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Most population lost, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Memphis, TNTN609,647-3,211−108%

02Humboldt, TNTN7,841-1,015+508%

03Red Bank, TNTN12,405-767−899%

04La Follette, TNTN7,176-470−164%

05Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292-462−23%

06Brownsville, TNTN9,301-456−163%

07Green Hill, TNTN6,866-450−248%

08Harriman, TNTN6,192-394+5%

09Bolivar, TNTN5,043-385+131%

10Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236-368−196%

11Dyersburg, TNTN15,906-307−127%

12Newport, TNTN7,049-297−350%

13Millington, TNTN12,953-257−97%

14Rockwood, TNTN5,607-212−150%

15Fayetteville, TNTN7,068-167−329%

16Greeneville, TNTN16,141-136−108%

17Pulaski, TNTN8,394-1−96%

18McKenzie, TNTN5,632+15−93%

19Union City, TNTN10,814+19−95%

20Savannah, TNTN7,689+65−81%

21Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103+70−67%

22Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824+125−68%

23Harrison, TNTN8,011+139−68%

24Eagleton, TNTN5,598+169−159%

25Sweetwater, TNTN6,706+178−67%

26Milan, TNTN8,367+187+23%

27Athens, TNTN15,263+238−80%

28Lexington, TNTN8,130+259−84%

29Jefferson City, TNTN9,103+287−87%

30Sparta, TNTN5,038+326−498%

31East Ridge, TNTN21,921+339−174%

32Paris, TNTN10,468+393−9%

33Clinton, TNTN10,466+432−1%

34Erwin, TNTN6,019+487−24%

35Smithville, TNTN5,620+536+164%

36Covington, TNTN8,585+575−41%

37Lafayette, TNTN6,020+589+141%

38Ripley, TNTN7,499+601−64%

39Lynchburg, TNTN6,920+622–

40Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540+634−16%

41Madisonville, TNTN5,428+638−20%

42Henderson, TNTN6,590+639−30%

43Dunlap, TNTN6,089+642+45%

44Tullahoma, TNTN21,279+661−47%

45Kingston, TNTN6,299+670−6%

46Lewisburg, TNTN13,517+687+29%

47South Cleveland, TNTN7,452+696−18%

48Alcoa, TNTN13,689+715−46%

49Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598+792−59%

50Elizabethton, TNTN14,350+804−44%

51Church Hill, TNTN7,297+821−24%

52Middle Valley, TNTN12,187+830−307%

53McMinnville, TNTN13,943+856−45%

54Jonesborough, TNTN6,990+883−9%

55Ashland City, TNTN5,650+900−17%

56Loudon, TNTN6,963+905+101%

57Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469+911–

58Martin, TNTN11,060+958−50%

59Dayton, TNTN7,819+1,011+99%

60Millersville, TNTN6,438+1,132−59%

61Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474+1,184−64%

62Winchester, TNTN10,438+1,201+17%

63Pleasant View, TNTN5,797+1,215–

64Munford, TNTN6,996+1,219−49%

65Greenbrier, TNTN7,170+1,493−28%

66Germantown, TNTN40,001+1,496−66%

67Columbia, TNTN50,072+1,626−64%

68Collegedale, TNTN11,499+1,768+21%

69Manchester, TNTN13,776+1,808+209%

70Crossville, TNTN13,113+1,814−12%

71Lenoir City, TNTN12,530+1,823+171%

72Bristol, TNTN28,107+1,881+34%

73Fairview, TNTN10,877+1,920+21%

74Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395+1,943+2423%

75Seymour, TNTN16,216+2,069+17%

76Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487+2,104−20%

77Springfield, TNTN20,090+2,111−32%

78Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506+2,141−16%

79Dickson, TNTN17,051+2,294−34%

80Medina, TNTN5,813+2,510+707%

81Nolensville, TNTN15,789+2,762+71%

82Farragut, TNTN25,121+2,956−40%

83Portland, TNTN13,658+3,022−8%

84White House, TNTN17,872+3,035−28%

85Sevierville, TNTN19,010+3,050−33%

86Kingsport, TNTN57,530+3,300−61%

87Cleveland, TNTN51,172+4,093−40%

88Morristown, TNTN33,517+4,172+17%

89Shelbyville, TNTN26,146+4,230+106%

90Maryville, TNTN32,442+4,345+11%

91Knoxville, TNTN202,021+4,984−43%

92Atoka, TNTN10,645+5,152+99%

93Oakland, TNTN10,835+5,344+529%

94Lakeland, TNTN14,422+5,568−2%

95Jackson, TNTN69,339+5,568−48%

96Lebanon, TNTN53,412+5,955+18%

97Cookeville, TNTN38,212+6,512+199%

98Gallatin, TNTN54,590+7,048+59%

99Johnson City, TNTN74,943+7,683+22%

100Arlington, TNTN15,703+8,948+770%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,266+10,752+28%

102Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172+11,305+62%

103Collierville, TNTN51,909+12,093−31%

104Chattanooga, TNTN194,144+12,120+295%

105Brentwood, TNTN45,313+13,615+93%

106La Vergne, TNTN42,146+13,901+24%

107Bartlett, TNTN56,416+14,070+4%

108Smyrna, TNTN63,321+14,405+21%

109Franklin, TNTN90,226+20,645−5%

110Spring Hill, TNTN61,336+21,321+241%

111Clarksville, TNTN188,829+29,474+5%

112Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178+39,939+67%

113Nashville, TNTN721,074+55,698−2%

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