,689438−17%

81Dickson, TNTN17,051430−28%

82Collegedale, TNTN11,499405−23%

83Smyrna, TNTN63,321403−47%

84Greenbrier, TNTN7,170396−42%

85Collierville, TNTN51,909393−55%

86Brentwood, TNTN45,313389−30%

87South Cleveland, TNTN7,452382−14%

88Lebanon, TNTN53,412374−25%

89Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474356−29%

90Dunlap, TNTN6,089345−11%

91Portland, TNTN13,658341−39%

92Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103340−5%

93Crossville, TNTN13,113339−23%

94Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395320−0%

95Loudon, TNTN6,963318−10%

96La Vergne, TNTN42,146303−60%

97Sevierville, TNTN19,010295−39%

98White House, TNTN17,872257−58%

99Munford, TNTN6,996246−50%

100Ashland City, TNTN5,650239−30%

101Fairview, TNTN10,877234−27%

102Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598229−38%

103Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172209−56%

104Millersville, TNTN6,438184−52%

105Medina, TNTN5,813164−32%

106Nolensville, TNTN15,789142−52%

107Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48798−54%

108Arlington, TNTN15,70365−40%

109Atoka, TNTN10,64553−80%

110Lakeland, TNTN14,42251−82%

111Spring Hill, TNTN61,33650−81%

112Oakland, TNTN10,83541−66%

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