US church locations from public map data: church office contacts, fields, by-state counts and prices.
How many churches are in Tennessee?
Tennessee had 13,397 congregations of all faiths in the 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2022). Use it when you need congregations rather than buildings or listings.
Overture Maps places (release of 2026-09-23) lists ~16,000 church locations on public maps in Tennessee, 18% more than the census figure. That gap sits mid-table: ranked from the state where the map runs furthest above the census, Tennessee is number 26 of 51 (states and DC). Its map count is number 9 of 51 and 3.6% of the US total. Per resident the state is near the top, with 216.8 church locations per 100,000 residents against 129.3 for the US, number 6 of 51.
The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 13,397 congregations of all faiths in Tennessee.
13,397Overture Maps lists ~16,000 church locations in Tennessee, 3.6% of the US map count.
~16,000Tennessee has 216.8 church locations per 100,000 residents, number 6 of 51 (states and DC).
216.8Memphis has 10% of Tennessee's church locations, more than any other city in the state.
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Where churches in Tennessee are
Memphis has far more church locations than any other Tennessee city, 10% of the state's total and about two-thirds more than Nashville. Knoxville and Chattanooga come third and fourth, so the four largest cities take the top four rows.
| City | Listed on public maps |
|---|---|
| Memphis | ~1,600 |
| Nashville | ~970 |
| Knoxville | ~770 |
| Chattanooga | ~530 |
| Clarksville | ~280 |
| Murfreesboro | ~260 |
| Cleveland | ~260 |
| Kingsport | ~240 |
| Jackson | ~240 |
| Johnson City | ~220 |
| Maryville | ~180 |
| Greeneville | ~160 |
| Columbia | ~150 |
| Cookeville | ~150 |
| Lebanon | ~140 |
Counts are rounded.
Further down, East Tennessee fills much of the table: Cleveland, Kingsport, Johnson City, Maryville and Greeneville. In West Tennessee, Jackson is the only city in the top 15 apart from Memphis. Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Cookeville and Lebanon are the Middle Tennessee rows besides Nashville. The 15 cities hold 39% of the state's church locations.
Tennessee compared with the US
After the generic "Christian, tradition not given" tag, Baptist is Tennessee's largest row by a wide margin. Pentecostal comes before Roman Catholic, the reverse of the US order, and a Jehovah's Witnesses row appears among the eight largest tags.
Map category tags, not denominational shares.
| Category | Places |
|---|---|
| Christian, tradition not given | ~9,800 |
| Baptist | ~4,400 |
| Religious organization with a worship name | ~810 |
| Pentecostal | ~350 |
| Roman Catholic | ~170 |
| Anglican or Episcopal | ~150 |
| Protestant, denomination not given | ~50 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | ~50 |
Counts are rounded.
83% of Tennessee's church listings are marked open, close to the US share of 83%. Fewer name a website: 70%, against 77% nationally.
Questions about churches in Tennessee
How many churches are in Tennessee? 13,397 congregations of all faiths, by the 2020 U.S. Religion Census. On public maps the figure is ~16,000 church locations, a count of listings that runs above the number of congregations.
Which city in Tennessee has the most churches? Memphis, with 10% of the state's church locations. Nashville is second, then Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Does Tennessee have more churches per person than most states? Yes. With 216.8 church locations per 100,000 residents, Tennessee is number 6 of 51 on the map, well above the US rate of 129.3.
Can I buy a list of Tennessee churches? Yes. You can order Tennessee churches as a state file from the order panel on this page. It holds one row per church location, with the phone and website the church publishes, its office email where it publishes one, and no pastor names. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Tennessee
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations of all faiths in Tennessee | 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., ASARB), 2020_USRC_Summaries.xlsx | Data year 2020; published 2022; file dated June 2023 |
| Tennessee church locations, rank, share, cities, map tags, open and website shares | Overture Maps places, release 2026-09-23.1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Church locations per 100,000 residents and their rank | Overture Maps places; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-09-23; July 1, 2025 |
| Map count against the census figure, and its rank | Our comparison of the census and map counts for the 50 states and DC | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Megachurch campuses. A church with several sites is several listings and one congregation.
Baptist conventions. The Baptist tag doesn't say which body a church belongs to.
Rural churches with no listing. Some country churches have no map entry at all.
Attendance. A small chapel and a large church each count once.
LimitsDownload the data
churches-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-03
nodilist.com, "How many churches are in Tennessee?", church locations from Overture Maps places release 2026-09-23.1 with the 2020 U.S. Religion Census congregation count, https://nodilist.com/churches/tennessee/.
- churches-register-2026-10.csv: church locations on public maps for Tennessee, the other states and DC, with rates per 100,000 residents, shares of the US and ranks.
The census figure is not in the CSV; it stays with ASARB, which holds its copyright. Contains data from Overture Maps Foundation, licensed under CDLA Permissive 2.0.