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Lowest median household income, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 112 is $22,660.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01La Follette, TNTN7,176$12,543–

02Jefferson City, TNTN9,103$14,527–

03Lafayette, TNTN6,020$14,944–

04Newport, TNTN7,049$15,885–

05Savannah, TNTN7,689$15,895–

06Paris, TNTN10,468$15,977–

07Crossville, TNTN13,113$16,081–

08Ripley, TNTN7,499$16,116–

09Harriman, TNTN6,192$16,130–

10Covington, TNTN8,585$16,565–

11Sparta, TNTN5,038$16,589–

12Henderson, TNTN6,590$16,908–

13Rockwood, TNTN5,607$17,024–

14McMinnville, TNTN13,943$17,058–

15Elizabethton, TNTN14,350$17,532–

16Smithville, TNTN5,620$17,600–

17Brownsville, TNTN9,301$17,682–

18Pulaski, TNTN8,394$17,729–

19Dunlap, TNTN6,089$17,920–

20Lenoir City, TNTN12,530$18,014–

21Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,236$18,297–

22Dayton, TNTN7,819$18,355–

23Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,103$18,397–

24Fayetteville, TNTN7,068$18,759–

25Erwin, TNTN6,019$19,194–

26Medina, TNTN5,813$19,250–

27Martin, TNTN11,060$19,258–

28Athens, TNTN15,263$19,259–

29Madisonville, TNTN5,428$19,314–

30Loudon, TNTN6,963$19,460–

31Humboldt, TNTN7,841$19,624–

32Morristown, TNTN33,517$19,749–

33Winchester, TNTN10,438$19,836–

34Sweetwater, TNTN6,706$19,865–

35Knoxville, TNTN202,021$19,923–

36Dyersburg, TNTN15,906$20,053–

37Greeneville, TNTN16,141$20,066–

38Lexington, TNTN8,130$20,093–

39Shelbyville, TNTN26,146$20,099–

40Bolivar, TNTN5,043$20,129–

41Ashland City, TNTN5,650$20,372–

42McKenzie, TNTN5,632$20,638–

43Cookeville, TNTN38,212$20,646–

44Union City, TNTN10,814$20,745–

45Dickson, TNTN17,051$20,840–

46Sevierville, TNTN19,010$20,842–

47Milan, TNTN8,367$20,962–

48Jackson, TNTN69,339$21,063–

49Lewisburg, TNTN13,517$21,381–

50Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,598$21,622–

51Springfield, TNTN20,090$21,645–

52Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,474$22,115–

53Chattanooga, TNTN194,144$22,197–

54Jonesborough, TNTN6,990$22,306–

55Alcoa, TNTN13,689$22,398–

56Manchester, TNTN13,776$22,514–

57Bristol, TNTN28,107$22,660–

58Memphis, TNTN609,647$22,674–

59Portland, TNTN13,658$22,733–

60Kingsport, TNTN57,530$22,750–

61Cleveland, TNTN51,172$22,894–

62Johnson City, TNTN74,943$23,053–

63Eagleton, TNTN5,598$23,363–

64Munford, TNTN6,996$23,409–

65Bloomingdale, TNTN9,292$23,573–

66Millington, TNTN12,953$23,815–

67Clinton, TNTN10,466$24,241–

68Millersville, TNTN6,438$24,933–

69Red Bank, TNTN12,405$25,015–

70Maryville, TNTN32,442$25,223–

71Columbia, TNTN50,072$25,238–

72Oakland, TNTN10,835$25,250–

73Clarksville, TNTN188,829$25,341–

74Lebanon, TNTN53,412$25,403–

75Church Hill, TNTN7,297$25,495–

76Tullahoma, TNTN21,279$26,298–

77Murfreesboro, TNTN171,178$26,394–

78Gallatin, TNTN54,590$26,498–

79East Ridge, TNTN21,921$26,728–

80South Cleveland, TNTN7,452$26,858–

81Kingston, TNTN6,299$26,958–

82Nashville, TNTN721,074$27,821–

83Collegedale, TNTN11,499$28,004–

84Spring Hill, TNTN61,336$28,674–

85Mount Carmel, TNTN5,540$28,932–

86Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,487$29,031–

87Arlington, TNTN15,703$30,000–

88Fairview, TNTN10,877$30,191–

89Greenbrier, TNTN7,170$30,412–

90Seymour, TNTN16,216$31,054–

91Atoka, TNTN10,645$31,111–

92Powell, TNTN13,739$31,113–

93Smyrna, TNTN63,321$31,155–

94La Vergne, TNTN42,146$31,250–

95White House, TNTN17,872$32,138–

96Franklin, TNTN90,226$32,348–

97Oak Ridge, TNTN35,395$32,615–

98Halls, TNTN10,272$32,864–

99Goodlettsville, TNTN17,506$35,483–

100Harrison, TNTN8,011$35,606–

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,266$38,068–

102Middle Valley, TNTN12,187$40,193–

103Mount Juliet, TNTN45,172$40,385–

104Lakeland, TNTN14,422$42,266–

105Nolensville, TNTN15,789$44,509–

106Green Hill, TNTN6,866$45,380–

107Bartlett, TNTN56,416$47,346–

108Collierville, TNTN51,909$47,517–

109Signal Mountain, TNTN8,824$49,821–

110Farragut, TNTN25,121$60,137–

111Germantown, TNTN40,001$69,019–

112Brentwood, TNTN45,313$70,287–

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