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Highest unemployment, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 5.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.1%–

02La Follette, TNTN7,17623.8%–

03Lexington, TNTN8,13013.9%–

04Newport, TNTN7,04913.9%–

05Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10312.8%–

06Crossville, TNTN13,11312.8%–

07Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23611.5%–

08Sparta, TNTN5,03811.2%–

09Ripley, TNTN7,49910.7%–

10Church Hill, TNTN7,29710.6%–

11Smithville, TNTN5,62010.4%–

12Lewisburg, TNTN13,51710.2%–

13Henderson, TNTN6,5909.9%–

14Union City, TNTN10,8149.8%–

15Madisonville, TNTN5,4289.7%–

16Bristol, TNTN28,1079.5%–

17Morristown, TNTN33,5179.0%–

18Cookeville, TNTN38,2128.8%–

19Memphis, TNTN609,6478.6%–

20Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.5%–

21Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5408.5%–

22Pulaski, TNTN8,3948.4%–

23Dyersburg, TNTN15,9068.3%–

24Jackson, TNTN69,3398.0%–

25Humboldt, TNTN7,8417.7%–

26Athens, TNTN15,2637.6%–

27Kingston, TNTN6,2997.4%–

28South Cleveland, TNTN7,4527.2%–

29Sweetwater, TNTN6,7067.1%–

30Springfield, TNTN20,0906.9%–

31Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.9%–

32Milan, TNTN8,3676.9%–

33Clarksville, TNTN188,8296.5%–

34Kingsport, TNTN57,5306.3%–

35Clinton, TNTN10,4666.3%–

36Millington, TNTN12,9536.2%–

37East Ridge, TNTN21,9216.1%–

38Eagleton, TNTN5,5986.1%–

39Dayton, TNTN7,8196.0%–

40Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4876.0%–

41Johnson City, TNTN74,9436.0%–

42Martin, TNTN11,0605.8%–

43Savannah, TNTN7,6895.7%–

44Brownsville, TNTN9,3015.7%–

45Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.6%–

46Ashland City, TNTN5,6505.6%–

47Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.6%–

48Knoxville, TNTN202,0215.5%–

49Munford, TNTN6,9965.4%–

50Rockwood, TNTN5,6075.4%–

51Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.3%–

52Seymour, TNTN16,2165.3%–

53Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.3%–

54Covington, TNTN8,5855.2%–

55Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.2%–

56Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.2%–

57Dickson, TNTN17,0515.1%–

58Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%–

59Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5065.0%–

60Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.0%–

61Hendersonville, TNTN64,2665.0%–

62Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.9%–

63Tullahoma, TNTN21,2794.9%–

64McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.9%–

65Alcoa, TNTN13,6894.8%–

66McMinnville, TNTN13,9434.8%–

67Nashville, TNTN721,0744.7%–

68Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6234.6%–

69Erwin, TNTN6,0194.6%–

70Harriman, TNTN6,1924.5%–

71Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%–

72Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.5%–

73Cleveland, TNTN51,1724.4%–

74Portland, TNTN13,6584.2%–

75Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3954.1%–

76La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.1%–

77Maryville, TNTN32,4424.1%–

78Lynchburg, TNTN6,9203.9%–

79Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.9%–

80Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.7%–

81Loudon, TNTN6,9633.7%–

82Paris, TNTN10,4683.7%–

83Columbia, TNTN50,0723.7%–

84Lebanon, TNTN53,4123.7%–

85Powell, TNTN13,7393.5%–

86Arlington, TNTN15,7033.5%–

87Oakland, TNTN10,8353.5%–

88Sevierville, TNTN19,0103.5%–

89Winchester, TNTN10,4383.4%–

90Dunlap, TNTN6,0893.4%–

91Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.3%–

92Collegedale, TNTN11,4993.2%–

93Harrison, TNTN8,0113.1%–

94Franklin, TNTN90,2263.1%–

95Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4743.0%–

96Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.0%–

97Fairview, TNTN10,8773.0%–

98Middle Valley, TNTN12,1872.9%–

99Collierville, TNTN51,9092.8%–

100Millersville, TNTN6,4382.8%–

101Red Bank, TNTN12,4052.8%–

102Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2922.6%–

103Germantown, TNTN40,0012.6%–

104White House, TNTN17,8722.5%–

105Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%–

106Halls, TNTN10,2722.3%–

107Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5982.3%–

108Farragut, TNTN25,1212.1%–

109Gallatin, TNTN54,5901.9%–

110Brentwood, TNTN45,3131.9%–

111Spring Hill, TNTN61,3361.6%–

112Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.3%–

113Manchester, TNTN13,7761.3%–

114Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.1%–

115Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.0%–

116Medina, TNTN5,8130.0%–

117Tellico, TNTN7,4140.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS