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Most population gained, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Clarksville, TNTN188,829+9,734−65%

02Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+8,676−64%

03Lebanon, TNTN53,412+6,357+26%

04Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+5,760−8%

05Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+4,684+53%

06Knoxville, TNTN202,021+4,445−49%

07Gallatin, TNTN54,590+4,101−8%

08Columbia, TNTN50,072+3,751−16%

09Franklin, TNTN90,226+3,679−83%

10Smyrna, TNTN63,321+3,622−70%

11Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+2,784−60%

12White House, TNTN17,872+1,649−61%

13La Vergne, TNTN42,146+1,524−86%

14Seymour, TNTN16,216+1,511−15%

15Cleveland, TNTN51,172+1,473−79%

16Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+1,338−84%

17Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+1,291+1577%

18Cookeville, TNTN38,212+1,246−43%

19Nolensville, TNTN15,789+1,245−23%

20Alcoa, TNTN13,689+1,244−7%

21Johnson City, TNTN74,943+1,176−81%

22Farragut, TNTN25,121+1,128−77%

23Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+1,104−46%

24Morristown, TNTN33,517+1,096−69%

25Oakland, TNTN10,835+1,043+23%

26Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+993+48%

27Kingsport, TNTN57,530+820−90%

28Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469+809–

29Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+764−38%

30Manchester, TNTN13,776+732+25%

31Millington, TNTN12,953+707−110%

32Nashville, TNTN721,074+683−99%

33Arlington, TNTN15,703+656−36%

34Fairview, TNTN10,877+652−59%

35Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+573+7%

36Dayton, TNTN7,819+560+10%

37Sevierville, TNTN19,010+508−89%

38Middle Valley, TNTN12,187+492−223%

39Bristol, TNTN28,107+489−65%

40Maryville, TNTN32,442+485−88%

41Springfield, TNTN20,090+473−85%

42Pleasant View, TNTN5,797+469–

43Loudon, TNTN6,963+441−2%

44Winchester, TNTN10,438+424−59%

45Athens, TNTN15,263+387−67%

46Atoka, TNTN10,645+377−85%

47Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292+374−162%

48Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+372−62%

49Dickson, TNTN17,051+366−89%

50Crossville, TNTN13,113+357−83%

51Green Hill, TNTN6,866+348+14%

52Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+342–

53Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487+335−87%

54Dunlap, TNTN6,089+321−27%

55Portland, TNTN13,658+293−91%

56Lakeland, TNTN14,422+288−95%

57Munford, TNTN6,996+286−88%

58Smithville, TNTN5,620+284+40%

59Medina, TNTN5,813+281−10%

60Kingston, TNTN6,299+271−62%

61Ashland City, TNTN5,650+231−79%

62Jackson, TNTN69,339+230−98%

63Collegedale, TNTN11,499+221−85%

64Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+220−59%

65Lynchburg, TNTN6,920+213–

66Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236+211−45%

67Eagleton, TNTN5,598+205−172%

68Savannah, TNTN7,689+199−43%

69Harriman, TNTN6,192+198−153%

70Collierville, TNTN51,909+191−99%

71Brentwood, TNTN45,313+183−97%

72Clinton, TNTN10,466+183−58%

73Greeneville, TNTN16,141+167−90%

74Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+161−95%

75Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+160−93%

76Lafayette, TNTN6,020+143−41%

77Church Hill, TNTN7,297+141−87%

78Rockwood, TNTN5,607+122−71%

79Red Bank, TNTN12,405+111+16%

80Madisonville, TNTN5,428+109−86%

81Harrison, TNTN8,011+109−75%

82Henderson, TNTN6,590+103−89%

83Tellico, TNTN7,414+103–

84McKenzie, TNTN5,632+102−53%

85Martin, TNTN11,060+90−95%

86Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+73−96%

87Milan, TNTN8,367+73−52%

88McMinnville, TNTN13,943+56−96%

89Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+53−75%

90Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+32−98%

91Paris, TNTN10,468+22−95%

92Newport, TNTN7,049+13−89%

93Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+8−98%

94Lexington, TNTN8,130+6−100%

95Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540-1−100%

96Fayetteville, TNTN7,068-11−115%

97Sparta, TNTN5,038-59−28%

98Bolivar, TNTN5,043-61−63%

99Powell, TNTN13,739-63–

100Halls, TNTN10,272-69–

101Covington, TNTN8,585-76−108%

102Humboldt, TNTN7,841-87−48%

103Erwin, TNTN6,019-95−115%

104East Ridge, TNTN21,921-97−79%

105Pulaski, TNTN8,394-112+367%

106Ripley, TNTN7,499-142−109%

107La Follette, TNTN7,176-157−121%

108Brownsville, TNTN9,301-166−123%

109Elizabethton, TNTN14,350-172−112%

110Dyersburg, TNTN15,906-185−116%

111Union City, TNTN10,814-188−152%

112Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506-192−107%

113South Cleveland, TNTN7,452-221−126%

114Millersville, TNTN6,438-463−117%

115Germantown, TNTN40,001-660−115%

116Bartlett, TNTN56,416-910−107%

117Memphis, TNTN609,647-14,124−136%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES