The U.S. currently has 34 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated seven combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and 17 micropolitan statistical areas in Tennessee. As of 2025, the largest of these is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA, comprising the area around the state capital of Nashville.
Table +The 34 United States statistical areas and 95 counties of the State of TennesseeCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA2,452,592Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA2,197,416Davidson County, Tennessee745,904Rutherford County, Tennessee386,352Williamson County, Tennessee272,061Sumner County, Tennessee215,538Wilson County, Tennessee175,033Maury County, Tennessee118,131Robertson County, Tennessee80,175Dickson County, Tennessee58,662Cheatham County, Tennessee42,778Macon County, Tennessee27,663Hickman County, Tennessee26,219Smith County, Tennessee20,981Cannon County, Tennessee15,296Trousdale County, Tennessee12,623Tullahoma–Manchester, TN μSA69,339Coffee County, Tennessee62,419Moore County, Tennessee6,920Shelbyville, TN μSA55,273Bedford County, Tennessee55,273Lawrenceburg, TN μSA46,914Lawrence County, Tennessee46,914Winchester, TN μSA 45,579Franklin County, Tennessee45,579Lewisburg, TN μSA38,071Marshall County, Tennessee38,071Knoxville–Morristown–Sevierville, TN CSA1,236,235Knoxville, TN MSA968,137Knox County, Tennessee511,453Blount County, Tennessee143,820Anderson County, Tennessee82,066Loudon County, Tennessee63,764Roane County, Tennessee57,395Campbell County, Tennessee40,290Grainger County, Tennessee25,739Morgan County, Tennessee22,160Union County, Tennessee21,450Morristown, TN MSA128,867Hamblen County, Tennessee68,843Jefferson County, Tennessee60,024Sevierville, TN μSA101,342Sevier County, Tennessee101,342Newport, TN μSA37,889Cocke County, Tennessee37,889Memphis–Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA1,383,0611,017,584 ()Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA1,341,4121,017,584 (TN)Shelby County, Tennessee910,226DeSoto County, Mississippi197,918Tipton County, Tennessee62,287Crittenden County, Arkansas46,210Fayette County, Tennessee45,071Marshall County, Mississippi34,654Tate County, Mississippi28,725Tunica County, Mississippi8,819Benton County, Mississippi7,502Forrest City, AR μSA21,800St. Francis County, Arkansas21,800Clarksdale, MS μSA19,849Coahoma County, Mississippi19,849Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA1,027,577644,145 (TN)Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA594,530438,498 (TN)Hamilton County, Tennessee390,833Walker County, Georgia70,250Catoosa County, Georgia69,628Marion County, Tennessee29,804Sequatchie County, Tennessee17,861Dade County, Georgia16,154Dalton, GA MSA147,819Murray County, Georgia41,607Whitfield County, Georgia106,212Cleveland, TN MSA134,057Bradley County, Tennessee115,465Polk County, Tennessee18,592Athens, TN μSA71,590McMinn County, Tennessee57,404Meigs County, Tennessee14,186Scottsboro, AL μSA54,281Jackson County, Alabama54,281Summerville, GA μSA25,300Chattooga County, Georgia25,300Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA CSA605,081513,565 (TN)Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA MSA314,834223,318 (TN)Sullivan County, Tennessee163,759Hawkins County, Tennessee59,559Washington County, Virginia53,898Scott County, Virginia21,200City of Bristol, Virginia16,418Johnson City, TN MSA216,416Washington County, Tennessee141,199Carter County, Tennessee57,361Unicoi County, Tennessee17,856Greeneville, TN μSA73,831Greene County, Tennessee73,831noneClarksville, TN-KY MSA349,001264,374 (TN)Montgomery County, Tennessee249,935Christian County, Kentucky70,115Trigg County, Kentucky14,512Stewart County, Tennessee14,439Jackson, TN MSA184,569Madison County, Tennessee100,790Gibson County, Tennessee51,779Chester County, Tennessee17,994Crockett County, Tennessee14,006Cookeville, TN μSA152,477Putnam County, Tennessee86,612White County, Tennessee29,612Overton County, Tennessee23,787Jackson County, Tennessee12,466Crossville, TN μSA66,300Cumberland County, Tennessee66,300Union City–Martin, TN CSA63,495Martin, TN μSA33,261Weakley County, Tennessee33,261Union City, TN μSA30,067Obion County, Tennessee30,067noneMcMinnville, TN μSA43,717Warren County, Tennessee43,717Dyersburg, TN μSA36,320Dyer County, Tennessee36,320Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL-TN CSA931,24536,853 (TN)Huntsville, AL, MSA556,444Madison County, Alabama433,516Limestone County, Alabama122,928Decatur, AL, MSA160,326Morgan County, Alabama126,483Lawrence County, Alabama33,843Albertville, AL, μSA103,537Marshall County, Alabama103,537Fort Payne, AL, μSA74,085DeKalb County, Alabama74,085Fayetteville, TN μSA36,853Lincoln County, Tennessee36,853noneParis, TN μSA32,896Henry County, Tennessee32,896noneMonroe County, Tennessee49,730Rhea County, Tennessee34,844Claiborne County, Tennessee33,229Giles County, Tennessee31,433Carroll County, Tennessee29,200Henderson County, Tennessee28,518Hardin County, Tennessee27,983McNairy County, Tennessee26,236Hardeman County, Tennessee25,274Lauderdale County, Tennessee24,617Scott County, Tennessee22,671DeKalb County, Tennessee21,873Fentress County, Tennessee20,322Humphreys County, Tennessee19,646Johnson County, Tennessee18,718Haywood County, Tennessee17,042Benton County, Tennessee16,183Wayne County, Tennessee16,416Bledsoe County, Tennessee15,920Grundy County, Tennessee14,116Lewis County, Tennessee13,487Decatur County, Tennessee11,820Perry County, Tennessee9,126Houston County, Tennessee8,479Clay County, Tennessee7,821Hancock County, Tennessee7,075Van Buren County, Tennessee6,874Lake County, Tennessee6,249Pickett County, Tennessee5,219State of Tennessee7,315,076
+The 27 core-based statistical areas of the State of Tennessee2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSAMemphis, TN-MS-AR MSA (TN)Knoxville, TN MSAChattanooga, TN-GA MSA (TN)Clarksville, TN-KY MSA (TN)Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA MSA (TN)Johnson City, TN MSAJackson, TN MSACookeville, TN μSA
Cleveland, TN MSAMorristown, TN MSASevierville, TN μSAGreeneville, TN μSAAthens, TN μSATullahoma–Manchester, TN μSACrossville, TN μSAShelbyville, TN μSALawrenceburg, TN μSAWinchester, TN μSAMcMinnville, TN μSANewport, TN μSALewisburg, TN μSADyersburg, TN μSAFayetteville, TN μSAMartin, TN μSAParis, TN μSAUnion City, TN μSAChattanooga, TN-GA MSAClarksville, TN-KY MSAKingsport–Bristol, TN-VA MSAMemphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
+The seven combined statistical areas of the State of Tennessee2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusNashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSAKnoxville–Morristown–Sevierville, TN CSAMemphis–Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA (TN)Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (TN)Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA CSA (TN)Union City–Martin, TN CSAHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL-TN CSA (TN)Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSAHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL-TN CSAJohnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA CSAMemphis–Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA
See also
Geography of Tennessee Demographics of Tennessee
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau