Tennessee Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson | Davidson | 730,276 |
| 2. | City of Memphis | Shelby | 614,254 |
| 3. | City of Knoxville | Knox | 199,234 |
| 4. | City of Chattanooga | Hamilton | 189,671 |
| 5. | City of Clarksville | Montgomery | 188,618 |
| 6. | City of Murfreesboro | Rutherford | 173,625 |
| 7. | City of Franklin | Williamson | 94,054 |
| 8. | City of Johnson City | Washington | 75,231 |
| 9. | City of Jackson | Madison | 68,047 |
| 10. | City of Hendersonville | Sumner | 65,770 |
| 11. | Town of Smyrna | Rutherford | 62,227 |
| 12. | City of Spring Hill | Maury | 61,946 |
| 13. | City of Kingsport | Sullivan | 57,130 |
| 14. | City of Bartlett | Shelby | 55,986 |
| 15. | City of Gallatin | Sumner | 54,294 |
| 16. | City of Lebanon | Wilson | 51,787 |
| 17. | Town of Collierville | Shelby | 51,146 |
| 18. | City of Cleveland | Bradley | 49,853 |
| 19. | City of Brentwood | Williamson | 47,467 |
| 20. | City of Columbia | Maury | 47,342 |
