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Biggest Cities in Tennessee

Can you name the 20 most populous cities in Tennessee?
Source: 2024 Census Estimates
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First submittedApril 18, 2012
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Population
City
704,963
Nashville
610,919
Memphis
198,722
Knoxville
191,496
Chattanooga
185,690
Clarksville
168,387
Murfreesboro
89,142
Franklin
Population
City
73,635
Johnson City
69,303
Jackson
63,947
Hendersonville
60,302
Smyrna
59,398
Spring Hill
57,109
Kingsport
56,708
Bartlett
Population
City
52,489
Gallatin
51,951
Collierville
51,501
Lebanon
50,232
Cleveland
48,812
Columbia
45,525
Brentwood
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28 Comments
FentonsDad
+4
Level 89
Sep 30, 2012
Hm! Not Bristol! Guess more of it's in VA.

Thanks for this.

beetboy12
+3
Level 36
Aug 1, 2014
More of it's in TN. It's just that small.
bluesdjben
+4
Level 74
Jun 11, 2018
It would be about 44,000 if Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA were combined.
ander217
+2
Level 74
Jul 7, 2014
Kept spelling Murfreesboro as Murphysboro. Drat.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jul 18, 2014
hm... another Smyrna. Who'd've thunk?
ubsaral
+3
Level 84
May 27, 2018
As a person who live in Izmir, Turkey(Original Smyrna) I'm really surprised that there is one more town named after my hometown in USA. There is also New Smyrna Beach in Florida, I learnt that while I was looking Bob Ross' life. He died in there.
vermiciousknid
+3
Level 91
Jun 17, 2021
There's also a Smyrna in the Atlanta metro area.
Roonami
+3
Level 44
Jul 21, 2014
I knew they were small, but I figured Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg would make the bottom of the list. Legit surprised to see there are only about 5k residents there!
beetboy12
+2
Level 36
Aug 1, 2014
I thought Sevierville at least.
Dewot423
+3
Level 66
Jun 17, 2021
Sevierville is where all the non-tourist residents of the county live. Gatlinburg especially is very small just in terms of its geographic footprint. It's all nestled in one pretty tight valley, there's not a lot of room for permanent residents.
sillie
+4
Level 75
Dec 16, 2015
They sure like their -villes down in Tennessee.
Osiris
+4
Level 68
Jun 1, 2018
There are two different reasons for this. First, there had been several French fur trading outposts established in the area. Also, as a result of the American Revolution and the War of 1812, there was a deep dislike for the British among many of the American settlers moving into the area at the time. This made the French suffix -ville very popular as compared to British suffixes such as -borough, -bury, or -ton.
Osiris
+3
Level 68
Jun 1, 2018
There are many suburbs on here, like there are with many other states with quizzes like this one. There is Bartlett, Collierville, and Germantown for Memphis and Hendersonville, Gallatin, Smyrna, Franklin, Brentwood, Spring Hill, and Murfreesboro for Nashville. Knowing the major cities for these states is pretty easy but learning all the smaller satellite towns surrounding them is much more difficult.
Dewot423
+3
Level 66
Jun 17, 2021
Counting Murfreesboro as a Nashville suburb but not Clarksville seems wrong as a local. I'd call them both independent cities with their own suburbs that are close to Nashville, but either way they should be grouped together.
lestimian
+8
Level 47
Jun 12, 2018
My strategy to use Jackson as a wildcard for all these state quizzes pays off again.
Jeremy
+7
Level 79
Jun 14, 2018
Completely unrelated to this quiz, but Springfield works with most of these as well.
Dewot423
+2
Level 66
Jun 17, 2021
There is a Springfield TN, but it's still very much got a small town feel to it. Couldn't be more than 20k people.
Kaz60
+3
Level 48
Feb 1, 2019
I agree. As a Brit I only knew the first 4 but three in Jackson and Columbia!
XYU
+2
Level 62
Jun 17, 2021
Can't believe Ducktown isn't on it.
DonTheJuan
+4
Level 57
Jun 17, 2021
As a resident of Tennessee, I feel compelled to give some honorable mentions for weird town names around here: Bucksnort, Pig's Path, Stinking Creek, Turtletown, Bugscuffle, Bugtussle (don't confuse them), and Dismal.
YellowJacket
+4
Level 80
Jun 17, 2021
There are actually four Bugtussles in the US (two are two words). It is apparently more popular than I thought.
Insdo
+2
Level 40
Jun 17, 2021
I can't even name one
chailattee
+6
Level 67
Jun 17, 2021
Not even Nashville or Memphis?
SkilledSid3
+1
Level 59
Jul 6, 2023
Bro I did the top 5 cities and it says that I have beat 55.6% of people lol
Nickelz
+1
Level 69
Apr 11, 2024
i'm glad i got a lot, i live in one of the towns on here
orange3472
+2
Level 72
May 29, 2024
Why is Tennessee the only featured quiz in the series without a map?
shrekcena
+1
Level 60
Sep 5, 2024
Sun Sphere mentioned RAAAAHHHH GO VOLS
MaverickBraxton
+1
Level 22
Oct 20, 2025
Wow, I am surprised that my town is here!
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