Restaurant market guides in Tennessee.

TN RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Tennessee markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Restaurant consulting markets in Tennessee

1. Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government restaurant market Population 690,130
2. Memphis restaurant market Population 618,980
3. Knoxville restaurant market Population 195,185
4. Chattanooga restaurant market Population 185,783
5. Clarksville restaurant market Population 176,456
6. Murfreesboro restaurant market Population 161,445
7. Franklin restaurant market Population 87,133
8. Johnson City restaurant market Population 72,222
9. Jackson restaurant market Population 68,435
10. Hendersonville restaurant market Population 63,091
11. Bartlett restaurant market Population 56,876
12. Smyrna restaurant market Population 56,692
13. Kingsport restaurant market Population 56,262
14. Spring Hill restaurant market Population 55,765
15. Collierville restaurant market Population 51,515
16. Cleveland restaurant market Population 48,829
17. Gallatin restaurant market Population 48,532
18. Brentwood restaurant market Population 45,556
19. Columbia restaurant market Population 45,441
20. Lebanon restaurant market Population 44,788
21. Mount Juliet restaurant market Population 42,073
22. Germantown restaurant market Population 40,673
23. La Vergne restaurant market Population 40,243
24. Cookeville restaurant market Population 36,088
25. Oak Ridge restaurant market Population 32,693
26. Maryville restaurant market Population 32,392
27. Morristown restaurant market Population 31,527
28. Bristol restaurant market Population 27,636
29. Shelbyville restaurant market Population 24,661
30. Farragut restaurant market Population 24,634
31. East Ridge restaurant market Population 22,070
32. Tullahoma restaurant market Population 21,103
33. Springfield restaurant market Population 19,255
34. Sevierville restaurant market Population 18,397
35. Goodlettsville restaurant market Population 17,597
36. Dickson restaurant market Population 16,424
37. Seymour restaurant market Population 16,216
38. Dyersburg restaurant market Population 15,979
39. Greeneville restaurant market Population 15,646
40. Arlington restaurant market Population 15,205
41. Nolensville restaurant market Population 15,074
42. White House restaurant market Population 14,631
43. Athens restaurant market Population 14,471
44. Elizabethton restaurant market Population 14,374
45. Lakeland restaurant market Population 14,192
46. McMinnville restaurant market Population 13,844
47. Powell restaurant market Population 13,739
48. Portland restaurant market Population 13,449
49. Soddy-Daisy restaurant market Population 13,231
50. Manchester restaurant market Population 12,944

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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