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Cities in Tennessee by households

Nashville, TN had the highest households of 65 cities in 2022, at 291,884. Oakland, TN had the lowest, at 3,467. The median was 7,283 and the figure for Tennessee was 2.71 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest291,884Nashville, TN
Lowest3,467Oakland, TN
Median7,28365 cities
Tennessee2,713,635History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Nashville, TN: 291,884 countNashville, TN291,884Memphis, TN: 251,586 countMemphis, TN251,586Knoxville, TN: 84,195 countKnoxville, TN84,195Chattanooga, TN: 77,016 countChattanooga, TN77,016Clarksville, TN: 62,115 countClarksville, TN62,115Murfreesboro, TN: 57,399 countMurfreesboro, TN57,399Franklin, TN: 32,770 countFranklin, TN32,770Johnson City, TN: 30,107 countJohnson City, TN30,107Jackson, TN: 26,387 countJackson, TN26,387Kingsport, TN: 24,715 countKingsport, TN24,715Hendersonville, TN: 24,245 countHendersonville, TN24,245Bartlett, TN: 19,948 countBartlett, TN19,948Smyrna, TN: 19,152 countSmyrna, TN19,152Gallatin, TN: 17,908 countGallatin, TN17,908Spring Hill, TN: 17,867 countSpring Hill, TN17,867Cleveland, TN: 17,801 countCleveland, TN17,801Collierville, TN: 17,755 countCollierville, TN17,755Columbia, TN: 17,041 countColumbia, TN17,041Germantown, TN: 15,376 countGermantown, TN15,376Lebanon, TN: 15,014 countLebanon, TN15,014Brentwood, TN: 14,880 countBrentwood, TN14,880Mount Juliet, TN: 14,446 countMount Juliet, TN14,446Cookeville, TN: 14,373 countCookeville, TN14,373Oak Ridge, TN: 13,071 countOak Ridge, TN13,071La Vergne, TN: 12,980 countLa Vergne, TN12,980Morristown, TN: 12,317 countMorristown, TN12,317Maryville, TN: 11,941 countMaryville, TN11,941Bristol, TN: 11,865 countBristol, TN11,865East Ridge, TN: 9,558 countEast Ridge, TN9,558Farragut, TN: 8,828 countFarragut, TN8,828Tullahoma, TN: 8,703 countTullahoma, TN8,703Shelbyville, TN: 8,311 countShelbyville, TN8,311Goodlettsville, TN: 7,283 countGoodlettsville, TN7,283Sevierville, TN: 7,159 countSevierville, TN7,159Springfield, TN: 6,946 countSpringfield, TN6,946Dyersburg, TN: 6,635 countDyersburg, TN6,635Dickson, TN: 6,082 countDickson, TN6,082Greeneville, TN: 6,076 countGreeneville, TN6,076Athens, TN: 5,900 countAthens, TN5,900Red Bank, TN: 5,750 countRed Bank, TN5,750Nashville, TN: 291,884 countNashville, TN291,884Memphis, TN: 251,586 countMemphis, TN251,586Knoxville, TN: 84,195 countKnoxville, TN84,195Chattanooga, TN: 77,016 countChattanooga, TN77,016Clarksville, TN: 62,115 countClarksville, TN62,115Murfreesboro, TN: 57,399 countMurfreesboro, TN57,399Franklin, TN: 32,770 countFranklin, TN32,770Johnson City, TN: 30,107 countJohnson City, TN30,107Jackson, TN: 26,387 countJackson, TN26,387Kingsport, TN: 24,715 countKingsport, TN24,715Hendersonville, TN: 24,245 countHendersonville, TN24,245Bartlett, TN: 19,948 countBartlett, TN19,948Smyrna, TN: 19,152 countSmyrna, TN19,152Gallatin, TN: 17,908 countGallatin, TN17,908Spring Hill, TN: 17,867 countSpring Hill, TN17,867Cleveland, TN: 17,801 countCleveland, TN17,801Collierville, TN: 17,755 countCollierville, TN17,755Columbia, TN: 17,041 countColumbia, TN17,041Germantown, TN: 15,376 countGermantown, TN15,376Lebanon, TN: 15,014 countLebanon, TN15,014Brentwood, TN: 14,880 countBrentwood, TN14,880Mount Juliet, TN: 14,446 countMount Juliet, TN14,446Cookeville, TN: 14,373 countCookeville, TN14,373Oak Ridge, TN: 13,071 countOak Ridge, TN13,071La Vergne, TN: 12,980 countLa Vergne, TN12,980Morristown, TN: 12,317 countMorristown, TN12,317Maryville, TN: 11,941 countMaryville, TN11,941Bristol, TN: 11,865 countBristol, TN11,865East Ridge, TN: 9,558 countEast Ridge, TN9,558Farragut, TN: 8,828 countFarragut, TN8,828Tullahoma, TN: 8,703 countTullahoma, TN8,703Shelbyville, TN: 8,311 countShelbyville, TN8,311Goodlettsville, TN: 7,283 countGoodlettsville, TN7,283Sevierville, TN: 7,159 countSevierville, TN7,159Springfield, TN: 6,946 countSpringfield, TN6,946Dyersburg, TN: 6,635 countDyersburg, TN6,635Dickson, TN: 6,082 countDickson, TN6,082Greeneville, TN: 6,076 countGreeneville, TN6,076Athens, TN: 5,900 countAthens, TN5,900Red Bank, TN: 5,750 countRed Bank, TN5,750
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Nashville, TN291,884+3.2%
2Memphis, TN251,586+0.8%
3Knoxville, TN84,195+1.9%
4Chattanooga, TN77,016+0.7%
5Clarksville, TN62,115+4.4%
6Murfreesboro, TN57,399+4.8%
7Franklin, TN32,770+3.5%
8Johnson City, TN30,107+2.3%
9Jackson, TN26,387+1.2%
10Kingsport, TN24,715+0.2%
11Hendersonville, TN24,245+2.9%
12Bartlett, TN19,948-0.5%
13Smyrna, TN19,152+0.7%
14Gallatin, TN17,908+4.6%
15Spring Hill, TN17,867+5.5%
16Cleveland, TN17,801+2.8%
17Collierville, TN17,755+0.3%
18Columbia, TN17,041+5.1%
19Germantown, TN15,376+0.1%
20Lebanon, TN15,014+7.6%
21Brentwood, TN14,880+2.3%
22Mount Juliet, TN14,446+5.7%
23Cookeville, TN14,373+2.8%
24Oak Ridge, TN13,071+1.8%
25La Vergne, TN12,980-0.3%
26Morristown, TN12,317+2.5%
27Maryville, TN11,941+2.9%
28Bristol, TN11,865+1%
29East Ridge, TN9,558-2.5%
30Farragut, TN8,828-0.6%
31Tullahoma, TN8,703+4.4%
32Shelbyville, TN8,311+4.6%
33Goodlettsville, TN7,283-1%
34Sevierville, TN7,159+5.8%
35Springfield, TN6,946+0.7%
36Dyersburg, TN6,635+0.1%
37Dickson, TN6,082+5.3%
38Greeneville, TN6,076+5.6%
39Athens, TN5,900+2.2%
40Red Bank, TN5,750-2.4%
41Elizabethton, TN5,616+2.1%
42McMinnville, TN5,571-0.1%
43Crossville, TN5,323+4.8%
44Lakeland, TN5,148+6.5%
45Soddy-Daisy, TN5,115-4.6%
46Portland, TN5,059+7.9%
47White House, TN5,041+2.3%
48Lawrenceburg, TN4,866+0.8%
49Lewisburg, TN4,649+6.3%
50Arlington, TN4,514+3%
51Manchester, TN4,495-2.5%
52Alcoa, TN4,458+4.5%
53Union City, TN4,423-1.2%
54Clinton, TN4,321-1%
55Nolensville, TN4,266+10.7%
56Millington, TN4,194+2.6%
57Collegedale, TN4,155+3.1%
58Paris, TN4,132+1.8%
59Martin, TN4,027+6.2%
60Lenoir City, TN3,8260%
61Winchester, TN3,822+5.4%
62Atoka, TN3,793+8.4%
63Fairview, TN3,602+4%
64Hartsville, TN3,552+6.1%
65Oakland, TN3,467+5.8%

Other periods

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/tennessee-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Nashville, TN, with 291,884 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oakland, TN, with 3,467 in 2022.

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