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Most densely populated, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,533+2%

02Memphis, TNTN609,6472,184−0%

03Germantown, TNTN40,0011,944+4%

04Green Hill, TNTN6,8661,904−6%

05Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,812+3%

06Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,777−6%

07Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1781,692+58%

08Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,691+35%

09Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,665+3%

10Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,622+26%

11Maryville, TNTN32,4421,552+19%

12La Follette, TNTN7,1761,517−6%

13Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,484+6%

14Erwin, TNTN6,0191,478+9%

15Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,451+14%

16Franklin, TNTN90,2261,403+49%

17Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,333+28%

18Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,327+11%

19La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,319+74%

20Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,299+7%

21Farragut, TNTN25,1211,294+17%

22Nashville, TNTN721,0741,264+10%

23Newport, TNTN7,0491,255−4%

24McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,230+7%

25Springfield, TNTN20,0901,204+15%

26Collierville, TNTN51,9091,198+38%

27Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,179+56%

28Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,178+8%

29Harrison, TNTN8,0111,152+2%

30Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,148+4%

31Jackson, TNTN69,3391,110+9%

32Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,105+16%

33Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,056+26%

34Morristown, TNTN33,5171,046+17%

35Brownsville, TNTN9,3011,044−4%

36Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,038−0%

37Savannah, TNTN7,6891,024+1%

38Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,002+27%

39Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921,001−4%

40Spring Hill, TNTN61,336998+276%

41Dyersburg, TNTN15,906990−2%

42Columbia, TNTN50,072971+5%

43Jonesborough, TNTN6,990949+21%

44Martin, TNTN11,060925+9%

45Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172917+91%

46Kingsport, TNTN57,530910+7%

47Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824903+2%

48Union City, TNTN10,814900+0%

49Greeneville, TNTN16,141886−1%

50Greenbrier, TNTN7,170886+30%

51Brentwood, TNTN45,313880+58%

52Milan, TNTN8,367877+2%

53White House, TNTN17,872871+42%

54Gallatin, TNTN54,590868+30%

55Medina, TNTN5,813868+259%

56Athens, TNTN15,263865+2%

57Cookeville, TNTN38,212851+27%

58Clinton, TNTN10,466846+5%

59Dayton, TNTN7,819846+16%

60Lafayette, TNTN6,020844+15%

61McKenzie, TNTN5,632834+0%

62Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236823−3%

63Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540817+13%

64Bristol, TNTN28,107816+8%

65Humboldt, TNTN7,841815−11%

66Kingston, TNTN6,299814+13%

67Henderson, TNTN6,590808+11%

68Tullahoma, TNTN21,279796+4%

69Winchester, TNTN10,438795+16%

70Covington, TNTN8,585790+7%

71Paris, TNTN10,468787+4%

72Lewisburg, TNTN13,517781+7%

73Tellico, TNTN7,414777–

74Smithville, TNTN5,620774+13%

75Madisonville, TNTN5,428762+16%

76Portland, TNTN13,658758+36%

77Fayetteville, TNTN7,068751−2%

78Sparta, TNTN5,038733+7%

79Church Hill, TNTN7,297714+14%

80Dickson, TNTN17,051712+19%

81Rockwood, TNTN5,607694−4%

82Atoka, TNTN10,645691+159%

83Seymour, TNTN16,216682+23%

84Bolivar, TNTN5,043668−7%

85Collegedale, TNTN11,499664+27%

86Manchester, TNTN13,776659+22%

87Ripley, TNTN7,499656+8%

88Lexington, TNTN8,130651+4%

89Lebanon, TNTN53,412644+29%

90Sweetwater, TNTN6,706642+3%

91Oakland, TNTN10,835633+418%

92Munford, TNTN6,996625+26%

93Sevierville, TNTN19,010609+26%

94Harriman, TNTN6,192605−6%

95Alcoa, TNTN13,689578+9%

96Nolensville, TNTN15,789561+89%

97Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474549+10%

98Lakeland, TNTN14,422529+81%

99Crossville, TNTN13,113528+20%

100South Cleveland, TNTN7,452491+11%

101Arlington, TNTN15,703484+348%

102Millersville, TNTN6,438467+21%

103Millington, TNTN12,953454−2%

104Dunlap, TNTN6,089446+15%

105Fairview, TNTN10,877429+33%

106Ashland City, TNTN5,650426+25%

107Loudon, TNTN6,963426+20%

108Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598425+16%

109Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103363+2%

110Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395344+7%

111Pleasant View, TNTN5,797331+41%

112Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487304+43%

113Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46995+71%

114Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62369–

115Lynchburg, TNTN6,92049+11%

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