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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Oakland, TNTN10,83541−66%

02Spring Hill, TNTN61,33650−81%

03Lakeland, TNTN14,42251−82%

04Atoka, TNTN10,64553−80%

05Arlington, TNTN15,70365−40%

06Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48798−54%

07Nolensville, TNTN15,789142−52%

08Medina, TNTN5,813164−32%

09Millersville, TNTN6,438184−52%

10Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172209−56%

11Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598229−38%

12Fairview, TNTN10,877234−27%

13Ashland City, TNTN5,650239−30%

14Munford, TNTN6,996246−50%

15White House, TNTN17,872257−58%

16Sevierville, TNTN19,010295−39%

17La Vergne, TNTN42,146303−60%

18Loudon, TNTN6,963318−10%

19Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395320−0%

20Crossville, TNTN13,113339−23%

21Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103340−5%

22Portland, TNTN13,658341−39%

23Dunlap, TNTN6,089345−11%

24Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474356−29%

25Lebanon, TNTN53,412374−25%

26South Cleveland, TNTN7,452382−14%

27Brentwood, TNTN45,313389−30%

28Collierville, TNTN51,909393−55%

29Greenbrier, TNTN7,170396−42%

30Smyrna, TNTN63,321403−47%

31Collegedale, TNTN11,499405−23%

32Dickson, TNTN17,051430−28%

33Alcoa, TNTN13,689438−17%

34Seymour, TNTN16,216442−20%

35Franklin, TNTN90,226451−52%

36Ripley, TNTN7,499481−21%

37Lexington, TNTN8,130494−21%

38Manchester, TNTN13,776503−7%

39Church Hill, TNTN7,297512−18%

40Madisonville, TNTN5,428522−20%

41Gallatin, TNTN54,590539−19%

42Sweetwater, TNTN6,706563−10%

43Winchester, TNTN10,438588−14%

44Jonesborough, TNTN6,990600−23%

45Cookeville, TNTN38,212608−9%

46Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540608−16%

47Henderson, TNTN6,590610−16%

48Kingston, TNTN6,299624−14%

49Smithville, TNTN5,620648−5%

50Covington, TNTN8,585655−12%

51Dayton, TNTN7,819667−8%

52Rockwood, TNTN5,607667−7%

53Harriman, TNTN6,192678+6%

54Lafayette, TNTN6,020687−6%

55Kingsport, TNTN57,530687−19%

56Martin, TNTN11,060693−18%

57Lewisburg, TNTN13,517695−5%

58Sparta, TNTN5,038696+2%

59Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178699−35%

60Lenoir City, TNTN12,530713−10%

61Tullahoma, TNTN21,279715−7%

62Bristol, TNTN28,107716−6%

63Paris, TNTN10,468723−4%

64Shelbyville, TNTN26,146730−13%

65Halls, TNTN10,272731–

66Bolivar, TNTN5,043736+3%

67Clarksville, TNTN188,829757−27%

68Fayetteville, TNTN7,068762−1%

69Morristown, TNTN33,517767−14%

70Clinton, TNTN10,466772−5%

71Athens, TNTN15,263775−9%

72Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506779−19%

73Jefferson City, TNTN9,103784−29%

74Greeneville, TNTN16,141796−11%

75Millington, TNTN12,953797+71%

76McKenzie, TNTN5,632798−4%

77Columbia, TNTN50,072801−14%

78Farragut, TNTN25,121801−28%

79Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236822−4%

80Springfield, TNTN20,090822−22%

81Jackson, TNTN69,339833−18%

82Bartlett, TNTN56,416836−33%

83Milan, TNTN8,367839−2%

84Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824840−5%

85Union City, TNTN10,814868−3%

86Powell, TNTN13,739882–

87Humboldt, TNTN7,841928+2%

88Dyersburg, TNTN15,906942−7%

89Savannah, TNTN7,689963−5%

90Cleveland, TNTN51,172975−18%

91McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,012−12%

92Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,016−21%

93Brownsville, TNTN9,3011,016−7%

94Nashville, TNTN721,0741,027−10%

95Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,042+0%

96Harrison, TNTN8,0111,067−6%

97Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,071−2%

98Maryville, TNTN32,4421,085−17%

99Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921,109+6%

100Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,130−11%

101Erwin, TNTN6,0191,205−11%

102Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,249−11%

103Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,255+3%

104Newport, TNTN7,0491,287−2%

105La Follette, TNTN7,1761,464−9%

106Germantown, TNTN40,0011,646−12%

107Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,672−5%

108Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,703+6%

109Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,879−1%

110Green Hill, TNTN6,8661,946−4%

111Memphis, TNTN609,6472,061−6%

112East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,548+2%

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