Estimated 2004 population: 5,900,962

Change from 2000: +211,679

2004 housing units: 2,595,060

Housing units change from 2000-2004: +145,720

Top Tennessee Cities

Athens | Bolivar | Chattanooga | Clarksville | Columbia | Elizabethton | Franklin | Greenville | Humboldt | Jackson | Knoxville | Memphis | Nashville | Paris | Union City

Tennessee Economy

Employement levels increased approximately 35,000 in 4Q 2005 from one year ago. Although positive, the 1.3 percent increase in the state's employment levels lagged national employment growth of 1.4 percent during the same period.

Most of the state's sectors added jobs during the quarter. However, job losses continued in Tennessee's manufacturing sector with nearly 6,000 jobs lost during 2006. These job losses were located primarily in the state's rural areas.

Tourism

Tennessee has long been a major tourist destination, owing largely to its beautiful scenery. Many lakes were built here by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Army Corps of Engineers. The TVA also developed the Land Between the Lakes, an enormous Kentucky-Tennessee recreation area. Visitors are also drawn by Tennessee's famed music capitals, the country-music mecca of Nashville and the blues and jazz hub of Memphis.