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Highest unemployment, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%–

02Bolivar, TNTN5,04313.2%–

03Dunlap, TNTN6,08912.2%–

04Rockwood, TNTN5,60710.5%–

05McMinnville, TNTN13,9439.0%–

06Covington, TNTN8,5858.8%–

07Brownsville, TNTN9,3018.6%–

08South Cleveland, TNTN7,4528.6%–

09Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.4%–

10Memphis, TNTN609,6478.3%–

11Lexington, TNTN8,1308.3%–

12Ripley, TNTN7,4998.2%–

13Jackson, TNTN69,3398.1%–

14Kingston, TNTN6,2998.1%–

15Munford, TNTN6,9967.9%–

16Sparta, TNTN5,0387.8%–

17Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2367.8%–

18La Follette, TNTN7,1767.5%–

19Dyersburg, TNTN15,9067.4%–

20Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.4%–

21Smithville, TNTN5,6207.4%–

22Crossville, TNTN13,1137.2%–

23Pulaski, TNTN8,3947.2%–

24Morristown, TNTN33,5177.1%–

25Madisonville, TNTN5,4286.8%–

26Bristol, TNTN28,1076.8%–

27Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.4%–

28Milan, TNTN8,3676.4%–

29Pleasant View, TNTN5,7976.4%–

30Martin, TNTN11,0606.4%–

31Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%–

32Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2926.2%–

33Humboldt, TNTN7,8416.1%–

34Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.1%–

35Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.1%–

36Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4746.0%–

37Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.0%–

38Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.0%–

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.7%–

40Johnson City, TNTN74,9435.6%–

41Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.5%–

42Lewisburg, TNTN13,5175.5%–

43Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.5%–

44Eagleton, TNTN5,5985.5%–

45Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.4%–

46Millersville, TNTN6,4385.4%–

47Lafayette, TNTN6,0205.4%–

48Union City, TNTN10,8145.3%–

49East Ridge, TNTN21,9215.3%–

50Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.1%–

51Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.0%–

52Kingsport, TNTN57,5304.9%–

53Portland, TNTN13,6584.9%–

54Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%–

55Springfield, TNTN20,0904.7%–

56Millington, TNTN12,9534.7%–

57Knoxville, TNTN202,0214.5%–

58Savannah, TNTN7,6894.5%–

59Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.5%–

60Nashville, TNTN721,0744.5%–

61Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%–

62Winchester, TNTN10,4384.4%–

63Sevierville, TNTN19,0104.4%–

64Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.3%–

65Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.3%–

66Harriman, TNTN6,1924.3%–

67Collierville, TNTN51,9094.0%–

68McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.0%–

69Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.0%–

70Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.8%–

71Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3953.8%–

72Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1033.8%–

73Cookeville, TNTN38,2123.8%–

74Red Bank, TNTN12,4053.8%–

75Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.8%–

76Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.5%–

77Bartlett, TNTN56,4163.4%–

78Arlington, TNTN15,7033.4%–

79Henderson, TNTN6,5903.3%–

80Medina, TNTN5,8133.3%–

81Oakland, TNTN10,8353.3%–

82Fairview, TNTN10,8773.3%–

83Tullahoma, TNTN21,2793.2%–

84Germantown, TNTN40,0013.2%–

85Erwin, TNTN6,0193.2%–

86Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.1%–

87Seymour, TNTN16,2163.0%–

88Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4873.0%–

89Maryville, TNTN32,4423.0%–

90White House, TNTN17,8722.9%–

91Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.8%–

92Powell, TNTN13,7392.8%–

93Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.7%–

94Columbia, TNTN50,0722.6%–

95Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%–

96Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.4%–

97Lebanon, TNTN53,4122.4%–

98Loudon, TNTN6,9632.4%–

99Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%–

100Farragut, TNTN25,1212.3%–

101La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.2%–

102Franklin, TNTN90,2262.2%–

103Manchester, TNTN13,7762.2%–

104Paris, TNTN10,4682.2%–

105Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.1%–

106Alcoa, TNTN13,6892.0%–

107Tellico, TNTN7,4141.9%–

108Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%–

109Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.7%–

110Halls, TNTN10,2721.6%–

111Collegedale, TNTN11,4991.6%–

112Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.4%–

113Harrison, TNTN8,0111.4%–

114Clinton, TNTN10,4661.4%–

115Dayton, TNTN7,8191.3%–

116Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%–

117Newport, TNTN7,0490.6%–

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