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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Covington, TNTN8,58537.0%+33%

02Ripley, TNTN7,49934.4%+26%

03La Follette, TNTN7,17633.1%+0%

04Newport, TNTN7,04928.7%−2%

05Crossville, TNTN13,11328.6%+16%

06Harriman, TNTN6,19226.9%+18%

07Brownsville, TNTN9,30126.8%+25%

08Savannah, TNTN7,68926.3%+10%

09Henderson, TNTN6,59025.8%+36%

10Jefferson City, TNTN9,10325.7%+4%

11Smithville, TNTN5,62025.4%+15%

12Sparta, TNTN5,03825.2%+18%

13Bolivar, TNTN5,04324.5%+6%

14Dunlap, TNTN6,08924.3%+21%

15Rockwood, TNTN5,60723.5%+7%

16Athens, TNTN15,26323.3%+27%

17Paris, TNTN10,46823.2%+22%

18Memphis, TNTN609,64723.0%+12%

19Dyersburg, TNTN15,90622.7%+11%

20Pulaski, TNTN8,39422.6%+26%

21Lafayette, TNTN6,02021.6%+20%

22Lenoir City, TNTN12,53021.2%+32%

23Jackson, TNTN69,33921.0%+23%

24Dayton, TNTN7,81920.8%+23%

25McMinnville, TNTN13,94320.8%−15%

26Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.8%−0%

27Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10320.7%+12%

28Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.4%−2%

29Martin, TNTN11,06020.3%−25%

30Elizabethton, TNTN14,35020.3%+4%

31Morristown, TNTN33,51720.1%+4%

32Lexington, TNTN8,13020.0%+51%

33Shelbyville, TNTN26,14619.8%+22%

34Springfield, TNTN20,09019.5%+10%

35Dickson, TNTN17,05119.2%+26%

36Cookeville, TNTN38,21218.9%−18%

37Milan, TNTN8,36718.8%+22%

38Sevierville, TNTN19,01018.7%+11%

39Humboldt, TNTN7,84118.4%+1%

40Chattanooga, TNTN194,14418.2%+2%

41Kingsport, TNTN57,53018.1%+6%

42Loudon, TNTN6,96318.1%+5%

43Munford, TNTN6,99618.0%+35%

44Ashland City, TNTN5,65017.4%+86%

45Cleveland, TNTN51,17217.4%+8%

46Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23617.3%+6%

47Johnson City, TNTN74,94317.3%+9%

48Union City, TNTN10,81417.2%+2%

49Lewisburg, TNTN13,51716.9%+5%

50Greeneville, TNTN16,14116.6%−20%

51Gallatin, TNTN54,59016.3%+14%

52Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.2%−1%

53Winchester, TNTN10,43816.2%−19%

54Erwin, TNTN6,01916.0%+23%

55Lebanon, TNTN53,41216.0%+23%

56Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17816.0%+14%

57Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47415.9%+81%

58Church Hill, TNTN7,29715.5%+30%

59Clinton, TNTN10,46615.4%−7%

60McKenzie, TNTN5,63215.2%+13%

61Manchester, TNTN13,77615.2%−14%

62Madisonville, TNTN5,42815.1%−19%

63Portland, TNTN13,65814.5%+38%

64Millersville, TNTN6,43814.4%+22%

65Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29214.3%+15%

66Columbia, TNTN50,07214.3%+3%

67Tullahoma, TNTN21,27914.2%−17%

68Alcoa, TNTN13,68914.0%+18%

69Maryville, TNTN32,44213.9%+37%

70Oakland, TNTN10,83513.7%+142%

71Nashville, TNTN721,07413.4%+1%

72Clarksville, TNTN188,82913.3%+26%

73Kingston, TNTN6,29913.0%+31%

74Bristol, TNTN28,10712.7%−16%

75Fairview, TNTN10,87712.3%+51%

76Spring Hill, TNTN61,33612.2%+203%

77Jonesborough, TNTN6,99012.0%−25%

78South Cleveland, TNTN7,45211.4%+14%

79Eagleton, TNTN5,59811.2%−15%

80Millington, TNTN12,95311.2%+16%

81Medina, TNTN5,81311.0%+7%

82Smyrna, TNTN63,32111.0%+24%

83Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59810.9%−19%

84Atoka, TNTN10,64510.2%+132%

85Red Bank, TNTN12,4059.9%+24%

86Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3959.5%−13%

87Arlington, TNTN15,7038.5%−24%

88Collegedale, TNTN11,4998.0%+9%

89East Ridge, TNTN21,9217.6%−4%

90Franklin, TNTN90,2267.2%+8%

91Powell, TNTN13,7397.2%–

92La Vergne, TNTN42,1466.8%+42%

93Collierville, TNTN51,9096.6%+176%

94Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5406.3%−34%

95Halls, TNTN10,2726.2%–

96White House, TNTN17,8726.0%+84%

97Seymour, TNTN16,2165.9%+40%

98Greenbrier, TNTN7,1705.7%+8%

99Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5064.8%−48%

100Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1724.6%+74%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.5%−28%

102Middle Valley, TNTN12,1873.9%−29%

103Harrison, TNTN8,0113.6%+16%

104Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4873.3%+43%

105Bartlett, TNTN56,4162.3%−15%

106Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.2%−27%

107Green Hill, TNTN6,8662.0%−42%

108Farragut, TNTN25,1211.8%−36%

109Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.7%−43%

110Brentwood, TNTN45,3131.4%−29%

111Germantown, TNTN40,0011.1%−49%

112Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8241.1%−68%

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