| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter | 1 | 5.5% | 2,245 | 1,580 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 5.45% | 56,325 | 38,908 |
| White House | 3 | 4.73% | 18,717 | 13,087 |
| Alcoa | 4 | 4.73% | 14,336 | 10,987 |
| Lenoir City | 5 | 4.11% | 13,045 | 10,111 |
| Piperton | 6 | 4.08% | 3,007 | 2,305 |
| Thompson's Station | 7 | 4% | 9,848 | 7,557 |
| Oakland | 8 | 3.96% | 11,264 | 9,071 |
| Gallatin | 9 | 3.57% | 56,541 | 44,838 |
| Burns | 10 | 3.51% | 1,977 | 1,608 |
| Spring Hill | 11 | 3.37% | 63,406 | 51,339 |
| Columbia | 12 | 3.35% | 51,750 | 41,835 |
| Pleasant View | 13 | 3.21% | 5,983 | 4,870 |
| Dandridge | 14 | 3.12% | 4,070 | 3,355 |
| Loudon | 15 | 2.93% | 7,167 | 6,030 |
| Jonesborough | 16 | 2.9% | 7,193 | 5,911 |
| White Bluff | 17 | 2.88% | 4,646 | 3,873 |
| Smyrna | 18 | 2.85% | 65,127 | 53,501 |
| Mount Juliet | 19 | 2.69% | 46,389 | 39,682 |
| Nolensville | 20 | 2.69% | 16,214 | 14,037 |
| Greenback | 21 | 2.64% | 1,284 | 1,097 |
| Rossville | 22 | 2.55% | 1,246 | 1,059 |
| Linden | 23 | 2.5% | 1,190 | 1,005 |
| Dunlap | 24 | 2.48% | 6,240 | 5,360 |
| Clarksville | 25 | 2.42% | 193,395 | 167,547 |
| Hohenwald | 26 | 2.41% | 4,251 | 3,700 |
| Fairview | 27 | 2.34% | 11,132 | 9,510 |
| Oak Ridge | 28 | 2.34% | 36,223 | 31,716 |
| Murfreesboro | 29 | 2.33% | 175,165 | 153,801 |
| Cornersville | 30 | 2.31% | 1,417 | 1,251 |
| Manchester | 31 | 2.29% | 14,092 | 12,267 |
| Medina | 32 | 2.29% | 5,946 | 5,154 |
| Chapel Hill | 33 | 2.26% | 1,948 | 1,721 |
| Ashland City | 34 | 2.25% | 5,777 | 5,185 |
| Smithville | 35 | 2.19% | 5,743 | 5,047 |
| Shelbyville | 36 | 2.15% | 26,708 | 23,612 |
| Munford | 37 | 2.1% | 7,143 | 6,327 |
| Lewisburg | 38 | 2.09% | 13,800 | 12,343 |
| Winchester | 39 | 2.02% | 10,649 | 9,419 |
| Spencer | 40 | 2.02% | 1,669 | 1,458 |
| Plainview | 41 | 1.9% | 2,306 | 2,059 |
| Millington | 42 | 1.86% | 13,194 | 10,583 |
| Morristown | 43 | 1.85% | 34,137 | 30,515 |
| La Vergne | 44 | 1.82% | 42,911 | 38,696 |
| Luttrell | 45 | 1.79% | 1,138 | 1,023 |
| Englewood | 46 | 1.74% | 1,638 | 1,480 |
| Cross Plains | 47 | 1.72% | 1,952 | 1,786 |
| Farragut | 48 | 1.7% | 25,549 | 23,566 |
| Jefferson City | 49 | 1.66% | 9,254 | 8,419 |
| Watertown | 50 | 1.6% | 1,718 | 1,555 |
| Athens | 51 | 1.59% | 15,506 | 14,112 |
| Coopertown | 52 | 1.59% | 4,920 | 4,488 |
| Vonore | 53 | 1.57% | 1,742 | 1,583 |
| McEwen | 54 | 1.56% | 1,818 | 1,654 |
| South Carthage | 55 | 1.52% | 1,600 | 1,489 |
| Cookeville | 56 | 1.46% | 38,769 | 34,972 |
| Lafayette | 57 | 1.45% | 6,107 | 5,590 |
| Altamont | 58 | 1.41% | 1,220 | 1,117 |
| Springfield | 59 | 1.4% | 20,372 | 18,814 |
| Crossville | 60 | 1.36% | 13,291 | 12,091 |
| Decatur | 61 | 1.34% | 1,659 | 1,571 |
| Atoka | 62 | 1.33% | 10,787 | 10,056 |
| Franklin | 63 | 1.32% | 91,416 | 84,159 |
| Gatlinburg | 64 | 1.27% | 3,762 | 3,556 |
| Sneedville | 65 | 1.26% | 1,366 | 1,273 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 66 | 1.26% | 7,007 | 6,472 |
| Chattanooga | 67 | 1.26% | 196,582 | 182,255 |
| Dickson | 68 | 1.24% | 17,263 | 16,072 |
| Bean Station | 69 | 1.22% | 3,229 | 2,962 |
| Madisonville | 70 | 1.22% | 5,494 | 5,144 |
| Cleveland | 71 | 1.2% | 51,784 | 47,927 |
| Kimball | 72 | 1.16% | 1,652 | 1,548 |
| Lakesite | 73 | 1.16% | 2,003 | 1,901 |
| Arlington | 74 | 1.13% | 15,881 | 14,913 |
| Maynardville | 75 | 1.1% | 2,753 | 2,478 |
| Lawrenceburg | 76 | 1.09% | 12,369 | 11,634 |
| Hartsville | 77 | 1.07% | 12,758 | 11,646 |
| Church Hill | 78 | 1.06% | 7,374 | 6,994 |
| Dayton | 79 | 1.05% | 7,901 | 7,387 |
| Loretto | 80 | 1.05% | 1,832 | 1,728 |
| Decherd | 81 | 1.04% | 2,525 | 2,374 |
| Blaine | 82 | 1.04% | 2,235 | 2,078 |
| Livingston | 83 | 1.04% | 4,190 | 3,918 |
| Etowah | 84 | 1% | 3,824 | 3,602 |
| Sweetwater | 85 | 1% | 6,773 | 6,432 |
| Woodbury | 86 | 0.99% | 2,856 | 2,724 |
| Knoxville | 87 | 0.98% | 203,991 | 191,201 |
| Clinton | 88 | 0.93% | 10,563 | 10,038 |
| Monteagle | 89 | 0.9% | 1,452 | 1,385 |
| Collegedale | 90 | 0.89% | 11,601 | 11,124 |
| Harriman | 91 | 0.87% | 6,246 | 5,933 |
| Portland | 92 | 0.86% | 13,776 | 13,190 |
| Oliver Springs | 93 | 0.84% | 3,462 | 3,287 |
| Johnson City | 94 | 0.84% | 75,575 | 71,072 |
| New Market | 95 | 0.84% | 1,443 | 1,373 |
| Tullahoma | 96 | 0.83% | 21,456 | 20,394 |
| Mount Pleasant | 97 | 0.82% | 5,145 | 4,815 |
| Algood | 98 | 0.82% | 4,199 | 3,988 |
| Rockwood | 99 | 0.8% | 5,652 | 5,431 |
| Lakeland | 100 | 0.8% | 14,537 | 14,028 |
| Hendersonville | 101 | 0.77% | 64,763 | 62,113 |
| Somerville | 102 | 0.77% | 3,650 | 3,430 |
| Nashville | 103 | 0.76% | 726,586 | 689,780 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 104 | 0.76% | 13,576 | 13,054 |
| Savannah | 105 | 0.75% | 7,747 | 7,357 |
| Jamestown | 106 | 0.75% | 2,151 | 2,021 |
| Tusculum | 107 | 0.73% | 3,446 | 3,294 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 108 | 0.73% | 1,799 | 1,737 |
| Greeneville | 109 | 0.72% | 16,258 | 15,515 |
| Kingsport | 110 | 0.72% | 57,947 | 55,510 |
| Louisville | 111 | 0.72% | 4,595 | 4,379 |
| Spring City | 112 | 0.7% | 2,003 | 1,943 |
| Selmer | 113 | 0.7% | 4,607 | 4,473 |
| Henderson | 114 | 0.7% | 6,636 | 6,335 |
| Pikeville | 115 | 0.69% | 1,885 | 1,809 |
| Dover | 116 | 0.68% | 1,931 | 1,837 |
| Surgoinsville | 117 | 0.68% | 1,933 | 1,868 |
| Cowan | 118 | 0.67% | 1,811 | 1,767 |
| Mountain City | 119 | 0.64% | 2,506 | 2,400 |
| Mount Carmel | 120 | 0.63% | 5,575 | 5,422 |
| Tracy City | 121 | 0.63% | 1,436 | 1,394 |
| Mosheim | 122 | 0.63% | 2,563 | 2,479 |
| Westmoreland | 123 | 0.63% | 2,897 | 2,797 |
| Paris | 124 | 0.62% | 10,533 | 10,290 |
| Oneida | 125 | 0.62% | 3,923 | 3,785 |
| Kingston | 126 | 0.6% | 6,337 | 6,076 |
| Ridgetop | 127 | 0.6% | 2,169 | 2,112 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 128 | 0.6% | 1,349 | 1,315 |
| Bristol | 129 | 0.58% | 28,271 | 27,166 |
| Ardmore | 130 | 0.56% | 1,251 | 1,210 |
| Graysville | 131 | 0.53% | 1,514 | 1,479 |
| Newport | 132 | 0.52% | 7,086 | 6,852 |
| Parsons | 133 | 0.51% | 2,173 | 2,091 |
| Milan | 134 | 0.5% | 8,409 | 8,169 |
| Rutledge | 135 | 0.5% | 1,418 | 1,343 |
| Millersville | 136 | 0.48% | 6,469 | 6,309 |
| Rocky Top | 137 | 0.48% | 1,689 | 1,632 |
| Huntingdon | 138 | 0.47% | 4,483 | 4,435 |
| Waverly | 139 | 0.45% | 4,450 | 4,302 |
| New Johnsonville | 140 | 0.43% | 1,857 | 1,804 |
| McKenzie | 141 | 0.43% | 5,656 | 5,525 |
| Monterey | 142 | 0.42% | 2,839 | 2,748 |
| Pigeon Forge | 143 | 0.42% | 6,626 | 6,406 |
| White Pine | 144 | 0.42% | 2,630 | 2,547 |
| Collierville | 145 | 0.42% | 52,126 | 51,192 |
| Three Way | 146 | 0.41% | 1,941 | 1,886 |
| Martin | 147 | 0.41% | 11,105 | 10,833 |
| Greenbrier | 148 | 0.4% | 7,199 | 6,952 |
| New Tazewell | 149 | 0.39% | 2,857 | 2,779 |
| Dyer | 150 | 0.39% | 2,342 | 2,303 |
| McMinnville | 151 | 0.38% | 13,996 | 13,806 |
| Norris | 152 | 0.37% | 1,627 | 1,596 |
| Red Bank | 153 | 0.36% | 12,450 | 11,926 |
| Rogersville | 154 | 0.36% | 4,707 | 4,664 |
| Gordonsville | 155 | 0.34% | 1,469 | 1,369 |
| Jackson | 156 | 0.31% | 69,551 | 68,191 |
| Jasper | 157 | 0.3% | 3,647 | 3,613 |
| Maryville | 158 | 0.27% | 32,530 | 31,999 |
| Bruceton | 159 | 0.26% | 1,526 | 1,505 |
| Unicoi | 160 | 0.26% | 3,871 | 3,806 |
| Fayetteville | 161 | 0.25% | 7,086 | 7,061 |
| Centerville | 162 | 0.25% | 3,598 | 3,527 |
| Lexington | 163 | 0.23% | 8,149 | 7,933 |
| Bluff City | 164 | 0.22% | 1,840 | 1,814 |
| Tazewell | 165 | 0.21% | 2,368 | 2,337 |
| Brighton | 166 | 0.17% | 2,897 | 2,885 |
| Red Boiling Springs | 167 | 0.17% | 1,203 | 1,202 |
| Harrogate | 168 | 0.16% | 4,461 | 4,397 |
| Signal Mountain | 169 | 0.14% | 8,836 | 8,851 |
| Bradford | 170 | 0.1% | 1,007 | 1,002 |
| Caryville | 171 | 0.09% | 2,219 | 2,208 |
| Waynesboro | 172 | 0.09% | 2,321 | 2,312 |
| Gleason | 173 | 0.07% | 1,354 | 1,356 |
| Sparta | 174 | 0.06% | 5,041 | 5,025 |
| Bells | 175 | 0.04% | 2,474 | 2,465 |
| Humboldt | 176 | 0.04% | 7,844 | 7,883 |
| Camden | 177 | 0% | 3,690 | 3,676 |
| Greenfield | 178 | 0% | 2,020 | 2,024 |
| Huntsville | 179 | 0% | 1,709 | 1,741 |
| Powells Crossroads | 180 | 0% | 1,296 | 1,291 |
| Brentwood | 181 | -0.01% | 45,307 | 45,437 |
| Sevierville | 182 | -0.03% | 19,004 | 18,480 |
| Estill Springs | 183 | -0.04% | 2,691 | 2,703 |
| Lookout Mountain | 184 | -0.05% | 2,043 | 2,068 |
| Erin | 185 | -0.08% | 1,206 | 1,225 |
| Alamo | 186 | -0.08% | 2,352 | 2,340 |
| Rutherford | 187 | -0.09% | 1,146 | 1,157 |
| Whiteville | 188 | -0.09% | 4,478 | 4,583 |
| Adamsville | 189 | -0.1% | 2,079 | 2,083 |
| Walden | 190 | -0.1% | 1,963 | 1,984 |
| Elizabethton | 191 | -0.1% | 14,335 | 14,519 |
| Erwin | 192 | -0.12% | 6,012 | 6,063 |
| Troy | 193 | -0.14% | 1,397 | 1,410 |
| Mason | 194 | -0.15% | 1,340 | 1,347 |
| Charlotte | 195 | -0.18% | 1,644 | 1,666 |
| Jellico | 196 | -0.19% | 2,122 | 2,150 |
| East Ridge | 197 | -0.19% | 21,879 | 22,209 |
| Celina | 198 | -0.21% | 1,409 | 1,424 |
| Covington | 199 | -0.22% | 8,566 | 8,666 |
| Dyersburg | 200 | -0.26% | 15,864 | 16,130 |
| Pulaski | 201 | -0.29% | 8,370 | 8,374 |
| Pegram | 202 | -0.29% | 2,030 | 2,064 |
| Bartlett | 203 | -0.3% | 56,246 | 57,672 |
| Carthage | 204 | -0.31% | 2,275 | 2,286 |
| Bolivar | 205 | -0.4% | 5,023 | 5,189 |
| Kingston Springs | 206 | -0.4% | 2,747 | 2,813 |
| Goodlettsville | 207 | -0.4% | 17,436 | 17,788 |
| Whitwell | 208 | -0.5% | 1,588 | 1,650 |
| Trenton | 209 | -0.53% | 4,115 | 4,234 |
| Dresden | 210 | -0.55% | 2,895 | 2,986 |
| Germantown | 211 | -0.57% | 39,773 | 41,261 |
| Memphis | 212 | -0.58% | 606,132 | 628,282 |
| Jacksboro | 213 | -0.58% | 2,222 | 2,298 |
| Halls | 214 | -0.64% | 2,022 | 2,103 |
| Kenton | 215 | -0.64% | 1,240 | 1,283 |
| Union City | 216 | -0.65% | 10,744 | 11,171 |
| Newbern | 217 | -0.65% | 3,201 | 3,334 |
| La Follette | 218 | -0.68% | 7,127 | 7,416 |
| South Fulton | 219 | -0.74% | 2,142 | 2,241 |
| Ridgely | 220 | -0.74% | 1,604 | 1,684 |
| Benton | 221 | -0.75% | 1,465 | 1,518 |
| Ripley | 222 | -0.88% | 7,433 | 7,794 |
| South Pittsburg | 223 | -0.96% | 2,899 | 3,088 |
| Brownsville | 224 | -1.26% | 9,184 | 9,887 |
| Oak Hill | 225 | -1.86% | 4,496 | 4,876 |
| Belle Meade | 226 | -2.63% | 2,552 | 2,899 |
| Forest Hills | 227 | -2.91% | 4,343 | 5,017 |
| Berry Hill | 228 | -3.17% | 1,805 | 2,098 |
| Tiptonville | 229 | -4.38% | 3,187 | 3,973 |
| Clifton | 230 | -5.8% | 2,208 | 2,655 |
Tennessee's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Baxter leads with 5.5% annualized growth, followed by Lebanon (5.45%) and White House (4.73%). The largest population centers are Nashville (726,586), Memphis (606,132), and Knoxville (203,991). Of the 230 cities over 1,000 population, 180 are growing while 50 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.83% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 6.36% annually.