Tennessee's 25 largest cities (Memphis, Nashville-Davidson, Knoxville: live, wealthiest, estimates)

[JMT]

This just in. Today the US Census released its 2007 population estimates for all cities in the country. Here are the 25 largest cities in Tennessee.

1. Memphis... 674,028
2. Nashville... 590,807
3. Knoxville... 183,546
4. Chattanooga... 169,884
5. Clarksville... 119,284
6. Murfreesboro... 98,406
7. Jackson... 63,196
8. Johnson City... 61,028
9. Franklin... 57,380
10. Bartlett... 47,603
11. Hendersonville... 47,032
12. Kingsport... 44,435
13. Cleveland... 39,190
14. Collierville... 39,152
15. Germantown... 37,317
16. Smyrna... 36,582
17. Brentwood... 35,058
18. Columbia... 33,983
19. La Vergne... 29,038
20. Cookeville... 28,901
21. Gallatin... 28,747
22. Oak Ridge... 27,514
23. Morristown... 27,432
24. Maryville... 26,766
25. Bristol... 25,474

NOTES

• Clarksville was the country's 9th fastest growing city between 2006-2007.
• Cookeville is the only city on the list that's not part of a metropolitan area.
• Between 2006-2007 Nashville surpassed Denver, Washington DC, Las Vegas, and Louisville KY in population. Nashville is now the 25th largest city in the country.
• Memphis and Germantown are the only cities on the list that lost population between 2006-2007.

[mbmouse]

Great info as usual JMT! Thanks for posting this.

[TURFNSCAPE]

Great info. JMT. What would you consider to be the top 10 wealthiest communities in Tennessee?
Steve

[Mike in TN]

I was most surprised by the populations of Johnson City, Hendersonville, and Cookeville.

Originally Posted by JMT

[*]Cookeville is the only city on the list that's not part of a metropolitan area.

Jackson in considered a metropolitan area? Go figure.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Mike in TN

I was most surprised by the populations of Johnson City, Hendersonville, and Cookeville.

Jackson in considered a metropolitan area? Go figure.

I don't think so!!

[strumpeace]

Jackson is the center city of the Jackson TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Jackson MSA includes Madison and Chester counties. (I would expect Gibson and Crockett counties to be added to the MSA within the next few years.)

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by JMT

This just in. Today the US Census released its 2007 population estimates for all cities in the country. Here are the 25 largest cities in Tennessee.

1. Memphis... 674,028
2. Nashville... 590,807
3. Knoxville... 183,546
4. Chattanooga... 169,884
5. Clarksville... 119,284
6. Murfreesboro... 98,406
7. Jackson... 63,196
8. Johnson City... 61,028
9. Franklin... 57,380
10. Bartlett... 47,603
11. Hendersonville... 47,032
12. Kingsport... 44,435
13. Cleveland... 39,190
14. Collierville... 39,152
15. Germantown... 37,317
16. Smyrna... 36,582
17. Brentwood... 35,058
18. Columbia... 33,983
19. La Vergne... 29,038
20. Cookeville... 28,901
21. Gallatin... 28,747
22. Oak Ridge... 27,514
23. Morristown... 27,432
24. Maryville... 26,766
25. Bristol... 25,474

NOTES

• Clarksville was the country's 9th fastest growing city between 2006-2007.
• Cookeville is the only city on the list that's not part of a metropolitan area.
• Between 2006-2007 Nashville surpassed Denver, Washington DC, Las Vegas, and Louisville KY in population. Nashville is now the 25th largest city in the country.
• Memphis and Germantown are the only cities on the list that lost population between 2006-2007.

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. I thought Maryville was twice as big based on traffic. I'm guessing they have a lot of people driving though their town that don't live there. Good info.

[JMT]

I made a mistake. Columbia is also not in a metropolitan area, although it is included in Nashville's CSA (Combined Statistical Area).

Here are Tennessee's metropolitan areas and their components according to the US Census:

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 514,568
Principal City: Chattanooga, TN
Catoosa County, GA; Dade County, GA; Walker County, GA; Hamilton County, TN; Marion County, TN; Sequatchie County, TN

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 261,816
Principal City: Clarksville, TN
Christian County, KY; Trigg County, KY; Montgomery County, TN; Stewart County, TN

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 111,121
Principal City: Cleveland
Bradley County, Polk County

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 112,660
Principal City: Jackson
Chester County, Madison County

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 193,554
Principal City: Johnson City
Carter County, Unicoi County, Washington County

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 303,686
Principal Cities: Kingsport, TN; Bristol, TN; Bristol, VA
Hawkins County, TN; Sullivan County, TN; Scott County, VA; Washington County, VA; Bristol city, VA

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 681,525
Principal City: Knoxville
Anderson County, Blount County, Knox County, Loudon County, Union County

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 1,280,533
Principal City: Memphis, TN
Crittenden County, AR; DeSoto County, MS; Marshall County, MS; Tate County, MS; Tunica County, MS; Fayette County, TN; Shelby County, TN; Tipton County, TN

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 134,596
Principal City: Morristown
Grainger County, Hamblen County, Jefferson County

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 1,521,437
Principal Cities: Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin
Cannon County, Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Hickman County, Macon County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Smith County, Sumner County, Trousdale County, Williamson County, Wilson County

[JMT]

Originally Posted by TURFNSCAPE

Great info. JMT. What would you consider to be the top 10 wealthiest communities in Tennessee?
Steve

Hmmm, good question! Without looking it up, here's what I would guess (in no particular order):

Belle Meade
Forest Hills
Brentwood
Franklin
Leipers Fork
Hendersonville
Germantown
Lakeland
Signal Mountain
Farragut

[Mike in TN]

Originally Posted by JMT

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
2007 metro population: 1,521,437
Principal Cities: Nashville, Murfreesboro, Franklin
Cannon County, Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Hickman County, Macon County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Smith County, Sumner County, Trousdale County, Williamson County, Wilson County

Maybe I don't quite understand how they establish MSAs.

Macon and Cannon counties are a long way from Nashville and no one that lives there is going to drive to Nashville to work.