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Lowest median household income, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01La Follette, TNTN7,176$12,543−32%

02Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$14,527−44%

03Lafayette, TNTN6,020$14,944−42%

04Newport, TNTN7,049$15,885−23%

05Savannah, TNTN7,689$15,895−30%

06Paris, TNTN10,468$15,977−37%

07Crossville, TNTN13,113$16,081−38%

08Ripley, TNTN7,499$16,116−32%

09Harriman, TNTN6,192$16,130−32%

10Covington, TNTN8,585$16,565−33%

11Sparta, TNTN5,038$16,589−30%

12Henderson, TNTN6,590$16,908−48%

13Rockwood, TNTN5,607$17,024−29%

14McMinnville, TNTN13,943$17,058−28%

15Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$17,532−32%

16Smithville, TNTN5,620$17,600−22%

17Brownsville, TNTN9,301$17,682−35%

18Pulaski, TNTN8,394$17,729−35%

19Dunlap, TNTN6,089$17,920−42%

20Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$18,014−38%

21Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$18,297−29%

22Dayton, TNTN7,819$18,355−31%

23Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$18,397−43%

24Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$18,759−21%

25Erwin, TNTN6,019$19,194−35%

26Medina, TNTN5,813$19,250−47%

27Martin, TNTN11,060$19,258−27%

28Athens, TNTN15,263$19,259−34%

29Madisonville, TNTN5,428$19,314−34%

30Loudon, TNTN6,963$19,460−35%

31Humboldt, TNTN7,841$19,624−26%

32Morristown, TNTN33,517$19,749−27%

33Winchester, TNTN10,438$19,836−39%

34Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$19,865−30%

35Knoxville, TNTN202,021$19,923−28%

36Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$20,053−29%

37Greeneville, TNTN16,141$20,066−23%

38Lexington, TNTN8,130$20,093−32%

39Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$20,099−36%

40Bolivar, TNTN5,043$20,129−30%

41Ashland City, TNTN5,650$20,372−42%

42McKenzie, TNTN5,632$20,638−27%

43Cookeville, TNTN38,212$20,646−22%

44Union City, TNTN10,814$20,745−29%

45Dickson, TNTN17,051$20,840−40%

46Sevierville, TNTN19,010$20,842−32%

47Milan, TNTN8,367$20,962−32%

48Jackson, TNTN69,339$21,063−37%

49Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$21,381−31%

50Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$21,622−30%

51Springfield, TNTN20,090$21,645−35%

52Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$22,115−40%

53Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$22,197−31%

54Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$22,306−31%

55Alcoa, TNTN13,689$22,398−33%

56Manchester, TNTN13,776$22,514−30%

57Bristol, TNTN28,107$22,660−25%

58Memphis, TNTN609,647$22,674−30%

59Portland, TNTN13,658$22,733−36%

60Kingsport, TNTN57,530$22,750−25%

61Cleveland, TNTN51,172$22,894−24%

62Johnson City, TNTN74,943$23,053−25%

63Eagleton, TNTN5,598$23,363−22%

64Munford, TNTN6,996$23,409−46%

65Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$23,573−24%

66Millington, TNTN12,953$23,815−39%

67Clinton, TNTN10,466$24,241−25%

68Millersville, TNTN6,438$24,933−39%

69Red Bank, TNTN12,405$25,015−26%

70Maryville, TNTN32,442$25,223−37%

71Columbia, TNTN50,072$25,238−30%

72Oakland, TNTN10,835$25,250−51%

73Clarksville, TNTN188,829$25,341−33%

74Lebanon, TNTN53,412$25,403−28%

75Church Hill, TNTN7,297$25,495−30%

76Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$26,298−23%

77Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$26,394−34%

78Gallatin, TNTN54,590$26,498−24%

79East Ridge, TNTN21,921$26,728−26%

80South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$26,858−25%

81Kingston, TNTN6,299$26,958−21%

82Nashville, TNTN721,074$27,821−29%

83Collegedale, TNTN11,499$28,004−34%

84Spring Hill, TNTN61,336$28,674−53%

85Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$28,932−21%

86Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$29,031−32%

87Arlington, TNTN15,703$30,000−43%

88Fairview, TNTN10,877$30,191−32%

89Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$30,412−28%

90Seymour, TNTN16,216$31,054−24%

91Atoka, TNTN10,645$31,111−47%

92Powell, TNTN13,739$31,113–

93Smyrna, TNTN63,321$31,155−30%

94La Vergne, TNTN42,146$31,250−39%

95White House, TNTN17,872$32,138−38%

96Franklin, TNTN90,226$32,348−43%

97Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$32,615−22%

98Halls, TNTN10,272$32,864–

99Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$35,483−22%

100Harrison, TNTN8,011$35,606−28%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$38,068−24%

102Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$40,193−23%

103Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172$40,385−31%

104Lakeland, TNTN14,422$42,266−28%

105Nolensville, TNTN15,789$44,509−36%

106Green Hill, TNTN6,866$45,380−28%

107Bartlett, TNTN56,416$47,346−29%

108Collierville, TNTN51,909$47,517−41%

109Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$49,821−26%

110Farragut, TNTN25,121$60,137−27%

111Germantown, TNTN40,001$69,019−27%

112Brentwood, TNTN45,313$70,287−37%

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