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Towns losing population in Tennessee

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 34 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Colonial Heights −55.9% 2010 census 6,934 2 Whiteville −43.8% 2010 census 4,638 Parsons 3 Parsons −11.5% 2010 census 2,373
#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Colonial Heights3,258 people −55.9% 6,934 3,055
2 Whiteville4,530 people −43.8% 4,638 2,606
3 Parsons Parsons2,686 people −11.5% 2,373 2,100
4 Tiptonville3,572 people −10.9% 4,464 3,976
5 Bloomingdale9,292 people −9.8% 9,888 8,918
6 Map of Gatlinburg Gatlinburg3,663 people −9.3% 3,944 3,577
7 New Tazewell2,799 people −8.8% 3,037 2,769
8 Middle Valley12,187 people −7.8% 12,684 11,695
9 Ripley7,658 people −7.6% 8,445 7,800
10 Harriman Harriman6,090 people −7.2% 6,350 5,892
11 Humboldt7,787 people −6.8% 8,452 7,874
12 Dyersburg15,979 people −5.7% 17,145 16,164
13 Martin10,915 people −5.6% 11,473 10,825
14 Brownsville9,622 people −4.9% 10,292 9,788
15 Mountain City2,542 people −4.6% 2,531 2,415
16 Covington8,587 people −4.1% 9,038 8,663
17 Coalfield2,754 people −4.1% 2,463 2,361
18 Bolivar5,144 people −3.9% 5,417 5,205
19 Livingston Livingston3,999 people −3.8% 4,058 3,905
20 Monterey2,768 people −3.6% 2,850 2,746
21 Centerville3,535 people −3.1% 3,644 3,532
22 Hohenwald3,884 people −2.4% 3,757 3,668
23 Map of Millersville Millersville5,836 people −2.2% 6,440 6,299
24 Memphis618,980 people −2.1% 646,889 633,104
25 Rockwood5,566 people −2.1% 5,562 5,444
26 Dayton7,625 people −1.8% 7,191 7,065
27 Clifton2,660 people −1.6% 2,694 2,651
28 Green Hill6,866 people −1.5% 6,618 6,518
29 Newport6,881 people −1.1% 6,945 6,868
30 Park City2,813 people −0.8% 2,442 2,422
31 Trenton Trenton4,151 people −0.6% 4,264 4,240
32 Map of Belle Meade Belle Meade2,708 people −0.4% 2,912 2,901
33 La Follette La Follette7,273 people −0.3% 7,456 7,430
34 Erwin5,988 people −0.2% 6,097 6,083

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Tennessee as a whole is +8.9%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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