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Highest unemployment, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 4.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dunlap, TN, up 87 places to #3.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲9Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%+3.3 pts

02▼1Bolivar, TNTN5,04313.2%−12.9 pts

03▲87Dunlap, TNTN6,08912.2%+8.8 pts

04▲46Rockwood, TNTN5,60710.5%+5.1 pts

05▲61McMinnville, TNTN13,9439.0%+4.2 pts

06▲48Covington, TNTN8,5858.8%+3.6 pts

07▲37Brownsville, TNTN9,3018.6%+3.0 pts

08▲20South Cleveland, TNTN7,4528.6%+1.4 pts

09▲11Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.4%−0.1 pts

10▲9Memphis, TNTN609,6478.3%−0.3 pts

11▼8Lexington, TNTN8,1308.3%−5.7 pts

12▼3Ripley, TNTN7,4998.2%−2.5 pts

13▲11Jackson, TNTN69,3398.1%+0.1 pts

14▲13Kingston, TNTN6,2998.1%+0.7 pts

15▲34Munford, TNTN6,9967.9%+2.5 pts

16▼8Sparta, TNTN5,0387.8%−3.3 pts

17▼10Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2367.8%−3.7 pts

18▼16La Follette, TNTN7,1767.5%−16.3 pts

19▲4Dyersburg, TNTN15,9067.4%−0.8 pts

20▲1Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.4%−1.1 pts

21▼10Smithville, TNTN5,6207.4%−3.0 pts

22▼16Crossville, TNTN13,1137.2%−5.6 pts

23▼1Pulaski, TNTN8,3947.2%−1.2 pts

24▼7Morristown, TNTN33,5177.1%−1.9 pts

25▼10Madisonville, TNTN5,4286.8%−2.8 pts

26▼10Bristol, TNTN28,1076.8%−2.8 pts

27▲24Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.4%+1.0 pts

28▲4Milan, TNTN8,3676.4%−0.5 pts

29▲62Pleasant View, TNTN5,7976.4%+3.1 pts

30▲12Martin, TNTN11,0606.4%+0.6 pts

31▼5Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%−1.4 pts

32▲70Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2926.2%+3.6 pts

33▼8Humboldt, TNTN7,8416.1%−1.6 pts

34▲25Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.1%+1.0 pts

35▼4Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.1%−0.9 pts

36▲59Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4746.0%+3.0 pts

37▲36Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.0%+1.6 pts

38▲15Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.0%+0.7 pts

39▲16Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.7%+0.5 pts

40▲1Johnson City, TNTN74,9435.6%−0.3 pts

41▼8Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.5%−1.0 pts

42▼30Lewisburg, TNTN13,5175.5%−4.7 pts

43▲4Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.5%−0.1 pts

44▼6Eagleton, TNTN5,5985.5%−0.6 pts

45▲11Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.4%+0.3 pts

46▲54Millersville, TNTN6,4385.4%+2.7 pts

47▲25Lafayette, TNTN6,0205.4%+0.9 pts

48▼34Union City, TNTN10,8145.3%−4.5 pts

49▼12East Ridge, TNTN21,9215.3%−0.9 pts

50▲10Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.1%0.0 pts

51▼6Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.0%−0.7 pts

52▼18Kingsport, TNTN57,5304.9%−1.4 pts

53▲21Portland, TNTN13,6584.9%+0.7 pts

54▲3Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%−0.3 pts

55▼25Springfield, TNTN20,0904.7%−2.2 pts

56▼20Millington, TNTN12,9534.7%−1.5 pts

57▼9Knoxville, TNTN202,0214.5%−1.0 pts

58▼15Savannah, TNTN7,6894.5%−1.2 pts

59▲19Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.5%+0.6 pts

60▲7Nashville, TNTN721,0744.5%−0.2 pts

61▲10Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%0.0 pts

62▲27Winchester, TNTN10,4384.4%+1.0 pts

63▲25Sevierville, TNTN19,0104.4%+0.9 pts

64▼3Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.3%−0.6 pts

65▼3Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.3%−0.6 pts

66▲4Harriman, TNTN6,1924.3%−0.3 pts

67▲32Collierville, TNTN51,9094.0%+1.2 pts

68▼4McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.0%−0.8 pts

69▲29Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.0%+1.1 pts

70▲9Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.8%−0.1 pts

71▲4Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3953.8%−0.3 pts

72▼67Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1033.8%−9.0 pts

73▼55Cookeville, TNTN38,2123.8%−5.0 pts

74▲27Red Bank, TNTN12,4053.8%+1.0 pts

75▲21Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.8%+0.7 pts

76▲31Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.5%+1.2 pts

77▼19Bartlett, TNTN56,4163.4%−1.6 pts

78▲8Arlington, TNTN15,7033.4%−0.1 pts

79▼66Henderson, TNTN6,5903.3%−6.5 pts

80▲36Medina, TNTN5,8133.3%+3.3 pts

81▲6Oakland, TNTN10,8353.3%−0.2 pts

82▲15Fairview, TNTN10,8773.3%+0.3 pts

83▼20Tullahoma, TNTN21,2793.2%−1.6 pts

84▲19Germantown, TNTN40,0013.2%+0.6 pts

85▼16Erwin, TNTN6,0193.2%−1.4 pts

86▲23Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.1%+1.2 pts

87▼35Seymour, TNTN16,2163.0%−2.3 pts

88▼48Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4873.0%−3.0 pts

89▼12Maryville, TNTN32,4423.0%−1.1 pts

90▲14White House, TNTN17,8722.9%+0.4 pts

91▼11Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.8%−0.9 pts

92▼7Powell, TNTN13,7392.8%−0.7 pts

93▼64Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.7%−4.4 pts

94▼11Columbia, TNTN50,0722.6%−1.1 pts

95▲15Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+0.7 pts

96▲18Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.4%+1.4 pts

97▼13Lebanon, TNTN53,4122.4%−1.3 pts

98▼17Loudon, TNTN6,9632.4%−1.3 pts

99▲6Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%0.0 pts

100▲8Farragut, TNTN25,1212.3%+0.2 pts

101▼25La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.2%−1.9 pts

102▼8Franklin, TNTN90,2262.2%−0.8 pts

103▲10Manchester, TNTN13,7762.2%+0.9 pts

104▼22Paris, TNTN10,4682.2%−1.5 pts

105▲6Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.1%+0.5 pts

106▼41Alcoa, TNTN13,6892.0%−2.9 pts

107▲10Tellico, TNTN7,4141.9%+1.9 pts

108▲4Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%+0.4 pts

109▲6Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.7%+0.7 pts

110▼4Halls, TNTN10,2721.6%−0.7 pts

111▼19Collegedale, TNTN11,4991.6%−1.7 pts

112▼66Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.4%−4.1 pts

113▼20Harrison, TNTN8,0111.4%−1.8 pts

114▼79Clinton, TNTN10,4661.4%−4.9 pts

115▼76Dayton, TNTN7,8191.3%−4.7 pts

116▼48Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−4.0 pts

117▼113Newport, TNTN7,0490.6%−13.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES