Population Forecast
5 year Forecast - 5.2%
The current population of the Nashville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY Market is 3,115,768 as of the January 2026 PopStats estimate. PopStat’s Trend models indicate a 5 year population change of 5.2%, resulting in a Population of 3,276,396 by January 2031. This percentage change in Population ranks 26th across STI Markets. The Nashville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY Market currently ranks 31st in overall population, and will rank 29th by January 2031.
High and Low Range - 0.8% to 19.4%
While the summation of mid range 5 year forecasts foresee a change in Population of 5.2% for Nashville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY Market. The forecast high ranges of these forecasts leaves open the possibility for a Population change as high as 19.4% at 3,721,131. Similarly a population change as low as 0.8% at 3,140,881 is not without possibility.
Figure 73: Population Trend and Forecast
10 year Projections - 11.2%
By January 2036 we project the Population of the Nashville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY Market to be 3,464,966 resulting in a change of 11.2% compared to the current Population. This projected percentage change in Population ranks 27th across STI Markets. The Nashville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY Market currently ranks 31st in overall population, and will rank 26th by January 2036.
