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Cities in Tennessee by households

Nashville, TN had the highest households of 65 cities in 2021, at 282,855. Oakland, TN had the lowest, at 3,277. The median was 7,357 and the figure for Tennessee was 2.66 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest282,855Nashville, TN
Lowest3,277Oakland, TN
Median7,35765 cities
Tennessee2,664,791History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Nashville, TN: 282,855 countNashville, TN282,855Memphis, TN: 249,554 countMemphis, TN249,554Knoxville, TN: 82,586 countKnoxville, TN82,586Chattanooga, TN: 76,508 countChattanooga, TN76,508Clarksville, TN: 59,481 countClarksville, TN59,481Murfreesboro, TN: 54,768 countMurfreesboro, TN54,768Franklin, TN: 31,673 countFranklin, TN31,673Johnson City, TN: 29,425 countJohnson City, TN29,425Jackson, TN: 26,083 countJackson, TN26,083Kingsport, TN: 24,665 countKingsport, TN24,665Hendersonville, TN: 23,565 countHendersonville, TN23,565Bartlett, TN: 20,047 countBartlett, TN20,047Smyrna, TN: 19,022 countSmyrna, TN19,022Collierville, TN: 17,699 countCollierville, TN17,699Cleveland, TN: 17,318 countCleveland, TN17,318Gallatin, TN: 17,127 countGallatin, TN17,127Spring Hill, TN: 16,942 countSpring Hill, TN16,942Columbia, TN: 16,215 countColumbia, TN16,215Germantown, TN: 15,358 countGermantown, TN15,358Brentwood, TN: 14,550 countBrentwood, TN14,550Cookeville, TN: 13,982 countCookeville, TN13,982Lebanon, TN: 13,957 countLebanon, TN13,957Mount Juliet, TN: 13,672 countMount Juliet, TN13,672La Vergne, TN: 13,025 countLa Vergne, TN13,025Oak Ridge, TN: 12,839 countOak Ridge, TN12,839Morristown, TN: 12,018 countMorristown, TN12,018Bristol, TN: 11,750 countBristol, TN11,750Maryville, TN: 11,608 countMaryville, TN11,608East Ridge, TN: 9,799 countEast Ridge, TN9,799Farragut, TN: 8,884 countFarragut, TN8,884Tullahoma, TN: 8,338 countTullahoma, TN8,338Shelbyville, TN: 7,942 countShelbyville, TN7,942Goodlettsville, TN: 7,357 countGoodlettsville, TN7,357Springfield, TN: 6,898 countSpringfield, TN6,898Sevierville, TN: 6,766 countSevierville, TN6,766Dyersburg, TN: 6,631 countDyersburg, TN6,631Red Bank, TN: 5,892 countRed Bank, TN5,892Dickson, TN: 5,775 countDickson, TN5,775Athens, TN: 5,774 countAthens, TN5,774Greeneville, TN: 5,752 countGreeneville, TN5,752Nashville, TN: 282,855 countNashville, TN282,855Memphis, TN: 249,554 countMemphis, TN249,554Knoxville, TN: 82,586 countKnoxville, TN82,586Chattanooga, TN: 76,508 countChattanooga, TN76,508Clarksville, TN: 59,481 countClarksville, TN59,481Murfreesboro, TN: 54,768 countMurfreesboro, TN54,768Franklin, TN: 31,673 countFranklin, TN31,673Johnson City, TN: 29,425 countJohnson City, TN29,425Jackson, TN: 26,083 countJackson, TN26,083Kingsport, TN: 24,665 countKingsport, TN24,665Hendersonville, TN: 23,565 countHendersonville, TN23,565Bartlett, TN: 20,047 countBartlett, TN20,047Smyrna, TN: 19,022 countSmyrna, TN19,022Collierville, TN: 17,699 countCollierville, TN17,699Cleveland, TN: 17,318 countCleveland, TN17,318Gallatin, TN: 17,127 countGallatin, TN17,127Spring Hill, TN: 16,942 countSpring Hill, TN16,942Columbia, TN: 16,215 countColumbia, TN16,215Germantown, TN: 15,358 countGermantown, TN15,358Brentwood, TN: 14,550 countBrentwood, TN14,550Cookeville, TN: 13,982 countCookeville, TN13,982Lebanon, TN: 13,957 countLebanon, TN13,957Mount Juliet, TN: 13,672 countMount Juliet, TN13,672La Vergne, TN: 13,025 countLa Vergne, TN13,025Oak Ridge, TN: 12,839 countOak Ridge, TN12,839Morristown, TN: 12,018 countMorristown, TN12,018Bristol, TN: 11,750 countBristol, TN11,750Maryville, TN: 11,608 countMaryville, TN11,608East Ridge, TN: 9,799 countEast Ridge, TN9,799Farragut, TN: 8,884 countFarragut, TN8,884Tullahoma, TN: 8,338 countTullahoma, TN8,338Shelbyville, TN: 7,942 countShelbyville, TN7,942Goodlettsville, TN: 7,357 countGoodlettsville, TN7,357Springfield, TN: 6,898 countSpringfield, TN6,898Sevierville, TN: 6,766 countSevierville, TN6,766Dyersburg, TN: 6,631 countDyersburg, TN6,631Red Bank, TN: 5,892 countRed Bank, TN5,892Dickson, TN: 5,775 countDickson, TN5,775Athens, TN: 5,774 countAthens, TN5,774Greeneville, TN: 5,752 countGreeneville, TN5,752
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Nashville, TN282,855
2Memphis, TN249,554
3Knoxville, TN82,586
4Chattanooga, TN76,508
5Clarksville, TN59,481
6Murfreesboro, TN54,768
7Franklin, TN31,673
8Johnson City, TN29,425
9Jackson, TN26,083
10Kingsport, TN24,665
11Hendersonville, TN23,565
12Bartlett, TN20,047
13Smyrna, TN19,022
14Collierville, TN17,699
15Cleveland, TN17,318
16Gallatin, TN17,127
17Spring Hill, TN16,942
18Columbia, TN16,215
19Germantown, TN15,358
20Brentwood, TN14,550
21Cookeville, TN13,982
22Lebanon, TN13,957
23Mount Juliet, TN13,672
24La Vergne, TN13,025
25Oak Ridge, TN12,839
26Morristown, TN12,018
27Bristol, TN11,750
28Maryville, TN11,608
29East Ridge, TN9,799
30Farragut, TN8,884
31Tullahoma, TN8,338
32Shelbyville, TN7,942
33Goodlettsville, TN7,357
34Springfield, TN6,898
35Sevierville, TN6,766
36Dyersburg, TN6,631
37Red Bank, TN5,892
38Dickson, TN5,775
39Athens, TN5,774
40Greeneville, TN5,752
41McMinnville, TN5,578
42Elizabethton, TN5,500
43Soddy-Daisy, TN5,362
44Crossville, TN5,080
45White House, TN4,926
46Lakeland, TN4,834
47Lawrenceburg, TN4,827
48Portland, TN4,688
49Manchester, TN4,609
50Union City, TN4,478
51Arlington, TN4,383
52Lewisburg, TN4,372
53Clinton, TN4,364
54Alcoa, TN4,268
55Millington, TN4,086
56Paris, TN4,057
57Collegedale, TN4,032
58Nolensville, TN3,852
59Lenoir City, TN3,826
60Martin, TN3,791
61Winchester, TN3,625
62Atoka, TN3,500
63Fairview, TN3,462
64Hartsville, TN3,349
65Oakland, TN3,277

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Tennessee by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Nashville, TN, with 282,855 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oakland, TN, with 3,277 in 2021.

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