286 cities
| City | Rank | Annual 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 |
| Sullivan Gardens | 6 | 7.15% | 1,799 | 1,507 |
| Rockvale | 7 | 7.15% | 2,039 | 1,592 |
| Halls | 8 | 7.15% | 12,444 | 9,135 |
| 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 | 6.12% | 54,652 | 38,894 |
| Baxter | 15 | 5.66% | 2,167 | 1,586 |
| White House | 16 | 5.1% | 17,302 | 13,106 |
| Alcoa | 17 | 4.78% | 14,237 | 10,990 |
| Thompson's Station | 18 | 4.21% | 9,463 | 7,551 |
| Piperton | 19 | 4.16% | 2,881 | 2,303 |
| Oakland | 20 | 3.99% | 11,199 | 9,048 |
| Lenoir City | 21 | 3.97% | 12,519 | 10,126 |
| Gallatin | 22 | 3.65% | 54,405 | 44,825 |
| Burns | 23 | 3.53% | 1,938 | 1,606 |
| Columbia | 24 | 3.49% | 50,516 | 41,994 |
| Spring Hill | 25 | 3.4% | 61,419 | 51,313 |
| Pleasant View | 26 | 3.36% | 5,818 | 4,872 |
| Loudon | 27 | 3.31% | 7,172 | 6,022 |
| Apison | 28 | 3.23% | 4,632 | 4,220 |
| Dandridge | 29 | 3.12% | 3,961 | 3,359 |
| Jonesborough | 30 | 3.07% | 6,953 | 5,916 |
| Falling Water | 31 | 3.06% | 2,220 | 1,534 |
| White Bluff | 32 | 2.92% | 4,514 | 3,872 |
| Smyrna | 33 | 2.81% | 61,998 | 53,515 |
| Nolensville | 34 | 2.77% | 16,247 | 14,054 |
| Shackle Island | 35 | 2.76% | 4,758 | 4,010 |
| Linden | 36 | 2.67% | 1,153 | 1,003 |
| Hohenwald | 37 | 2.59% | 4,243 | 3,708 |
| Seymour | 38 | 2.54% | 17,372 | 15,444 |
| Rossville | 39 | 2.54% | 1,213 | 1,060 |
| Dunlap | 40 | 2.52% | 6,110 | 5,358 |
| Lyles | 41 | 2.51% | 1,142 | 1,273 |
| Mount Juliet | 42 | 2.48% | 45,160 | 39,690 |
| Clarksville | 43 | 2.44% | 190,229 | 167,533 |
| Fairview | 44 | 2.42% | 10,790 | 9,515 |
| Greenback | 45 | 2.37% | 1,253 | 1,107 |
| Park City | 46 | 2.36% | 3,728 | 3,500 |
| Unionville | 47 | 2.35% | 2,087 | 2,615 |
| Medina | 48 | 2.31% | 5,812 | 5,157 |
| Chapel Hill | 49 | 2.27% | 1,940 | 1,725 |
| Hopewell | 50 | 2.26% | 2,805 | 2,051 |
| Manchester | 51 | 2.25% | 13,788 | 12,267 |
| Smithville | 52 | 2.25% | 5,671 | 5,044 |
| Cornersville | 53 | 2.2% | 1,392 | 1,239 |
| Ashland City | 54 | 2.2% | 5,814 | 5,186 |
| Murfreesboro | 55 | 2.16% | 172,029 | 153,816 |
| Bon Aqua Junction | 56 | 2.11% | 1,789 | 1,266 |
| Munford | 57 | 2.09% | 7,040 | 6,318 |
| Lewisburg | 58 | 2.09% | 13,754 | 12,346 |
| Shelbyville | 59 | 2.07% | 26,327 | 23,652 |
| Winchester | 60 | 2.05% | 10,461 | 9,409 |
| East Cleveland | 61 | 2.01% | 2,281 | 2,557 |
| Millington | 62 | 1.97% | 11,712 | 10,581 |
| Fairfield Glade | 63 | 1.96% | 9,824 | 9,364 |
| Spencer | 64 | 1.95% | 1,621 | 1,463 |
| Morristown | 65 | 1.9% | 33,622 | 30,479 |
| Oak Ridge | 66 | 1.89% | 34,683 | 31,461 |
| Lone Oak | 67 | 1.88% | 1,678 | 1,265 |
| Plainview | 68 | 1.8% | 2,266 | 2,065 |
| Englewood | 69 | 1.7% | 1,617 | 1,479 |
| Sewanee | 70 | 1.69% | 3,075 | 2,625 |
| Jefferson City | 71 | 1.69% | 9,165 | 8,404 |
| Farragut | 72 | 1.66% | 25,660 | 23,570 |
| La Vergne | 73 | 1.64% | 42,111 | 38,705 |
| Athens | 74 | 1.59% | 15,289 | 14,091 |
| Cross Plains | 75 | 1.57% | 1,937 | 1,785 |
| Luttrell | 76 | 1.57% | 1,103 | 1,018 |
| Vonore | 77 | 1.54% | 1,710 | 1,579 |
| McEwen | 78 | 1.53% | 1,789 | 1,652 |
| Coopertown | 79 | 1.53% | 4,854 | 4,488 |
| South Carthage | 80 | 1.52% | 1,608 | 1,486 |
| Cookeville | 81 | 1.46% | 37,643 | 34,937 |
| Altamont | 82 | 1.43% | 1,206 | 1,121 |
| Lafayette | 83 | 1.4% | 6,002 | 5,587 |
| Franklin | 84 | 1.4% | 90,388 | 84,155 |
| Crossville | 85 | 1.38% | 12,961 | 12,081 |
| Wildwood Lake | 86 | 1.37% | 3,917 | 3,614 |
| New Union | 87 | 1.35% | 1,802 | 1,819 |
| Sneedville | 88 | 1.34% | 1,362 | 1,272 |
| Lake Tansi | 89 | 1.33% | 4,738 | 4,649 |
| Atoka | 90 | 1.32% | 10,764 | 10,061 |
| Springfield | 91 | 1.3% | 20,100 | 18,809 |
| Kimball | 92 | 1.28% | 1,659 | 1,552 |
| Watertown | 93 | 1.28% | 1,663 | 1,555 |
| Coalfield | 94 | 1.24% | 3,016 | 2,861 |
| Mowbray Mountain | 95 | 1.23% | 1,974 | 1,943 |
| Bean Station | 96 | 1.22% | 3,149 | 2,959 |
| Dayton | 97 | 1.22% | 7,891 | 7,416 |
| Chattanooga | 98 | 1.2% | 193,802 | 182,271 |
| Dickson | 99 | 1.2% | 17,080 | 16,068 |
| Maynardville | 100 | 1.19% | 2,629 | 2,471 |
| Madisonville | 101 | 1.17% | 5,458 | 5,141 |
| Cleveland | 102 | 1.15% | 50,812 | 47,911 |
| Decatur | 103 | 1.15% | 1,671 | 1,573 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 104 | 1.12% | 6,849 | 6,466 |
| Livingston | 105 | 1.1% | 4,145 | 3,920 |
| Lakesite | 106 | 1.08% | 1,970 | 1,865 |
| Hartsville-Trousdale County | 107 | 1.08% | 12,290 | 11,634 |
| Rockwood | 108 | 1.06% | 5,744 | 5,444 |
| Loretto | 109 | 1.05% | 1,832 | 1,737 |
| Harriman | 110 | 1.05% | 6,281 | 5,954 |
| Church Hill | 111 | 1.04% | 7,386 | 7,003 |
| Arlington | 112 | 1.02% | 15,708 | 14,918 |
| Hunter | 113 | 1.02% | 2,188 | 2,075 |
| Decherd | 114 | 1.01% | 2,504 | 2,376 |
| Gatlinburg | 115 | 1% | 3,740 | 3,555 |
| Lawrenceburg | 116 | 0.98% | 12,231 | 11,636 |
| Blaine | 117 | 0.97% | 2,188 | 2,080 |
| Woodbury | 118 | 0.95% | 2,858 | 2,721 |
| Jamestown | 119 | 0.95% | 2,122 | 2,020 |
| Knoxville | 120 | 0.94% | 200,595 | 191,227 |
| Clinton | 121 | 0.94% | 10,556 | 10,065 |
| Etowah | 122 | 0.94% | 3,777 | 3,600 |
| New Market | 123 | 0.92% | 1,429 | 1,364 |
| Mascot | 124 | 0.9% | 2,791 | 2,681 |
| Oliver Springs | 125 | 0.9% | 3,464 | 3,306 |
| Monteagle | 126 | 0.9% | 1,453 | 1,385 |
| Kingston | 127 | 0.9% | 6,397 | 6,109 |
| Sweetwater | 128 | 0.88% | 6,735 | 6,437 |
| Johnson City | 129 | 0.85% | 74,263 | 71,121 |
| Collegedale | 130 | 0.84% | 11,607 | 11,122 |
| Portland | 131 | 0.8% | 13,760 | 13,213 |
| Walnut Hill | 132 | 0.78% | 2,711 | 2,534 |
| Tullahoma | 133 | 0.75% | 21,193 | 20,401 |
| Dover | 134 | 0.74% | 1,907 | 1,836 |
| Greeneville | 135 | 0.73% | 16,096 | 15,510 |
| Algood | 136 | 0.73% | 4,134 | 3,984 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 137 | 0.73% | 1,802 | 1,736 |
| Hendersonville | 138 | 0.71% | 64,404 | 62,119 |
| Mosheim | 139 | 0.7% | 2,578 | 2,488 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 140 | 0.7% | 13,524 | 13,052 |
| Kingsport | 141 | 0.7% | 57,508 | 55,510 |
| Parsons | 142 | 0.69% | 2,174 | 2,098 |
| Pikeville | 143 | 0.69% | 1,892 | 1,826 |
| Tracy City | 144 | 0.69% | 1,456 | 1,406 |
| Henderson | 145 | 0.69% | 6,564 | 6,336 |
| Mountain City | 146 | 0.68% | 2,503 | 2,417 |
| Somerville | 147 | 0.68% | 3,547 | 3,427 |
| Tusculum | 148 | 0.68% | 3,417 | 3,299 |
| Savannah | 149 | 0.67% | 7,616 | 7,358 |
| Lakeland | 150 | 0.67% | 14,513 | 14,027 |
| Cowan | 151 | 0.66% | 1,828 | 1,766 |
| Selmer | 152 | 0.65% | 4,620 | 4,469 |
| Spring City | 153 | 0.65% | 2,009 | 1,944 |
| Surgoinsville | 154 | 0.62% | 1,942 | 1,879 |
| Bristol | 155 | 0.61% | 28,038 | 27,181 |
| Westmoreland | 156 | 0.59% | 2,902 | 2,817 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 157 | 0.59% | 1,369 | 1,326 |
| Sale Creek | 158 | 0.58% | 3,120 | 2,899 |
| Tellico Village | 159 | 0.57% | 6,332 | 5,314 |
| Ardmore | 160 | 0.57% | 1,243 | 1,207 |
| Mount Carmel | 161 | 0.56% | 5,580 | 5,424 |
| Paris | 162 | 0.54% | 10,574 | 10,288 |
| Rocky Top | 163 | 0.54% | 1,673 | 1,628 |
| Nashville | 164 | 0.54% | 708,772 | 689,726 |
| Harrison | 165 | 0.54% | 8,449 | 8,485 |
| Graysville | 166 | 0.53% | 1,516 | 1,473 |
| Oneida | 167 | 0.52% | 3,895 | 3,792 |
| Blountville | 168 | 0.49% | 3,313 | 3,387 |
| Waverly | 169 | 0.46% | 4,401 | 4,300 |
| Banner Hill | 170 | 0.44% | 1,590 | 1,396 |
| Millersville | 171 | 0.44% | 6,455 | 6,313 |
| New Johnsonville | 172 | 0.43% | 1,848 | 1,806 |
| Eagleton Village | 173 | 0.43% | 5,397 | 5,809 |
| Ridgetop | 174 | 0.42% | 2,152 | 2,105 |
| Three Way | 175 | 0.42% | 1,930 | 1,890 |
| McMinnville | 176 | 0.4% | 14,088 | 13,806 |
| Jackson | 177 | 0.4% | 69,578 | 68,200 |
| Monterey | 178 | 0.39% | 2,807 | 2,749 |
| McKenzie | 179 | 0.39% | 5,625 | 5,514 |
| New Tazewell | 180 | 0.39% | 2,835 | 2,777 |
| Gray | 181 | 0.39% | 1,290 | 1,342 |
| Milan | 182 | 0.39% | 8,338 | 8,176 |
| Rutledge | 183 | 0.37% | 1,353 | 1,327 |
| Martin | 184 | 0.36% | 11,029 | 10,829 |
| Newport | 185 | 0.36% | 6,979 | 6,854 |
| White Pine | 186 | 0.35% | 2,593 | 2,545 |
| Tazewell | 187 | 0.34% | 2,388 | 2,346 |
| Huntingdon | 188 | 0.33% | 4,517 | 4,439 |
| Mount Pleasant | 189 | 0.33% | 4,887 | 4,805 |
| South Cleveland | 190 | 0.32% | 7,257 | 7,792 |
| Norris | 191 | 0.31% | 1,628 | 1,601 |
| Red Bank | 192 | 0.3% | 12,109 | 11,926 |
| Rogersville | 193 | 0.3% | 4,734 | 4,663 |
| Collierville | 194 | 0.3% | 52,105 | 51,332 |
| Gordonsville | 195 | 0.29% | 1,391 | 1,369 |
| Greenbrier | 196 | 0.28% | 7,059 | 6,957 |
| Maryville | 197 | 0.28% | 32,463 | 32,012 |
| Fayetteville | 198 | 0.27% | 7,161 | 7,065 |
| Lexington | 199 | 0.26% | 8,058 | 7,951 |
| Centerville | 200 | 0.25% | 3,570 | 3,525 |
| Harrogate | 201 | 0.25% | 4,449 | 4,392 |
| Jasper | 202 | 0.25% | 3,664 | 3,616 |
| Bluff City | 203 | 0.22% | 1,842 | 1,819 |
| Dyer | 204 | 0.21% | 2,333 | 2,306 |
| Unicoi | 205 | 0.21% | 3,853 | 3,810 |
| Bruceton | 206 | 0.2% | 1,523 | 1,506 |
| Green Hill | 207 | 0.19% | 6,812 | 7,308 |
| Brighton | 208 | 0.17% | 2,909 | 2,884 |
| Pigeon Forge | 209 | 0.17% | 6,457 | 6,402 |
| Bells | 210 | 0.12% | 2,477 | 2,461 |
| Spurgeon | 211 | 0.1% | 4,018 | 4,426 |
| Red Boiling Springs | 212 | 0.08% | 1,215 | 1,208 |
| Camden | 213 | 0.08% | 3,695 | 3,677 |
| Signal Mountain | 214 | 0.06% | 8,882 | 8,854 |
| Caryville | 215 | 0.05% | 2,208 | 2,201 |
| Brentwood | 216 | 0.04% | 45,544 | 45,447 |
| Bradford | 217 | 0% | 1,002 | 1,001 |
| Celina | 218 | 0% | 1,424 | 1,423 |
| Charlotte | 219 | 0% | 1,662 | 1,661 |
| Huntsville | 220 | 0% | 1,741 | 1,740 |
| Rural Hill | 221 | 0% | 2,018 | 2,558 |
| Oak Grove | 222 | -0.02% | 4,421 | 4,353 |
| Estill Springs | 223 | -0.04% | 2,697 | 2,700 |
| Waynesboro | 224 | -0.04% | 2,310 | 2,314 |
| Troy | 225 | -0.07% | 1,406 | 1,410 |
| Gleason | 226 | -0.07% | 1,362 | 1,364 |
| Humboldt | 227 | -0.08% | 7,846 | 7,876 |
| Powells Crossroads | 228 | -0.08% | 1,293 | 1,296 |
| Alamo | 229 | -0.09% | 2,332 | 2,339 |
| Whiteville | 230 | -0.09% | 4,560 | 4,578 |
| Adamsville | 231 | -0.1% | 2,072 | 2,081 |
| Greenfield | 232 | -0.1% | 2,015 | 2,024 |
| Elizabethton | 233 | -0.12% | 14,444 | 14,527 |
| Mason | 234 | -0.15% | 1,341 | 1,348 |
| Walden | 235 | -0.15% | 1,971 | 1,984 |
| Sparta | 236 | -0.16% | 4,981 | 5,021 |
| Wildwood | 237 | -0.19% | 1,056 | 1,221 |
| Erwin | 238 | -0.2% | 6,008 | 6,065 |
| Olivet | 239 | -0.23% | 1,305 | 1,599 |
| Erin | 240 | -0.25% | 1,217 | 1,230 |
| Rutherford | 241 | -0.26% | 1,146 | 1,158 |
| Covington | 242 | -0.27% | 8,552 | 8,664 |
| East Ridge | 243 | -0.27% | 21,910 | 22,207 |
| Ridgely | 244 | -0.3% | 1,661 | 1,683 |
| Sevierville | 245 | -0.32% | 18,173 | 18,462 |
| Dyersburg | 246 | -0.32% | 15,864 | 16,118 |
| Louisville | 247 | -0.32% | 4,320 | 4,387 |
| Pegram | 248 | -0.34% | 2,031 | 2,064 |
| Carthage | 249 | -0.35% | 2,258 | 2,295 |
| Jellico | 250 | -0.38% | 2,114 | 2,151 |
| Lookout Mountain | 251 | -0.39% | 2,030 | 2,068 |
| Kingston Springs | 252 | -0.4% | 2,758 | 2,813 |
| Pulaski | 253 | -0.42% | 8,206 | 8,381 |
| Bartlett | 254 | -0.42% | 56,467 | 57,671 |
| Whitwell | 255 | -0.5% | 1,608 | 1,648 |
| Bolivar | 256 | -0.51% | 5,058 | 5,188 |
| Goodlettsville | 257 | -0.54% | 17,338 | 17,812 |
| Dresden | 258 | -0.55% | 2,914 | 2,992 |
| Jacksboro | 259 | -0.58% | 2,235 | 2,299 |
| Halls | 260 | -0.64% | 2,020 | 2,084 |
| Kenton | 261 | -0.64% | 1,242 | 1,280 |
| Midtown | 262 | -0.64% | 1,235 | 1,126 |
| Newbern | 263 | -0.65% | 3,226 | 3,330 |
| Union City | 264 | -0.66% | 10,804 | 11,162 |
| Germantown | 265 | -0.71% | 39,844 | 41,263 |
| Memphis | 266 | -0.71% | 606,551 | 628,388 |
| South Fulton | 267 | -0.73% | 2,161 | 2,238 |
| Trenton | 268 | -0.75% | 4,080 | 4,235 |
| La Follette | 269 | -0.76% | 7,139 | 7,411 |
| Middle Valley | 270 | -0.78% | 11,353 | 12,100 |
| Ripley | 271 | -0.83% | 7,483 | 7,795 |
| Bloomingdale | 272 | -0.9% | 8,710 | 9,428 |
| South Pittsburg | 273 | -1.01% | 2,939 | 3,089 |
| Benton | 274 | -1.03% | 1,443 | 1,515 |
| Pine Crest | 275 | -1.23% | 2,006 | 2,318 |
| Brownsville | 276 | -1.43% | 9,224 | 9,892 |
| Central | 277 | -1.48% | 1,858 | 1,926 |
| Oak Hill | 278 | -2.19% | 4,387 | 4,874 |
| Belle Meade | 279 | -2.97% | 2,513 | 2,895 |
| Forest Hills | 280 | -3.16% | 4,314 | 5,018 |
| Fincastle | 281 | -3.38% | 1,058 | 1,270 |
| Berry Hill | 282 | -3.59% | 1,772 | 2,099 |
| Tiptonville | 283 | -3.97% | 3,289 | 3,968 |
| Fairmount | 284 | -5.68% | 1,478 | 1,467 |
| Clifton | 285 | -6.26% | 1,991 | 2,656 |
| Colonial Heights | 286 | -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 (708,772), Memphis (606,551), and Knoxville (200,595). Of the 286 cities over 1,000 population, 221 are growing while 65 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 1.01% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 5.01% annually.