230 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 1 | 6.12% | 54,652 | 38,894 |
| Baxter | 2 | 5.66% | 2,167 | 1,586 |
| White House | 3 | 5.1% | 17,302 | 13,106 |
| Alcoa | 4 | 4.78% | 14,237 | 10,990 |
| Thompson's Station | 5 | 4.21% | 9,463 | 7,551 |
| Piperton | 6 | 4.16% | 2,881 | 2,303 |
| Oakland | 7 | 3.99% | 11,199 | 9,048 |
| Lenoir City | 8 | 3.97% | 12,519 | 10,126 |
| Gallatin | 9 | 3.65% | 54,405 | 44,825 |
| Burns | 10 | 3.53% | 1,938 | 1,606 |
| Columbia | 11 | 3.49% | 50,516 | 41,994 |
| Spring Hill | 12 | 3.4% | 61,419 | 51,313 |
| Pleasant View | 13 | 3.36% | 5,818 | 4,872 |
| Loudon | 14 | 3.31% | 7,172 | 6,022 |
| Dandridge | 15 | 3.12% | 3,961 | 3,359 |
| Jonesborough | 16 | 3.07% | 6,953 | 5,916 |
| White Bluff | 17 | 2.92% | 4,514 | 3,872 |
| Smyrna | 18 | 2.81% | 61,998 | 53,515 |
| Nolensville | 19 | 2.77% | 16,247 | 14,054 |
| Linden | 20 | 2.67% | 1,153 | 1,003 |
| Hohenwald | 21 | 2.59% | 4,243 | 3,708 |
| Rossville | 22 | 2.54% | 1,213 | 1,060 |
| Dunlap | 23 | 2.52% | 6,110 | 5,358 |
| Mount Juliet | 24 | 2.48% | 45,160 | 39,690 |
| Clarksville | 25 | 2.44% | 190,229 | 167,533 |
| Fairview | 26 | 2.42% | 10,790 | 9,515 |
| Greenback | 27 | 2.37% | 1,253 | 1,107 |
| Medina | 28 | 2.31% | 5,812 | 5,157 |
| Chapel Hill | 29 | 2.27% | 1,940 | 1,725 |
| Manchester | 30 | 2.25% | 13,788 | 12,267 |
| Smithville | 31 | 2.25% | 5,671 | 5,044 |
| Cornersville | 32 | 2.2% | 1,392 | 1,239 |
| Ashland City | 33 | 2.2% | 5,814 | 5,186 |
| Murfreesboro | 34 | 2.16% | 172,029 | 153,816 |
| Munford | 35 | 2.09% | 7,040 | 6,318 |
| Lewisburg | 36 | 2.09% | 13,754 | 12,346 |
| Shelbyville | 37 | 2.07% | 26,327 | 23,652 |
| Winchester | 38 | 2.05% | 10,461 | 9,409 |
| Millington | 39 | 1.97% | 11,712 | 10,581 |
| Spencer | 40 | 1.95% | 1,621 | 1,463 |
| Morristown | 41 | 1.9% | 33,622 | 30,479 |
| Oak Ridge | 42 | 1.89% | 34,683 | 31,461 |
| Plainview | 43 | 1.8% | 2,266 | 2,065 |
| Englewood | 44 | 1.7% | 1,617 | 1,479 |
| Jefferson City | 45 | 1.69% | 9,165 | 8,404 |
| Farragut | 46 | 1.66% | 25,660 | 23,570 |
| La Vergne | 47 | 1.64% | 42,111 | 38,705 |
| Athens | 48 | 1.59% | 15,289 | 14,091 |
| Cross Plains | 49 | 1.57% | 1,937 | 1,785 |
| Luttrell | 50 | 1.57% | 1,103 | 1,018 |
| Vonore | 51 | 1.54% | 1,710 | 1,579 |
| McEwen | 52 | 1.53% | 1,789 | 1,652 |
| Coopertown | 53 | 1.53% | 4,854 | 4,488 |
| South Carthage | 54 | 1.52% | 1,608 | 1,486 |
| Cookeville | 55 | 1.46% | 37,643 | 34,937 |
| Altamont | 56 | 1.43% | 1,206 | 1,121 |
| Lafayette | 57 | 1.4% | 6,002 | 5,587 |
| Franklin | 58 | 1.4% | 90,388 | 84,155 |
| Crossville | 59 | 1.38% | 12,961 | 12,081 |
| Sneedville | 60 | 1.34% | 1,362 | 1,272 |
| Atoka | 61 | 1.32% | 10,764 | 10,061 |
| Springfield | 62 | 1.3% | 20,100 | 18,809 |
| Kimball | 63 | 1.28% | 1,659 | 1,552 |
| Watertown | 64 | 1.28% | 1,663 | 1,555 |
| Bean Station | 65 | 1.22% | 3,149 | 2,959 |
| Dayton | 66 | 1.22% | 7,891 | 7,416 |
| Chattanooga | 67 | 1.2% | 193,802 | 182,271 |
| Dickson | 68 | 1.2% | 17,080 | 16,068 |
| Maynardville | 69 | 1.19% | 2,629 | 2,471 |
| Madisonville | 70 | 1.17% | 5,458 | 5,141 |
| Cleveland | 71 | 1.15% | 50,812 | 47,911 |
| Decatur | 72 | 1.15% | 1,671 | 1,573 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 73 | 1.12% | 6,849 | 6,466 |
| Livingston | 74 | 1.1% | 4,145 | 3,920 |
| Lakesite | 75 | 1.08% | 1,970 | 1,865 |
| Hartsville-Trousdale County | 76 | 1.08% | 12,290 | 11,634 |
| Rockwood | 77 | 1.06% | 5,744 | 5,444 |
| Loretto | 78 | 1.05% | 1,832 | 1,737 |
| Harriman | 79 | 1.05% | 6,281 | 5,954 |
| Church Hill | 80 | 1.04% | 7,386 | 7,003 |
| Arlington | 81 | 1.02% | 15,708 | 14,918 |
| Decherd | 82 | 1.01% | 2,504 | 2,376 |
| Gatlinburg | 83 | 1% | 3,740 | 3,555 |
| Lawrenceburg | 84 | 0.98% | 12,231 | 11,636 |
| Blaine | 85 | 0.97% | 2,188 | 2,080 |
| Woodbury | 86 | 0.95% | 2,858 | 2,721 |
| Jamestown | 87 | 0.95% | 2,122 | 2,020 |
| Knoxville | 88 | 0.94% | 200,595 | 191,227 |
| Clinton | 89 | 0.94% | 10,556 | 10,065 |
| Etowah | 90 | 0.94% | 3,777 | 3,600 |
| New Market | 91 | 0.92% | 1,429 | 1,364 |
| Oliver Springs | 92 | 0.9% | 3,464 | 3,306 |
| Monteagle | 93 | 0.9% | 1,453 | 1,385 |
| Kingston | 94 | 0.9% | 6,397 | 6,109 |
| Sweetwater | 95 | 0.88% | 6,735 | 6,437 |
| Johnson City | 96 | 0.85% | 74,263 | 71,121 |
| Collegedale | 97 | 0.84% | 11,607 | 11,122 |
| Portland | 98 | 0.8% | 13,760 | 13,213 |
| Tullahoma | 99 | 0.75% | 21,193 | 20,401 |
| Dover | 100 | 0.74% | 1,907 | 1,836 |
| Greeneville | 101 | 0.73% | 16,096 | 15,510 |
| Algood | 102 | 0.73% | 4,134 | 3,984 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 103 | 0.73% | 1,802 | 1,736 |
| Hendersonville | 104 | 0.71% | 64,404 | 62,119 |
| Mosheim | 105 | 0.7% | 2,578 | 2,488 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 106 | 0.7% | 13,524 | 13,052 |
| Kingsport | 107 | 0.7% | 57,508 | 55,510 |
| Parsons | 108 | 0.69% | 2,174 | 2,098 |
| Pikeville | 109 | 0.69% | 1,892 | 1,826 |
| Tracy City | 110 | 0.69% | 1,456 | 1,406 |
| Henderson | 111 | 0.69% | 6,564 | 6,336 |
| Mountain City | 112 | 0.68% | 2,503 | 2,417 |
| Somerville | 113 | 0.68% | 3,547 | 3,427 |
| Tusculum | 114 | 0.68% | 3,417 | 3,299 |
| Savannah | 115 | 0.67% | 7,616 | 7,358 |
| Lakeland | 116 | 0.67% | 14,513 | 14,027 |
| Cowan | 117 | 0.66% | 1,828 | 1,766 |
| Selmer | 118 | 0.65% | 4,620 | 4,469 |
| Spring City | 119 | 0.65% | 2,009 | 1,944 |
| Surgoinsville | 120 | 0.62% | 1,942 | 1,879 |
| Bristol | 121 | 0.61% | 28,038 | 27,181 |
| Westmoreland | 122 | 0.59% | 2,902 | 2,817 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 123 | 0.59% | 1,369 | 1,326 |
| Ardmore | 124 | 0.57% | 1,243 | 1,207 |
| Mount Carmel | 125 | 0.56% | 5,580 | 5,424 |
| Paris | 126 | 0.54% | 10,574 | 10,288 |
| Rocky Top | 127 | 0.54% | 1,673 | 1,628 |
| Nashville | 128 | 0.54% | 708,772 | 689,726 |
| Graysville | 129 | 0.53% | 1,516 | 1,473 |
| Oneida | 130 | 0.52% | 3,895 | 3,792 |
| Waverly | 131 | 0.46% | 4,401 | 4,300 |
| Millersville | 132 | 0.44% | 6,455 | 6,313 |
| New Johnsonville | 133 | 0.43% | 1,848 | 1,806 |
| Ridgetop | 134 | 0.42% | 2,152 | 2,105 |
| Three Way | 135 | 0.42% | 1,930 | 1,890 |
| McMinnville | 136 | 0.4% | 14,088 | 13,806 |
| Jackson | 137 | 0.4% | 69,578 | 68,200 |
| Monterey | 138 | 0.39% | 2,807 | 2,749 |
| McKenzie | 139 | 0.39% | 5,625 | 5,514 |
| New Tazewell | 140 | 0.39% | 2,835 | 2,777 |
| Milan | 141 | 0.39% | 8,338 | 8,176 |
| Rutledge | 142 | 0.37% | 1,353 | 1,327 |
| Martin | 143 | 0.36% | 11,029 | 10,829 |
| Newport | 144 | 0.36% | 6,979 | 6,854 |
| White Pine | 145 | 0.35% | 2,593 | 2,545 |
| Tazewell | 146 | 0.34% | 2,388 | 2,346 |
| Huntingdon | 147 | 0.33% | 4,517 | 4,439 |
| Mount Pleasant | 148 | 0.33% | 4,887 | 4,805 |
| Norris | 149 | 0.31% | 1,628 | 1,601 |
| Red Bank | 150 | 0.3% | 12,109 | 11,926 |
| Rogersville | 151 | 0.3% | 4,734 | 4,663 |
| Collierville | 152 | 0.3% | 52,105 | 51,332 |
| Gordonsville | 153 | 0.29% | 1,391 | 1,369 |
| Greenbrier | 154 | 0.28% | 7,059 | 6,957 |
| Maryville | 155 | 0.28% | 32,463 | 32,012 |
| Fayetteville | 156 | 0.27% | 7,161 | 7,065 |
| Lexington | 157 | 0.26% | 8,058 | 7,951 |
| Centerville | 158 | 0.25% | 3,570 | 3,525 |
| Harrogate | 159 | 0.25% | 4,449 | 4,392 |
| Jasper | 160 | 0.25% | 3,664 | 3,616 |
| Bluff City | 161 | 0.22% | 1,842 | 1,819 |
| Dyer | 162 | 0.21% | 2,333 | 2,306 |
| Unicoi | 163 | 0.21% | 3,853 | 3,810 |
| Bruceton | 164 | 0.2% | 1,523 | 1,506 |
| Brighton | 165 | 0.17% | 2,909 | 2,884 |
| Pigeon Forge | 166 | 0.17% | 6,457 | 6,402 |
| Bells | 167 | 0.12% | 2,477 | 2,461 |
| Red Boiling Springs | 168 | 0.08% | 1,215 | 1,208 |
| Camden | 169 | 0.08% | 3,695 | 3,677 |
| Signal Mountain | 170 | 0.06% | 8,882 | 8,854 |
| Caryville | 171 | 0.05% | 2,208 | 2,201 |
| Brentwood | 172 | 0.04% | 45,544 | 45,447 |
| Bradford | 173 | 0% | 1,002 | 1,001 |
| Celina | 174 | 0% | 1,424 | 1,423 |
| Charlotte | 175 | 0% | 1,662 | 1,661 |
| Huntsville | 176 | 0% | 1,741 | 1,740 |
| Estill Springs | 177 | -0.04% | 2,697 | 2,700 |
| Waynesboro | 178 | -0.04% | 2,310 | 2,314 |
| Troy | 179 | -0.07% | 1,406 | 1,410 |
| Gleason | 180 | -0.07% | 1,362 | 1,364 |
| Humboldt | 181 | -0.08% | 7,846 | 7,876 |
| Powells Crossroads | 182 | -0.08% | 1,293 | 1,296 |
| Alamo | 183 | -0.09% | 2,332 | 2,339 |
| Whiteville | 184 | -0.09% | 4,560 | 4,578 |
| Adamsville | 185 | -0.1% | 2,072 | 2,081 |
| Greenfield | 186 | -0.1% | 2,015 | 2,024 |
| Elizabethton | 187 | -0.12% | 14,444 | 14,527 |
| Mason | 188 | -0.15% | 1,341 | 1,348 |
| Walden | 189 | -0.15% | 1,971 | 1,984 |
| Sparta | 190 | -0.16% | 4,981 | 5,021 |
| Erwin | 191 | -0.2% | 6,008 | 6,065 |
| Erin | 192 | -0.25% | 1,217 | 1,230 |
| Rutherford | 193 | -0.26% | 1,146 | 1,158 |
| Covington | 194 | -0.27% | 8,552 | 8,664 |
| East Ridge | 195 | -0.27% | 21,910 | 22,207 |
| Ridgely | 196 | -0.3% | 1,661 | 1,683 |
| Sevierville | 197 | -0.32% | 18,173 | 18,462 |
| Dyersburg | 198 | -0.32% | 15,864 | 16,118 |
| Louisville | 199 | -0.32% | 4,320 | 4,387 |
| Pegram | 200 | -0.34% | 2,031 | 2,064 |
| Carthage | 201 | -0.35% | 2,258 | 2,295 |
| Jellico | 202 | -0.38% | 2,114 | 2,151 |
| Lookout Mountain | 203 | -0.39% | 2,030 | 2,068 |
| Kingston Springs | 204 | -0.4% | 2,758 | 2,813 |
| Pulaski | 205 | -0.42% | 8,206 | 8,381 |
| Bartlett | 206 | -0.42% | 56,467 | 57,671 |
| Whitwell | 207 | -0.5% | 1,608 | 1,648 |
| Bolivar | 208 | -0.51% | 5,058 | 5,188 |
| Goodlettsville | 209 | -0.54% | 17,338 | 17,812 |
| Dresden | 210 | -0.55% | 2,914 | 2,992 |
| Jacksboro | 211 | -0.58% | 2,235 | 2,299 |
| Halls | 212 | -0.64% | 2,020 | 2,084 |
| Kenton | 213 | -0.64% | 1,242 | 1,280 |
| Newbern | 214 | -0.65% | 3,226 | 3,330 |
| Union City | 215 | -0.66% | 10,804 | 11,162 |
| Germantown | 216 | -0.71% | 39,844 | 41,263 |
| Memphis | 217 | -0.71% | 606,551 | 628,388 |
| South Fulton | 218 | -0.73% | 2,161 | 2,238 |
| Trenton | 219 | -0.75% | 4,080 | 4,235 |
| La Follette | 220 | -0.76% | 7,139 | 7,411 |
| Ripley | 221 | -0.83% | 7,483 | 7,795 |
| South Pittsburg | 222 | -1.01% | 2,939 | 3,089 |
| Benton | 223 | -1.03% | 1,443 | 1,515 |
| Brownsville | 224 | -1.43% | 9,224 | 9,892 |
| Oak Hill | 225 | -2.19% | 4,387 | 4,874 |
| Belle Meade | 226 | -2.97% | 2,513 | 2,895 |
| Forest Hills | 227 | -3.16% | 4,314 | 5,018 |
| Berry Hill | 228 | -3.59% | 1,772 | 2,099 |
| Tiptonville | 229 | -3.97% | 3,289 | 3,968 |
| Clifton | 230 | -6.26% | 1,991 | 2,656 |
Tennessee's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Lebanon leads with 6.12% annualized growth, followed by Baxter (5.66%) and White House (5.1%). The largest population centers are Nashville (708,772), Memphis (606,551), and Knoxville (200,595). Of the 230 cities over 1,000 population, 176 are growing while 54 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.8% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 4.85% annually.