284 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embreeville | 1 | 7.22% | 1,248 | 1,032 |
| Fowlkes | 2 | 7.17% | 1,121 | 1,123 |
| Biltmore | 3 | 7.16% | 2,396 | 1,796 |
| Strawberry Plains | 4 | 7.15% | 3,700 | 1,919 |
| Christiana | 5 | 7.15% | 5,949 | 4,701 |
| Halls | 6 | 7.15% | 12,444 | 9,135 |
| Rockvale | 7 | 7.15% | 2,039 | 1,592 |
| Sullivan Gardens | 8 | 7.15% | 1,799 | 1,507 |
| Powell | 9 | 7.14% | 17,489 | 13,458 |
| Karns | 10 | 7.14% | 4,981 | 3,755 |
| Valley Forge | 11 | 7.14% | 2,552 | 1,805 |
| Hampton | 12 | 7.13% | 1,774 | 1,568 |
| Gladeville | 13 | 7.12% | 2,542 | 1,733 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 6.01% | 54,259 | 38,891 |
| Baxter | 15 | 5.66% | 2,166 | 1,585 |
| Alcoa | 16 | 5.61% | 14,936 | 10,968 |
| White House | 17 | 4.68% | 16,846 | 13,081 |
| Piperton | 18 | 4.58% | 2,946 | 2,303 |
| Oakland | 19 | 4.44% | 11,462 | 9,027 |
| Lenoir City | 20 | 4.39% | 12,834 | 10,134 |
| Thompson's Station | 21 | 3.88% | 9,271 | 7,543 |
| Burns | 22 | 3.67% | 1,951 | 1,605 |
| Columbia | 23 | 3.62% | 51,008 | 42,100 |
| Pleasant View | 24 | 3.58% | 5,896 | 4,876 |
| Spring Hill | 25 | 3.53% | 61,859 | 51,304 |
| Gallatin | 26 | 3.53% | 54,040 | 44,827 |
| Apison | 27 | 3.23% | 4,632 | 4,220 |
| Rossville | 28 | 3.08% | 1,240 | 1,054 |
| Falling Water | 29 | 3.06% | 2,220 | 1,534 |
| Loudon | 30 | 3.05% | 7,070 | 6,025 |
| Nolensville | 31 | 2.91% | 16,360 | 14,052 |
| Jonesborough | 32 | 2.83% | 6,858 | 5,913 |
| Shackle Island | 33 | 2.77% | 4,758 | 4,010 |
| Seymour | 34 | 2.54% | 17,372 | 15,444 |
| Farragut | 35 | 2.54% | 26,912 | 23,579 |
| Millington | 36 | 2.52% | 12,058 | 10,580 |
| Lyles | 37 | 2.51% | 1,142 | 1,273 |
| Dunlap | 38 | 2.47% | 6,097 | 5,364 |
| Manchester | 39 | 2.47% | 13,943 | 12,265 |
| Mount Juliet | 40 | 2.44% | 45,062 | 39,686 |
| Clarksville | 41 | 2.38% | 189,520 | 167,509 |
| Greenback | 42 | 2.37% | 1,252 | 1,107 |
| Park City | 43 | 2.36% | 3,728 | 3,500 |
| Unionville | 44 | 2.35% | 2,087 | 2,615 |
| Ashland City | 45 | 2.34% | 5,853 | 5,185 |
| Fairview | 46 | 2.33% | 10,728 | 9,508 |
| Dandridge | 47 | 2.32% | 3,789 | 3,359 |
| Murfreesboro | 48 | 2.3% | 173,212 | 153,757 |
| Hopewell | 49 | 2.26% | 2,805 | 2,051 |
| White Bluff | 50 | 2.25% | 4,353 | 3,873 |
| Smyrna | 51 | 2.23% | 60,033 | 53,495 |
| Chapel Hill | 52 | 2.21% | 1,938 | 1,727 |
| Medina | 53 | 2.18% | 5,771 | 5,158 |
| Cornersville | 54 | 2.15% | 1,381 | 1,236 |
| Smithville | 55 | 2.12% | 5,625 | 5,042 |
| Bon Aqua Junction | 56 | 2.11% | 1,789 | 1,266 |
| Munford | 57 | 2.09% | 7,038 | 6,320 |
| East Cleveland | 58 | 2.01% | 2,281 | 2,557 |
| Fairfield Glade | 59 | 1.96% | 9,824 | 9,364 |
| Sneedville | 60 | 1.96% | 1,403 | 1,267 |
| Shelbyville | 61 | 1.96% | 26,135 | 23,627 |
| Lewisburg | 62 | 1.94% | 13,655 | 12,355 |
| Cross Plains | 63 | 1.92% | 1,966 | 1,783 |
| Oak Ridge | 64 | 1.9% | 34,691 | 31,455 |
| Lone Oak | 65 | 1.88% | 1,678 | 1,265 |
| Winchester | 66 | 1.88% | 10,359 | 9,406 |
| South Carthage | 67 | 1.86% | 1,640 | 1,490 |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | 68 | 1.7% | 12,695 | 11,635 |
| Sewanee | 69 | 1.69% | 3,075 | 2,625 |
| Plainview | 70 | 1.67% | 2,248 | 2,065 |
| Spencer | 71 | 1.66% | 1,590 | 1,462 |
| Morristown | 72 | 1.65% | 33,178 | 30,480 |
| Atoka | 73 | 1.65% | 10,949 | 10,059 |
| Franklin | 74 | 1.63% | 91,494 | 84,154 |
| Vonore | 75 | 1.59% | 1,720 | 1,584 |
| Englewood | 76 | 1.58% | 1,602 | 1,479 |
| Hohenwald | 77 | 1.57% | 4,016 | 3,705 |
| Cookeville | 78 | 1.54% | 37,802 | 34,939 |
| Coopertown | 79 | 1.47% | 4,838 | 4,488 |
| Woodbury | 80 | 1.45% | 2,933 | 2,722 |
| Crossville | 81 | 1.44% | 13,021 | 12,098 |
| Maynardville | 82 | 1.41% | 2,655 | 2,470 |
| Athens | 83 | 1.41% | 15,152 | 14,099 |
| Luttrell | 84 | 1.39% | 1,094 | 1,019 |
| Lafayette | 85 | 1.39% | 6,002 | 5,594 |
| Wildwood Lake | 86 | 1.37% | 3,917 | 3,614 |
| Kingston | 87 | 1.36% | 6,389 | 5,961 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 88 | 1.36% | 6,933 | 6,470 |
| New Union | 89 | 1.35% | 1,802 | 1,819 |
| Dickson | 90 | 1.35% | 17,202 | 16,056 |
| Dayton | 91 | 1.33% | 7,560 | 7,064 |
| Lake Tansi | 92 | 1.33% | 4,738 | 4,649 |
| Gatlinburg | 93 | 1.31% | 3,799 | 3,554 |
| McEwen | 94 | 1.26% | 1,761 | 1,650 |
| Jefferson City | 95 | 1.25% | 8,983 | 8,428 |
| Coalfield | 96 | 1.24% | 3,016 | 2,861 |
| Mowbray Mountain | 97 | 1.23% | 1,974 | 1,943 |
| Lakesite | 98 | 1.22% | 1,986 | 1,865 |
| Decatur | 99 | 1.21% | 1,670 | 1,570 |
| Loretto | 100 | 1.21% | 1,846 | 1,736 |
| Harriman | 101 | 1.17% | 6,317 | 5,952 |
| Kimball | 102 | 1.17% | 1,644 | 1,551 |
| Springfield | 103 | 1.17% | 19,953 | 18,805 |
| Bean Station | 104 | 1.16% | 3,142 | 2,964 |
| Knoxville | 105 | 1.12% | 202,639 | 191,446 |
| Madisonville | 106 | 1.1% | 5,436 | 5,140 |
| Rockwood | 107 | 1.09% | 5,759 | 5,449 |
| Algood | 108 | 1.06% | 4,205 | 3,984 |
| Church Hill | 109 | 1.05% | 7,385 | 7,002 |
| Watertown | 110 | 1.05% | 1,638 | 1,555 |
| Collegedale | 111 | 1.03% | 11,715 | 11,117 |
| Hunter | 112 | 1.02% | 2,188 | 2,075 |
| Sweetwater | 113 | 1% | 6,761 | 6,428 |
| Johnson City | 114 | 1% | 74,814 | 71,121 |
| Livingston | 115 | 0.98% | 4,120 | 3,919 |
| Lawrenceburg | 116 | 0.97% | 12,224 | 11,638 |
| Chattanooga | 117 | 0.96% | 190,671 | 181,568 |
| Tullahoma | 118 | 0.96% | 21,407 | 20,392 |
| Pikeville | 119 | 0.95% | 1,916 | 1,825 |
| Decherd | 120 | 0.93% | 2,490 | 2,375 |
| Charlotte | 121 | 0.93% | 1,740 | 1,659 |
| Somerville | 122 | 0.93% | 3,591 | 3,426 |
| Jamestown | 123 | 0.91% | 2,114 | 2,021 |
| Mascot | 124 | 0.9% | 2,791 | 2,681 |
| Oliver Springs | 125 | 0.9% | 3,460 | 3,304 |
| Portland | 126 | 0.9% | 13,824 | 13,209 |
| Blaine | 127 | 0.88% | 2,176 | 2,083 |
| Clinton | 128 | 0.87% | 10,518 | 10,065 |
| New Market | 129 | 0.86% | 1,407 | 1,346 |
| Arlington | 130 | 0.84% | 15,565 | 14,914 |
| Bristol | 131 | 0.8% | 28,301 | 27,183 |
| Cleveland | 132 | 0.79% | 49,864 | 47,918 |
| Walnut Hill | 133 | 0.78% | 2,711 | 2,534 |
| Etowah | 134 | 0.78% | 3,748 | 3,602 |
| Hendersonville | 135 | 0.78% | 64,617 | 62,119 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 136 | 0.78% | 1,812 | 1,741 |
| Altamont | 137 | 0.78% | 1,170 | 1,125 |
| Tracy City | 138 | 0.76% | 1,456 | 1,403 |
| Kingsport | 139 | 0.75% | 57,558 | 55,422 |
| Dover | 140 | 0.74% | 1,902 | 1,834 |
| Mosheim | 141 | 0.74% | 2,581 | 2,488 |
| La Vergne | 142 | 0.74% | 40,187 | 38,711 |
| Westmoreland | 143 | 0.68% | 2,822 | 2,727 |
| Tusculum | 144 | 0.65% | 3,411 | 3,300 |
| Surgoinsville | 145 | 0.62% | 1,936 | 1,878 |
| Mountain City | 146 | 0.61% | 2,492 | 2,419 |
| Sale Creek | 147 | 0.58% | 3,120 | 2,899 |
| Tellico Village | 148 | 0.57% | 6,332 | 5,314 |
| Greeneville | 149 | 0.56% | 15,952 | 15,512 |
| Harrison | 150 | 0.53% | 8,449 | 8,485 |
| Newport | 151 | 0.53% | 7,046 | 6,863 |
| Martin | 152 | 0.53% | 11,116 | 10,825 |
| Mount Carmel | 153 | 0.52% | 5,613 | 5,470 |
| Ardmore | 154 | 0.49% | 1,236 | 1,206 |
| Huntingdon | 155 | 0.49% | 4,547 | 4,439 |
| Blountville | 156 | 0.48% | 3,313 | 3,387 |
| Milan | 157 | 0.47% | 8,369 | 8,176 |
| Graysville | 158 | 0.47% | 1,510 | 1,474 |
| Henderson | 159 | 0.45% | 6,470 | 6,325 |
| Savannah | 160 | 0.45% | 7,376 | 7,213 |
| Banner Hill | 161 | 0.44% | 1,590 | 1,396 |
| Maryville | 162 | 0.44% | 32,724 | 32,003 |
| Eagleton Village | 163 | 0.43% | 5,397 | 5,809 |
| Monteagle | 164 | 0.43% | 1,414 | 1,386 |
| Ridgetop | 165 | 0.42% | 2,152 | 2,106 |
| Red Bank | 166 | 0.4% | 12,161 | 11,921 |
| Gray | 167 | 0.39% | 1,290 | 1,342 |
| Bluff City | 168 | 0.38% | 1,852 | 1,819 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 169 | 0.37% | 1,355 | 1,330 |
| Centerville | 170 | 0.36% | 3,593 | 3,527 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 171 | 0.35% | 13,327 | 13,094 |
| New Tazewell | 172 | 0.32% | 2,821 | 2,775 |
| South Cleveland | 173 | 0.32% | 7,257 | 7,792 |
| Three Way | 174 | 0.31% | 1,921 | 1,890 |
| White Pine | 175 | 0.31% | 2,587 | 2,546 |
| Norris | 176 | 0.31% | 1,630 | 1,605 |
| McKenzie | 177 | 0.3% | 5,620 | 5,535 |
| Lakeland | 178 | 0.28% | 14,226 | 14,028 |
| Red Boiling Springs | 179 | 0.25% | 1,220 | 1,205 |
| Rutledge | 180 | 0.22% | 1,337 | 1,321 |
| Mason | 181 | 0.22% | 1,359 | 1,346 |
| Adamsville | 182 | 0.22% | 2,285 | 2,262 |
| Gordonsville | 183 | 0.22% | 1,386 | 1,370 |
| Dyer | 184 | 0.21% | 2,330 | 2,307 |
| Signal Mountain | 185 | 0.21% | 8,954 | 8,858 |
| Oneida | 186 | 0.21% | 3,830 | 3,792 |
| Bells | 187 | 0.2% | 2,484 | 2,461 |
| Green Hill | 188 | 0.19% | 6,812 | 7,308 |
| Parsons | 189 | 0.19% | 2,120 | 2,100 |
| Selmer | 190 | 0.18% | 4,498 | 4,458 |
| Paris | 191 | 0.16% | 10,377 | 10,291 |
| Lexington | 192 | 0.15% | 8,011 | 7,953 |
| Tazewell | 193 | 0.13% | 2,359 | 2,346 |
| Mount Pleasant | 194 | 0.12% | 4,836 | 4,806 |
| Rocky Top | 195 | 0.12% | 1,644 | 1,634 |
| Spring City | 196 | 0.1% | 1,952 | 1,942 |
| Spurgeon | 197 | 0.1% | 4,018 | 4,426 |
| Camden | 198 | 0.08% | 3,689 | 3,674 |
| Cowan | 199 | 0.06% | 1,771 | 1,768 |
| Jasper | 200 | 0.06% | 3,624 | 3,616 |
| Harrogate | 201 | 0.04% | 4,407 | 4,397 |
| Estill Springs | 202 | 0.04% | 2,272 | 2,267 |
| Waynesboro | 203 | 0.04% | 2,321 | 2,315 |
| Jackson | 204 | 0.03% | 68,307 | 68,199 |
| Alamo | 205 | 0% | 2,333 | 2,332 |
| New Johnsonville | 206 | 0% | 1,806 | 1,805 |
| Rural Hill | 207 | 0% | 2,018 | 2,558 |
| Troy | 208 | 0% | 1,416 | 1,418 |
| Collierville | 209 | -0.01% | 51,306 | 51,333 |
| McMinnville | 210 | -0.02% | 13,784 | 13,798 |
| Oak Grove | 211 | -0.02% | 4,421 | 4,353 |
| Greenbrier | 212 | -0.03% | 6,947 | 6,957 |
| Brighton | 213 | -0.03% | 2,879 | 2,883 |
| Monterey | 214 | -0.04% | 2,744 | 2,748 |
| Unicoi | 215 | -0.05% | 3,814 | 3,824 |
| Millersville | 216 | -0.06% | 6,290 | 6,312 |
| Bruceton | 217 | -0.07% | 1,501 | 1,506 |
| Fayetteville | 218 | -0.07% | 7,037 | 7,062 |
| Gleason | 219 | -0.07% | 1,357 | 1,361 |
| Caryville | 220 | -0.09% | 2,187 | 2,197 |
| Nashville | 221 | -0.09% | 686,513 | 689,700 |
| Lookout Mountain | 222 | -0.1% | 2,049 | 2,059 |
| Walden | 223 | -0.1% | 1,975 | 1,984 |
| Whiteville | 224 | -0.11% | 4,551 | 4,576 |
| Sevierville | 225 | -0.11% | 18,062 | 18,162 |
| Huntsville | 226 | -0.11% | 1,731 | 1,741 |
| Brentwood | 227 | -0.13% | 45,149 | 45,439 |
| Humboldt | 228 | -0.15% | 7,816 | 7,876 |
| Wildwood | 229 | -0.19% | 1,056 | 1,221 |
| Rogersville | 230 | -0.22% | 4,613 | 4,663 |
| Olivet | 231 | -0.23% | 1,305 | 1,599 |
| Waverly | 232 | -0.23% | 4,255 | 4,304 |
| Pigeon Forge | 233 | -0.24% | 6,327 | 6,401 |
| Greenfield | 234 | -0.25% | 2,008 | 2,033 |
| Jellico | 235 | -0.28% | 2,120 | 2,149 |
| Louisville | 236 | -0.3% | 4,321 | 4,386 |
| Jacksboro | 237 | -0.31% | 2,265 | 2,299 |
| Dyersburg | 238 | -0.32% | 15,865 | 16,122 |
| East Ridge | 239 | -0.35% | 21,809 | 22,188 |
| Bolivar | 240 | -0.35% | 5,100 | 5,189 |
| Covington | 241 | -0.36% | 8,506 | 8,661 |
| Pulaski | 242 | -0.41% | 8,208 | 8,377 |
| Erwin | 243 | -0.42% | 5,939 | 6,064 |
| Celina | 244 | -0.43% | 1,387 | 1,417 |
| Rutherford | 245 | -0.44% | 1,130 | 1,157 |
| Carthage | 246 | -0.44% | 2,244 | 2,293 |
| Powells Crossroads | 247 | -0.47% | 1,270 | 1,299 |
| Kingston Springs | 248 | -0.47% | 2,749 | 2,813 |
| Elizabethton | 249 | -0.53% | 14,150 | 14,530 |
| Pegram | 250 | -0.54% | 2,012 | 2,067 |
| Halls | 251 | -0.59% | 2,025 | 2,084 |
| Sparta | 252 | -0.59% | 4,857 | 5,001 |
| Dresden | 253 | -0.61% | 2,917 | 3,007 |
| Newbern | 254 | -0.61% | 3,234 | 3,334 |
| Whitwell | 255 | -0.62% | 1,592 | 1,642 |
| Union City | 256 | -0.63% | 10,817 | 11,159 |
| Kenton | 257 | -0.64% | 1,241 | 1,281 |
| South Fulton | 258 | -0.64% | 2,169 | 2,239 |
| Midtown | 259 | -0.64% | 1,235 | 1,126 |
| Ripley | 260 | -0.69% | 7,522 | 7,782 |
| Goodlettsville | 261 | -0.7% | 17,184 | 17,796 |
| Middle Valley | 262 | -0.78% | 11,353 | 12,100 |
| La Follette | 263 | -0.79% | 7,128 | 7,412 |
| Germantown | 264 | -0.84% | 39,599 | 41,269 |
| Bloomingdale | 265 | -0.9% | 8,710 | 9,428 |
| Memphis | 266 | -0.9% | 607,581 | 635,225 |
| Bartlett | 267 | -0.99% | 54,936 | 57,670 |
| Erin | 268 | -1.1% | 1,165 | 1,232 |
| Trenton | 269 | -1.19% | 3,996 | 4,236 |
| Pine Crest | 270 | -1.23% | 2,006 | 2,318 |
| Brownsville | 271 | -1.35% | 9,136 | 9,761 |
| South Pittsburg | 272 | -1.36% | 2,895 | 3,097 |
| Central | 273 | -1.49% | 1,858 | 1,926 |
| Ridgely | 274 | -1.51% | 1,565 | 1,684 |
| Benton | 275 | -1.69% | 1,396 | 1,516 |
| Oak Hill | 276 | -3.22% | 4,179 | 4,874 |
| Fincastle | 277 | -3.38% | 1,058 | 1,270 |
| Belle Meade | 278 | -3.97% | 2,396 | 2,890 |
| Forest Hills | 279 | -4.19% | 4,119 | 5,018 |
| Berry Hill | 280 | -4.9% | 1,668 | 2,097 |
| Tiptonville | 281 | -5.53% | 3,076 | 3,978 |
| Fairmount | 282 | -5.68% | 1,478 | 1,467 |
| Clifton | 283 | -6.26% | 1,991 | 2,656 |
| Colonial Heights | 284 | -18.2% | 1,600 | 2,889 |
Tennessee's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Embreeville leads with 7.22% annualized growth, followed by Fowlkes (7.17%) and Biltmore (7.16%). The largest population centers are Nashville (686,513), Memphis (607,581), and Knoxville (202,639). Of the 284 cities over 1,000 population, 208 are growing while 76 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.93% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 4.15% annually.