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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 106 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Lynchburg, TNTN6,92054+21%

02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623110–

03Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103406+14%

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

05Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395415+29%

06Pleasant View, TNTN5,797463+98%

07Millersville, TNTN6,438466+21%

08Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598477+30%

09Ashland City, TNTN5,650530+55%

10Loudon, TNTN6,963551+56%

11Dunlap, TNTN6,089564+46%

12Millington, TNTN12,953578+24%

13Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474581+17%

14Ripley, TNTN7,499583−4%

15Harriman, TNTN6,192590−8%

16Fairview, TNTN10,877605+88%

17Lakeland, TNTN14,422613+110%

18Bolivar, TNTN5,043622−13%

19Crossville, TNTN13,113641+46%

20Arlington, TNTN15,703660+511%

21Lexington, TNTN8,130691+10%

22Rockwood, TNTN5,607700−3%

23Munford, TNTN6,996738+49%

24Sweetwater, TNTN6,706747+20%

25Sparta, TNTN5,038749+10%

26Covington, TNTN8,585751+1%

27Humboldt, TNTN7,841756−17%

28Church Hill, TNTN7,297773+23%

29Fayetteville, TNTN7,068778+1%

30Sevierville, TNTN19,010781+62%

31Paris, TNTN10,468811+7%

32Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540834+16%

33Dickson, TNTN17,051835+39%

34Henderson, TNTN6,590844+16%

35Bristol, TNTN28,107859+13%

36Kingston, TNTN6,299864+20%

37Atoka, TNTN10,645877+229%

38McKenzie, TNTN5,632884+6%

39Martin, TNTN11,060892+5%

40Union City, TNTN10,814893−1%

41Manchester, TNTN13,776898+66%

42Clinton, TNTN10,466900+11%

43Portland, TNTN13,658902+61%

44Madisonville, TNTN5,428904+38%

45Tullahoma, TNTN21,279908+18%

46Dyersburg, TNTN15,906918−9%

47Dayton, TNTN7,819919+27%

48Collegedale, TNTN11,499922+77%

49Milan, TNTN8,367935+9%

50Alcoa, TNTN13,689937+77%

51Brownsville, TNTN9,301943−13%

52Greeneville, TNTN16,141950+6%

53Lewisburg, TNTN13,517950+30%

54Smithville, TNTN5,620960+41%

55Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236966+13%

56Winchester, TNTN10,438973+42%

57Athens, TNTN15,263981+15%

58Greenbrier, TNTN7,170987+45%

59Oakland, TNTN10,8351,035+747%

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

61Cookeville, TNTN38,2121,068+60%

62Brentwood, TNTN45,3131,076+93%

63Kingsport, TNTN57,5301,086+28%

64Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,107+7%

65Savannah, TNTN7,6891,127+11%

66Lafayette, TNTN6,0201,136+55%

67Jackson, TNTN69,3391,181+16%

68Morristown, TNTN33,5171,203+34%

69Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,215+27%

70McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,261+9%

71Newport, TNTN7,0491,274−3%

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

73Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901,313+68%

74Lebanon, TNTN53,4121,313+164%

75Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,358+62%

76Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,364+25%

77Columbia, TNTN50,0721,403+51%

78Collierville, TNTN51,9091,414+63%

79Medina, TNTN5,8131,450+500%

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

81Erwin, TNTN6,0191,459+7%

82La Follette, TNTN7,1761,460−9%

83Springfield, TNTN20,0901,471+40%

84Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,502+7%

85Nolensville, TNTN15,7891,512+409%

86Nashville, TNTN721,0741,516+32%

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

88Gallatin, TNTN54,5901,565+135%

89Farragut, TNTN25,1211,572+42%

90Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,645+38%

91La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,705+126%

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

93Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,747+39%

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

95Maryville, TNTN32,4421,833+40%

96Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,868+148%

97Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,892−0%

98Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,893+83%

99Germantown, TNTN40,0012,001+7%

100Franklin, TNTN90,2262,026+116%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,2662,029+58%

102Knoxville, TNTN202,0212,046+16%

103Memphis, TNTN609,6472,058−6%

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

105East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,647+6%

106Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,663+149%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES