RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 110 SHOWN OF 110

Most population gained, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 110 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 110 is +1,400.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Nashville, TNTN721,074+57,006–

02Memphis, TNTN609,647+39,763–

03Clarksville, TNTN188,829+27,961–

04Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+23,894–

05Franklin, TNTN90,226+21,744–

06Collierville, TNTN51,909+17,445–

07Bartlett, TNTN56,416+13,554–

08Smyrna, TNTN63,321+11,922–

09La Vergne, TNTN42,146+11,188–

10Jackson, TNTN69,339+10,694–

11Knoxville, TNTN202,021+8,769–

12Kingsport, TNTN57,530+8,497–

13Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+8,432–

14Brentwood, TNTN45,313+7,053–

15Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+6,977–

16Cleveland, TNTN51,172+6,859–

17Johnson City, TNTN74,943+6,291–

18Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+6,257–

19Lakeland, TNTN14,422+5,658–

20Lebanon, TNTN53,412+5,027–

21Farragut, TNTN25,121+4,916–

22Sevierville, TNTN19,010+4,579–

23Columbia, TNTN50,072+4,472–

24Germantown, TNTN40,001+4,455–

25Gallatin, TNTN54,590+4,436–

26White House, TNTN17,872+4,195–

27Maryville, TNTN32,442+3,912–

28Morristown, TNTN33,517+3,580–

29Dickson, TNTN17,051+3,453–

30Portland, TNTN13,658+3,293–

31Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+3,290–

32Springfield, TNTN20,090+3,102–

33Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+3,066–

34Millersville, TNTN6,438+2,764–

35Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487+2,639–

36Atoka, TNTN10,645+2,587–

37Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506+2,561–

38Munford, TNTN6,996+2,377–

39Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+2,266–

40Cookeville, TNTN38,212+2,179–

41Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+2,067–

42Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+2,056–

43Crossville, TNTN13,113+2,051–

44Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+1,915–

45Martin, TNTN11,060+1,915–

46Seymour, TNTN16,216+1,770–

47Greeneville, TNTN16,141+1,666–

48Ripley, TNTN7,499+1,656–

49Nolensville, TNTN15,789+1,613–

50Fairview, TNTN10,877+1,590–

51Lexington, TNTN8,130+1,583–

52McMinnville, TNTN13,943+1,555–

53Collegedale, TNTN11,499+1,466–

54Elizabethton, TNTN14,350+1,441–

55Bristol, TNTN28,107+1,400–

56Alcoa, TNTN13,689+1,334–

57Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+1,237–

58Athens, TNTN15,263+1,166–

59Dyersburg, TNTN15,906+1,135–

60Ashland City, TNTN5,650+1,089–

61Church Hill, TNTN7,297+1,082–

62Arlington, TNTN15,703+1,028–

63Winchester, TNTN10,438+1,024–

64Covington, TNTN8,585+976–

65Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+972–

66Henderson, TNTN6,590+910–

67Oakland, TNTN10,835+849–

68South Cleveland, TNTN7,452+844–

69Madisonville, TNTN5,428+802–

70Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540+756–

71La Follette, TNTN7,176+734–

72Brownsville, TNTN9,301+729–

73Kingston, TNTN6,299+712–

74Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+672–

75Erwin, TNTN6,019+640–

76Manchester, TNTN13,776+585–

77Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+534–

78Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+532–

79Dayton, TNTN7,819+509–

80Loudon, TNTN6,963+450–

81Dunlap, TNTN6,089+442–

82Harrison, TNTN8,011+439–

83Clinton, TNTN10,466+437–

84Paris, TNTN10,468+431–

85Rockwood, TNTN5,607+426–

86Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+395–

87Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236+384–

88Union City, TNTN10,814+364–

89Savannah, TNTN7,689+348–

90Medina, TNTN5,813+311–

91Green Hill, TNTN6,866+305–

92Lafayette, TNTN6,020+244–

93McKenzie, TNTN5,632+216–

94Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+213–

95Smithville, TNTN5,620+203–

96Milan, TNTN8,367+152–

97Newport, TNTN7,049+119–

98Red Bank, TNTN12,405+96–

99Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+77–

100Fayetteville, TNTN7,068+73–

101Pulaski, TNTN8,394-24–

102Sparta, TNTN5,038-82–

103Humboldt, TNTN7,841-167–

104Bolivar, TNTN5,043-167–

105Eagleton, TNTN5,598-286–

106Harriman, TNTN6,192-375–

107Middle Valley, TNTN12,187-401–

108East Ridge, TNTN21,921-461–

109Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292-603–

110Millington, TNTN12,953-7,433–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS