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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Lynchburg, TNTN6,92044+0%

02Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46956+0%

03Arlington, TNTN15,703108+0%

04Oakland, TNTN10,835122+0%

05Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487212+0%

06Pleasant View, TNTN5,797234+0%

07Medina, TNTN5,813242+0%

08Spring Hill, TNTN61,336265+0%

09Atoka, TNTN10,645267+0%

10Lakeland, TNTN14,422292+0%

11Nolensville, TNTN15,789297+0%

12Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395321+0%

13Fairview, TNTN10,877323+0%

14Ashland City, TNTN5,650341+0%

15Loudon, TNTN6,963354+0%

16Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103357+0%

17Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598368+0%

18Millersville, TNTN6,438385+0%

19Dunlap, TNTN6,089386+0%

20Crossville, TNTN13,113439+0%

21South Cleveland, TNTN7,452442+0%

22Millington, TNTN12,953466+0%

23Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172479+0%

24Sevierville, TNTN19,010483+0%

25Munford, TNTN6,996497+0%

26Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474498+0%

27Lebanon, TNTN53,412498+0%

28Collegedale, TNTN11,499522+0%

29Alcoa, TNTN13,689529+0%

30Manchester, TNTN13,776541+0%

31Seymour, TNTN16,216552+0%

32Brentwood, TNTN45,313557+0%

33Portland, TNTN13,658559+0%

34Dickson, TNTN17,051599+0%

35Ripley, TNTN7,499609+0%

36White House, TNTN17,872613+0%

37Sweetwater, TNTN6,706622+0%

38Church Hill, TNTN7,297627+0%

39Lexington, TNTN8,130628+0%

40Harriman, TNTN6,192642+0%

41Madisonville, TNTN5,428656+0%

42Gallatin, TNTN54,590666+0%

43Cookeville, TNTN38,212669+0%

44Greenbrier, TNTN7,170680+0%

45Smithville, TNTN5,620682+0%

46Winchester, TNTN10,438683+0%

47Sparta, TNTN5,038684+0%

48Bolivar, TNTN5,043715+0%

49Rockwood, TNTN5,607720+0%

50Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540722+0%

51Kingston, TNTN6,299722+0%

52Henderson, TNTN6,590726+0%

53Dayton, TNTN7,819727+0%

54Lewisburg, TNTN13,517732+0%

55Lafayette, TNTN6,020733+0%

56Covington, TNTN8,585740+0%

57Smyrna, TNTN63,321754+0%

58La Vergne, TNTN42,146756+0%

59Paris, TNTN10,468756+0%

60Bristol, TNTN28,107759+0%

61Tullahoma, TNTN21,279768+0%

62Fayetteville, TNTN7,068770+0%

63Jonesborough, TNTN6,990783+0%

64Lenoir City, TNTN12,530791+0%

65Clinton, TNTN10,466809+0%

66McKenzie, TNTN5,632832+0%

67Shelbyville, TNTN26,146836+0%

68Martin, TNTN11,060848+0%

69Kingsport, TNTN57,530848+0%

70Athens, TNTN15,263850+0%

71Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236852+0%

72Milan, TNTN8,367856+0%

73Collierville, TNTN51,909868+0%

74Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824888+0%

75Greeneville, TNTN16,141894+0%

76Morristown, TNTN33,517896+0%

77Union City, TNTN10,814898+0%

78Humboldt, TNTN7,841912+0%

79Columbia, TNTN50,072926+0%

80Franklin, TNTN90,226940+0%

81Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506956+0%

82Dyersburg, TNTN15,9061,008+0%

83Savannah, TNTN7,6891,014+0%

84Jackson, TNTN69,3391,015+0%

85Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,037+0%

86Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,038+0%

87Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921,048+0%

88Springfield, TNTN20,0901,049+0%

89Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1781,071+0%

90Brownsville, TNTN9,3011,090+0%

91Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,093+0%

92Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,107+0%

93Farragut, TNTN25,1211,109+0%

94Harrison, TNTN8,0111,132+0%

95Nashville, TNTN721,0741,147+0%

96McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,153+0%

97Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,195+0%

98Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,214+0%

99Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,255+0%

100Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,275+0%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,282+0%

102Maryville, TNTN32,4421,306+0%

103Newport, TNTN7,0491,309+0%

104Erwin, TNTN6,0191,360+0%

105Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,400+0%

106Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,609+0%

107La Follette, TNTN7,1761,613+0%

108Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,761+0%

109Germantown, TNTN40,0011,869+0%

110Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,894+0%

111Green Hill, TNTN6,8662,034+0%

112Memphis, TNTN609,6472,195+0%

113East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,492+0%

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