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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Lynchburg, TNTN6,92049+11%

02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62369–

03Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46995+71%

04Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487304+43%

05Pleasant View, TNTN5,797331+41%

06Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395344+7%

07Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103363+2%

08Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598425+16%

09Loudon, TNTN6,963426+20%

10Ashland City, TNTN5,650426+25%

11Fairview, TNTN10,877429+33%

12Dunlap, TNTN6,089446+15%

13Millington, TNTN12,953454−2%

14Millersville, TNTN6,438467+21%

15Arlington, TNTN15,703484+348%

16South Cleveland, TNTN7,452491+11%

17Crossville, TNTN13,113528+20%

18Lakeland, TNTN14,422529+81%

19Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474549+10%

20Nolensville, TNTN15,789561+89%

21Alcoa, TNTN13,689578+9%

22Harriman, TNTN6,192605−6%

23Sevierville, TNTN19,010609+26%

24Munford, TNTN6,996625+26%

25Oakland, TNTN10,835633+418%

26Sweetwater, TNTN6,706642+3%

27Lebanon, TNTN53,412644+29%

28Lexington, TNTN8,130651+4%

29Ripley, TNTN7,499656+8%

30Manchester, TNTN13,776659+22%

31Collegedale, TNTN11,499664+27%

32Bolivar, TNTN5,043668−7%

33Seymour, TNTN16,216682+23%

34Atoka, TNTN10,645691+159%

35Rockwood, TNTN5,607694−4%

36Dickson, TNTN17,051712+19%

37Church Hill, TNTN7,297714+14%

38Sparta, TNTN5,038733+7%

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,068751−2%

40Portland, TNTN13,658758+36%

41Madisonville, TNTN5,428762+16%

42Smithville, TNTN5,620774+13%

43Tellico, TNTN7,414777–

44Lewisburg, TNTN13,517781+7%

45Paris, TNTN10,468787+4%

46Covington, TNTN8,585790+7%

47Winchester, TNTN10,438795+16%

48Tullahoma, TNTN21,279796+4%

49Henderson, TNTN6,590808+11%

50Kingston, TNTN6,299814+13%

51Humboldt, TNTN7,841815−11%

52Bristol, TNTN28,107816+8%

53Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540817+13%

54Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236823−3%

55McKenzie, TNTN5,632834+0%

56Lafayette, TNTN6,020844+15%

57Dayton, TNTN7,819846+16%

58Clinton, TNTN10,466846+5%

59Cookeville, TNTN38,212851+27%

60Athens, TNTN15,263865+2%

61Medina, TNTN5,813868+259%

62Gallatin, TNTN54,590868+30%

63White House, TNTN17,872871+42%

64Milan, TNTN8,367877+2%

65Brentwood, TNTN45,313880+58%

66Greenbrier, TNTN7,170886+30%

67Greeneville, TNTN16,141886−1%

68Union City, TNTN10,814900+0%

69Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824903+2%

70Kingsport, TNTN57,530910+7%

71Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172917+91%

72Martin, TNTN11,060925+9%

73Jonesborough, TNTN6,990949+21%

74Columbia, TNTN50,072971+5%

75Dyersburg, TNTN15,906990−2%

76Spring Hill, TNTN61,336998+276%

77Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921,001−4%

78Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,002+27%

79Savannah, TNTN7,6891,024+1%

80Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,038−0%

81Brownsville, TNTN9,3011,044−4%

82Morristown, TNTN33,5171,046+17%

83Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,056+26%

84Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,105+16%

85Jackson, TNTN69,3391,110+9%

86Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,148+4%

87Harrison, TNTN8,0111,152+2%

88Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,178+8%

89Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,179+56%

90Collierville, TNTN51,9091,198+38%

91Springfield, TNTN20,0901,204+15%

92McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,230+7%

93Newport, TNTN7,0491,255−4%

94Nashville, TNTN721,0741,264+10%

95Farragut, TNTN25,1211,294+17%

96Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,299+7%

97La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,319+74%

98Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,327+11%

99Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,333+28%

100Franklin, TNTN90,2261,403+49%

101Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,451+14%

102Erwin, TNTN6,0191,478+9%

103Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,484+6%

104La Follette, TNTN7,1761,517−6%

105Maryville, TNTN32,4421,552+19%

106Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,622+26%

107Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,665+3%

108Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,691+35%

109Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1781,692+58%

110Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,777−6%

111Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,812+3%

112Green Hill, TNTN6,8661,904−6%

113Germantown, TNTN40,0011,944+4%

114Memphis, TNTN609,6472,184−0%

115East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,533+2%

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