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Most sparsely populated, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Lynchburg, TNTN6,92050+13%

02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,623102–

03Thompson's Station, TNTN9,469324+483%

04Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395368+15%

05Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103380+7%

06Pleasant View, TNTN5,797384+64%

07Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487398+87%

08Millersville, TNTN6,438456+19%

09Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598459+25%

10Millington, TNTN12,953472+1%

11Loudon, TNTN6,963474+34%

12Ashland City, TNTN5,650487+43%

13Dunlap, TNTN6,089496+28%

14Fairview, TNTN10,877520+61%

15South Cleveland, TNTN7,452545+23%

16Harriman, TNTN6,192561−13%

17Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474564+13%

18Crossville, TNTN13,113590+34%

19Lakeland, TNTN14,422591+103%

20Ripley, TNTN7,499606−1%

21Arlington, TNTN15,703611+466%

22Bolivar, TNTN5,043641−10%

23Munford, TNTN6,996665+34%

24Lexington, TNTN8,130676+8%

25Rockwood, TNTN5,607679−6%

26Sweetwater, TNTN6,706703+13%

27Sevierville, TNTN19,010735+52%

28Church Hill, TNTN7,297742+18%

29Sparta, TNTN5,038743+9%

30Alcoa, TNTN13,689751+42%

31Covington, TNTN8,585758+2%

32Humboldt, TNTN7,841759−17%

33Fayetteville, TNTN7,068778+1%

34Dickson, TNTN17,051786+31%

35Manchester, TNTN13,776796+47%

36Paris, TNTN10,468799+6%

37Henderson, TNTN6,590808+11%

38Kingston, TNTN6,299817+13%

39Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540824+14%

40Atoka, TNTN10,645825+209%

41Bristol, TNTN28,107830+9%

42Dayton, TNTN7,819831+14%

43Oakland, TNTN10,835854+599%

44Madisonville, TNTN5,428855+30%

45Smithville, TNTN5,620855+25%

46Lewisburg, TNTN13,517864+18%

47Clinton, TNTN10,466865+7%

48Tullahoma, TNTN21,279868+13%

49McKenzie, TNTN5,632868+4%

50Portland, TNTN13,658869+56%

51Martin, TNTN11,060873+3%

52Winchester, TNTN10,438874+28%

53Collegedale, TNTN11,499890+71%

54Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292903−14%

55Athens, TNTN15,263905+7%

56Greeneville, TNTN16,141911+2%

57Milan, TNTN8,367913+7%

58Seymour, TNTN16,216918+66%

59Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236919+8%

60Union City, TNTN10,814923+3%

61Dyersburg, TNTN15,906933−7%

62Lebanon, TNTN53,412945+90%

63Greenbrier, TNTN7,170950+40%

64Cookeville, TNTN38,212974+46%

65Tellico, TNTN7,414981–

66Brownsville, TNTN9,301993−9%

67Kingsport, TNTN57,5301,047+23%

68Lafayette, TNTN6,0201,054+44%

69Savannah, TNTN7,6891,057+4%

70Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8241,058+19%

71Brentwood, TNTN45,3131,077+94%

72Morristown, TNTN33,5171,092+22%

73Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901,101+41%

74White House, TNTN17,8721,103+80%

75Pulaski, TNTN8,3941,108+7%

76Jackson, TNTN69,3391,161+14%

77Columbia, TNTN50,0721,168+26%

78Halls, TNTN10,2721,171–

79Harrison, TNTN8,0111,172+4%

80Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301,173+48%

81Middle Valley, TNTN12,1871,198−1%

82Jefferson City, TNTN9,1031,201+8%

83Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461,223+46%

84Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5061,235+29%

85Newport, TNTN7,0491,241−5%

86McMinnville, TNTN13,9431,247+8%

87Chattanooga, TNTN194,1441,272+16%

88Gallatin, TNTN54,5901,274+91%

89Medina, TNTN5,8131,278+429%

90Nolensville, TNTN15,7891,324+346%

91Springfield, TNTN20,0901,376+31%

92Collierville, TNTN51,9091,398+61%

93Nashville, TNTN721,0741,450+26%

94Farragut, TNTN25,1211,471+33%

95Erwin, TNTN6,0191,474+8%

96La Follette, TNTN7,1761,512−6%

97Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1721,522+218%

98Cleveland, TNTN51,1721,522+27%

99Elizabethton, TNTN14,3501,523+9%

100Smyrna, TNTN63,3211,565+108%

101La Vergne, TNTN42,1461,567+107%

102Powell, TNTN13,7391,616–

103Johnson City, TNTN74,9431,633+28%

104Clarksville, TNTN188,8291,671+61%

105Spring Hill, TNTN61,3361,719+548%

106Eagleton, TNTN5,5981,777+10%

107Bartlett, TNTN56,4161,789+43%

108Maryville, TNTN32,4421,803+38%

109Red Bank, TNTN12,4051,814−4%

110Franklin, TNTN90,2261,874+99%

111Green Hill, TNTN6,8661,876−8%

112Knoxville, TNTN202,0211,932+10%

113Hendersonville, TNTN64,2661,949+52%

114Germantown, TNTN40,0012,068+11%

115Memphis, TNTN609,6472,137−3%

116Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1782,377+122%

117East Ridge, TNTN21,9212,677+7%

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