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Highest Medicare coverage, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 19.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dayton, TN, up 68 places to #10.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲1Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48771.0%+4.6 pts

02▼1Tellico, TNTN7,41468.8%−6.2 pts

03▲18Rockwood, TNTN5,60732.3%+8.0 pts

04▲16Sweetwater, TNTN6,70629.8%+5.3 pts

05Humboldt, TNTN7,84129.5%0.0 pts

06▲5Madisonville, TNTN5,42829.1%+2.0 pts

07▲7Sparta, TNTN5,03828.9%+3.3 pts

08▼5Halls, TNTN10,27228.5%−2.7 pts

09▲9Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54026.6%+1.7 pts

10▲68Dayton, TNTN7,81926.3%+8.7 pts

11▼3Kingsport, TNTN57,53026.2%−1.7 pts

12▲17Newport, TNTN7,04925.6%+2.7 pts

13▲4Kingston, TNTN6,29925.2%+0.1 pts

14▲11Winchester, TNTN10,43825.2%+1.9 pts

15▲15Dunlap, TNTN6,08925.0%+2.4 pts

16Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.0%−0.3 pts

17▼11Clinton, TNTN10,46624.6%−4.4 pts

18▲5Paris, TNTN10,46824.1%+0.7 pts

19▼4Crossville, TNTN13,11324.0%−1.3 pts

20▲35Brownsville, TNTN9,30123.8%+3.7 pts

21▲14Pulaski, TNTN8,39423.8%+1.9 pts

22▼12Church Hill, TNTN7,29723.7%−3.6 pts

23▼14Erwin, TNTN6,01923.6%−4.2 pts

24▲24Germantown, TNTN40,00123.4%+2.3 pts

25▼12Greeneville, TNTN16,14123.3%−3.1 pts

26▲19Lenoir City, TNTN12,53023.2%+2.1 pts

27▲14Lynchburg, TNTN6,92023.2%+1.9 pts

28▲37Smithville, TNTN5,62023.2%+4.0 pts

29▲34Elizabethton, TNTN14,35022.9%+3.6 pts

30▲2Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23622.7%+0.4 pts

31▼27Jonesborough, TNTN6,99022.5%−8.6 pts

32▼8Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47422.3%−1.1 pts

33▲7Bristol, TNTN28,10722.2%+0.9 pts

34▼7La Follette, TNTN7,17622.1%−0.8 pts

35▲9Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10322.1%+0.9 pts

36▲43Middle Valley, TNTN12,18722.0%+4.4 pts

37▼3Farragut, TNTN25,12121.7%−0.5 pts

38▼10McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.6%−1.3 pts

39▲28Milan, TNTN8,36721.6%+2.8 pts

40▼9Tullahoma, TNTN21,27921.6%−0.9 pts

41▼29Bolivar, TNTN5,04321.5%−5.4 pts

42▲32Millington, TNTN12,95321.5%+3.6 pts

43▲18Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39521.5%+2.0 pts

44▲8Covington, TNTN8,58521.4%+0.9 pts

45▼12Union City, TNTN10,81421.3%−1.0 pts

46▲1South Cleveland, TNTN7,45221.3%+0.2 pts

47▼9Dyersburg, TNTN15,90621.2%−0.3 pts

48▼22Eagleton, TNTN5,59821.0%−2.0 pts

49▼10Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.9%−0.6 pts

50▼14Harriman, TNTN6,19220.9%−0.9 pts

51▲9Lewisburg, TNTN13,51720.9%+1.4 pts

52▲17Seymour, TNTN16,21620.8%+2.1 pts

53▼4Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82420.7%−0.3 pts

54▼3Harrison, TNTN8,01120.6%−0.1 pts

55▼33Sevierville, TNTN19,01020.5%−3.8 pts

56▲17Cleveland, TNTN51,17220.0%+1.5 pts

57▼15East Ridge, TNTN21,92120.0%−1.2 pts

58▲14Alcoa, TNTN13,68919.8%+1.3 pts

59▼2Athens, TNTN15,26319.8%−0.1 pts

60▼53Loudon, TNTN6,96319.7%−8.3 pts

61▼5Green Hill, TNTN6,86619.5%−0.5 pts

62▼8Lexington, TNTN8,13019.3%−0.9 pts

63▲28Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59819.1%+3.7 pts

64▼5Ripley, TNTN7,49919.1%−0.6 pts

65▲12Jackson, TNTN69,33919.1%+1.4 pts

66▼20Millersville, TNTN6,43819.0%−2.1 pts

67▼24Morristown, TNTN33,51719.0%−2.2 pts

68▼31Savannah, TNTN7,68919.0%−2.8 pts

69▼3Bartlett, TNTN56,41619.0%−0.1 pts

70▼20McMinnville, TNTN13,94318.9%−2.0 pts

71▼18Maryville, TNTN32,44218.9%−1.4 pts

72▼14Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.2%−1.5 pts

73▲10Powell, TNTN13,73918.2%+1.2 pts

74▲1Gallatin, TNTN54,59018.1%+0.3 pts

75▲11Oakland, TNTN10,83518.1%+1.8 pts

76Collegedale, TNTN11,49918.0%+0.3 pts

77▲10Columbia, TNTN50,07217.5%+1.3 pts

78▲7Hendersonville, TNTN64,26617.4%+0.9 pts

79▼9Ashland City, TNTN5,65017.3%−1.3 pts

80▲1Johnson City, TNTN74,94317.2%+0.1 pts

81▼19Dickson, TNTN17,05117.1%−2.2 pts

82▼11Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50617.1%−1.5 pts

83▼1Manchester, TNTN13,77616.7%−0.3 pts

84▼4Lebanon, TNTN53,41216.4%−1.0 pts

85▲14Pleasant View, TNTN5,79716.4%+3.2 pts

86▲14Brentwood, TNTN45,31316.3%+3.2 pts

87▲5Lakeland, TNTN14,42216.3%+1.0 pts

88▼24Red Bank, TNTN12,40516.3%−3.0 pts

89▼1Memphis, TNTN609,64716.2%+0.4 pts

90▼6Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62315.6%−1.2 pts

91▼1Knoxville, TNTN202,02115.6%+0.1 pts

92▲3Collierville, TNTN51,90915.5%+1.2 pts

93▼4Henderson, TNTN6,59015.5%−0.2 pts

94▼1Cookeville, TNTN38,21215.1%−0.1 pts

95▼76Lafayette, TNTN6,02014.8%−9.8 pts

96▲9Franklin, TNTN90,22614.4%+1.7 pts

97▼29Jefferson City, TNTN9,10313.7%−5.0 pts

98Nashville, TNTN721,07413.5%+0.2 pts

99▲14Atoka, TNTN10,64513.4%+3.4 pts

100▼4Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17213.3%−0.5 pts

101▼7Springfield, TNTN20,09013.3%−1.7 pts

102▲1White House, TNTN17,87213.1%+0.1 pts

103▼6Portland, TNTN13,65813.0%−0.8 pts

104▲8Munford, TNTN6,99612.9%+2.2 pts

105▼3Fairview, TNTN10,87712.4%−0.6 pts

106▼2Shelbyville, TNTN26,14612.4%−0.5 pts

107▲8Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46912.0%+3.0 pts

108▼7Martin, TNTN11,06011.9%−1.2 pts

109▲1Greenbrier, TNTN7,17011.8%+0.6 pts

110▼2Clarksville, TNTN188,82911.7%+0.2 pts

111▼5Smyrna, TNTN63,32111.7%−0.3 pts

112▼1Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17811.4%+0.7 pts

113▼6Spring Hill, TNTN61,33610.6%−1.1 pts

114▼5Medina, TNTN5,81310.3%−1.2 pts

115▼1La Vergne, TNTN42,1469.9%+0.3 pts

116▲1Arlington, TNTN15,7039.1%+2.2 pts

117▼1Nolensville, TNTN15,7897.9%+0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES