Metropolitan Statistical Areas are, according to the University of Tennessee Knoxville as areas "centered around counties containing a census-defined urban area with a population of 50,000 or more."
Rank Metropolitan area Population 2019 estimates 1 Nashville 1,982,264 2 Memphis 1,324,926 3 Knoxville 869,046 4 Chattanooga 547,303 5 Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol 305,629 6 Clarksville 268,546 7 Johnson City 197,381 8 Morristown 137,612 9 Jackson 113,629 10 Cleveland 113,358 5,246,895
RankCombined statistical area Population 2009 estimates1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Columbia 1,666,5662Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville-La Follette 1,053,6273Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens 690,4004Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol 503,0105Jackson-Humboldt 163,0976Martin-Union City 71,704
See also Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
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