Tennessee · 104 places of 5,000+
Fastest-growing cities in Tennessee, 2020 to 2024
Short answer
- Fastest
- +32.4%
- Growing
- 87
- Shrinking
- 17
The 20 fastest-growing
Lebanon grew fastest, from 38,894 in July 2020 to 51,501 in July 2024, +32.4%. It is the 17th largest of the 104 places ranked. 87 places grew and 17 shrank or held flat; the median change was +3.9%.
By raw numbers the biggest gain was in Clarksville, +18,157 people. At the other end, Brownsville changed by -5.4%. Growth is measured between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates for places with 5,000 or more residents in 2024, so fast growth from a small base can outrank larger absolute gains.
- 01Lebanon+32.4%
- 02White House+25.6%
- 03Alcoa+23.6%
- 04Thompson's Station+20.3%
- 05Oakland+19.0%
- 06Lenoir City+18.9%
- 07Gallatin+17.1%
- 08Columbia+16.2%
- 09Spring Hill+15.8%
- 10Pleasant View+15.5%
- 11Loudon+15.3%
- 12Jonesborough+14.0%
- 13Smyrna+12.7%
- 14Nolensville+12.5%
- 15Dunlap+11.2%
- 16Mount Juliet+11.0%
- 17Clarksville+10.8%
- 18Fairview+10.7%
- 19Medina+10.2%
- 20Smithville+10.0%
Dots: the 20 places in the chart. Orange pin: Lebanon, ranked first.
All 104 places of 5,000+ ranked
| # | Place | 2024 | Since 2020 | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 51,501 | +32.4% | Wilson County |
| 2 | White House | 16,463 | +25.6% | Sumner County +1 |
| 3 | Alcoa | 13,588 | +23.6% | Blount County |
| 4 | Thompson's Station | 9,081 | +20.3% | Williamson County |
| 5 | Oakland | 10,769 | +19.0% | Fayette County |
| 6 | Lenoir City | 12,041 | +18.9% | Loudon County |
| 7 | Gallatin | 52,489 | +17.1% | Sumner County |
| 8 | Columbia | 48,812 | +16.2% | Maury County |
| 9 | Spring Hill | 59,398 | +15.8% | Williamson County +1 |
| 10 | Pleasant View | 5,629 | +15.5% | Cheatham County |
| 11 | Loudon | 6,942 | +15.3% | Loudon County |
| 12 | Jonesborough | 6,746 | +14.0% | Washington County |
| 13 | Smyrna | 60,302 | +12.7% | Rutherford County |
| 14 | Nolensville | 15,809 | +12.5% | Williamson County |
| 15 | Dunlap | 5,960 | +11.2% | Sequatchie County |
| 16 | Mount Juliet | 44,066 | +11.0% | Wilson County |
| 17 | Clarksville | 185,690 | +10.8% | Montgomery County |
| 18 | Fairview | 10,535 | +10.7% | Williamson County |
| 19 | Medina | 5,681 | +10.2% | Gibson County |
| 20 | Smithville | 5,546 | +10.0% | DeKalb County |
| 21 | Manchester | 13,484 | +9.9% | Coffee County |
| 22 | Ashland City | 5,689 | +9.7% | Cheatham County |
| 23 | Murfreesboro | 168,387 | +9.5% | Rutherford County |
| 24 | Munford | 6,896 | +9.1% | Tipton County |
| 25 | Lewisburg | 13,473 | +9.1% | Marshall County |
| 26 | Shelbyville | 25,792 | +9.0% | Bedford County |
| 27 | Winchester | 10,251 | +8.9% | Franklin County |
| 28 | Millington | 11,486 | +8.6% | Shelby County |
| 29 | Morristown | 32,994 | +8.3% | Hamblen County +1 |
| 30 | Oak Ridge | 34,039 | +8.2% | Anderson County +1 |
| 31 | Jefferson City | 9,013 | +7.2% | Jefferson County |
| 32 | Farragut | 25,242 | +7.1% | Knox County |
| 33 | La Vergne | 41,430 | +7.0% | Rutherford County |
| 34 | Athens | 15,050 | +6.8% | McMinn County |
| 35 | Cookeville | 37,102 | +6.2% | Putnam County |
| 36 | Lafayette | 5,919 | +5.9% | Macon County |
| 37 | Franklin | 89,142 | +5.9% | Williamson County |
| 38 | Crossville | 12,785 | +5.8% | Cumberland County |
| 39 | Atoka | 10,624 | +5.6% | Tipton County |
| 40 | Springfield | 19,842 | +5.5% | Robertson County |
| 41 | Dayton | 7,796 | +5.1% | Rhea County |
| 42 | Chattanooga | 191,496 | +5.1% | Hamilton County |
| 43 | Dickson | 16,878 | +5.0% | Dickson County |
| 44 | Madisonville | 5,395 | +4.9% | Monroe County |
| 45 | Cleveland | 50,232 | +4.8% | Bradley County |
| 46 | Lynchburg, Moore County | 6,773 | +4.7% | Moore County |
| 47 | Hartsville/Trousdale County | 12,159 | +4.5% | Trousdale County |
| 48 | Rockwood | 5,684 | +4.4% | Roane County |
| 49 | Harriman | 6,216 | +4.4% | Roane County |
| 50 | Church Hill | 7,310 | +4.4% | Hawkins County |
| 51 | Arlington | 15,550 | +4.2% | Shelby County |
| 52 | Lawrenceburg | 12,112 | +4.1% | Lawrence County |
| 53 | Knoxville | 198,722 | +3.9% | Knox County |
| 54 | Clinton | 10,458 | +3.9% | Anderson County |
| 55 | Kingston | 6,340 | +3.8% | Roane County |
| 56 | Sweetwater | 6,676 | +3.7% | Monroe County +1 |
| 57 | Johnson City | 73,635 | +3.5% | Washington County +2 |
| 58 | Collegedale | 11,510 | +3.5% | Hamilton County |
| 59 | Portland | 13,651 | +3.3% | Sumner County +1 |
| 60 | Tullahoma | 21,035 | +3.1% | Coffee County +1 |
| 61 | Greeneville | 15,979 | +3.0% | Greene County |
| 62 | Hendersonville | 63,947 | +2.9% | Sumner County |
| 63 | Soddy-Daisy | 13,430 | +2.9% | Hamilton County |
| 64 | Henderson | 6,519 | +2.9% | Chester County |
| 65 | Kingsport | 57,109 | +2.9% | Sullivan County +1 |
| 66 | Savannah | 7,565 | +2.8% | Hardin County |
| 67 | Lakeland | 14,416 | +2.8% | Shelby County |
| 68 | Bristol | 27,867 | +2.5% | Sullivan County |
| 69 | Mount Carmel | 5,549 | +2.3% | Hawkins County |
| 70 | Paris | 10,517 | +2.2% | Henry County |
| 71 | Nashville-Davidson | 704,963 | +2.2% | Davidson County |
| 72 | Millersville | 6,427 | +1.8% | Sumner County +1 |
| 73 | McMinnville | 14,032 | +1.6% | Warren County |
| 74 | Jackson | 69,303 | +1.6% | Madison County |
| 75 | McKenzie | 5,603 | +1.6% | Carroll County +2 |
| 76 | Milan | 8,306 | +1.6% | Gibson County |
| 77 | Martin | 10,989 | +1.5% | Weakley County |
| 78 | Newport | 6,954 | +1.5% | Cocke County |
| 79 | Red Bank | 12,073 | +1.2% | Hamilton County |
| 80 | Collierville | 51,951 | +1.2% | Shelby County |
| 81 | Greenbrier | 7,039 | +1.2% | Robertson County |
| 82 | Maryville | 32,373 | +1.1% | Blount County |
| 83 | Fayetteville | 7,142 | +1.1% | Lincoln County |
| 84 | Lexington | 8,037 | +1.1% | Henderson County |
| 85 | Pigeon Forge | 6,446 | +0.7% | Sevier County |
| 86 | Signal Mountain | 8,877 | +0.3% | Hamilton County |
| 87 | Brentwood | 45,525 | +0.2% | Williamson County |
| 88 | Humboldt | 7,852 | -0.3% | Gibson County +1 |
| 89 | Elizabethton | 14,461 | -0.5% | Carter County |
| 90 | Erwin | 6,020 | -0.7% | Unicoi County |
| 91 | Covington | 8,575 | -1.0% | Tipton County |
| 92 | East Ridge | 21,970 | -1.1% | Hamilton County |
| 93 | Sevierville | 18,231 | -1.3% | Sevier County |
| 94 | Dyersburg | 15,915 | -1.3% | Dyer County |
| 95 | Bartlett | 56,708 | -1.7% | Shelby County |
| 96 | Pulaski | 8,241 | -1.7% | Giles County |
| 97 | Bolivar | 5,084 | -2.0% | Hardeman County |
| 98 | Goodlettsville | 17,433 | -2.1% | Davidson County +1 |
| 99 | Union City | 10,876 | -2.6% | Obion County |
| 100 | Germantown | 40,128 | -2.8% | Shelby County |
| 101 | Memphis | 610,919 | -2.8% | Shelby County |
| 102 | La Follette | 7,194 | -2.9% | Campbell County |
| 103 | Ripley | 7,546 | -3.2% | Lauderdale County |
| 104 | Brownsville | 9,358 | -5.4% | Haywood County |
Questions people ask
What is the fastest-growing city in Tennessee?
Lebanon, up 32.4% from July 2020 to July 2024 among places of 5,000+, to 51,501 residents.
Which Tennessee city added the most people?
Clarksville, which gained 18,157 residents from July 2020 to July 2024.
How many Tennessee cities are shrinking?
17 of 104 places of 5,000+ had the same or fewer residents in July 2024 than in July 2020.
Why use places of 5,000 or more?
Small towns can swing by double-digit percentages from a few new homes, and Census estimates for them carry more uncertainty. The 5,000 floor keeps the ranking to places where a percentage means something.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.