Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Tennessee has 2,451 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Adamsville is 7, in Alcoa is 33, in Athens is 23, in Bartlett is 36, in Blaine is 2, in Brentwood is 43, in Bristol is 60, in Camden is 15, in Carthage is 17, in Centerville is 2, in Chattanooga is 148, in Clarksville is 41, in Cleveland is 44, in Clinton is 18, in Collierville is 35, in Cookeville is 35, in Covington is 26, in Crossville is 19, in Dayton is 25, in Dickson is 19, in Dyersburg is 16, in Elizabethton is 38, in Erwin is 18, in Etowah is 15, in Franklin is 48, in Gallatin is 20, in Gatlinburg is 2, in Goodlettsville is 19, in Gordonsville is 6, in Greeneville is 53, in Harriman is 22, in Hendersonville is 28, in Hohenwald is 8, in Jackson is 96, in Jasper is 12, in Jefferson City is 25, in Jellico is 22, in Johnson City is 103, in Jonesborough is 10, in Kingsport is 134, in Kingston is 6, in Knoxville is 232, in La Follette is 21, in Lawrenceburg is 14, in Lebanon is 19, in Lenoir City is 20, in Lewisburg is 13, in Linden is 3, in Loretto is 2, in Loudon is 6, in Louisville is 8, in Madisonville is 12, in Maryville is 28, in Maynardville is 5, in Mcminnville is 3, in Memphis is 230, in Milan is 13, in Millington is 12, in Monteagle is 1, in Mount Juliet is 7, in Munford is 4, in Murfreesboro is 48, in New Tazewell is 3, in Newport is 24, in Nolensville is 1, in Oak Ridge is 34, in Oliver Springs is 6, in Oneida is 16, in Paris is 14, in Pigeon Forge is 6, in Pikeville is 7, in Portland is 14, in Pulaski is 8, in Ripley is 11, in Rockwood is 9, in Rogersville is 26, in Rutledge is 3, in Saltillo is 2, in Savannah is 10, in Selmer is 11, in Sevierville is 31, in Shelbyville is 19, in Signal Mountain is 2, in Smithville is 9, in Smyrna is 25, in Somerville is 11, in South Pittsburg is 5, in Spring Hill is 27, in Springfield is 16, in Sweetwater is 13, in Tazewell is 8, in Trezevant is 1, in Tullahoma is 23, in Union City is 18, in Vonore is 7, in Wartburg is 11, in Westmoreland is 6, in White Pine is 8, in Winchester is 16, and in Woodbury is 7.

Tennessee achieved statehood in 1796, and its capital city is Nashville. Popular sites to visit include Graceland, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or a trip on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, the steepest passenger train ride in the world. Nashville is home to the famous Grand Ole Opry – but it is only one of hundreds of Nashville entertainment opportunities. Famous Tennesseans: Singers Elvis Presley, Tina Turner and Dolly Parton, Actor Morgan Freeman, and frontiersman Davy Crockett.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Tennessee has a population of 5,962,959. Of this population, 1,364,924 are under the age of 18 and 745,789 are at or above the age of 65.