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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Newport, TNTN7,04931.5%+8%

02McMinnville, TNTN13,94330.7%+25%

03Dunlap, TNTN6,08930.5%+51%

04Lexington, TNTN8,13030.1%+128%

05Martin, TNTN11,06029.1%+8%

06Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.1%+78%

07Ripley, TNTN7,49928.1%+3%

08La Follette, TNTN7,17627.8%−16%

09Humboldt, TNTN7,84127.7%+53%

10Smithville, TNTN5,62027.4%+24%

11Paris, TNTN10,46827.1%+42%

12Morristown, TNTN33,51727.0%+40%

13Union City, TNTN10,81426.9%+61%

14Savannah, TNTN7,68926.7%+12%

15Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.5%+14%

16Dayton, TNTN7,81926.3%+56%

17Pulaski, TNTN8,39426.3%+46%

18Henderson, TNTN6,59025.1%+32%

19Memphis, TNTN609,64724.6%+20%

20Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.2%+35%

21Jackson, TNTN69,33924.1%+41%

22Athens, TNTN15,26323.7%+28%

23Covington, TNTN8,58523.6%−16%

24Elizabethton, TNTN14,35023.2%+20%

25Dyersburg, TNTN15,90623.2%+13%

26Lewisburg, TNTN13,51722.9%+42%

27Springfield, TNTN20,09022.8%+28%

28Brownsville, TNTN9,30122.6%+6%

29Knoxville, TNTN202,02122.5%+8%

30Cookeville, TNTN38,21222.5%−3%

31Crossville, TNTN13,11322.5%−9%

32Erwin, TNTN6,01922.4%+72%

33Jefferson City, TNTN9,10322.1%−10%

34Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59822.0%+64%

35McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.3%+59%

36Johnson City, TNTN74,94321.1%+32%

37Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10320.9%+13%

38Cleveland, TNTN51,17220.4%+27%

39Milan, TNTN8,36720.0%+30%

40Bristol, TNTN28,10719.8%+32%

41Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.7%+15%

42Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.0%+12%

43Fayetteville, TNTN7,06819.0%−9%

44Eagleton, TNTN5,59818.8%+43%

45Shelbyville, TNTN26,14618.7%+15%

46Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.6%−15%

47Winchester, TNTN10,43818.4%−8%

48Millington, TNTN12,95318.3%+90%

49Lenoir City, TNTN12,53018.3%+14%

50Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.2%−12%

51Madisonville, TNTN5,42817.7%−6%

52Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.6%−2%

53Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.5%+40%

54South Cleveland, TNTN7,45217.2%+71%

55Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.5%+0%

56Dickson, TNTN17,05116.5%+7%

57Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.3%−5%

58Sparta, TNTN5,03816.1%−25%

59Harriman, TNTN6,19215.7%−31%

60Portland, TNTN13,65815.6%+48%

61Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39515.6%+43%

62Ashland City, TNTN5,65015.5%+66%

63Clinton, TNTN10,46615.2%−8%

64Lebanon, TNTN53,41214.7%+13%

65Nashville, TNTN721,07414.4%+8%

66Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.1%−2%

67Clarksville, TNTN188,82913.8%+30%

68East Ridge, TNTN21,92113.6%+70%

69Manchester, TNTN13,77613.2%−25%

70Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17813.0%−7%

71Collegedale, TNTN11,49912.8%+74%

72Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.5%+56%

73La Vergne, TNTN42,14612.2%+155%

74Columbia, TNTN50,07212.2%−12%

75Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50612.1%+29%

76Loudon, TNTN6,96311.7%−32%

77Church Hill, TNTN7,29710.7%−11%

78Fairview, TNTN10,87710.2%+25%

79Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.1%+332%

80Smyrna, TNTN63,3219.9%+12%

81Alcoa, TNTN13,6899.9%−17%

82Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.8%–

83Maryville, TNTN32,4429.4%−7%

84Greenbrier, TNTN7,1709.1%+71%

85Seymour, TNTN16,2168.7%+107%

86Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.3%−6%

87Jonesborough, TNTN6,9908.2%−48%

88Lynchburg, TNTN6,9208.0%−17%

89Kingston, TNTN6,2997.9%−21%

90Powell, TNTN13,7397.8%–

91Hendersonville, TNTN64,2667.2%+16%

92Franklin, TNTN90,2267.1%+6%

93Halls, TNTN10,2727.0%–

94Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.0%−26%

95Munford, TNTN6,9966.7%−50%

96Millersville, TNTN6,4386.4%−46%

97Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.1%+130%

98Lakeland, TNTN14,4225.7%+93%

99White House, TNTN17,8725.6%+71%

100Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%−1%

101Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%+87%

102Atoka, TNTN10,6455.1%+17%

103Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.1%+14%

104Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.0%+49%

105Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%+1%

106Harrison, TNTN8,0114.7%+53%

107Tellico, TNTN7,4144.6%–

108Farragut, TNTN25,1214.4%+52%

109Medina, TNTN5,8133.7%−64%

110Arlington, TNTN15,7033.1%−72%

111Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.9%−28%

112Collierville, TNTN51,9092.9%+20%

113Oakland, TNTN10,8352.6%−54%

114Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+30%

115Germantown, TNTN40,0012.4%+10%

116Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.3%−34%

117Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.4%−51%

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