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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Newport, TNTN7,04943.4%+49%

02Covington, TNTN8,58541.1%+47%

03La Follette, TNTN7,17639.4%+19%

04Dunlap, TNTN6,08937.4%+86%

05Shelbyville, TNTN26,14633.8%+108%

06Ripley, TNTN7,49933.4%+23%

07Martin, TNTN11,06033.2%+22%

08Pulaski, TNTN8,39431.7%+77%

09Lafayette, TNTN6,02030.9%+72%

10Savannah, TNTN7,68929.6%+24%

11Lenoir City, TNTN12,53029.6%+85%

12Humboldt, TNTN7,84129.5%+63%

13Dyersburg, TNTN15,90628.1%+37%

14Jefferson City, TNTN9,10327.9%+13%

15Elizabethton, TNTN14,35027.7%+43%

16McMinnville, TNTN13,94327.6%+12%

17Paris, TNTN10,46827.4%+44%

18Harriman, TNTN6,19226.9%+18%

19Crossville, TNTN13,11326.2%+6%

20Lewisburg, TNTN13,51726.0%+62%

21Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10325.4%+38%

22Memphis, TNTN609,64725.4%+23%

23Brownsville, TNTN9,30125.1%+18%

24Sparta, TNTN5,03825.1%+18%

25Fayetteville, TNTN7,06825.1%+20%

26Sweetwater, TNTN6,70625.0%+52%

27Smithville, TNTN5,62024.9%+12%

28Athens, TNTN15,26324.8%+35%

29Lexington, TNTN8,13024.8%+88%

30Cookeville, TNTN38,21224.7%+6%

31Madisonville, TNTN5,42824.5%+30%

32Morristown, TNTN33,51723.9%+24%

33McKenzie, TNTN5,63223.6%+76%

34Knoxville, TNTN202,02123.4%+13%

35Bolivar, TNTN5,04323.4%+1%

36Springfield, TNTN20,09023.4%+32%

37Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23623.3%+42%

38Milan, TNTN8,36723.2%+50%

39Jackson, TNTN69,33922.9%+34%

40Johnson City, TNTN74,94322.0%+38%

41Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59821.7%+62%

42Greeneville, TNTN16,14121.5%+4%

43Chattanooga, TNTN194,14421.3%+19%

44Union City, TNTN10,81421.2%+26%

45Cleveland, TNTN51,17221.1%+32%

46Dickson, TNTN17,05121.0%+37%

47Rockwood, TNTN5,60720.5%−6%

48Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29219.7%+58%

49Manchester, TNTN13,77619.7%+12%

50Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.3%+15%

51Dayton, TNTN7,81919.1%+13%

52Ashland City, TNTN5,65019.0%+103%

53South Cleveland, TNTN7,45218.9%+89%

54Columbia, TNTN50,07218.2%+31%

55Nashville, TNTN721,07417.8%+35%

56Erwin, TNTN6,01917.6%+35%

57Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.4%+2%

58Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17817.2%+22%

59Gallatin, TNTN54,59016.6%+16%

60Henderson, TNTN6,59016.6%−13%

61Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.6%−3%

62Alcoa, TNTN13,68916.5%+39%

63Red Bank, TNTN12,40516.4%+105%

64Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39516.0%+47%

65Jonesborough, TNTN6,99015.9%−0%

66Clarksville, TNTN188,82915.6%+48%

67Winchester, TNTN10,43815.3%−23%

68Bristol, TNTN28,10714.8%−1%

69Millersville, TNTN6,43814.6%+23%

70Lynchburg, TNTN6,92014.5%+51%

71Clinton, TNTN10,46614.4%−13%

72Lebanon, TNTN53,41214.2%+9%

73Collegedale, TNTN11,49914.1%+92%

74Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%+16%

75Loudon, TNTN6,96313.9%−19%

76Eagleton, TNTN5,59813.5%+3%

77La Vergne, TNTN42,14613.2%+176%

78Millington, TNTN12,95313.0%+34%

79Smyrna, TNTN63,32112.2%+38%

80East Ridge, TNTN21,92112.0%+50%

81Munford, TNTN6,99611.5%−14%

82Maryville, TNTN32,44211.5%+14%

83Portland, TNTN13,65811.2%+7%

84Fairview, TNTN10,87710.2%+26%

85Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.7%–

86Greenbrier, TNTN7,1708.9%+67%

87Hendersonville, TNTN64,2668.9%+43%

88Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.8%+0%

89Middle Valley, TNTN12,1877.4%+37%

90Seymour, TNTN16,2167.3%+74%

91White House, TNTN17,8727.0%+113%

92Franklin, TNTN90,2267.0%+5%

93Kingston, TNTN6,2996.9%−31%

94Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.6%−30%

95Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4876.3%+170%

96Medina, TNTN5,8136.1%−41%

97Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5406.1%−36%

98Atoka, TNTN10,6455.5%+24%

99Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1725.4%+105%

100Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4694.5%+1%

101Bartlett, TNTN56,4164.3%+57%

102Oakland, TNTN10,8354.0%−30%

103Collierville, TNTN51,9093.9%+62%

104Spring Hill, TNTN61,3363.6%−10%

105Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.2%−35%

106Arlington, TNTN15,7033.2%−72%

107Farragut, TNTN25,1213.1%+9%

108Green Hill, TNTN6,8663.1%−7%

109Harrison, TNTN8,0112.8%−9%

110Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.7%−21%

111Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.6%−12%

112Germantown, TNTN40,0012.5%+14%

113Tellico, TNTN7,4142.2%–

114Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.0%−0%

115Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.8%−39%

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