We all love the biggest cities that the Volunteer State has to offer. You know the places like Nashville and Memphis which make all the headlines.
But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Tennessee that don't get as much love.
We're going to change that right now.
Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Tennessee with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.
You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Tennessee, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.
Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Tennessee, check out:
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 682,646
Population 2010: 587,790
Growth: 16.1%
More on Nashville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 634,139
Population 2010: 654,876
Growth: -3.2%
More on Memphis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 189,339
Population 2010: 178,202
Growth: 6.2%
More on Knoxville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 180,353
Population 2010: 164,481
Growth: 9.6%
More on Chattanooga: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 163,518
Population 2010: 126,148
Growth: 29.6%
More on Clarksville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 148,970
Population 2010: 102,602
Growth: 45.2%
More on Murfreesboro: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 81,531
Population 2010: 59,905
Growth: 36.1%
More on Franklin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 1)
Population: 69,521
Population 2010: 61,758
Growth: 12.6%
More on Johnson City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 8 (Down 1)
Population: 67,753
Population 2010: 64,418
Growth: 5.2%
More on Jackson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 1)
Population: 60,628
Population 2010: 49,725
Growth: 21.9%
More on Hendersonville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Volunteer State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.
It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Tennessee from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Nashville.
The smallest? Altamont, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.
We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Tennessee.
Have fun snacking around in the Volunteer State!
For more reading on Tennessee, check out:
Rank | City | Current Population | 2010 | Growth | |||||
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1 | Nashville | 682,646 | 587,790 | 16.1% | |||||
2 | Memphis | 634,139 | 654,876 | -3.2% | |||||
3 | Knoxville | 189,339 | 178,202 | 6.2% | |||||
4 | Chattanooga | 180,353 | 164,481 | 9.6% | |||||
5 | Clarksville | 163,518 | 126,148 | 29.6% | |||||
6 | Murfreesboro | 148,970 | 102,602 | 45.2% | |||||
7 | Franklin | 81,531 | 59,905 | 36.1% | |||||
8 | Johnson City | 69,521 | 61,758 | 12.6% | |||||
9 | Jackson | 67,753 | 64,418 | 5.2% | |||||
10 | Hendersonville | 60,628 | 49,725 | 21.9% | |||||
11 | Bartlett | 57,639 | 52,754 | 9.3% | |||||
12 | Kingsport | 55,019 | 47,852 | 15.0% | |||||
13 | Smyrna | 52,401 | 38,102 | 37.5% | |||||
14 | Collierville | 50,669 | 41,983 | 20.7% | |||||
15 | Spring Hill | 48,403 | 25,415 | 90.5% | |||||
16 | Cleveland | 46,747 | 40,507 | 15.4% | |||||
17 | Brentwood | 44,354 | 35,331 | 25.5% | |||||
18 | Gallatin | 43,306 | 29,084 | 48.9% | |||||
19 | Columbia | 40,957 | 34,482 | 18.8% | |||||
20 | Germantown | 40,955 | 38,655 | 6.0% | |||||
21 | La Vergne | 38,127 | 30,367 | 25.6% | |||||
22 | Mount Juliet | 38,059 | 21,922 | 73.6% | |||||
23 | Lebanon | 37,471 | 25,188 | 48.8% | |||||
24 | Cookeville | 34,068 | 29,722 | 14.6% | |||||
25 | Maryville | 31,281 | 26,925 | 16.2% | |||||
26 | Oak Ridge | 31,087 | 28,925 | 7.5% | |||||
27 | Morristown | 30,387 | 28,749 | 5.7% | |||||
28 | Bristol | 27,154 | 26,427 | 2.8% | |||||
29 | Farragut | 23,388 | 20,154 | 16.0% | |||||
30 | Shelbyville | 23,005 | 19,769 | 16.4% | |||||
31 | East Ridge | 21,967 | 20,778 | 5.7% | |||||
32 | Tullahoma | 20,599 | 18,561 | 11.0% | |||||
33 | Springfield | 18,561 | 16,097 | 15.3% | |||||
34 | Sevierville | 18,038 | 14,477 | 24.6% | |||||
35 | Goodlettsville | 17,522 | 15,448 | 13.4% | |||||
36 | Dyersburg | 16,235 | 17,213 | -5.7% | |||||
37 | Dickson | 15,855 | 14,299 | 10.9% | |||||
38 | Seymour | 15,633 | 10,378 | 50.6% | |||||
39 | Greeneville | 15,361 | 15,189 | 1.1% | |||||
40 | Arlington | 14,158 | 9,925 | 42.6% | |||||
41 | Elizabethton | 14,112 | 14,306 | -1.4% | |||||
42 | Athens | 13,961 | 13,491 | 3.5% | |||||
43 | Mcminnville | 13,699 | 13,473 | 1.7% | |||||
44 | Lakeland | 13,693 | 11,503 | 19.0% | |||||
45 | Nolensville | 13,393 | 5,351 | 150.3% | |||||
46 | Soddy-Daisy | 13,090 | 12,393 | 5.6% | |||||
47 | Portland | 13,031 | 10,973 | 18.8% | |||||
48 | White House | 12,820 | 9,764 | 31.3% | |||||
49 | Lewisburg | 12,131 | 10,953 | 10.8% | |||||
50 | Manchester | 11,956 | 9,899 | 20.8% | |||||
51 | Crossville | 11,892 | 10,625 | 11.9% | |||||
52 | Red Bank | 11,855 | 11,661 | 1.7% | |||||
53 | Middle Valley | 11,569 | 12,853 | -10.0% | |||||
54 | Hartsville/trousdale County | 11,463 | 7,751 | 47.9% | |||||
55 | Lawrenceburg | 11,460 | 10,423 | 9.9% | |||||
56 | Union City | 11,119 | 10,896 | 2.0% | |||||
57 | Collegedale | 10,973 | 7,937 | 38.3% | |||||
58 | Alcoa | 10,777 | 8,473 | 27.2% | |||||
59 | Millington | 10,583 | 10,351 | 2.2% | |||||
60 | Martin | 10,536 | 11,083 | -4.9% | |||||
61 | Paris | 10,332 | 10,083 | 2.5% | |||||
62 | Clinton | 9,982 | 9,744 | 2.4% | |||||
63 | Lenoir City | 9,953 | 8,360 | 19.1% | |||||
64 | Atoka | 9,863 | 7,629 | 29.3% | |||||
65 | Brownsville | 9,807 | 10,392 | -5.6% | |||||
66 | Winchester | 9,299 | 8,430 | 10.3% | |||||
67 | Fairview | 9,299 | 7,500 | 24.0% | |||||
68 | Oakland | 8,805 | 5,815 | 51.4% | |||||
69 | Fairfield Glade | 8,798 | 6,261 | 40.5% | |||||
70 | Signal Mountain | 8,770 | 7,481 | 17.2% | |||||
71 | Bloomingdale | 8,759 | 9,742 | -10.1% | |||||
72 | Covington | 8,666 | 9,016 | -3.9% | |||||
73 | Harrison | 8,383 | 7,917 | 5.9% | |||||
74 | Jefferson City | 8,173 | 8,096 | 1.0% | |||||
75 | Pulaski | 8,163 | 7,895 | 3.4% | |||||
76 | Milan | 8,143 | 7,796 | 4.5% | |||||
77 | Humboldt | 7,899 | 8,582 | -8.0% | |||||
78 | Ripley | 7,856 | 8,372 | -6.2% | |||||
79 | Lexington | 7,849 | 7,641 | 2.7% | |||||
80 | South Cleveland | 7,481 | 6,329 | 18.2% | |||||
81 | La Follette | 7,384 | 7,585 | -2.6% | |||||
82 | Savannah | 7,157 | 7,011 | 2.1% | |||||
83 | Dayton | 7,112 | 7,118 | -0.1% | |||||
84 | Green Hill | 7,018 | 6,836 | 2.7% | |||||
85 | Thompson's Station | 7,011 | 1,946 | 260.3% | |||||
86 | Fayetteville | 6,988 | 6,842 | 2.1% | |||||
87 | Church Hill | 6,973 | 6,630 | 5.2% | |||||
88 | Newport | 6,845 | 7,023 | -2.5% | |||||
89 | Greenbrier | 6,845 | 6,195 | 10.5% | |||||
90 | Pigeon Forge | 6,362 | 5,831 | 9.1% | |||||
91 | Munford | 6,269 | 5,779 | 8.5% | |||||
92 | Henderson | 6,232 | 6,141 | 1.5% | |||||
93 | Sweetwater | 6,228 | 5,807 | 7.2% | |||||
94 | Millersville | 6,099 | 6,111 | -0.2% | |||||
95 | Erwin | 6,052 | 6,090 | -0.6% | |||||
96 | Kingston | 5,942 | 5,864 | 1.3% | |||||
97 | Harriman | 5,936 | 6,503 | -8.7% | |||||
98 | Jonesborough | 5,747 | 4,875 | 17.9% | |||||
99 | Tellico Village | 5,699 | 5,431 | 4.9% | |||||
100 | Eagleton Village | 5,603 | 4,593 | 22.0% | |||||
101 | Mckenzie | 5,590 | 5,254 | 6.4% | |||||
102 | Rockwood | 5,492 | 5,592 | -1.8% | |||||
103 | Mount Carmel | 5,460 | 5,349 | 2.1% | |||||
104 | Lafayette | 5,458 | 4,383 | 24.5% | |||||
105 | Dunlap | 5,252 | 4,843 | 8.4% | |||||
106 | Bolivar | 5,177 | 5,551 | -6.7% | |||||
107 | Madisonville | 5,059 | 4,503 | 12.3% | |||||
108 | Ashland City | 5,041 | 4,405 | 14.4% | |||||
109 | Sparta | 4,981 | 4,891 | 1.8% | |||||
110 | Medina | 4,966 | 3,010 | 65.0% | |||||
111 | Forest Hills | 4,959 | 4,769 | 4.0% | |||||
112 | Smithville | 4,949 | 4,466 | 10.8% | |||||
113 | Whiteville | 4,928 | 4,704 | 4.8% | |||||
114 | Pleasant View | 4,823 | 3,962 | 21.7% | |||||
115 | Oak Hill | 4,814 | 4,498 | 7.0% | |||||
116 | Mount Pleasant | 4,742 | 4,555 | 4.1% | |||||
117 | Lake Tansi | 4,707 | 3,435 | 37.0% | |||||
118 | Rogersville | 4,620 | 4,419 | 4.5% | |||||
119 | Coope | 4,476 | 4,060 | 10.2% | |||||
120 | Selmer | 4,421 | 4,402 | 0.4% | |||||
121 | Huntingdon | 4,373 | 4,046 | 8.1% | |||||
122 | Louisville | 4,337 | 2,537 | 70.9% | |||||
123 | Harrogate | 4,296 | 4,333 | -0.9% | |||||
124 | Trenton | 4,277 | 4,319 | -1.0% | |||||
125 | Waverly | 4,236 | 4,080 | 3.8% | |||||
126 | Apison | 4,146 | 2,598 | 59.6% | |||||
127 | Spurgeon | 3,966 | 3,383 | 17.2% | |||||
128 | Tiptonville | 3,953 | 4,451 | -11.2% | |||||
129 | Algood | 3,945 | 3,391 | 16.3% | |||||
130 | Livingston | 3,922 | 4,066 | -3.5% | |||||
131 | Wildwood Lake | 3,885 | 3,360 | 15.6% | |||||
132 | White Bluff | 3,815 | 3,077 | 24.0% | |||||
133 | Unicoi | 3,793 | 3,638 | 4.3% | |||||
134 | Oneida | 3,768 | 3,815 | -1.2% | |||||
135 | Oliver Springs | 3,727 | 2,831 | 31.6% | |||||
136 | Hohenwald | 3,696 | 3,734 | -1.0% | |||||
137 | Gatlinburg | 3,684 | 3,885 | -5.2% | |||||
138 | Camden | 3,646 | 3,608 | 1.1% | |||||
139 | Park City | 3,581 | 2,292 | 56.2% | |||||
140 | Jasper | 3,576 | 3,268 | 9.4% | |||||
141 | Etowah | 3,572 | 3,540 | 0.9% | |||||
142 | Shackle Island | 3,552 | 2,736 | 29.8% | |||||
143 | Centerville | 3,526 | 3,711 | -5.0% | |||||
144 | Newbern | 3,341 | 3,257 | 2.6% | |||||
145 | Somerville | 3,329 | 3,075 | 8.3% | |||||
146 | Blountville | 3,295 | 3,342 | -1.4% | |||||
147 | Dandridge | 3,250 | 2,693 | 20.7% | |||||
148 | South Pittsburg | 3,116 | 3,047 | 2.3% | |||||
149 | Sale Creek | 3,036 | 2,530 | 20.0% | |||||
150 | Belle Meade | 3,016 | 2,891 | 4.3% | |||||
151 | Dresden | 3,006 | 2,984 | 0.7% | |||||
152 | Tusculum | 2,970 | 2,587 | 14.8% | |||||
153 | Bean Station | 2,968 | 2,949 | 0.6% | |||||
154 | Coalfield | 2,939 | 1,919 | 53.2% | |||||
155 | Mosheim | 2,903 | 3,049 | -4.8% | |||||
156 | Brighton | 2,883 | 2,579 | 11.8% | |||||
157 | Colonial Heights | 2,877 | 7,274 | -60.4% | |||||
158 | Kingston Springs | 2,811 | 2,787 | 0.9% | |||||
159 | Decherd | 2,798 | 2,300 | 21.7% | |||||
160 | New Tazewell | 2,767 | 3,006 | -8.0% | |||||
161 | Monterey | 2,746 | 2,854 | -3.8% | |||||
162 | Dyer | 2,671 | 2,570 | 3.9% | |||||
163 | Woodbury | 2,668 | 2,647 | 0.8% | |||||
164 | Westmoreland | 2,666 | 2,555 | 4.3% | |||||
165 | Sewanee | 2,651 | 2,242 | 18.2% | |||||
166 | Clifton | 2,644 | 2,730 | -3.2% | |||||
167 | Jacksboro | 2,633 | 1,838 | 43.3% | |||||
168 | Bells | 2,628 | 2,253 | 16.6% | |||||
169 | East Cleveland | 2,575 | 1,970 | 30.7% | |||||
170 | Pikeville | 2,546 | 1,335 | 90.7% | |||||
171 | Tazewell | 2,541 | 2,310 | 10.0% | |||||
172 | Maynardville | 2,539 | 2,250 | 12.8% | |||||
173 | Carthage | 2,529 | 2,238 | 13.0% | |||||
174 | Piperton | 2,521 | 1,449 | 74.0% | |||||
175 | Walnut Hill | 2,520 | 2,836 | -11.1% | |||||
176 | White Pine | 2,509 | 2,122 | 18.2% | |||||
177 | Ridgetop | 2,488 | 1,855 | 34.1% | |||||
178 | Rural Hill | 2,486 | 2,065 | 20.4% | |||||
179 | Parsons | 2,462 | 2,739 | -10.1% | |||||
180 | Adamsville | 2,444 | 2,036 | 20.0% | |||||
181 | Caryville | 2,435 | 2,255 | 8.0% | |||||
182 | Mascot | 2,431 | 2,145 | 13.3% | |||||
183 | Blaine | 2,431 | 2,199 | 10.6% | |||||
184 | Waynesboro | 2,377 | 2,542 | -6.5% | |||||
185 | Spring City | 2,372 | 1,868 | 27.0% | |||||
186 | Mountain City | 2,367 | 2,536 | -6.7% | |||||
187 | Greenfield | 2,361 | 2,407 | -1.9% | |||||
188 | Alamo | 2,341 | 2,391 | -2.1% | |||||
189 | Pegram | 2,326 | 2,300 | 1.1% | |||||
190 | Pine Crest | 2,316 | 2,360 | -1.9% | |||||
191 | Hopewell | 2,258 | 1,932 | 16.9% | |||||
192 | Bluff City | 2,192 | 1,453 | 50.9% | |||||
193 | Monteagle | 2,174 | 1,614 | 34.7% | |||||
194 | Unionville | 2,151 | 1,016 | 111.7% | |||||
195 | South Fulton | 2,137 | 1,893 | 12.9% | |||||
196 | Charlotte | 2,095 | 1,104 | 89.8% | |||||
197 | Lookout Mountain | 2,070 | 1,894 | 9.3% | |||||
198 | Hunter | 2,068 | 1,475 | 40.2% | |||||
199 | Tracy City | 2,065 | 1,581 | 30.6% | |||||
200 | Jamestown | 2,058 | 1,764 | 16.7% | |||||
201 | Estill Springs | 2,024 | 1,991 | 1.7% | |||||
202 | Surgoinsville | 2,022 | 2,144 | -5.7% | |||||
203 | Jellico | 1,983 | 2,545 | -22.1% | |||||
204 | Troy | 1,966 | 1,634 | 20.3% | |||||
205 | Ridgely | 1,950 | 1,972 | -1.1% | |||||
206 | Plainview | 1,946 | 2,275 | -14.5% | |||||
207 | Halls | 1,931 | 2,326 | -17.0% | |||||
208 | Mowbray Mountain | 1,925 | 1,440 | 33.7% | |||||
209 | Central | 1,888 | 1,978 | -4.6% | |||||
210 | New Johnsonville | 1,860 | 1,793 | 3.7% | |||||
211 | Lakesite | 1,848 | 1,869 | -1.1% | |||||
212 | Decatur | 1,841 | 1,369 | 34.5% | |||||
213 | Crump | 1,825 | 1,696 | 7.6% | |||||
214 | Watertown | 1,812 | 1,616 | 12.1% | |||||
215 | Walden | 1,810 | 2,028 | -10.7% | |||||
216 | Vonore | 1,783 | 1,421 | 25.5% | |||||
217 | Falling Water | 1,776 | 1,106 | 60.6% | |||||
218 | Whitwell | 1,771 | 1,561 | 13.5% | |||||
219 | Cross Plains | 1,770 | 1,639 | 8.0% | |||||
220 | Berry Hill | 1,766 | 467 | 278.2% | |||||
221 | Mcewen | 1,765 | 1,649 | 7.0% | |||||
222 | Englewood | 1,742 | 1,791 | -2.7% | |||||
223 | Dover | 1,726 | 1,659 | 4.0% | |||||
224 | South Carthage | 1,709 | 1,546 | 10.5% | |||||
225 | Loretto | 1,703 | 1,932 | -11.9% | |||||
226 | New Union | 1,694 | 1,268 | 33.6% | |||||
227 | Three Way | 1,689 | 1,723 | -2.0% | |||||
228 | Powells Crossroads | 1,680 | 1,204 | 39.5% | |||||
229 | Celina | 1,678 | 1,647 | 1.9% | |||||
230 | Bon Aqua Junction | 1,665 | 943 | 76.6% | |||||
231 | Gruetli-Laager | 1,657 | 1,827 | -9.3% | |||||
232 | Norris | 1,643 | 1,419 | 15.8% | |||||
233 | Burns | 1,641 | 1,634 | 0.4% | |||||
234 | New Market | 1,630 | 1,206 | 35.2% | |||||
235 | Baxter | 1,629 | 1,455 | 12.0% | |||||
236 | Erin | 1,607 | 1,538 | 4.5% | |||||
237 | Fairmount | 1,607 | 2,604 | -38.3% | |||||
238 | Cornersville | 1,562 | 964 | 62.0% | |||||
239 | Chapel Hill | 1,551 | 1,248 | 24.3% | |||||
240 | Cowan | 1,545 | 1,449 | 6.6% | |||||
241 | Spencer | 1,531 | 1,968 | -22.2% | |||||
242 | Sneedville | 1,524 | 1,739 | -12.4% | |||||
243 | Gordonsville | 1,519 | 1,332 | 14.0% | |||||
244 | Huntsville | 1,487 | 1,109 | 34.1% | |||||
245 | Kimball | 1,479 | 1,363 | 8.5% | |||||
246 | Olivet | 1,455 | 1,210 | 20.2% | |||||
247 | Lone Oak | 1,439 | 1,618 | -11.1% | |||||
248 | Benton | 1,436 | 1,723 | -16.7% | |||||
249 | Greenback | 1,435 | 986 | 45.5% | |||||
250 | Banner Hill | 1,421 | 1,774 | -19.9% | |||||
251 | Rutledge | 1,400 | 1,541 | -9.1% | |||||
252 | Gleason | 1,381 | 1,634 | -15.5% | |||||
253 | Graysville | 1,372 | 1,099 | 24.8% | |||||
254 | Wildwood | 1,341 | 1,059 | 26.6% | |||||
255 | Red Boiling Springs | 1,329 | 1,185 | 12.2% | |||||
256 | Kenton | 1,289 | 1,253 | 2.9% | |||||
257 | Tennessee Ridge | 1,281 | 1,389 | -7.8% | |||||
258 | Byrd | 1,278 | 1,017 | 25.7% | |||||
259 | Linden | 1,271 | 1,011 | 25.7% | |||||
260 | Wartburg | 1,235 | 891 | 38.6% | |||||
261 | Ardmore | 1,235 | 1,243 | -0.6% | |||||
262 | Sharon | 1,227 | 1,039 | 18.1% | |||||
263 | Lyles | 1,218 | 870 | 40.0% | |||||
264 | Dodson Branch | 1,216 | 904 | 34.5% | |||||
265 | Tellico Plains | 1,213 | 865 | 40.2% | |||||
266 | Bruceton | 1,208 | 1,675 | -27.9% | |||||
267 | Obion | 1,202 | 1,464 | -17.9% | |||||
268 | Henning | 1,197 | 1,025 | 16.8% | |||||
269 | Rutherford | 1,196 | 1,159 | 3.2% | |||||
270 | Winfield | 1,190 | 1,059 | 12.4% | |||||
271 | Scotts Hill | 1,174 | 969 | 21.2% | |||||
272 | Midtown | 1,166 | 1,614 | -27.8% | |||||
273 | Gray | 1,146 | 1,279 | -10.4% | |||||
274 | Roan Mountain | 1,140 | 1,237 | -7.8% | |||||
275 | Atwood | 1,126 | 886 | 27.1% | |||||
276 | Bradford | 1,119 | 1,040 | 7.6% | |||||
277 | Huntland | 1,112 | 890 | 24.9% | |||||
278 | Orlinda | 1,111 | 789 | 40.8% | |||||
279 | Lakewood Park | 1,106 | 655 | 68.9% | |||||
280 | Collinwood | 1,105 | 1,068 | 3.5% | |||||
281 | Gainesboro | 1,098 | 973 | 12.8% | |||||
282 | Mason | 1,082 | 1,581 | -31.6% | |||||
283 | Rossville | 1,081 | 661 | 63.5% | |||||
284 | Fincastle | 1,074 | 1,521 | -29.4% | |||||
285 | Riceville | 1,041 | 299 | 248.2% | |||||
286 | Allardt | 1,038 | 606 | 71.3% | |||||
287 | Trezevant | 1,038 | 751 | 38.2% | |||||
288 | Telford | 1,031 | 822 | 25.4% | |||||
289 | Altamont | 1,010 | 1,160 | -12.9% | |||||
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