What is the biggest city in Tennessee?

Nashville is the biggest city in Tennessee, with a population of 658,525 in 2023.

What is the fastest growing city in Tennessee?

Nolensville is the fastest growing city in Tennessee over the past 3 years, having grown 9.71% annually since 2020.

How many cities are in Tennessee?

There are 343 cities in Tennessee.

What are the 10 largest cities in Tennessee?

The 10 largest cities in Tennessee are: Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Franklin, Johnson City, Jackson and Hendersonville.

Tennessee Cities by Population (2023)

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City	Rank	2023 Population	2020 Census	Annual Change	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
Nashville	1	658,525	689,248	-1.51%	1,385	475.54
Memphis	2	621,777	631,326	-0.51%	1,959	317.36
Knoxville	3	196,823	190,594	1.08%	1,994	98.71
Chattanooga	4	183,095	181,624	0.27%	1,281	142.96
Clarksville	5	178,602	167,258	2.21%	1,808	98.80
Murfreesboro	6	166,218	153,342	2.72%	2,694	61.71
Franklin	7	88,723	83,887	1.89%	2,134	41.58
Johnson City	8	72,703	70,576	1%	1,687	43.09
Jackson	9	68,004	68,169	-0.08%	1,166	58.30
Hendersonville	10	62,694	62,040	0.35%	1,997	31.39
Smyrna	11	59,750	53,516	3.74%	1,971	30.31
Spring Hill	12	59,282	50,595	5.42%	2,213	26.79
Bartlett	13	56,540	57,711	-0.68%	1,752	32.28
Kingsport	14	56,017	55,366	0.39%	1,066	52.54
Gallatin	15	51,653	44,693	4.94%	1,623	31.83
Collierville	16	51,535	51,247	0.19%	1,424	36.20
Cleveland	17	49,211	47,339	1.3%	1,816	27.09
Columbia	18	46,417	41,879	3.49%	1,408	32.98
Lebanon	19	45,898	38,592	5.95%	1,157	39.65
Brentwood	20	45,671	45,401	0.2%	1,111	41.10
Mount Juliet	21	42,961	39,711	2.66%	1,727	24.88
Germantown	22	40,684	41,210	-0.43%	2,036	19.99
La Vergne	23	39,760	38,761	0.85%	1,618	24.58
Cookeville	24	36,416	34,516	1.8%	1,029	35.38
Maryville	25	33,178	31,815	1.41%	1,923	17.25
Oak Ridge	26	32,668	31,410	1.32%	383	85.25
Morristown	27	31,201	30,567	0.69%	1,141	27.34
Bristol	28	28,198	27,202	1.21%	863	32.66
Farragut	29	26,164	23,595	3.5%	1,638	15.97
Shelbyville	30	24,585	23,333	1.76%	1,333	18.44
East Ridge	31	21,621	22,133	-0.78%	2,611	8.28
Tullahoma	32	21,235	20,386	1.37%	906	23.44
Springfield	33	19,598	18,804	1.39%	1,517	12.92
Sevierville	34	19,387	18,310	1.92%	809	23.97
Nolensville	35	18,639	14,117	9.71%	1,787	10.43
Goodlettsville	36	16,590	17,734	-2.2%	1,159	14.32
Dickson	37	16,224	16,016	0.43%	808	20.07
Dyersburg	38	15,952	16,060	-0.22%	921	17.32
Greeneville	39	15,617	15,434	0.39%	919	17
White House	40	14,948	13,060	4.61%	1,334	11.21
Athens	41	14,596	14,043	1.3%	941	15.51
Arlington	42	14,358	14,493	-0.31%	624	23.02
McMinnville	43	14,043	13,771	0.65%	1,270	11.06
Elizabethton	44	13,722	14,164	-1.05%	1,436	9.55
Lakeland	45	13,713	13,851	-0.33%	584	23.48
Portland	46	13,580	13,223	0.89%	1,018	13.34
Manchester	47	13,480	12,217	3.33%	945	14.26
Soddy-Daisy	48	13,133	13,070	0.16%	567	23.15
Lewisburg	49	12,838	12,309	1.41%	951	13.51
Hartsville	50	12,819	11,661	3.2%	112	114.34
Crossville	51	12,710	12,053	1.79%	623	20.40
Collegedale	52	12,458	11,224	3.54%	1,034	12.05
Lawrenceburg	53	12,024	11,580	1.26%	949	12.66
Alcoa	54	12,012	11,069	2.76%	805	14.92
Red Bank	55	11,851	11,884	-0.09%	1,807	6.56
Union City	56	10,886	11,219	-1%	902	12.07
Lenoir City	57	10,839	10,130	2.28%	1,291	8.40
Martin	58	10,609	10,468	0.45%	855	12.40
Oakland	59	10,513	9,059	5.09%	1,040	10.11
Atoka	60	10,501	10,041	1.51%	868	12.09
Millington	61	10,414	10,555	-0.45%	465	22.41
Paris	62	10,401	10,311	0.29%	806	12.91
Clinton	63	10,045	10,060	-0.05%	864	11.62
Fairview	64	10,030	9,483	1.89%	579	17.33
Winchester	65	9,862	9,392	1.64%	920	10.72
Brownsville	66	9,495	9,745	-0.87%	963	9.86
Signal Mountain	67	8,814	8,844	-0.11%	1,055	8.36
Thompson's Station	68	8,707	7,611	4.59%	442	19.70
Covington	69	8,548	8,650	-0.4%	754	11.34
Jefferson City	70	8,377	8,205	0.7%	1,269	6.60
Pulaski	71	8,249	8,222	0.11%	1,099	7.51
Milan	72	8,164	8,173	-0.04%	914	8.93
Lexington	73	7,973	7,886	0.36%	683	11.68
Humboldt	74	7,807	7,879	-0.31%	807	9.67
Ripley	75	7,759	7,798	-0.17%	603	12.87
Savannah	76	7,224	7,173	0.24%	1,086	6.65
Dayton	77	7,201	7,108	0.43%	924	7.80
La Follette	78	7,197	7,422	-1.02%	1,465	4.91
Church Hill	79	7,162	6,993	0.8%	759	9.44
Newport	80	7,029	6,860	0.82%	1,271	5.53
Greenbrier	81	6,996	6,897	0.47%	987	7.08
Fayetteville	82	6,896	7,036	-0.66%	717	9.62
Loudon	83	6,733	6,000	3.92%	536	12.56
Munford	84	6,548	6,305	1.27%	720	9.10
Henderson	85	6,435	6,247	0.99%	824	7.80
Sweetwater	86	6,355	6,325	0.16%	719	8.84
Pigeon Forge	87	6,302	6,416	-0.6%	472	13.35
Jonesborough	88	6,210	5,830	2.12%	1,206	5.15
Millersville	89	6,204	6,309	-0.56%	450	13.80
Kingston	90	6,112	5,979	0.74%	862	7.09
Harriman	91	6,018	5,916	0.57%	573	10.50
Erwin	92	5,868	6,058	-1.06%	1,422	4.13
Dunlap	93	5,840	5,272	3.47%	541	10.80
Lafayette	94	5,689	5,574	0.69%	1,088	5.23
Pleasant View	95	5,652	4,872	5.08%	451	12.52
Rockwood	96	5,599	5,515	0.5%	699	8.01
Mount Carmel	97	5,550	5,466	0.51%	835	6.64
McKenzie	98	5,446	5,461	-0.09%	862	6.32
Medina	99	5,444	5,132	1.99%	1,358	4.01
Smithville	100	5,350	5,032	2.06%	914	5.85
Ashland City	101	5,174	5,108	0.43%	485	10.67
Madisonville	102	5,115	5,124	-0.06%	856	5.97
Bolivar	103	5,110	5,161	-0.33%	630	8.11
Sparta	104	4,977	5,025	-0.32%	740	6.72
Mount Pleasant	105	4,908	4,799	0.76%	390	12.58
Coopertown	106	4,816	4,481	2.43%	153	31.58
Rogersville	107	4,677	4,641	0.26%	1,244	3.76
Huntingdon	108	4,431	4,434	-0.02%	374	11.84
Selmer	109	4,413	4,431	-0.14%	462	9.55
Louisville	110	4,392	4,386	0.05%	294	14.92
Waverly	111	4,389	4,250	1.08%	504	8.71
Harrogate	112	4,371	4,305	0.51%	602	7.26
Forest Hills	113	4,311	4,999	-4.81%	467	9.24
Oak Hill	114	4,282	4,855	-4.1%	546	7.84
Trenton	115	4,223	4,283	-0.47%	526	8.03
White Bluff	116	4,164	3,875	2.44%	686	6.07
Tiptonville	117	4,130	3,956	1.45%	2,028	2.04
Livingston	118	4,100	3,942	1.31%	630	6.51
Gatlinburg	119	4,025	3,585	3.92%	386	10.41
Algood	120	4,008	4,020	-0.1%	982	4.08
Hohenwald	121	3,974	3,704	2.37%	754	5.27
Oneida	122	3,798	3,783	0.13%	407	9.33
Camden	123	3,737	3,659	0.7%	656	5.69
Unicoi	124	3,734	3,821	-0.77%	231	16.19
Etowah	125	3,705	3,596	1.01%	1,311	2.83
Jasper	126	3,627	3,624	0.03%	369	9.82
Centerville	127	3,589	3,529	0.56%	334	10.76
Dandridge	128	3,576	3,282	2.91%	608	5.89
Somerville	129	3,517	3,377	1.35%	259	13.57
Oliver Springs	130	3,308	3,299	0.09%	573	5.78
Newbern	131	3,279	3,330	-0.52%	723	4.53
South Pittsburg	132	3,030	3,137	-1.14%	369	8.22
Tusculum	133	3,030	3,015	0.17%	623	4.86
Dresden	134	3,027	3,024	0.03%	510	5.94
Bean Station	135	3,003	2,970	0.37%	502	5.99
Piperton	136	2,915	2,307	8.12%	107	27.20
Brighton	137	2,844	2,886	-0.49%	937	3.04
New Tazewell	138	2,814	2,778	0.43%	555	5.07
Kingston Springs	139	2,796	2,817	-0.25%	278	10.05
Westmoreland	140	2,755	2,710	0.55%	659	4.18
Monterey	141	2,750	2,750		908	3.03
Woodbury	142	2,715	2,709	0.07%	1,383	1.96
Whiteville	143	2,641	2,656	-0.19%	1,002	2.64
Clifton	144	2,625	2,592	0.42%	473	5.55
White Pine	145	2,594	2,561	0.43%	944	2.75
Maynardville	146	2,536	2,451	1.16%	470	5.39
Bells	147	2,517	2,469	0.64%	1,062	2.37
Mosheim	148	2,492	2,480	0.16%	398	6.26
Mountain City	149	2,490	2,421	0.93%	739	3.37
Belle Meade	150	2,461	2,878	-5.09%	802	3.07
Waynesboro	151	2,376	2,307	0.98%	555	4.28
Decherd	152	2,370	2,367	0.04%	494	4.79
Tazewell	153	2,366	2,348	0.25%	545	4.34
Alamo	154	2,348	2,309	0.56%	1,069	2.20
Dyer	155	2,315	2,306	0.13%	1,009	2.29
Jacksboro	156	2,302	2,335	-0.48%	892	2.58
Carthage	157	2,282	2,264	0.26%	786	2.90
Estill Springs	158	2,266	2,266		511	4.44
Adamsville	159	2,243	2,246	-0.04%	319	7.04
Caryville	160	2,168	2,201	-0.51%	425	5.10
South Fulton	161	2,156	2,222	-1.01%	637	3.38
Plainview	162	2,146	2,064	1.32%	339	6.34
Ridgetop	163	2,119	2,146	-0.42%	700	3.03
Jellico	164	2,114	2,165	-0.8%	340	6.22
Blaine	165	2,113	2,083	0.48%	222	9.52
Greenfield	166	2,091	2,067	0.38%	601	3.48
Pegram	167	2,075	2,072	0.05%	286	7.25
Halls	168	2,071	2,086	-0.24%	562	3.68
Parsons	169	2,066	2,090	-0.39%	511	4.04
Walden	170	2,047	1,984	1.04%	580	3.53
Lookout Mountain	171	2,013	2,049	-0.59%	1,499	1.34
Lakesite	172	1,981	1,864	2.06%	1,139	1.74
Spring City	173	1,966	1,963	0.05%	737	2.67
Jamestown	174	1,950	1,862	1.56%	666	2.93
Cross Plains	175	1,938	1,781	2.87%	223	8.69
Pikeville	176	1,923	1,822	1.8%	787	2.44
Surgoinsville	177	1,917	1,875	0.74%	335	5.73
Three Way	178	1,887	1,875	0.21%	420	4.49
Burns	179	1,882	1,600	5.55%	555	3.39
New Johnsonville	180	1,865	1,823	0.76%	362	5.14
Ridgely	181	1,840	1,686	2.97%	1,117	1.65
Bluff City	182	1,824	1,812	0.22%	1,044	1.75
Chapel Hill	183	1,808	1,726	1.57%	571	3.17
Loretto	184	1,805	1,741	1.23%	483	3.74
Cowan	185	1,788	1,761	0.51%	860	2.08
Dover	186	1,787	1,730	1.07%	467	3.83
Gruetli-Laager	187	1,770	1,743	0.51%	140	12.68
McEwen	188	1,770	1,666	2.02%	960	1.84
Berry Hill	189	1,763	2,087	-5.47%	1,946	0.91
Baxter	190	1,718	1,598	2.44%	546	3.14
Charlotte	191	1,682	1,603	1.63%	414	4.06
Decatur	192	1,677	1,585	1.88%	442	3.80
Spencer	193	1,633	1,513	2.57%	249	6.55
Crump	194	1,624	1,600	0.5%	128	12.68
Vonore	195	1,609	1,582	0.56%	183	8.81
South Carthage	196	1,606	1,480	2.75%	627	2.56
Whitwell	197	1,600	1,636	-0.74%	456	3.51
Kimball	198	1,594	1,546	1.01%	300	5.31
Norris	199	1,566	1,596	-0.64%	188	8.33
Watertown	200	1,555	1,558	-0.06%	1,170	1.33
Englewood	201	1,535	1,487	1.05%	804	1.91
Bruceton	202	1,493	1,502	-0.2%	888	1.68
Benton	203	1,488	1,542	-1.2%	491	3.03
Graysville	204	1,488	1,461	0.61%	1,263	1.18
Tracy City	205	1,430	1,412	0.42%	307	4.66
Gleason	206	1,416	1,389	0.64%	631	2.24
Gordonsville	207	1,393	1,369	0.58%	196	7.11
Troy	208	1,384	1,408	-0.57%	1,025	1.35
Sneedville	209	1,380	1,284	2.45%	601	2.30
Monteagle	210	1,377	1,371	0.14%	146	9.40
New Market	211	1,376	1,355	0.51%	325	4.23
Celina	212	1,371	1,404	-0.8%	744	1.84
Mason	213	1,347	1,368	-0.52%	680	1.98
Tennessee Ridge	214	1,336	1,330	0.15%	356	3.75
Rutledge	215	1,287	1,272	0.39%	233	5.53
Cornersville	216	1,286	1,231	1.5%	226	5.69
Huntsville	217	1,276	1,267	0.24%	316	4.04
Powells Crossroads	218	1,272	1,293	-0.55%	260	4.90
Ardmore	219	1,213	1,210	0.08%	258	4.70
Erin	220	1,210	1,207	0.08%	311	3.90
Greenback	221	1,198	1,108	2.66%	144	8.31
Red Boiling Springs	222	1,198	1,201	-0.08%	685	1.75
Rossville	223	1,194	1,056	4.19%	230	5.18
Kenton	224	1,175	1,202	-0.76%	601	1.95
Rutherford	225	1,134	1,152	-0.53%	492	2.30
Altamont	226	1,129	1,102	0.8%	55	20.59
Linden	227	1,061	987	2.41%	1,056	1
Luttrell	228	1,051	1,018	1.06%	274	3.83
Alexandria	229	989	983	0.2%	488	2.02
Orlinda	230	987	948	1.33%	150	6.59
Bradford	231	986	995	-0.3%	578	1.71
Eagleville	232	964	822	5.47%	343	2.81
New Hope	233	960	984	-0.83%	93	10.34
Atwood	234	953	947	0.21%	550	1.73
Obion	235	953	986	-1.14%	739	1.29
Winfield	236	953	944	0.32%	146	6.54
Sharon	237	952	952		750	1.27
Lobelville	238	951	921	1.06%	253	3.75
Collinwood	239	927	900	0.98%	333	2.78
Gainesboro	240	918	903	0.55%	590	1.56
Friendsville	241	917	893	0.88%	323	2.84
Wartburg	242	902	887	0.56%	892	1.01
Huntland	243	900	885	0.56%	591	1.52
Henning	244	892	874	0.68%	362	2.47
Scotts Hill	245	878	869	0.34%	234	3.76
St. Joseph	246	825	792	1.35%	219	3.77
Rockford	247	819	822	-0.12%	257	3.18
Byrdstown	248	812	779	1.37%	546	1.49
Niota	249	807	768	1.64%	354	2.28
Coalmont	250	805	787	0.75%	133	6.06
Trezevant	251	800	800		563	1.42
Decaturville	252	789	795	-0.25%	478	1.65
Tellico Plains	253	759	765	-0.26%	389	1.95
Morrison	254	758	731	1.2%	282	2.69
Bulls Gap	255	757	754	0.13%	622	1.22
Eastview	256	757	763	-0.26%	148	5.12
Bethel Springs	257	747	741	0.27%	335	2.23
Crab Orchard	258	735	717	0.82%	67	10.94
Puryear	259	709	706	0.14%	749	0.95
Middleton	260	698	652	2.35%	334	2.09
Hollow Rock	261	692	686	0.29%	409	1.69
Charleston	262	684	666	0.89%	659	1.04
Michie	263	680	680		121	5.62
Wartrace	264	678	666	0.59%	774	0.88
Philadelphia	265	667	611	2.93%	429	1.55
Gates	266	658	667	-0.45%	933	0.70
Adams	267	656	623	1.7%	249	2.63
Friendship	268	625	613	0.64%	474	1.32
Townsend	269	623	551	4.18%	313	1.99
Maury City	270	596	581	0.85%	529	1.13
Baneberry	271	589	530	3.52%	331	1.78
Allardt	272	586	559	1.56%	155	3.77
Palmer	273	566	551	0.89%	115	4.93
Calhoun	274	556	535	1.27%	511	1.09
Ethridge	275	555	534	1.28%	481	1.15
Pleasant Hill	276	551	539	0.73%	338	1.63
Elkton	277	549	549		295	1.86
Moscow	278	547	568	-1.26%	429	1.28
Petersburg	279	543	525	1.12%	539	1.01
Sunbright	280	534	519	0.95%	154	3.47
Trimble	281	531	543	-0.75%	822	0.65
Minor Hill	282	519	507	0.78%	279	1.86
Doyle	283	514	496	1.18%	416	1.24
Gallaway	284	500	506	-0.4%	80	6.23
Hornbeak	285	493	505	-0.8%	469	1.05
Big Sandy	286	485	482	0.21%	695	0.70
Gadsden	287	483	471	0.83%	431	1.12
Ducktown	288	482	470	0.84%	183	2.64
Pittman Center	289	475	454	1.5%	79	6.01
Gilt Edge	290	468	474	-0.43%	173	2.71
Baileyton	291	459	438	1.55%	283	1.62
Ridgeside	292	459	444	1.1%	2,716	0.17
Copperhill	293	450	441	0.67%	254	1.77
Beersheba Springs	294	445	433	0.91%	92	4.81
Henry	295	442	442		336	1.31
Saltillo	296	427	424	0.24%	147	2.90
Sardis	297	420	414	0.48%	168	2.50
Stanton	298	417	414	0.24%	814	0.51
Guys	299	416	416		37	11.39
Bell Buckle	300	409	394	1.24%	687	0.59
Vanleer	301	392	377	1.29%	558	0.70
Clarksburg	302	382	379	0.26%	180	2.12
Burlison	303	364	367	-0.27%	347	1.05
Gibson	304	360	363	-0.28%	589	0.61
Watauga	305	358	361	-0.28%	406	0.88
Dowelltown	306	357	342	1.42%	475	0.75
Liberty	307	342	333	0.89%	296	1.16
Stantonville	308	338	332	0.6%	300	1.13
Williston	309	338	350	-1.17%	205	1.65
Grand Junction	310	334	337	-0.3%	281	1.19
Woodland Mills	311	332	341	-0.9%	261	1.27
Ramer	312	329	329		214	1.54
Cumberland City	313	318	309	0.95%	64	5
Lynnville	314	315	294	2.27%	929	0.34
Centertown	315	313	298	1.62%	339	0.92
Cumberland Gap	316	305	305		927	0.33
Cedar Hill	317	299	302	-0.33%	464	0.64
McLemoresville	318	291	291		132	2.21
Parker's Crossroads	319	291	285	0.69%	77	3.79
Garland	320	280	286	-0.71%	515	0.54
Finger	321	276	276		176	1.57
Milledgeville	322	276	273	0.36%	172	1.61
Auburntown	323	273	273		479	0.57
Toone	324	272	266	0.74%	253	1.07
Hornsby	325	261	258	0.39%	248	1.05
Braden	326	250	259	-1.19%	68	3.67
Rives	327	238	244	-0.83%	690	0.34
Yorkville	328	232	235	-0.43%	179	1.30
Parrottsville	329	231	219	1.76%	312	0.74
Samburg	330	203	206	-0.49%	429	0.47
Oakdale	331	197	191	1.03%	225	0.87
Medon	332	193	190	0.52%	194	0.99
Enville	333	187	184	0.54%	129	1.45
Slayden	334	182	173	1.68%	119	1.53
Mitchellville	335	156	162	-1.27%	291	0.54
La Grange	336	128	125	0.79%	64	2.01
Saulsbury	337	110	110		182	0.60
Normandy	338	108	108		441	0.24
Silerton	339	96	96		144	0.67
Viola	340	96	93	1.05%	568	0.17
Orme	341	85	88	-1.16%	21	4.13
Hickory Valley	342	78	78		246	0.32
Cottage Grove	343	66	66		386	0.17

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The southeastern state of Tennessee is ranked 16th in the nation in terms of its population, which is estimated in 2017 to be over 6.7 million. The most populated city in the state is the state capital, Nashville, which is consolidated into the Nashville-Davidson metro area,Nashville, which boasts 678,448 residents. Memphis falls only slightly behind with 651,011 residents. There are four other cities with populations that exceed 100,000: Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville and Murfreesboro.

Municipalities in the state are classified as either a city or a town. There are no distinctions legally between the two, unlike other states where municipal charters, population and other factors may be considered. There are multiple charters that municipalities can operate under, including home rule, mayor-aldermanic, city manager-commission, and consolidated city-county governments. The smallest city in the state of Tennessee is Saulsbury located in Hardeman County, which has a population of just 81. There are two additional municipalities with populations under 100: Cottage Grove in Henry County and Hickory Valley in Hardeman County.

Tennessee Cities by Population (2023)

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