Ranking · Tennessee
Fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking places in Tennessee
Lebanon has the highest population change, 2020 to 2025 of Tennessee's 230 ranked places (+38.8%); Tiptonville has the lowest (−16.2%). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census that are incorporated (the Census Bureau estimates only those each year).
Which are the fastest-growing places?
Fastest-growing places in Tennessee, first to fifth: Lebanon (+38.8%), White House (+37.3%), Baxter (+35.2%), Piperton (+27.5%) and Thompson's Station (+27.2%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | +38.8% |
| 2 | White House | +37.3% |
| 3 | Baxter | +35.2% |
| 4 | Piperton | +27.5% |
| 5 | Thompson's Station | +27.2% |
| 6 | Alcoa | +24.6% |
| 7 | Lenoir City | +24.2% |
| 8 | Gallatin | +22.8% |
| 9 | Millington | +22.4% |
| 10 | Spring Hill | +21.0% |
| 11 | Oakland | +20.6% |
| 12 | Burns | +20.5% |
| 13 | Columbia | +20.3% |
| 14 | Pleasant View | +20.3% |
| 15 | Smyrna | +19.2% |
| 16 | Jonesborough | +19.1% |
| 17 | Dandridge | +18.0% |
| 18 | White Bluff | +16.9% |
| 19 | Rossville | +16.2% |
| 20 | Loudon | +16.1% |
| 21 | Fairview | +15.9% |
| 22 | Mount Juliet | +14.9% |
| 23 | Greenback | +14.7% |
| 24 | Nolensville | +14.3% |
| 25 | Dunlap | +13.8% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
Which are the fastest-shrinking places?
Fastest-shrinking places in Tennessee, first to fifth: Tiptonville (−16.2%), Clifton (−11.7%), Berry Hill (−11.7%), Forest Hills (−11.2%) and Belle Meade (−10.0%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Tiptonville | −16.2% |
| 229 | Clifton | −11.7% |
| 228 | Berry Hill | −11.7% |
| 227 | Forest Hills | −11.2% |
| 226 | Belle Meade | −10.0% |
| 225 | Oak Hill | −6.3% |
| 224 | Brownsville | −6.2% |
| 223 | South Pittsburg | −5.3% |
| 222 | Ridgely | −4.3% |
| 221 | Ripley | −3.9% |
| 220 | South Fulton | −3.7% |
| 219 | Newbern | −3.7% |
| 218 | La Follette | −3.5% |
| 217 | Whitwell | −3.4% |
| 216 | Halls, Lauderdale County | −3.3% |
| 215 | Union City | −3.3% |
| 214 | Germantown | −3.2% |
| 213 | Benton | −3.1% |
| 212 | Memphis | −3.0% |
| 211 | Bolivar | −3.0% |
| 210 | Jacksboro | −3.0% |
| 209 | Kenton | −2.8% |
| 208 | Dresden | −2.6% |
| 207 | Bartlett | −2.4% |
| 206 | Trenton | −2.4% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
How is this ranking made?
Each place's population change, 2020 to 2025 is read from the Census Bureau's April 1, 2020 estimates base and its July 1, 2025 estimate. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and is incorporated. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · How ranks are computed
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