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Most densely populated, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,492+0%

02Memphis, TNTN609,6472,195+0%

03Green Hill, TNTN6,8662,034+0%

04Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,894+0%

05Germantown, TNTN40,0011,869+0%

06Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,761+0%

07La Follette, TNTN7,1761,613+0%

08Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,609+0%

09Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,400+0%

10Erwin, TNTN6,0191,360+0%

11Newport, TNTN7,0491,309+0%

12Maryville, TNTN32,4421,306+0%

13Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,282+0%

14Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,275+0%

15Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,255+0%

16Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,214+0%

17Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,195+0%

18McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,153+0%

19Nashville, TNTN721,0741,147+0%

20Harrison, TNTN8,0111,132+0%

21Farragut, TNTN25,1211,109+0%

22Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,107+0%

23Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,093+0%

24Brownsville, TNTN9,3011,090+0%

25Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1781,071+0%

26Springfield, TNTN20,0901,049+0%

27Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921,048+0%

28Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,038+0%

29Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,037+0%

30Jackson, TNTN69,3391,015+0%

31Savannah, TNTN7,6891,014+0%

32Dyersburg, TNTN15,9061,008+0%

33Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506956+0%

34Franklin, TNTN90,226940+0%

35Columbia, TNTN50,072926+0%

36Humboldt, TNTN7,841912+0%

37Union City, TNTN10,814898+0%

38Morristown, TNTN33,517896+0%

39Greeneville, TNTN16,141894+0%

40Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824888+0%

41Collierville, TNTN51,909868+0%

42Milan, TNTN8,367856+0%

43Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236852+0%

44Athens, TNTN15,263850+0%

45Kingsport, TNTN57,530848+0%

46Martin, TNTN11,060848+0%

47Shelbyville, TNTN26,146836+0%

48McKenzie, TNTN5,632832+0%

49Clinton, TNTN10,466809+0%

50Lenoir City, TNTN12,530791+0%

51Jonesborough, TNTN6,990783+0%

52Fayetteville, TNTN7,068770+0%

53Tullahoma, TNTN21,279768+0%

54Bristol, TNTN28,107759+0%

55Paris, TNTN10,468756+0%

56La Vergne, TNTN42,146756+0%

57Smyrna, TNTN63,321754+0%

58Covington, TNTN8,585740+0%

59Lafayette, TNTN6,020733+0%

60Lewisburg, TNTN13,517732+0%

61Dayton, TNTN7,819727+0%

62Henderson, TNTN6,590726+0%

63Kingston, TNTN6,299722+0%

64Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540722+0%

65Rockwood, TNTN5,607720+0%

66Bolivar, TNTN5,043715+0%

67Sparta, TNTN5,038684+0%

68Winchester, TNTN10,438683+0%

69Smithville, TNTN5,620682+0%

70Greenbrier, TNTN7,170680+0%

71Cookeville, TNTN38,212669+0%

72Gallatin, TNTN54,590666+0%

73Madisonville, TNTN5,428656+0%

74Harriman, TNTN6,192642+0%

75Lexington, TNTN8,130628+0%

76Church Hill, TNTN7,297627+0%

77Sweetwater, TNTN6,706622+0%

78White House, TNTN17,872613+0%

79Ripley, TNTN7,499609+0%

80Dickson, TNTN17,051599+0%

81Portland, TNTN13,658559+0%

82Brentwood, TNTN45,313557+0%

83Seymour, TNTN16,216552+0%

84Manchester, TNTN13,776541+0%

85Alcoa, TNTN13,689529+0%

86Collegedale, TNTN11,499522+0%

87Lebanon, TNTN53,412498+0%

88Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474498+0%

89Munford, TNTN6,996497+0%

90Sevierville, TNTN19,010483+0%

91Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172479+0%

92Millington, TNTN12,953466+0%

93South Cleveland, TNTN7,452442+0%

94Crossville, TNTN13,113439+0%

95Dunlap, TNTN6,089386+0%

96Millersville, TNTN6,438385+0%

97Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598368+0%

98Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103357+0%

99Loudon, TNTN6,963354+0%

100Ashland City, TNTN5,650341+0%

101Fairview, TNTN10,877323+0%

102Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395321+0%

103Nolensville, TNTN15,789297+0%

104Lakeland, TNTN14,422292+0%

105Atoka, TNTN10,645267+0%

106Spring Hill, TNTN61,336265+0%

107Medina, TNTN5,813242+0%

108Pleasant View, TNTN5,797234+0%

109Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487212+0%

110Oakland, TNTN10,835122+0%

111Arlington, TNTN15,703108+0%

112Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46956+0%

113Lynchburg, TNTN6,92044+0%

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