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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.

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