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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 17.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Newport, TNTN7,04943.4%+14.3 pts

02Covington, TNTN8,58541.1%+13.2 pts

03La Follette, TNTN7,17639.4%+6.3 pts

04Dunlap, TNTN6,08937.4%+17.3 pts

05Shelbyville, TNTN26,14633.8%+17.6 pts

06Ripley, TNTN7,49933.4%+6.2 pts

07Martin, TNTN11,06033.2%+6.1 pts

08Pulaski, TNTN8,39431.7%+13.8 pts

09Lafayette, TNTN6,02030.9%+13.0 pts

10Savannah, TNTN7,68929.6%+5.8 pts

11Lenoir City, TNTN12,53029.6%+13.5 pts

12Humboldt, TNTN7,84129.5%+11.4 pts

13Dyersburg, TNTN15,90628.1%+7.5 pts

14Jefferson City, TNTN9,10327.9%+3.2 pts

15Elizabethton, TNTN14,35027.7%+8.3 pts

16McMinnville, TNTN13,94327.6%+3.0 pts

17Paris, TNTN10,46827.4%+8.4 pts

18Harriman, TNTN6,19226.9%+4.1 pts

19Crossville, TNTN13,11326.2%+1.5 pts

20Lewisburg, TNTN13,51726.0%+10.0 pts

21Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10325.4%+6.9 pts

22Memphis, TNTN609,64725.4%+4.8 pts

23Brownsville, TNTN9,30125.1%+3.8 pts

24Sparta, TNTN5,03825.1%+3.8 pts

25Fayetteville, TNTN7,06825.1%+4.2 pts

26Sweetwater, TNTN6,70625.0%+8.6 pts

27Smithville, TNTN5,62024.9%+2.7 pts

28Athens, TNTN15,26324.8%+6.4 pts

29Lexington, TNTN8,13024.8%+11.6 pts

30Cookeville, TNTN38,21224.7%+1.4 pts

31Madisonville, TNTN5,42824.5%+5.7 pts

32Morristown, TNTN33,51723.9%+4.6 pts

33McKenzie, TNTN5,63223.6%+10.2 pts

34Knoxville, TNTN202,02123.4%+2.6 pts

35Bolivar, TNTN5,04323.4%+0.3 pts

36Springfield, TNTN20,09023.4%+5.6 pts

37Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23623.3%+7.0 pts

38Milan, TNTN8,36723.2%+7.7 pts

39Jackson, TNTN69,33922.9%+5.8 pts

40Johnson City, TNTN74,94322.0%+6.1 pts

41Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59821.7%+8.3 pts

42Greeneville, TNTN16,14121.5%+0.9 pts

43Chattanooga, TNTN194,14421.3%+3.4 pts

44Union City, TNTN10,81421.2%+4.4 pts

45Cleveland, TNTN51,17221.1%+5.1 pts

46Dickson, TNTN17,05121.0%+5.7 pts

47Rockwood, TNTN5,60720.5%−1.4 pts

48Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29219.7%+7.3 pts

49Manchester, TNTN13,77619.7%+2.2 pts

50Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.3%+2.5 pts

51Dayton, TNTN7,81919.1%+2.2 pts

52Ashland City, TNTN5,65019.0%+9.7 pts

53South Cleveland, TNTN7,45218.9%+8.9 pts

54Columbia, TNTN50,07218.2%+4.3 pts

55Nashville, TNTN721,07417.8%+4.6 pts

56Erwin, TNTN6,01917.6%+4.5 pts

57Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.4%+0.3 pts

58Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17817.2%+3.1 pts

59Gallatin, TNTN54,59016.6%+2.2 pts

60Henderson, TNTN6,59016.6%−2.4 pts

61Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.6%−0.6 pts

62Alcoa, TNTN13,68916.5%+4.6 pts

63Red Bank, TNTN12,40516.4%+8.4 pts

64Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39516.0%+5.1 pts

65Jonesborough, TNTN6,99015.9%0.0 pts

66Clarksville, TNTN188,82915.6%+5.0 pts

67Winchester, TNTN10,43815.3%−4.6 pts

68Bristol, TNTN28,10714.8%−0.2 pts

69Millersville, TNTN6,43814.6%+2.7 pts

70Lynchburg, TNTN6,92014.5%+4.9 pts

71Clinton, TNTN10,46614.4%−2.2 pts

72Lebanon, TNTN53,41214.2%+1.1 pts

73Collegedale, TNTN11,49914.1%+6.8 pts

74Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%+2.0 pts

75Loudon, TNTN6,96313.9%−3.3 pts

76Eagleton, TNTN5,59813.5%+0.3 pts

77La Vergne, TNTN42,14613.2%+8.4 pts

78Millington, TNTN12,95313.0%+3.3 pts

79Smyrna, TNTN63,32112.2%+3.3 pts

80East Ridge, TNTN21,92112.0%+4.0 pts

81Munford, TNTN6,99611.5%−1.8 pts

82Maryville, TNTN32,44211.5%+1.4 pts

83Portland, TNTN13,65811.2%+0.7 pts

84Fairview, TNTN10,87710.2%+2.1 pts

85Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.7%–

86Greenbrier, TNTN7,1708.9%+3.6 pts

87Hendersonville, TNTN64,2668.9%+2.7 pts

88Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.8%0.0 pts

89Middle Valley, TNTN12,1877.4%+2.0 pts

90Seymour, TNTN16,2167.3%+3.1 pts

91White House, TNTN17,8727.0%+3.7 pts

92Franklin, TNTN90,2267.0%+0.3 pts

93Kingston, TNTN6,2996.9%−3.1 pts

94Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.6%−2.8 pts

95Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4876.3%+4.0 pts

96Medina, TNTN5,8136.1%−4.1 pts

97Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5406.1%−3.4 pts

98Atoka, TNTN10,6455.5%+1.1 pts

99Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1725.4%+2.8 pts

100Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4694.5%0.0 pts

101Bartlett, TNTN56,4164.3%+1.6 pts

102Oakland, TNTN10,8354.0%−1.7 pts

103Collierville, TNTN51,9093.9%+1.5 pts

104Spring Hill, TNTN61,3363.6%−0.4 pts

105Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.2%−1.7 pts

106Arlington, TNTN15,7033.2%−8.1 pts

107Farragut, TNTN25,1213.1%+0.3 pts

108Green Hill, TNTN6,8663.1%−0.2 pts

109Harrison, TNTN8,0112.8%−0.3 pts

110Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.7%−0.7 pts

111Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.6%−0.3 pts

112Germantown, TNTN40,0012.5%+0.3 pts

113Tellico, TNTN7,4142.2%–

114Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.0%0.0 pts

115Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.8%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS