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The latest census estimates show that Chattanooga continues to grow.
Since 2000, the city has turned around a history of stagnant and declining population and now shows steady gains.
In fact Mayor Littlefield predicts the city will pass Knoxville in the next decade.
So how are Chattanooga's neighbors doing?
We've crunched the numbers, and here are the winners and losers in our area, over the last decade (based on the number of citizens gained since 2000 according to the latest estimates).
Tennessee Winners
Athens: 1,055
Cleveland: 2,561
Collegedale: 1,433
Dayton: 585
Decatur: 81
Dunlap: 1,235
Etowah: 112
Kimball: 89
Pikeville: 115
Soddy Daisy: 981
Walden: 118
Tennessee Breaking Even
Altamont -23
Benton 64
Calhoun 27
Charleston 34
Coalmont -3
Graysville 18
Gruetli-Laager -12
Lakesite 57
Monteagle -35
New Hope 5
Niota 19
Ridgeside 5
Spring City -4
Tracy City -27
Tennessee Losers
Copperhill -69
Ducktown -46
East Ridge - 998
Jasper -92
Lookout Mtn - 134
Red Bank - 845
Signal Mtn - 329
S. Pittsburg - 155
Whitwell -57
Georgia Winners
Chatsworth 599
Chickamauga 344
Dalton 5,936
Eton 160
Ft. Oglethorpe 2,983
LaFayette 834
Menlo 44
Ringgold 381
Summverville 454
Trenton 433
Georgia Breaking Even
East Ellijay -9
Ellijay 4
Tunnel Hill 30
Georgia Losers
Blue Ridge - 144
Lookout Mtn -93
McCaysville -85
Rossville - 108
Alabama
Bridgeport - 94
Ft. Payne 1,113
Fyffe 85
Henegar 179
Hytop 3
Ider 51
Mentone 31
Rainsville 491
Section -10
Stevenson 252
North Carolina
Andrews 101
Murphy 1
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