100 Biggest Cities In Tennessee For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Tennessee. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 289 cities and places in Tennessee.

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.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

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:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Tennessee

Nashville, TN
Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility
7
/10

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

Memphis, TN
Source: Wikipedia User Thomas R Machnitzki | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility
3
/10

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

Knoxville, TN
Source: Wikipedia User Nathan C. Fortner (User:Nfutvol at en.wikipedia) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility
4
/10

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

Chattanooga, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
4
/10

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

Clarksville, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
6
/10

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

Murfreesboro, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
7
/10

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

Franklin, TN
Source: Wikipedia User Ichabod | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility
9
/10

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

Johnson City, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
4
/10

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

Jackson, TN
Source: Wikipedia User Matt Snyder | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility
6
/10

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

Hendersonville, TN
Source: Wikipedia User NotAThomas | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility
8.5
/10

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

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Tennessee

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.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Tennessee

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:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Tennessee

Rank City Current Population 2010 Growth
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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