100 Biggest Cities In Tennessee For 2026

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Tennessee. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 286 cities and places in Tennessee.

We all love the biggest cities that the Volunteer State has to offer. You know the places like Memphis and Knoxville 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

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

Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 618,980.0
Population 2010: 654,876
Growth: -5.5%
More on Memphis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Knoxville, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
4
/10

Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 195,185.0
Population 2010: 178,202
Growth: 9.5%
More on Knoxville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Chattanooga, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
4
/10

Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 185,783.0
Population 2010: 164,481
Growth: 13.0%
More on Chattanooga: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Clarksville, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
6
/10

Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 176,456.0
Population 2010: 126,148
Growth: 39.9%
More on Clarksville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Murfreesboro, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
7
/10

Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 161,445.0
Population 2010: 102,602
Growth: 57.4%
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: 6 (No Change)
Population: 87,133.0
Population 2010: 59,905
Growth: 45.5%
More on Franklin: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Johnson City, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
4
/10

Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 72,222.0
Population 2010: 61,758
Growth: 16.9%
More on Johnson City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Jackson, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
6
/10

Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 68,435.0
Population 2010: 64,418
Growth: 6.2%
More on Jackson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hendersonville, TN
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Overall SnackAbility
8.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 63,091.0
Population 2010: 49,725
Growth: 26.9%
More on Hendersonville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Bartlett, TN
Source: Wikipedia User Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility
8.5
/10

Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 56,876.0
Population 2010: 52,754
Growth: 7.8%
More on Bartlett: 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 Memphis.

The smallest? Flat Top Mountain, 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 Memphis 618,980.0 654,876 -5.5%
2 Knoxville 195,185.0 178,202 9.5%
3 Chattanooga 185,783.0 164,481 13.0%
4 Clarksville 176,456.0 126,148 39.9%
5 Murfreesboro 161,445.0 102,602 57.4%
6 Franklin 87,133.0 59,905 45.5%
7 Johnson City 72,222.0 61,758 16.9%
8 Jackson 68,435.0 64,418 6.2%
9 Hendersonville 63,091.0 49,725 26.9%
10 Bartlett 56,876.0 52,754 7.8%
11 Smyrna 56,692.0 38,102 48.8%
12 Kingsport 56,262.0 47,852 17.6%
13 Spring Hill 55,765.0 25,415 119.4%
14 Collierville 51,515.0 41,983 22.7%
15 Cleveland 48,829.0 40,507 20.5%
16 Gallatin 48,532.0 29,084 66.9%
17 Brentwood 45,556.0 35,331 28.9%
18 Columbia 45,441.0 34,482 31.8%
19 Lebanon 44,788.0 25,188 77.8%
20 Mount Juliet 42,073.0 21,922 91.9%
21 Germantown 40,673.0 38,655 5.2%
22 La Vergne 40,243.0 30,367 32.5%
23 Cookeville 36,088.0 29,722 21.4%
24 Oak Ridge 32,693.0 28,925 13.0%
25 Maryville 32,392.0 26,925 20.3%
26 Morristown 31,527.0 28,749 9.7%
27 Bristol 27,636.0 26,427 4.6%
28 Shelbyville 24,661.0 19,769 24.7%
29 Farragut 24,634.0 20,154 22.2%
30 East Ridge 22,070.0 20,778 6.2%
31 Tullahoma 21,103.0 18,561 13.7%
32 Springfield 19,255.0 16,097 19.6%
33 Sevierville 18,397.0 14,477 27.1%
34 Goodlettsville 17,597.0 15,448 13.9%
35 Dickson 16,424.0 14,299 14.9%
36 Seymour 16,216.0 10,378 56.3%
37 Dyersburg 15,979.0 17,213 -7.2%
38 Greeneville 15,646.0 15,189 3.0%
39 Arlington 15,205.0 9,925 53.2%
40 Nolensville 15,074.0 5,351 181.7%
41 White House 14,631.0 9,764 49.8%
42 Athens 14,471.0 13,491 7.3%
43 Elizabethton 14,374.0 14,306 0.5%
44 Lakeland 14,192.0 11,503 23.4%
45 Mcminnville 13,844.0 13,473 2.8%
46 Portland 13,449.0 10,973 22.6%
47 Soddy-Daisy 13,231.0 12,393 6.8%
48 Manchester 12,944.0 9,899 30.8%
49 Lewisburg 12,861.0 10,953 17.4%
50 Crossville 12,428.0 10,625 17.0%
51 Alcoa 12,222.0 8,473 44.2%
52 Middle Valley 12,187.0 12,853 -5.2%
53 Red Bank 12,010.0 11,661 3.0%
54 Hartsville/trousdale County 11,957.0 7,751 54.3%
55 Lawrenceburg 11,844.0 10,423 13.6%
56 Collegedale 11,330.0 7,937 42.7%
57 Millington 11,289.0 10,351 9.1%
58 Lenoir City 11,110.0 8,360 32.9%
59 Union City 10,982.0 10,896 0.8%
60 Martin 10,915.0 11,083 -1.5%
61 Atoka 10,385.0 7,629 36.1%
62 Paris 10,338.0 10,083 2.5%
63 Clinton 10,239.0 9,744 5.1%
64 Fairview 10,009.0 7,500 33.5%
65 Oakland 9,979.0 5,815 71.6%
66 Winchester 9,799.0 8,430 16.2%
67 Brownsville 9,622.0 10,392 -7.4%
68 Fairfield Glade 9,487.0 6,261 51.5%
69 Bloomingdale 9,292.0 9,742 -4.6%
70 Signal Mountain 8,860.0 7,481 18.4%
71 Covington 8,587.0 9,016 -4.8%
72 Jefferson City 8,579.0 8,096 6.0%
73 Thompson's Station 8,294.0 1,946 326.2%
74 Pulaski 8,285.0 7,895 4.9%
75 Milan 8,244.0 7,796 5.7%
76 Harrison 8,011.0 7,917 1.2%
77 Lexington 7,962.0 7,641 4.2%
78 Humboldt 7,787.0 8,582 -9.3%
79 Ripley 7,658.0 8,372 -8.5%
80 Dayton 7,625.0 7,118 7.1%
81 South Cleveland 7,452.0 6,329 17.7%
82 Tellico Village 7,414.0 5,431 36.5%
83 Savannah 7,412.0 7,011 5.7%
84 La Follette 7,273.0 7,585 -4.1%
85 Church Hill 7,139.0 6,630 7.7%
86 Fayetteville 7,057.0 6,842 3.1%
87 Greenbrier 6,971.0 6,195 12.5%
88 Newport 6,881.0 7,023 -2.0%
89 Green Hill 6,866.0 6,836 0.4%
90 Munford 6,588.0 5,779 14.0%
91 Sweetwater 6,532.0 5,807 12.5%
92 Henderson 6,411.0 6,141 4.4%
93 Pigeon Forge 6,375.0 5,831 9.3%
94 Jonesborough 6,232.0 4,875 27.8%
95 Kingston 6,224.0 5,864 6.1%
96 Harriman 6,090.0 6,503 -6.4%
97 Erwin 5,988.0 6,090 -1.7%
98 Millersville 5,836.0 6,111 -4.5%
99 Lafayette 5,727.0 4,383 30.7%
100 Dunlap 5,678.0 4,843 17.2%
101 Mckenzie 5,631.0 5,254 7.2%
102 Eagleton Village 5,598.0 4,593 21.9%
103 Rockwood 5,566.0 5,592 -0.5%
104 Mount Carmel 5,472.0 5,349 2.3%
105 Ashland City 5,424.0 4,405 23.1%
106 Medina 5,407.0 3,010 79.6%
107 Smithville 5,288.0 4,466 18.4%
108 Pleasant View 5,276.0 3,962 33.2%
109 Madisonville 5,241.0 4,503 16.4%
110 Bolivar 5,144.0 5,551 -7.3%
111 Sparta 4,939.0 4,891 1.0%
112 Mount Pleasant 4,837.0 4,555 6.2%
113 Forest Hills 4,683.0 4,769 -1.8%
114 Rogersville 4,647.0 4,419 5.2%
115 Coope 4,640.0 4,060 14.3%
116 Oak Hill 4,617.0 4,498 2.6%
117 Whiteville 4,530.0 4,704 -3.7%
118 Selmer 4,488.0 4,402 2.0%
119 Huntingdon 4,441.0 4,046 9.8%
120 Lake Tansi 4,437.0 3,435 29.2%
121 Shackle Island 4,404.0 2,736 61.0%
122 Louisville 4,383.0 2,537 72.8%
123 Harrogate 4,368.0 4,333 0.8%
124 Waverly 4,302.0 4,080 5.4%
125 Apison 4,271.0 2,598 64.4%
126 Trenton 4,151.0 4,319 -3.9%
127 White Bluff 4,080.0 3,077 32.6%
128 Spurgeon 4,071.0 3,383 20.3%
129 Algood 4,036.0 3,391 19.0%
130 Livingston 3,999.0 4,066 -1.6%
131 Hohenwald 3,884.0 3,734 4.0%
132 Oneida 3,819.0 3,815 0.1%
133 Unicoi 3,806.0 3,638 4.6%
134 Camden 3,678.0 3,608 1.9%
135 Gatlinburg 3,663.0 3,885 -5.7%
136 Etowah 3,658.0 3,540 3.3%
137 Jasper 3,612.0 3,268 10.5%
138 Tiptonville 3,572.0 4,451 -19.7%
139 Dandridge 3,538.0 2,693 31.4%
140 Centerville 3,535.0 3,711 -4.7%
141 Wildwood Lake 3,495.0 3,360 4.0%
142 Somerville 3,466.0 3,075 12.7%
143 Tusculum 3,337.0 2,587 29.0%
144 Blountville 3,309.0 3,342 -1.0%
145 Newbern 3,289.0 3,257 1.0%
146 Oliver Springs 3,281.0 2,831 15.9%
147 Mascot 3,277.0 2,145 52.8%
148 Colonial Heights 3,258.0 7,274 -55.2%
149 Blaine 3,213.0 2,199 46.1%
150 Bean Station 3,016.0 2,949 2.3%
151 South Pittsburg 3,013.0 3,047 -1.1%
152 Decherd 2,976.0 2,300 29.4%
153 Sale Creek 2,955.0 2,530 16.8%
154 Dresden 2,943.0 2,984 -1.4%
155 Sewanee 2,936.0 2,242 31.0%
156 Tazewell 2,902.0 2,310 25.6%
157 Brighton 2,889.0 2,579 12.0%
158 Westmoreland 2,845.0 2,555 11.4%
159 Park City 2,813.0 2,292 22.7%
160 New Tazewell 2,799.0 3,006 -6.9%
161 Kingston Springs 2,791.0 2,787 0.1%
162 Woodbury 2,774.0 2,647 4.8%
163 Monterey 2,768.0 2,854 -3.0%
164 Coalfield 2,754.0 1,919 43.5%
165 Belle Meade 2,708.0 2,891 -6.3%
166 Estill Springs 2,695.0 1,991 35.4%
167 Parsons 2,686.0 2,739 -1.9%
168 Clifton 2,660.0 2,730 -2.6%
169 Jacksboro 2,650.0 1,838 44.2%
170 Hopewell 2,634.0 1,932 36.3%
171 Piperton 2,569.0 1,449 77.3%
172 White Pine 2,565.0 2,122 20.9%
173 Mountain City 2,542.0 2,536 0.2%
174 Maynardville 2,528.0 2,250 12.4%
175 Mosheim 2,511.0 3,049 -17.6%
176 Plainview 2,458.0 2,275 8.0%
177 Walnut Hill 2,415.0 2,836 -14.8%
178 South Fulton 2,379.0 1,893 25.7%
179 Bells 2,373.0 2,253 5.3%
180 South Carthage 2,364.0 1,546 52.9%
181 Spring City 2,358.0 1,868 26.2%
182 Carthage 2,327.0 2,238 4.0%
183 Pikeville 2,319.0 1,335 73.7%
184 Falling Water 2,315.0 1,106 109.3%
185 Alamo 2,311.0 2,391 -3.3%
186 Waynesboro 2,296.0 2,542 -9.7%
187 Adamsville 2,278.0 2,036 11.9%
188 Greenfield 2,264.0 2,407 -5.9%
189 Gray 2,237.0 1,279 74.9%
190 Jamestown 2,230.0 1,764 26.4%
191 Bluff City 2,225.0 1,453 53.1%
192 Dyer 2,217.0 2,570 -13.7%
193 Vonore 2,191.0 1,421 54.2%
194 Lakesite 2,168.0 1,869 16.0%
195 Charlotte 2,164.0 1,104 96.0%
196 New Union 2,160.0 1,268 70.3%
197 Lookout Mountain 2,111.0 1,894 11.5%
198 Fairmount 2,110.0 2,604 -19.0%
199 Pegram 2,089.0 2,300 -9.2%
200 Rural Hill 2,075.0 2,065 0.5%
201 Caryville 2,073.0 2,255 -8.1%
202 New Johnsonville 2,060.0 1,793 14.9%
203 Whitwell 2,052.0 1,561 31.5%
204 Halls 2,034.0 2,326 -12.6%
205 Pine Crest 2,029.0 2,360 -14.0%
206 Three Way 2,008.0 1,723 16.5%
207 Ridgetop 1,995.0 1,855 7.5%
208 Berry Hill 1,980.0 467 324.0%
209 Dover 1,956.0 1,659 17.9%
210 Celina 1,941.0 1,647 17.9%
211 Central 1,938.0 1,978 -2.0%
212 Cowan 1,934.0 1,449 33.5%
213 East Cleveland 1,934.0 1,970 -1.8%
214 Monteagle 1,926.0 1,614 19.3%
215 Cross Plains 1,922.0 1,639 17.3%
216 Hunter 1,918.0 1,475 30.0%
217 Surgoinsville 1,911.0 2,144 -10.9%
218 Decatur 1,898.0 1,369 38.6%
219 Burns 1,884.0 1,634 15.3%
220 Jellico 1,855.0 2,545 -27.1%
221 Cornersville 1,847.0 964 91.6%
222 Walden 1,845.0 2,028 -9.0%
223 Troy 1,827.0 1,634 11.8%
224 Englewood 1,818.0 1,791 1.5%
225 Huntsville 1,814.0 1,109 63.6%
226 Mcewen 1,806.0 1,649 9.5%
227 Ridgely 1,796.0 1,972 -8.9%
228 Loretto 1,731.0 1,932 -10.4%
229 Tennessee Ridge 1,726.0 1,389 24.3%
230 Mowbray Mountain 1,721.0 1,440 19.5%
231 Chapel Hill 1,712.0 1,248 37.2%
232 Tracy City 1,682.0 1,581 6.4%
233 Rutledge 1,676.0 1,541 8.8%
234 Kimball 1,639.0 1,363 20.2%
235 New Market 1,619.0 1,206 34.2%
236 Bon Aqua Junction 1,586.0 943 68.2%
237 Benton 1,560.0 1,723 -9.5%
238 Huntland 1,532.0 890 72.1%
239 Kenton 1,513.0 1,253 20.8%
240 Powells Crossroads 1,498.0 1,204 24.4%
241 Norris 1,485.0 1,419 4.7%
242 Gruetli-Laager 1,480.0 1,827 -19.0%
243 Watertown 1,463.0 1,616 -9.5%
244 Bruceton 1,431.0 1,675 -14.6%
245 Dodson Branch 1,425.0 904 57.6%
246 Lone Oak 1,422.0 1,618 -12.1%
247 Bradford 1,385.0 1,040 33.2%
248 Lyles 1,385.0 870 59.2%
249 Greenback 1,378.0 986 39.8%
250 Olivet 1,377.0 1,210 13.8%
251 Fincastle 1,374.0 1,521 -9.7%
252 Midtown 1,369.0 1,614 -15.2%
253 Sneedville 1,364.0 1,739 -21.6%
254 Baxter 1,361.0 1,455 -6.5%
255 Altamont 1,322.0 1,160 14.0%
256 Graysville 1,304.0 1,099 18.7%
257 Gordonsville 1,299.0 1,332 -2.5%
258 Unionville 1,275.0 1,016 25.5%
259 Red Boiling Springs 1,262.0 1,185 6.5%
260 Crump 1,231.0 1,696 -27.4%
261 Orlinda 1,214.0 789 53.9%
262 Banner Hill 1,211.0 1,774 -31.7%
263 Wartburg 1,191.0 891 33.7%
264 Grimsley 1,171.0 1,076 8.8%
265 Fall Branch 1,160.0 1,368 -15.2%
266 Gleason 1,159.0 1,634 -29.1%
267 Luttrell 1,158.0 1,022 13.3%
268 Winfield 1,153.0 1,059 8.9%
269 Tellico Plains 1,146.0 865 32.5%
270 Rossville 1,142.0 661 72.8%
271 Byrd 1,141.0 1,017 12.2%
272 Lakewood Park 1,140.0 655 74.0%
273 Alexandria 1,136.0 961 18.2%
274 Linden 1,122.0 1,011 11.0%
275 Rutherford 1,119.0 1,159 -3.5%
276 Atwood 1,108.0 886 25.1%
277 Obion 1,087.0 1,464 -25.8%
278 Scotts Hill 1,083.0 969 11.8%
279 Allardt 1,076.0 606 77.6%
280 Ardmore 1,073.0 1,243 -13.7%
281 Gainesboro 1,064.0 973 9.4%
282 Erin 1,058.0 1,538 -31.2%
283 Mason 1,039.0 1,581 -34.3%
284 Sharon 1,036.0 1,039 -0.3%
285 Lobelville 1,007.0 1,038 -3.0%
286 Flat Top Mountain 1,004.0 367 173.6%

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