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Most population gained, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Nashville, TNTN721,074+88,225+55%

02Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+44,014+84%

03Clarksville, TNTN188,829+33,793+21%

04Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+20,969+235%

05Franklin, TNTN90,226+20,967−4%

06Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+15,618+124%

07Gallatin, TNTN54,590+14,153+219%

08Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+13,425+338%

09Smyrna, TNTN63,321+13,096+10%

10Lebanon, TNTN53,412+12,241+144%

11Knoxville, TNTN202,021+11,866+35%

12Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+10,381+23%

13Brentwood, TNTN45,313+8,313+18%

14Nolensville, TNTN15,789+7,968+394%

15Johnson City, TNTN74,943+7,894+25%

16Collierville, TNTN51,909+7,359−58%

17Kingsport, TNTN57,530+7,237−15%

18Columbia, TNTN50,072+7,009+57%

19La Vergne, TNTN42,146+6,131−45%

20Cleveland, TNTN51,172+6,071−11%

21Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469+5,291–

22Maryville, TNTN32,442+4,442+14%

23Cookeville, TNTN38,212+4,407+102%

24Seymour, TNTN16,216+3,786+114%

25Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623+3,745–

26Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+3,222+57%

27Bartlett, TNTN56,416+3,173−77%

28Sevierville, TNTN19,010+3,082−33%

29Arlington, TNTN15,703+3,032+195%

30Jackson, TNTN69,339+2,994−72%

31Farragut, TNTN25,121+2,830−42%

32Collegedale, TNTN11,499+2,827+93%

33White House, TNTN17,872+2,727−35%

34Alcoa, TNTN13,689+2,529+90%

35Germantown, TNTN40,001+2,489−44%

36Springfield, TNTN20,090+2,342−25%

37Oakland, TNTN10,835+2,313+172%

38Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487+2,163−18%

39Manchester, TNTN13,776+2,110+261%

40Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+2,072+2591%

41Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506+1,868−27%

42Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+1,684+36%

43Portland, TNTN13,658+1,676−49%

44Medina, TNTN5,813+1,647+430%

45Fairview, TNTN10,877+1,637+3%

46Atoka, TNTN10,645+1,621−37%

47Dickson, TNTN17,051+1,520−56%

48Tellico, TNTN7,414+1,520–

49Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+1,475+119%

50Lakeland, TNTN14,422+1,474−74%

51Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+1,298+229%

52Morristown, TNTN33,517+1,294−64%

53Crossville, TNTN13,113+1,276−38%

54Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236+1,205+214%

55East Ridge, TNTN21,921+1,188−358%

56Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+1,188+122%

57Lafayette, TNTN6,020+1,110+355%

58Winchester, TNTN10,438+845−17%

59Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+809−17%

60South Cleveland, TNTN7,452+761−10%

61Pleasant View, TNTN5,797+658–

62Ashland City, TNTN5,650+652−40%

63Athens, TNTN15,263+626−46%

64Loudon, TNTN6,963+610+36%

65Madisonville, TNTN5,428+555−31%

66Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+548+3%

67Dunlap, TNTN6,089+542+23%

68Pulaski, TNTN8,394+527−2296%

69Smithville, TNTN5,620+474+133%

70Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+468−76%

71Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+465−78%

72Bristol, TNTN28,107+445−68%

73Greeneville, TNTN16,141+417−75%

74Millington, TNTN12,953+406−105%

75Munford, TNTN6,996+375−84%

76Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+372−84%

77Elizabethton, TNTN14,350+370−74%

78Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+356−89%

79Eagleton, TNTN5,598+341−219%

80Milan, TNTN8,367+320+111%

81Lexington, TNTN8,130+304−81%

82Union City, TNTN10,814+275−24%

83Church Hill, TNTN7,297+261−76%

84Red Bank, TNTN12,405+248+158%

85Fayetteville, TNTN7,068+241+230%

86Savannah, TNTN7,689+231−34%

87Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+223+5%

88McKenzie, TNTN5,632+219+1%

89Clinton, TNTN10,466+215−51%

90McMinnville, TNTN13,943+183−88%

91Paris, TNTN10,468+160−63%

92Harrison, TNTN8,011+133−70%

93Lynchburg, TNTN6,920+99–

94Sparta, TNTN5,038+73−189%

95Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540+44−94%

96Kingston, TNTN6,299+19−97%

97Henderson, TNTN6,590-1−100%

98Erwin, TNTN6,019-14−102%

99La Follette, TNTN7,176-26−104%

100Newport, TNTN7,049-77−165%

101Green Hill, TNTN6,866-100−133%

102Rockwood, TNTN5,607-118−128%

103Dayton, TNTN7,819-126−125%

104Millersville, TNTN6,438-141−105%

105Bolivar, TNTN5,043-212+27%

106Covington, TNTN8,585-375−138%

107Harriman, TNTN6,192-458+22%

108Brownsville, TNTN9,301-504−169%

109Humboldt, TNTN7,841-578+246%

110Ripley, TNTN7,499-645−139%

111Martin, TNTN11,060-648−134%

112Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292-970+61%

113Dyersburg, TNTN15,906-981−186%

114Middle Valley, TNTN12,187-989+147%

115Memphis, TNTN609,647-13,785−135%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS