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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01La Follette, TNTN7,17633.1%−0.1 pts

02Newport, TNTN7,04929.1%+0.5 pts

03Covington, TNTN8,58527.9%−9.1 pts

04Ripley, TNTN7,49927.2%−7.1 pts

05Martin, TNTN11,06027.1%+6.7 pts

06Jefferson City, TNTN9,10324.7%−1.1 pts

07Crossville, TNTN13,11324.6%−4.0 pts

08McMinnville, TNTN13,94324.6%+3.8 pts

09Savannah, TNTN7,68923.9%−2.5 pts

10Cookeville, TNTN38,21223.2%+4.3 pts

11Bolivar, TNTN5,04323.2%−1.3 pts

12Harriman, TNTN6,19222.8%−4.1 pts

13Smithville, TNTN5,62022.2%−3.2 pts

14Rockwood, TNTN5,60721.9%−1.6 pts

15Brownsville, TNTN9,30121.3%−5.4 pts

16Sparta, TNTN5,03821.3%−3.9 pts

17Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.8%+0.4 pts

18Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.8%+0.0 pts

19Greeneville, TNTN16,14120.7%+4.1 pts

20Memphis, TNTN609,64720.6%−2.4 pts

21Dyersburg, TNTN15,90620.5%−2.2 pts

22Dunlap, TNTN6,08920.1%−4.2 pts

23Winchester, TNTN10,43819.9%+3.8 pts

24Elizabethton, TNTN14,35019.4%−0.9 pts

25Morristown, TNTN33,51719.2%−0.8 pts

26Paris, TNTN10,46819.0%−4.2 pts

27Henderson, TNTN6,59019.0%−6.8 pts

28Madisonville, TNTN5,42818.8%+3.7 pts

29Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10318.5%−2.3 pts

30Athens, TNTN15,26318.4%−4.9 pts

31Humboldt, TNTN7,84118.1%−0.2 pts

32Lafayette, TNTN6,02018.0%−3.6 pts

33Pulaski, TNTN8,39417.9%−4.6 pts

34Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.9%−0.3 pts

35Springfield, TNTN20,09017.7%−1.8 pts

36Manchester, TNTN13,77617.6%+2.4 pts

37Tullahoma, TNTN21,27917.2%+3.0 pts

38Loudon, TNTN6,96317.1%−0.9 pts

39Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.1%−1.0 pts

40Jackson, TNTN69,33917.1%−3.9 pts

41Dayton, TNTN7,81916.9%−3.9 pts

42Sevierville, TNTN19,01016.9%−1.8 pts

43Union City, TNTN10,81416.8%−0.4 pts

44Clinton, TNTN10,46616.5%+1.1 pts

45Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.4%+0.2 pts

46Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23616.4%−0.9 pts

47Shelbyville, TNTN26,14616.2%−3.6 pts

48Lewisburg, TNTN13,51716.1%−0.8 pts

49Cleveland, TNTN51,17216.1%−1.3 pts

50Lenoir City, TNTN12,53016.0%−5.2 pts

51Jonesborough, TNTN6,99016.0%+4.0 pts

52Johnson City, TNTN74,94315.9%−1.4 pts

53Milan, TNTN8,36715.4%−3.4 pts

54Dickson, TNTN17,05115.3%−3.9 pts

55Bristol, TNTN28,10715.0%+2.3 pts

56Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.4%−2.0 pts

57Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17814.1%−1.9 pts

58Columbia, TNTN50,07213.9%−0.4 pts

59McKenzie, TNTN5,63213.4%−1.8 pts

60Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59813.4%+2.5 pts

61Munford, TNTN6,99613.3%−4.7 pts

62Nashville, TNTN721,07413.3%−0.1 pts

63Lexington, TNTN8,13013.2%−6.8 pts

64Eagleton, TNTN5,59813.1%+1.9 pts

65Erwin, TNTN6,01913.0%−3.0 pts

66Lebanon, TNTN53,41213.0%−3.0 pts

67Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29212.5%−1.9 pts

68Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.0%−3.5 pts

69Alcoa, TNTN13,68911.9%−2.1 pts

70Millersville, TNTN6,43811.8%−2.6 pts

71Arlington, TNTN15,70311.3%+2.7 pts

72Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39510.9%+1.4 pts

73Clarksville, TNTN188,82910.6%−2.7 pts

74Portland, TNTN13,65810.5%−4.0 pts

75Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%−0.7 pts

76Maryville, TNTN32,44210.1%−3.8 pts

77South Cleveland, TNTN7,45210.0%−1.4 pts

78Kingston, TNTN6,29910.0%−3.1 pts

79Millington, TNTN12,9539.7%−1.5 pts

80Lynchburg, TNTN6,9209.6%–

81Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5409.4%+3.2 pts

82Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5069.4%+4.6 pts

83Ashland City, TNTN5,6509.4%−8.0 pts

84Smyrna, TNTN63,3218.8%−2.1 pts

85Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.8%−7.1 pts

86Fairview, TNTN10,8778.1%−4.1 pts

87Red Bank, TNTN12,4058.0%−1.9 pts

88East Ridge, TNTN21,9218.0%+0.3 pts

89Collegedale, TNTN11,4997.4%−0.7 pts

90Franklin, TNTN90,2266.7%−0.6 pts

91Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.2%+1.7 pts

92Oakland, TNTN10,8355.7%−8.1 pts

93Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%+1.6 pts

94Greenbrier, TNTN7,1705.3%−0.4 pts

95Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%–

96La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.8%−2.0 pts

97Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4694.4%–

98Atoka, TNTN10,6454.4%−5.8 pts

99Seymour, TNTN16,2164.2%−1.7 pts

100Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.0%−8.2 pts

101Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.4%+2.3 pts

102Green Hill, TNTN6,8663.4%+1.4 pts

103White House, TNTN17,8723.3%−2.8 pts

104Harrison, TNTN8,0113.1%−0.5 pts

105Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.0%+0.8 pts

106Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.9%+1.2 pts

107Farragut, TNTN25,1212.9%+1.0 pts

108Bartlett, TNTN56,4162.7%+0.4 pts

109Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1722.7%−2.0 pts

110Collierville, TNTN51,9092.4%−4.2 pts

111Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4872.3%−1.0 pts

112Germantown, TNTN40,0012.1%+1.0 pts

113Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.0%+0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS