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Highest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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%+2.4 pts

02McMinnville, TNTN13,94330.7%+6.1 pts

03Dunlap, TNTN6,08930.5%+10.3 pts

04Lexington, TNTN8,13030.1%+16.9 pts

05Martin, TNTN11,06029.1%+2.0 pts

06Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.1%+12.7 pts

07Ripley, TNTN7,49928.1%+0.9 pts

08La Follette, TNTN7,17627.8%−5.3 pts

09Humboldt, TNTN7,84127.7%+9.6 pts

10Smithville, TNTN5,62027.4%+5.2 pts

11Paris, TNTN10,46827.1%+8.1 pts

12Morristown, TNTN33,51727.0%+7.8 pts

13Union City, TNTN10,81426.9%+10.2 pts

14Savannah, TNTN7,68926.7%+2.8 pts

15Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.5%+3.3 pts

16Dayton, TNTN7,81926.3%+9.4 pts

17Pulaski, TNTN8,39426.3%+8.3 pts

18Henderson, TNTN6,59025.1%+6.1 pts

19Memphis, TNTN609,64724.6%+4.1 pts

20Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.2%+6.3 pts

21Jackson, TNTN69,33924.1%+7.0 pts

22Athens, TNTN15,26323.7%+5.2 pts

23Covington, TNTN8,58523.6%−4.3 pts

24Elizabethton, TNTN14,35023.2%+3.8 pts

25Dyersburg, TNTN15,90623.2%+2.6 pts

26Lewisburg, TNTN13,51722.9%+6.8 pts

27Springfield, TNTN20,09022.8%+5.0 pts

28Brownsville, TNTN9,30122.6%+1.3 pts

29Knoxville, TNTN202,02122.5%+1.7 pts

30Cookeville, TNTN38,21222.5%−0.8 pts

31Crossville, TNTN13,11322.5%−2.2 pts

32Erwin, TNTN6,01922.4%+9.4 pts

33Jefferson City, TNTN9,10322.1%−2.6 pts

34Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59822.0%+8.6 pts

35McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.3%+7.9 pts

36Johnson City, TNTN74,94321.1%+5.2 pts

37Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10320.9%+2.4 pts

38Cleveland, TNTN51,17220.4%+4.3 pts

39Milan, TNTN8,36720.0%+4.6 pts

40Bristol, TNTN28,10719.8%+4.8 pts

41Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.7%+2.6 pts

42Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.0%+2.1 pts

43Fayetteville, TNTN7,06819.0%−1.9 pts

44Eagleton, TNTN5,59818.8%+5.6 pts

45Shelbyville, TNTN26,14618.7%+2.5 pts

46Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.6%−3.3 pts

47Winchester, TNTN10,43818.4%−1.5 pts

48Millington, TNTN12,95318.3%+8.7 pts

49Lenoir City, TNTN12,53018.3%+2.3 pts

50Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.2%−2.5 pts

51Madisonville, TNTN5,42817.7%−1.1 pts

52Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.6%−0.3 pts

53Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.5%+5.0 pts

54South Cleveland, TNTN7,45217.2%+7.2 pts

55Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.5%+0.1 pts

56Dickson, TNTN17,05116.5%+1.1 pts

57Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.3%−0.8 pts

58Sparta, TNTN5,03816.1%−5.2 pts

59Harriman, TNTN6,19215.7%−7.2 pts

60Portland, TNTN13,65815.6%+5.1 pts

61Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39515.6%+4.7 pts

62Ashland City, TNTN5,65015.5%+6.1 pts

63Clinton, TNTN10,46615.2%−1.4 pts

64Lebanon, TNTN53,41214.7%+1.7 pts

65Nashville, TNTN721,07414.4%+1.1 pts

66Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.1%−0.3 pts

67Clarksville, TNTN188,82913.8%+3.2 pts

68East Ridge, TNTN21,92113.6%+5.6 pts

69Manchester, TNTN13,77613.2%−4.4 pts

70Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17813.0%−1.0 pts

71Collegedale, TNTN11,49912.8%+5.4 pts

72Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.5%+4.5 pts

73La Vergne, TNTN42,14612.2%+7.4 pts

74Columbia, TNTN50,07212.2%−1.7 pts

75Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50612.1%+2.7 pts

76Loudon, TNTN6,96311.7%−5.4 pts

77Church Hill, TNTN7,29710.7%−1.3 pts

78Fairview, TNTN10,87710.2%+2.0 pts

79Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.1%+7.7 pts

80Smyrna, TNTN63,3219.9%+1.1 pts

81Alcoa, TNTN13,6899.9%−2.0 pts

82Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.8%–

83Maryville, TNTN32,4429.4%−0.7 pts

84Greenbrier, TNTN7,1709.1%+3.8 pts

85Seymour, TNTN16,2168.7%+4.5 pts

86Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.3%−0.5 pts

87Jonesborough, TNTN6,9908.2%−7.7 pts

88Lynchburg, TNTN6,9208.0%−1.6 pts

89Kingston, TNTN6,2997.9%−2.0 pts

90Powell, TNTN13,7397.8%–

91Hendersonville, TNTN64,2667.2%+1.0 pts

92Franklin, TNTN90,2267.1%+0.4 pts

93Halls, TNTN10,2727.0%–

94Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.0%−2.5 pts

95Munford, TNTN6,9966.7%−6.6 pts

96Millersville, TNTN6,4386.4%−5.4 pts

97Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.1%+3.5 pts

98Lakeland, TNTN14,4225.7%+2.8 pts

99White House, TNTN17,8725.6%+2.3 pts

100Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%−0.1 pts

101Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%+2.4 pts

102Atoka, TNTN10,6455.1%+0.7 pts

103Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.1%+0.6 pts

104Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.0%+1.7 pts

105Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%+0.0 pts

106Harrison, TNTN8,0114.7%+1.6 pts

107Tellico, TNTN7,4144.6%–

108Farragut, TNTN25,1214.4%+1.5 pts

109Medina, TNTN5,8133.7%−6.5 pts

110Arlington, TNTN15,7033.1%−8.1 pts

111Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.9%−1.1 pts

112Collierville, TNTN51,9092.9%+0.5 pts

113Oakland, TNTN10,8352.6%−3.1 pts

114Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+0.6 pts

115Germantown, TNTN40,0012.4%+0.2 pts

116Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.3%−1.2 pts

117Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.4%−1.5 pts

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