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Tennessee

StateUS-TN

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: NashvilleGovernor: Bill Lee (Republican)Language: English
Population
7.2M
Metros tracked
15
7.5M in metros (104%)
Composite score
59.6
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-TN
At a glance
Nickname
The Volunteer State
Established
1796
Demonym
Tennessean
Area
109,247 km²
Population density
66 /km²
Highest point
Kuwohi (2,025 m (6,644 ft))
Legislature
Tennessee General Assembly
Human Development Index
0.908 (2023)
Electoral votes
11
U.S. House seats
9
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
19th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
36th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Nashville

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Tennessee metro footprint

15 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

15 tracked metros

#107Nashville★ Capital
27.6
2.3MMajor Metro
#245Memphis
11.1
1.4MRegional Hub
#280Knoxville
9.4
1.2MEstablished Metro
#495Johnson City
4.8
529KEmerging Metro
#733Chattanooga
2.6
1.0MEmerging Metro
#951Clarksville
1.8
346KEmerging Metro
#1621McMinnville
0.7
44KLocal Metro
#1749Jackson (TN)
0.6
184KLocal Metro
#1813Cookeville
0.5
121KLocal Metro
#1860Martin (TN)
0.5
63KLocal Metro
#3544Tullahoma
0.0
113KLocal Metro
#3774Greeneville (TN)
0.0
73KLocal Metro
#3832Crossville
0.0
66KLocal Metro
#4088Dyersburg
0.0
36KLocal Metro
#4116Paris (TN)
0.0
33KLocal Metro