230 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1 | 5.77% | 57,804 | 38,894 |
| Baxter | 2 | 5.35% | 2,283 | 1,586 |
| White House | 3 | 4.85% | 18,141 | 13,106 |
| Alcoa | 4 | 4.57% | 14,887 | 10,990 |
| Thompson's Station | 5 | 4.05% | 9,846 | 7,551 |
| Piperton | 6 | 4.03% | 2,997 | 2,303 |
| Oakland | 7 | 3.84% | 11,629 | 9,048 |
| Lenoir City | 8 | 3.83% | 12,998 | 10,126 |
| Gallatin | 9 | 3.52% | 56,321 | 44,825 |
| Burns | 10 | 3.46% | 2,005 | 1,606 |
| Columbia | 11 | 3.38% | 52,221 | 41,994 |
| Spring Hill | 12 | 3.29% | 63,440 | 51,313 |
| Pleasant View | 13 | 3.25% | 6,007 | 4,872 |
| Loudon | 14 | 3.21% | 7,402 | 6,022 |
| Dandridge | 15 | 3.05% | 4,082 | 3,359 |
| Jonesborough | 16 | 2.99% | 7,161 | 5,916 |
| White Bluff | 17 | 2.86% | 4,643 | 3,872 |
| Smyrna | 18 | 2.74% | 63,695 | 53,515 |
| Nolensville | 19 | 2.7% | 16,686 | 14,054 |
| Linden | 20 | 2.6% | 1,183 | 1,003 |
| Rossville | 21 | 2.56% | 1,244 | 1,060 |
| Hohenwald | 22 | 2.52% | 4,350 | 3,708 |
| Dunlap | 23 | 2.47% | 6,261 | 5,358 |
| Mount Juliet | 24 | 2.42% | 46,254 | 39,690 |
| Clarksville | 25 | 2.39% | 194,768 | 167,533 |
| Fairview | 26 | 2.36% | 11,045 | 9,515 |
| Greenback | 27 | 2.31% | 1,282 | 1,107 |
| Medina | 28 | 2.25% | 5,943 | 5,157 |
| Cornersville | 29 | 2.23% | 1,423 | 1,239 |
| Smithville | 30 | 2.22% | 5,797 | 5,044 |
| Chapel Hill | 31 | 2.22% | 1,983 | 1,725 |
| Manchester | 32 | 2.2% | 14,092 | 12,267 |
| Ashland City | 33 | 2.17% | 5,940 | 5,186 |
| Murfreesboro | 34 | 2.12% | 175,672 | 153,816 |
| Munford | 35 | 2.06% | 7,185 | 6,318 |
| Lewisburg | 36 | 2.05% | 14,036 | 12,346 |
| Shelbyville | 37 | 2.03% | 26,862 | 23,652 |
| Winchester | 38 | 2.02% | 10,672 | 9,409 |
| Spencer | 39 | 1.97% | 1,653 | 1,463 |
| Millington | 40 | 1.93% | 11,938 | 10,581 |
| Morristown | 41 | 1.87% | 34,251 | 30,479 |
| Oak Ridge | 42 | 1.86% | 35,328 | 31,461 |
| Plainview | 43 | 1.77% | 2,306 | 2,065 |
| Englewood | 44 | 1.73% | 1,645 | 1,479 |
| Jefferson City | 45 | 1.66% | 9,317 | 8,404 |
| Farragut | 46 | 1.63% | 26,078 | 23,570 |
| La Vergne | 47 | 1.62% | 42,792 | 38,705 |
| Cross Plains | 48 | 1.6% | 1,968 | 1,785 |
| Athens | 49 | 1.57% | 15,529 | 14,091 |
| McEwen | 50 | 1.57% | 1,817 | 1,652 |
| South Carthage | 51 | 1.55% | 1,633 | 1,486 |
| Luttrell | 52 | 1.54% | 1,120 | 1,018 |
| Vonore | 53 | 1.52% | 1,736 | 1,579 |
| Coopertown | 54 | 1.5% | 4,927 | 4,488 |
| Cookeville | 55 | 1.44% | 38,184 | 34,937 |
| Altamont | 56 | 1.41% | 1,223 | 1,121 |
| Lafayette | 57 | 1.38% | 6,085 | 5,587 |
| Franklin | 58 | 1.38% | 91,635 | 84,155 |
| Crossville | 59 | 1.36% | 13,137 | 12,081 |
| Kimball | 60 | 1.33% | 1,681 | 1,552 |
| Watertown | 61 | 1.32% | 1,685 | 1,555 |
| Sneedville | 62 | 1.32% | 1,380 | 1,272 |
| Atoka | 63 | 1.31% | 10,905 | 10,061 |
| Springfield | 64 | 1.28% | 20,358 | 18,809 |
| Maynardville | 65 | 1.22% | 2,661 | 2,471 |
| Bean Station | 66 | 1.21% | 3,187 | 2,959 |
| Dayton | 67 | 1.2% | 7,986 | 7,416 |
| Decatur | 68 | 1.2% | 1,691 | 1,573 |
| Chattanooga | 69 | 1.19% | 196,108 | 182,271 |
| Dickson | 70 | 1.19% | 17,283 | 16,068 |
| Madisonville | 71 | 1.17% | 5,522 | 5,141 |
| Cleveland | 72 | 1.14% | 51,392 | 47,911 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 73 | 1.12% | 6,926 | 6,466 |
| Livingston | 74 | 1.09% | 4,190 | 3,920 |
| Lakesite | 75 | 1.07% | 1,991 | 1,865 |
| Hartsville-Trousdale County | 76 | 1.07% | 12,421 | 11,634 |
| Harriman | 77 | 1.05% | 6,347 | 5,954 |
| Rockwood | 78 | 1.04% | 5,804 | 5,444 |
| Church Hill | 79 | 1.04% | 7,463 | 7,003 |
| Decherd | 80 | 1.04% | 2,530 | 2,376 |
| Loretto | 81 | 1.04% | 1,851 | 1,737 |
| Arlington | 82 | 1.01% | 15,866 | 14,918 |
| Blaine | 83 | 1.01% | 2,210 | 2,080 |
| Jamestown | 84 | 0.99% | 2,143 | 2,020 |
| Gatlinburg | 85 | 0.99% | 3,777 | 3,555 |
| Woodbury | 86 | 0.98% | 2,886 | 2,721 |
| Lawrenceburg | 87 | 0.97% | 12,350 | 11,636 |
| Monteagle | 88 | 0.96% | 1,467 | 1,385 |
| Etowah | 89 | 0.95% | 3,813 | 3,600 |
| Knoxville | 90 | 0.93% | 202,469 | 191,227 |
| Clinton | 91 | 0.93% | 10,654 | 10,065 |
| Oliver Springs | 92 | 0.92% | 3,496 | 3,306 |
| New Market | 93 | 0.91% | 1,442 | 1,364 |
| Kingston | 94 | 0.91% | 6,455 | 6,109 |
| Sweetwater | 95 | 0.89% | 6,795 | 6,437 |
| Johnson City | 96 | 0.85% | 74,892 | 71,121 |
| Collegedale | 97 | 0.84% | 11,704 | 11,122 |
| Portland | 98 | 0.8% | 13,870 | 13,213 |
| Tullahoma | 99 | 0.75% | 21,352 | 20,401 |
| Dover | 100 | 0.73% | 1,921 | 1,836 |
| Greeneville | 101 | 0.73% | 16,213 | 15,510 |
| Algood | 102 | 0.73% | 4,164 | 3,984 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 103 | 0.72% | 1,815 | 1,736 |
| Cowan | 104 | 0.71% | 1,841 | 1,766 |
| Hendersonville | 105 | 0.71% | 64,861 | 62,119 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 106 | 0.7% | 13,619 | 13,052 |
| Tusculum | 107 | 0.7% | 3,441 | 3,299 |
| Henderson | 108 | 0.7% | 6,610 | 6,336 |
| Mosheim | 109 | 0.7% | 2,596 | 2,488 |
| Kingsport | 110 | 0.7% | 57,908 | 55,510 |
| Parsons | 111 | 0.69% | 2,189 | 2,098 |
| Pikeville | 112 | 0.69% | 1,905 | 1,826 |
| Tracy City | 113 | 0.69% | 1,466 | 1,406 |
| Savannah | 114 | 0.68% | 7,668 | 7,358 |
| Mountain City | 115 | 0.68% | 2,520 | 2,417 |
| Somerville | 116 | 0.68% | 3,571 | 3,427 |
| Surgoinsville | 117 | 0.67% | 1,955 | 1,879 |
| Lakeland | 118 | 0.67% | 14,610 | 14,027 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 119 | 0.66% | 1,378 | 1,326 |
| Selmer | 120 | 0.65% | 4,650 | 4,469 |
| Spring City | 121 | 0.65% | 2,022 | 1,944 |
| Bristol | 122 | 0.61% | 28,210 | 27,181 |
| Graysville | 123 | 0.59% | 1,525 | 1,473 |
| Westmoreland | 124 | 0.59% | 2,919 | 2,817 |
| Ardmore | 125 | 0.56% | 1,250 | 1,207 |
| Mount Carmel | 126 | 0.56% | 5,611 | 5,424 |
| Oneida | 127 | 0.54% | 3,916 | 3,792 |
| Paris | 128 | 0.54% | 10,631 | 10,288 |
| Rocky Top | 129 | 0.54% | 1,682 | 1,628 |
| Nashville | 130 | 0.54% | 712,581 | 689,726 |
| New Johnsonville | 131 | 0.49% | 1,857 | 1,806 |
| Ridgetop | 132 | 0.46% | 2,162 | 2,105 |
| Waverly | 133 | 0.45% | 4,421 | 4,300 |
| Millersville | 134 | 0.45% | 6,484 | 6,313 |
| Monterey | 135 | 0.43% | 2,819 | 2,749 |
| New Tazewell | 136 | 0.42% | 2,847 | 2,777 |
| Three Way | 137 | 0.41% | 1,938 | 1,890 |
| McMinnville | 138 | 0.4% | 14,145 | 13,806 |
| Jackson | 139 | 0.4% | 69,854 | 68,200 |
| Milan | 140 | 0.4% | 8,371 | 8,176 |
| McKenzie | 141 | 0.39% | 5,647 | 5,514 |
| White Pine | 142 | 0.39% | 2,603 | 2,545 |
| Tazewell | 143 | 0.38% | 2,397 | 2,346 |
| Rutledge | 144 | 0.37% | 1,358 | 1,327 |
| Norris | 145 | 0.37% | 1,634 | 1,601 |
| Martin | 146 | 0.36% | 11,069 | 10,829 |
| Gordonsville | 147 | 0.36% | 1,396 | 1,369 |
| Newport | 148 | 0.36% | 7,004 | 6,854 |
| Huntingdon | 149 | 0.35% | 4,533 | 4,439 |
| Mount Pleasant | 150 | 0.35% | 4,904 | 4,805 |
| Red Bank | 151 | 0.31% | 12,146 | 11,926 |
| Greenbrier | 152 | 0.3% | 7,080 | 6,957 |
| Collierville | 153 | 0.3% | 52,260 | 51,332 |
| Rogersville | 154 | 0.3% | 4,748 | 4,663 |
| Maryville | 155 | 0.28% | 32,553 | 32,012 |
| Lexington | 156 | 0.27% | 8,080 | 7,951 |
| Jasper | 157 | 0.27% | 3,674 | 3,616 |
| Bluff City | 158 | 0.27% | 1,847 | 1,819 |
| Harrogate | 159 | 0.27% | 4,461 | 4,392 |
| Fayetteville | 160 | 0.27% | 7,180 | 7,065 |
| Bruceton | 161 | 0.26% | 1,527 | 1,506 |
| Dyer | 162 | 0.26% | 2,339 | 2,306 |
| Centerville | 163 | 0.25% | 3,579 | 3,525 |
| Unicoi | 164 | 0.23% | 3,862 | 3,810 |
| Brighton | 165 | 0.17% | 2,914 | 2,884 |
| Pigeon Forge | 166 | 0.17% | 6,468 | 6,402 |
| Red Boiling Springs | 167 | 0.16% | 1,217 | 1,208 |
| Bells | 168 | 0.12% | 2,480 | 2,461 |
| Camden | 169 | 0.11% | 3,699 | 3,677 |
| Caryville | 170 | 0.09% | 2,210 | 2,201 |
| Signal Mountain | 171 | 0.07% | 8,888 | 8,854 |
| Brentwood | 172 | 0.04% | 45,564 | 45,447 |
| Bradford | 173 | 0% | 1,002 | 1,001 |
| Celina | 174 | 0% | 1,424 | 1,423 |
| Charlotte | 175 | 0% | 1,662 | 1,661 |
| Estill Springs | 176 | 0% | 2,697 | 2,700 |
| Gleason | 177 | 0% | 1,362 | 1,364 |
| Huntsville | 178 | 0% | 1,741 | 1,740 |
| Powells Crossroads | 179 | 0% | 1,293 | 1,296 |
| Alamo | 180 | -0.04% | 2,331 | 2,339 |
| Waynesboro | 181 | -0.04% | 2,309 | 2,314 |
| Whiteville | 182 | -0.07% | 4,557 | 4,578 |
| Troy | 183 | -0.07% | 1,405 | 1,410 |
| Mason | 184 | -0.07% | 1,340 | 1,348 |
| Humboldt | 185 | -0.08% | 7,840 | 7,876 |
| Adamsville | 186 | -0.1% | 2,070 | 2,081 |
| Greenfield | 187 | -0.1% | 2,013 | 2,024 |
| Walden | 188 | -0.1% | 1,969 | 1,984 |
| Elizabethton | 189 | -0.11% | 14,428 | 14,527 |
| Sparta | 190 | -0.16% | 4,973 | 5,021 |
| Erin | 191 | -0.16% | 1,215 | 1,230 |
| Rutherford | 192 | -0.17% | 1,144 | 1,158 |
| Erwin | 193 | -0.18% | 5,997 | 6,065 |
| Ridgely | 194 | -0.24% | 1,657 | 1,683 |
| Covington | 195 | -0.26% | 8,530 | 8,664 |
| East Ridge | 196 | -0.27% | 21,851 | 22,207 |
| Pegram | 197 | -0.3% | 2,025 | 2,064 |
| Louisville | 198 | -0.3% | 4,307 | 4,387 |
| Carthage | 199 | -0.31% | 2,251 | 2,295 |
| Sevierville | 200 | -0.32% | 18,115 | 18,462 |
| Dyersburg | 201 | -0.32% | 15,813 | 16,118 |
| Jellico | 202 | -0.33% | 2,107 | 2,151 |
| Lookout Mountain | 203 | -0.34% | 2,023 | 2,068 |
| Kingston Springs | 204 | -0.4% | 2,747 | 2,813 |
| Pulaski | 205 | -0.43% | 8,171 | 8,381 |
| Bartlett | 206 | -0.43% | 56,226 | 57,671 |
| Whitwell | 207 | -0.5% | 1,600 | 1,648 |
| Bolivar | 208 | -0.51% | 5,032 | 5,188 |
| Dresden | 209 | -0.51% | 2,899 | 2,992 |
| Goodlettsville | 210 | -0.55% | 17,243 | 17,812 |
| Kenton | 211 | -0.56% | 1,235 | 1,280 |
| Jacksboro | 212 | -0.58% | 2,222 | 2,299 |
| Halls | 213 | -0.64% | 2,007 | 2,084 |
| Newbern | 214 | -0.65% | 3,205 | 3,330 |
| Union City | 215 | -0.66% | 10,733 | 11,162 |
| South Fulton | 216 | -0.69% | 2,146 | 2,238 |
| Germantown | 217 | -0.71% | 39,560 | 41,263 |
| Memphis | 218 | -0.72% | 602,184 | 628,388 |
| La Follette | 219 | -0.76% | 7,085 | 7,411 |
| Trenton | 220 | -0.76% | 4,049 | 4,235 |
| Ripley | 221 | -0.83% | 7,421 | 7,795 |
| Benton | 222 | -0.97% | 1,429 | 1,515 |
| South Pittsburg | 223 | -1.02% | 2,909 | 3,089 |
| Brownsville | 224 | -1.44% | 9,091 | 9,892 |
| Oak Hill | 225 | -2.21% | 4,290 | 4,874 |
| Belle Meade | 226 | -3.02% | 2,437 | 2,895 |
| Forest Hills | 227 | -3.27% | 4,173 | 5,018 |
| Berry Hill | 228 | -3.67% | 1,707 | 2,099 |
| Tiptonville | 229 | -4.13% | 3,153 | 3,968 |
| Clifton | 230 | -6.68% | 1,858 | 2,656 |
Tennessee's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Lebanon leads with 5.77% annualized growth, followed by Baxter (5.35%) and White House (4.85%). The largest population centers are Nashville (712,581), Memphis (602,184), and Knoxville (202,469). Of the 230 cities over 1,000 population, 179 are growing while 51 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.79% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 5.82% annually.