There are 31 cities in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 1 | 188,850 | 181,568 | 0.97% | 1,327 | 142.4 | City |
| Cleveland | 2 | 49,475 | 47,918 | 0.79% | 1,590 | 31.1 | City |
| East Ridge | 3 | 21,885 | 22,188 | -0.35% | 2,642 | 8.3 | City |
| Soddy-Daisy | 4 | 13,280 | 13,094 | 0.35% | 573 | 23.2 | City |
| Red Bank | 5 | 12,113 | 11,921 | 0.4% | 1,847 | 6.6 | City |
| Collegedale | 6 | 11,595 | 11,117 | 1.04% | 929 | 12.5 | City |
| Middle Valley | 7 | 11,442 | 12,100 | -0.76% | 1,172 | 9.8 | CDP |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 8 | 10,677 | 10,360 | 0.74% | 768 | 13.9 | City |
| Signal Mountain | 9 | 8,935 | 8,858 | 0.21% | 1,068 | 8.4 | Town |
| Harrison | 10 | 8,404 | 8,485 | 0.55% | 1,247 | 6.7 | CDP |
| South Cleveland | 11 | 7,234 | 7,792 | 0.32% | 514 | 14.1 | CDP |
| Fairview | 12 | 5,543 | 5,919 | -1.54% | 737 | 7.5 | CDP |
| Lakeview | 13 | 4,635 | 4,761 | -0.3% | 2,040 | 2.3 | CDP |
| Apison | 14 | 4,487 | 4,220 | 3.32% | 277 | 16.2 | CDP |
| Chattanooga Valley | 15 | 4,219 | 3,676 | 0.62% | 569 | 7.4 | CDP |
| Rossville | 16 | 3,996 | 3,975 | 0.13% | 2,213 | 1.8 | City |
| Sale Creek | 17 | 3,102 | 2,899 | 0.62% | 103 | 30.1 | CDP |
| East Cleveland | 18 | 2,236 | 2,557 | 2.05% | 1,793 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Falling Water | 19 | 2,154 | 1,534 | 3.16% | 430 | 5.0 | CDP |
| Lookout Mountain | 20 | 2,051 | 2,059 | -0.1% | 1,527 | 1.3 | Town |
| Walden | 21 | 1,977 | 1,984 | -0.1% | 560 | 3.5 | Town |
| Lakesite | 22 | 1,962 | 1,865 | 1.24% | 1,128 | 1.7 | City |
| Mowbray Mountain | 23 | 1,950 | 1,943 | 1.25% | 96 | 20.2 | CDP |
| Lone Oak | 24 | 1,647 | 1,265 | 1.92% | 254 | 6.5 | CDP |
| Fairmount | 25 | 1,567 | 1,467 | -5.43% | 374 | 4.2 | CDP |
| Graysville | 26 | 1,503 | 1,474 | 0.47% | 1,276 | 1.2 | Town |
| Flat Top Mountain | 27 | 969 | 888 | 4.19% | 56 | 17.3 | CDP |
| McDonald | 28 | 744 | 478 | 7.67% | 508 | 1.5 | CDP |
| Ridgeside | 29 | 447 | 447 | 0% | 2,645 | 0.2 | City |
| Ooltewah | 30 | 424 | 744 | -4.29% | 686 | 0.6 | CDP |
| Whiteside | 31 | 203 | 275 | 7.98% | 51 | 4.0 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Chattanooga is the largest city in Hamilton County.
Whiteside is the smallest city in Hamilton County.
There are 31 cities in Hamilton County, Tennessee.