US Census Data

Most densely populated in Tennessee

Tennessee counties and cities ranked by population density.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Tennessee by population density — which have the most people per square mile, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Davidson County leads at 1,410/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Ridgeside leads at 5,353/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Davidson County1,410/sq mi
2Shelby County1,225/sq mi
3Knox County959/sq mi
4Hamilton County684/sq mi
5Rutherford County568/sq mi
6Williamson County437/sq mi
7Montgomery County423/sq mi
8Washington County412/sq mi
9Hamblen County403/sq mi
10Sullivan County386/sq mi
11Sumner County379/sq mi
12Bradley County334/sq mi
13Wilson County269/sq mi
14Loudon County249/sq mi
15Blount County246/sq mi
16Anderson County232/sq mi
17Jefferson County203/sq mi
18Putnam County203/sq mi
19Madison County177/sq mi
20Maury County171/sq mi
21Sevier County167/sq mi
22Carter County165/sq mi
23Robertson County156/sq mi
24Roane County151/sq mi
25Coffee County137/sq mi
26Cheatham County137/sq mi
27Tipton County135/sq mi
28McMinn County126/sq mi
29Hawkins County118/sq mi
30Greene County114/sq mi
31Dickson County113/sq mi
32Bedford County108/sq mi
33Rhea County106/sq mi
34Trousdale County103/sq mi
35Warren County96/sq mi
36Unicoi County96/sq mi
37Marshall County94/sq mi
38Cumberland County92/sq mi
39Union County90/sq mi
40Grainger County85/sq mi
41Macon County84/sq mi
42Gibson County84/sq mi
43Cocke County84/sq mi
44Campbell County82/sq mi
45Franklin County79/sq mi
46Claiborne County74/sq mi
47Monroe County74/sq mi
48White County74/sq mi
49Lawrence County73/sq mi
50Dyer County72/sq mi
51DeKalb County68/sq mi
52Meigs County67/sq mi
53Smith County64/sq mi
54Lincoln County62/sq mi
55Sequatchie County62/sq mi
56Chester County61/sq mi
57Fayette County61/sq mi
58Johnson County61/sq mi
59Marion County58/sq mi
60Henry County58/sq mi
61Weakley County57/sq mi
62Obion County56/sq mi
63Cannon County55/sq mi
64Henderson County54/sq mi
65Lauderdale County53/sq mi
66Overton County53/sq mi
67Crockett County52/sq mi
68Moore County51/sq mi
69Giles County50/sq mi
70Carroll County48/sq mi
71Hardin County47/sq mi
72McNairy County46/sq mi
73Lewis County45/sq mi
74Houston County41/sq mi
75Scott County41/sq mi
76Hickman County41/sq mi
77Polk County41/sq mi
78Morgan County41/sq mi
79Benton County40/sq mi
80Lake County40/sq mi
81Jackson County38/sq mi
82Hardeman County38/sq mi
83Fentress County38/sq mi
84Grundy County38/sq mi
85Bledsoe County37/sq mi
86Humphreys County36/sq mi
87Decatur County34/sq mi
88Haywood County33/sq mi
89Clay County32/sq mi
90Pickett County31/sq mi
91Hancock County31/sq mi
92Stewart County30/sq mi
93Van Buren County23/sq mi
94Wayne County22/sq mi
95Perry County21/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Ridgeside5,353/sq mi
2East Ridge2,660/sq mi
3Murfreesboro2,441/sq mi
4Memphis2,171/sq mi
5Berry Hill2,146/sq mi
6Germantown2,041/sq mi
7Hendersonville1,969/sq mi
8Knoxville1,962/sq mi
9Eagleton Village1,936/sq mi
10Franklin1,921/sq mi
11Green Hill1,904/sq mi
12Spring Hill1,834/sq mi
13Red Bank1,824/sq mi
14Maryville1,805/sq mi
15Whiteville1,779/sq mi
16East Cleveland1,771/sq mi
17Bartlett1,765/sq mi
18Clarksville1,718/sq mi
19Johnson City1,633/sq mi
20Smyrna1,613/sq mi
21Powell1,586/sq mi
22La Vergne1,576/sq mi
23Lookout Mountain1,573/sq mi
24Mount Juliet1,559/sq mi
25Cleveland1,549/sq mi
26Farragut1,522/sq mi
27Elizabethton1,504/sq mi
28La Follette1,487/sq mi
29Erwin1,454/sq mi
30Nashville1,439/sq mi
31Troy1,421/sq mi
32Collierville1,395/sq mi
33Nolensville1,393/sq mi
34Springfield1,390/sq mi
35Woodbury1,389/sq mi
36Linden1,379/sq mi
37Gallatin1,324/sq mi
38Bluff City1,298/sq mi
39John Sevier1,298/sq mi
40Karns1,285/sq mi
41Medina1,284/sq mi
42Chattanooga1,284/sq mi
43Bell Buckle1,283/sq mi
44Etowah1,281/sq mi
45Harrison1,253/sq mi
46Shelbyville1,249/sq mi
47McMinnville1,244/sq mi
48Newport1,244/sq mi
49Lenoir City1,238/sq mi
50Rogersville1,234/sq mi
51Goodlettsville1,222/sq mi
52Middle Valley1,209/sq mi
53Jefferson City1,208/sq mi
54Columbia1,205/sq mi
55White House1,177/sq mi
56Lynnville1,168/sq mi
57Alamo1,168/sq mi
58Lakesite1,164/sq mi
59Graysville1,164/sq mi
60Jackson1,160/sq mi
61Rocky Top1,130/sq mi
62Pine Crest1,127/sq mi
63Wartburg1,123/sq mi
64Tiptonville1,112/sq mi
65Morristown1,110/sq mi
66Jonesborough1,109/sq mi
67Banner Hill1,086/sq mi
68Pikeville1,086/sq mi
69Gray1,081/sq mi
70Jacksboro1,077/sq mi
71Brentwood1,074/sq mi
72Halls1,071/sq mi
73Bells1,068/sq mi
74Lafayette1,065/sq mi
75Pulaski1,062/sq mi
76Signal Mountain1,059/sq mi
77Savannah1,058/sq mi
78Kingsport1,051/sq mi
79Watertown1,048/sq mi
80Lebanon1,031/sq mi
81Cumberland Gap1,003/sq mi
82Cookeville994/sq mi
83Seymour993/sq mi
84Oak Grove989/sq mi
85McEwen984/sq mi
86Algood979/sq mi
87Brownsville977/sq mi
88Celina967/sq mi
89Greenbrier959/sq mi
90Stanton957/sq mi
91Alexandria950/sq mi
92Big Sandy938/sq mi
93Dyersburg928/sq mi
94Lawrenceburg926/sq mi
95Tellico Village926/sq mi
96Belle Meade920/sq mi
97Spurgeon917/sq mi
98Athens916/sq mi
99Milan915/sq mi
100Greeneville914/sq mi

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