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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 106 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 106 is 960. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union City, TN, up 20 places to #40.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Lynchburg, TNTN6,92054+21%

02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110–

03▲2Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103406+14%

04▼1Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469410+638%

05▼1Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395415+29%

06Pleasant View, TNTN5,797463+98%

07▲1Millersville, TNTN6,438466+21%

08▲1Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598477+30%

09▲3Ashland City, TNTN5,650530+55%

10▲1Loudon, TNTN6,963551+56%

11▲2Dunlap, TNTN6,089564+46%

12▼2Millington, TNTN12,953578+24%

13▲4Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474581+17%

14▲6Ripley, TNTN7,499583−4%

15▲1Harriman, TNTN6,192590−8%

16▼2Fairview, TNTN10,877605+88%

17▲2Lakeland, TNTN14,422613+110%

18▲4Bolivar, TNTN5,043622−13%

19▼1Crossville, TNTN13,113641+46%

20▲1Arlington, TNTN15,703660+511%

21▲3Lexington, TNTN8,130691+10%

22▲3Rockwood, TNTN5,607700−3%

23Munford, TNTN6,996738+49%

24▲2Sweetwater, TNTN6,706747+20%

25▲4Sparta, TNTN5,038749+10%

26▲5Covington, TNTN8,585751+1%

27▲5Humboldt, TNTN7,841756−17%

28Church Hill, TNTN7,297773+23%

29▲4Fayetteville, TNTN7,068778+1%

30▼3Sevierville, TNTN19,010781+62%

31▲5Paris, TNTN10,468811+7%

32▲7Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540834+16%

33▲1Dickson, TNTN17,051835+39%

34▲3Henderson, TNTN6,590844+16%

35▲6Bristol, TNTN28,107859+13%

36▲2Kingston, TNTN6,299864+20%

37▲3Atoka, TNTN10,645877+229%

38▲11McKenzie, TNTN5,632884+6%

39▲12Martin, TNTN11,060892+5%

40▲20Union City, TNTN10,814893−1%

41▼6Manchester, TNTN13,776898+66%

42▲5Clinton, TNTN10,466900+11%

43▲7Portland, TNTN13,658902+61%

44Madisonville, TNTN5,428904+38%

45▲3Tullahoma, TNTN21,279908+18%

46▲15Dyersburg, TNTN15,906918−9%

47▼5Dayton, TNTN7,819919+27%

48▲5Collegedale, TNTN11,499922+77%

49▲8Milan, TNTN8,367935+9%

50▼20Alcoa, TNTN13,689937+77%

51▲15Brownsville, TNTN9,301943−13%

52▲4Greeneville, TNTN16,141950+6%

53▼7Lewisburg, TNTN13,517950+30%

54▼9Smithville, TNTN5,620960+41%

55▲4Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236966+13%

56▼4Winchester, TNTN10,438973+42%

57▼2Athens, TNTN15,263981+15%

58▲5Greenbrier, TNTN7,170987+45%

59▼16Oakland, TNTN10,8351,035+747%

60▲10Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8241,054+19%

61▲3Cookeville, TNTN38,2121,068+60%

62▲9Brentwood, TNTN45,3131,076+93%

63▲4Kingsport, TNTN57,5301,086+28%

64▲11Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,107+7%

65▲4Savannah, TNTN7,6891,127+11%

66▲2Lafayette, TNTN6,0201,136+55%

67▲9Jackson, TNTN69,3391,181+16%

68▲4Morristown, TNTN33,5171,203+34%

69▲15Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,215+27%

70▲16McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,261+9%

71▲14Newport, TNTN7,0491,274−3%

72▲10Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,298+17%

73Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901,313+68%

74▼12Lebanon, TNTN53,4121,313+164%

75▲8Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,358+62%

76▲11Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,364+25%

77Columbia, TNTN50,0721,403+51%

78▲14Collierville, TNTN51,9091,414+63%

79▲10Medina, TNTN5,8131,450+500%

80Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,453+84%

81▲14Erwin, TNTN6,0191,459+7%

82▲14La Follette, TNTN7,1761,460−9%

83▲8Springfield, TNTN20,0901,471+40%

84▲15Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,502+7%

85▲5Nolensville, TNTN15,7891,512+409%

86▲7Nashville, TNTN721,0741,516+32%

87▼13White House, TNTN17,8721,519+148%

88Gallatin, TNTN54,5901,565+135%

89▲5Farragut, TNTN25,1211,572+42%

90▲8Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,645+38%

91▲10La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,705+126%

92▲11Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,722+35%

93▲14Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,747+39%

94▲3Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1721,750+265%

95▲13Maryville, TNTN32,4421,833+40%

96▲4Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,868+148%

97▲12Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,8920%

98▲6Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,893+83%

99▲15Germantown, TNTN40,0012,001+7%

100▲10Franklin, TNTN90,2262,026+116%

101▲12Hendersonville, TNTN64,2662,029+58%

102▲10Knoxville, TNTN202,0212,046+16%

103▲12Memphis, TNTN609,6472,058−6%

104▲1Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362,108+695%

105▲12East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,647+6%

106▲10Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,663+149%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES