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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Dunlap, TNTN6,08934.3%+71%

02Smithville, TNTN5,62033.4%+51%

03Ripley, TNTN7,49930.7%+13%

04Savannah, TNTN7,68929.8%+25%

05Covington, TNTN8,58529.2%+5%

06La Follette, TNTN7,17628.2%−15%

07Lafayette, TNTN6,02027.6%+53%

08Newport, TNTN7,04927.2%−7%

09Paris, TNTN10,46826.3%+38%

10Martin, TNTN11,06026.3%−3%

11Morristown, TNTN33,51726.0%+35%

12Pulaski, TNTN8,39425.7%+43%

13Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.7%+106%

14Brownsville, TNTN9,30125.7%+20%

15Henderson, TNTN6,59024.1%+27%

16Union City, TNTN10,81423.5%+40%

17Cookeville, TNTN38,21223.5%+1%

18Memphis, TNTN609,64723.1%+13%

19Crossville, TNTN13,11322.9%−7%

20Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10322.8%+24%

21Springfield, TNTN20,09022.4%+26%

22Jackson, TNTN69,33922.2%+30%

23Dayton, TNTN7,81922.2%+31%

24Rockwood, TNTN5,60722.1%+1%

25Bolivar, TNTN5,04321.7%−6%

26Dyersburg, TNTN15,90621.6%+5%

27Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23621.5%+31%

28Milan, TNTN8,36721.3%+38%

29Harriman, TNTN6,19221.2%−7%

30McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.2%+58%

31Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59821.0%+56%

32Kingsport, TNTN57,53020.7%+21%

33McMinnville, TNTN13,94320.7%−16%

34Shelbyville, TNTN26,14620.7%+28%

35Johnson City, TNTN74,94320.3%+27%

36Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.2%−3%

37Lewisburg, TNTN13,51719.9%+24%

38Chattanooga, TNTN194,14419.1%+7%

39Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.0%−23%

40Elizabethton, TNTN14,35018.8%−3%

41Loudon, TNTN6,96318.5%+8%

42Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.5%−11%

43Lexington, TNTN8,13018.4%+40%

44Madisonville, TNTN5,42818.1%−3%

45Tullahoma, TNTN21,27918.0%+5%

46Athens, TNTN15,26317.0%−8%

47Lenoir City, TNTN12,53017.0%+6%

48Fayetteville, TNTN7,06816.9%−19%

49Cleveland, TNTN51,17216.7%+4%

50Millington, TNTN12,95316.5%+70%

51Sevierville, TNTN19,01015.4%−9%

52La Vergne, TNTN42,14615.1%+217%

53Manchester, TNTN13,77614.9%−15%

54Sweetwater, TNTN6,70614.6%−11%

55Sparta, TNTN5,03814.3%−33%

56Columbia, TNTN50,07214.2%+2%

57Nashville, TNTN721,07414.1%+7%

58Bristol, TNTN28,10713.6%−9%

59Winchester, TNTN10,43813.5%−32%

60Humboldt, TNTN7,84113.3%−26%

61Lebanon, TNTN53,41213.1%+1%

62East Ridge, TNTN21,92113.1%+64%

63Gallatin, TNTN54,59013.0%−10%

64Alcoa, TNTN13,68912.9%+8%

65Dickson, TNTN17,05112.8%−17%

66Clinton, TNTN10,46612.7%−23%

67Erwin, TNTN6,01912.6%−3%

68Smyrna, TNTN63,32112.5%+41%

69Clarksville, TNTN188,82912.3%+17%

70Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39512.2%+12%

71Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.0%+50%

72Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%–

73Eagleton, TNTN5,59811.8%−10%

74Jonesborough, TNTN6,99011.7%−27%

75Fairview, TNTN10,87711.6%+42%

76Portland, TNTN13,65811.2%+7%

77Millersville, TNTN6,43810.5%−11%

78South Cleveland, TNTN7,45210.2%+2%

79Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5069.7%+4%

80Munford, TNTN6,9968.8%−34%

81Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1788.8%−38%

82Seymour, TNTN16,2168.3%+98%

83Lynchburg, TNTN6,9208.0%−16%

84Halls, TNTN10,2728.0%–

85Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4747.4%−16%

86Collegedale, TNTN11,4997.3%−0%

87Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4877.2%+209%

88Kingston, TNTN6,2997.1%−29%

89White House, TNTN17,8727.0%+113%

90Atoka, TNTN10,6457.0%+59%

91Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.0%−26%

92Maryville, TNTN32,4426.7%−34%

93Ashland City, TNTN5,6506.4%−32%

94Church Hill, TNTN7,2976.4%−47%

95Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.3%+1%

96Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.0%+127%

97Greenbrier, TNTN7,1706.0%+12%

98Oakland, TNTN10,8355.8%+2%

99Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.2%+53%

100Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%+85%

101Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.0%−7%

102Arlington, TNTN15,7034.9%−57%

103Franklin, TNTN90,2264.6%−30%

104Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.3%+6%

105Powell, TNTN13,7394.1%–

106Harrison, TNTN8,0113.9%+25%

107Farragut, TNTN25,1213.8%+31%

108Brentwood, TNTN45,3133.6%+81%

109Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4693.5%−22%

110Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.3%−3%

111Tellico, TNTN7,4143.3%–

112Collierville, TNTN51,9093.2%+35%

113Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.2%+8%

114Germantown, TNTN40,0012.7%+26%

115Medina, TNTN5,8132.6%−74%

116Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.1%−30%

117Pleasant View, TNTN5,7971.4%−71%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES