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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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 2000

01La Follette, TNTN7,17633.1%+0%

02Newport, TNTN7,04929.1%+0%

03Covington, TNTN8,58527.9%+0%

04Ripley, TNTN7,49927.2%+0%

05Martin, TNTN11,06027.1%+0%

06Jefferson City, TNTN9,10324.7%+0%

07Crossville, TNTN13,11324.6%+0%

08McMinnville, TNTN13,94324.6%+0%

09Savannah, TNTN7,68923.9%+0%

10Cookeville, TNTN38,21223.2%+0%

11Bolivar, TNTN5,04323.2%+0%

12Harriman, TNTN6,19222.8%+0%

13Smithville, TNTN5,62022.2%+0%

14Rockwood, TNTN5,60721.9%+0%

15Brownsville, TNTN9,30121.3%+0%

16Sparta, TNTN5,03821.3%+0%

17Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.8%+0%

18Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.8%+0%

19Greeneville, TNTN16,14120.7%+0%

20Memphis, TNTN609,64720.6%+0%

21Dyersburg, TNTN15,90620.5%+0%

22Dunlap, TNTN6,08920.1%+0%

23Winchester, TNTN10,43819.9%+0%

24Elizabethton, TNTN14,35019.4%+0%

25Morristown, TNTN33,51719.2%+0%

26Paris, TNTN10,46819.0%+0%

27Henderson, TNTN6,59019.0%+0%

28Madisonville, TNTN5,42818.8%+0%

29Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10318.5%+0%

30Athens, TNTN15,26318.4%+0%

31Humboldt, TNTN7,84118.1%+0%

32Lafayette, TNTN6,02018.0%+0%

33Pulaski, TNTN8,39417.9%+0%

34Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.9%+0%

35Springfield, TNTN20,09017.7%+0%

36Manchester, TNTN13,77617.6%+0%

37Tullahoma, TNTN21,27917.2%+0%

38Loudon, TNTN6,96317.1%+0%

39Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.1%+0%

40Jackson, TNTN69,33917.1%+0%

41Dayton, TNTN7,81916.9%+0%

42Sevierville, TNTN19,01016.9%+0%

43Union City, TNTN10,81416.8%+0%

44Clinton, TNTN10,46616.5%+0%

45Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.4%+0%

46Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23616.4%+0%

47Shelbyville, TNTN26,14616.2%+0%

48Lewisburg, TNTN13,51716.1%+0%

49Cleveland, TNTN51,17216.1%+0%

50Lenoir City, TNTN12,53016.0%+0%

51Jonesborough, TNTN6,99016.0%+0%

52Johnson City, TNTN74,94315.9%+0%

53Milan, TNTN8,36715.4%+0%

54Dickson, TNTN17,05115.3%+0%

55Bristol, TNTN28,10715.0%+0%

56Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.4%+0%

57Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17814.1%+0%

58Columbia, TNTN50,07213.9%+0%

59McKenzie, TNTN5,63213.4%+0%

60Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59813.4%+0%

61Munford, TNTN6,99613.3%+0%

62Nashville, TNTN721,07413.3%+0%

63Lexington, TNTN8,13013.2%+0%

64Eagleton, TNTN5,59813.1%+0%

65Erwin, TNTN6,01913.0%+0%

66Lebanon, TNTN53,41213.0%+0%

67Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29212.5%+0%

68Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.0%+0%

69Alcoa, TNTN13,68911.9%+0%

70Millersville, TNTN6,43811.8%+0%

71Arlington, TNTN15,70311.3%+0%

72Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39510.9%+0%

73Clarksville, TNTN188,82910.6%+0%

74Portland, TNTN13,65810.5%+0%

75Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%+0%

76Maryville, TNTN32,44210.1%+0%

77South Cleveland, TNTN7,45210.0%+0%

78Kingston, TNTN6,29910.0%+0%

79Millington, TNTN12,9539.7%+0%

80Lynchburg, TNTN6,9209.6%+0%

81Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5409.4%+0%

82Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5069.4%+0%

83Ashland City, TNTN5,6509.4%+0%

84Smyrna, TNTN63,3218.8%+0%

85Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.8%+0%

86Fairview, TNTN10,8778.1%+0%

87Red Bank, TNTN12,4058.0%+0%

88East Ridge, TNTN21,9218.0%+0%

89Collegedale, TNTN11,4997.4%+0%

90Franklin, TNTN90,2266.7%+0%

91Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.2%+0%

92Oakland, TNTN10,8355.7%+0%

93Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%+0%

94Greenbrier, TNTN7,1705.3%+0%

95Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%+0%

96La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.8%+0%

97Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4694.4%+0%

98Atoka, TNTN10,6454.4%+0%

99Seymour, TNTN16,2164.2%+0%

100Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.0%+0%

101Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.4%+0%

102Green Hill, TNTN6,8663.4%+0%

103White House, TNTN17,8723.3%+0%

104Harrison, TNTN8,0113.1%+0%

105Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.0%+0%

106Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.9%+0%

107Farragut, TNTN25,1212.9%+0%

108Bartlett, TNTN56,4162.7%+0%

109Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1722.7%+0%

110Collierville, TNTN51,9092.4%+0%

111Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4872.3%+0%

112Germantown, TNTN40,0012.1%+0%

113Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.0%+0%

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