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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.

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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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS