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Lowest labor force participation, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 60.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kingston, TN, up 46 places to #16.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Tellico, TNTN7,41420.0%+8.6 pts
02Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48721.1%+1.8 pts
03▲30Dunlap, TNTN6,08940.6%−13.8 pts
04▼1Henderson, TNTN6,59045.6%+4.3 pts
05▲31Harriman, TNTN6,19246.9%−7.9 pts
06▲8Rockwood, TNTN5,60748.3%−2.4 pts
07▼3Smithville, TNTN5,62048.4%+2.8 pts
08▼3Newport, TNTN7,04948.6%+1.7 pts
09▼1Savannah, TNTN7,68949.1%+0.3 pts
10▲3Ripley, TNTN7,49950.5%0.0 pts
11▲34Lexington, TNTN8,13050.7%−5.1 pts
12▲40Madisonville, TNTN5,42850.9%−6.8 pts
13▲34Fayetteville, TNTN7,06850.9%−5.1 pts
14▼4Paris, TNTN10,46851.1%+1.6 pts
15▼3Sparta, TNTN5,03851.4%+1.0 pts
16▲46Kingston, TNTN6,29951.8%−8.0 pts
17▲14Crossville, TNTN13,11351.8%−2.2 pts
18▲26La Follette, TNTN7,17652.1%−3.5 pts
19▼2McKenzie, TNTN5,63252.1%+0.9 pts
20▼9Elizabethton, TNTN14,35052.2%+2.5 pts
21▲13Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62352.5%−2.1 pts
22▲21Jonesborough, TNTN6,99052.5%−3.0 pts
23▼16Greeneville, TNTN16,14152.7%+4.0 pts
24▲5Sweetwater, TNTN6,70652.8%−0.6 pts
25▼7Humboldt, TNTN7,84153.5%+1.5 pts
26▼10Pulaski, TNTN8,39453.5%+2.4 pts
27▼3Dayton, TNTN7,81953.8%+1.0 pts
28▼22Erwin, TNTN6,01954.3%+6.1 pts
29▼6Kingsport, TNTN57,53054.7%+2.2 pts
30▼8Covington, TNTN8,58555.0%+2.6 pts
31▼3Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54055.6%+2.2 pts
32▲36Brownsville, TNTN9,30155.9%−5.8 pts
33▼18McMinnville, TNTN13,94356.0%+5.1 pts
34▲14Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82456.1%−0.7 pts
35▼14Winchester, TNTN10,43856.3%+4.0 pts
36▲17Dyersburg, TNTN15,90656.4%−1.4 pts
37▲3Loudon, TNTN6,96356.5%+1.2 pts
38▲11Lafayette, TNTN6,02056.5%−0.4 pts
39▼2Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29256.8%+1.7 pts
40▼20Martin, TNTN11,06057.2%+5.1 pts
41▼32Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23657.3%+8.0 pts
42▼23Halls, TNTN10,27257.5%+5.4 pts
43▲3Union City, TNTN10,81457.5%+1.7 pts
44▼3Morristown, TNTN33,51757.6%+2.3 pts
45▼7Lynchburg, TNTN6,92058.2%+3.1 pts
46▼21Church Hill, TNTN7,29758.2%+5.1 pts
47▼17Athens, TNTN15,26358.4%+4.7 pts
48▲7Tullahoma, TNTN21,27958.6%+0.7 pts
49▼22Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10359.0%+5.8 pts
50▲32Seymour, TNTN16,21659.2%−4.8 pts
51▲15Millington, TNTN12,95359.3%−2.1 pts
52▼10Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47459.3%+3.9 pts
53▲6Lenoir City, TNTN12,53059.4%+0.2 pts
54▼28Milan, TNTN8,36759.6%+6.5 pts
55▲29Brentwood, TNTN45,31359.7%−4.9 pts
56▲2Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39559.9%+1.6 pts
57▲10Cleveland, TNTN51,17260.0%−1.5 pts
58▲5Cookeville, TNTN38,21260.5%+0.3 pts
59▲17Germantown, TNTN40,00160.8%−1.8 pts
60▲18South Cleveland, TNTN7,45260.9%−2.6 pts
61▼10Jackson, TNTN69,33961.3%+3.9 pts
62▼8Lewisburg, TNTN13,51761.5%+3.8 pts
63▼7Bristol, TNTN28,10761.8%+3.9 pts
64▼25Clinton, TNTN10,46662.1%+6.9 pts
65Eagleton, TNTN5,59862.5%+1.9 pts
66▲30Green Hill, TNTN6,86662.8%−4.6 pts
67▼6Farragut, TNTN25,12162.9%+3.0 pts
68▲1Johnson City, TNTN74,94362.9%+1.1 pts
69▲44Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59863.0%−10.0 pts
70▼38Bolivar, TNTN5,04363.1%+8.8 pts
71▼14Maryville, TNTN32,44263.3%+5.1 pts
72▲11Collegedale, TNTN11,49963.4%−1.0 pts
73▲4Memphis, TNTN609,64763.8%+0.7 pts
74▼2Bartlett, TNTN56,41664.1%+2.1 pts
75▲6Columbia, TNTN50,07264.1%+0.2 pts
76▲29Atoka, TNTN10,64564.2%−6.4 pts
77▼13Springfield, TNTN20,09064.5%+3.9 pts
78▼28Sevierville, TNTN19,01064.5%+7.2 pts
79▼4Chattanooga, TNTN194,14464.6%+2.0 pts
80Knoxville, TNTN202,02164.7%+0.9 pts
81▲7Lakeland, TNTN14,42265.2%−0.5 pts
82▼8Lebanon, TNTN53,41265.3%+2.9 pts
83▲7Munford, TNTN6,99665.7%−0.3 pts
84▼13Manchester, TNTN13,77666.0%+4.0 pts
85▲4Collierville, TNTN51,90966.1%+0.2 pts
86▲7Middle Valley, TNTN12,18766.3%−0.7 pts
87▼17Gallatin, TNTN54,59066.4%+4.6 pts
88▼2Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50666.4%+0.8 pts
89▼54Jefferson City, TNTN9,10366.7%+11.9 pts
90▼3Powell, TNTN13,73966.8%+1.1 pts
91▼31Ashland City, TNTN5,65067.1%+7.4 pts
92▲2Shelbyville, TNTN26,14667.2%+0.3 pts
93▲7Fairview, TNTN10,87767.3%−1.5 pts
94▼2Oakland, TNTN10,83567.4%+1.1 pts
95▲3Alcoa, TNTN13,68967.5%−0.3 pts
96▼5East Ridge, TNTN21,92167.9%+1.6 pts
97Clarksville, TNTN188,82968.1%+0.5 pts
98▼25Dickson, TNTN17,05168.2%+6.1 pts
99▲4Hendersonville, TNTN64,26668.6%−1.1 pts
100▲4Franklin, TNTN90,22668.9%−1.1 pts
101▲10Millersville, TNTN6,43869.2%−3.5 pts
102▲4Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17269.8%−1.1 pts
103▼8Harrison, TNTN8,01170.9%+3.8 pts
104▼3Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46971.0%+2.1 pts
105▲9Greenbrier, TNTN7,17071.3%−1.8 pts
106▲3Nashville, TNTN721,07472.6%+0.6 pts
107White House, TNTN17,87272.9%+1.5 pts
108Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17872.9%+1.1 pts
109▲7La Vergne, TNTN42,14672.9%−1.2 pts
110▼11Pleasant View, TNTN5,79773.0%+5.0 pts
111▲1Smyrna, TNTN63,32173.2%+0.2 pts
112▲3Spring Hill, TNTN61,33673.3%+0.1 pts
113▼34Red Bank, TNTN12,40573.8%+10.0 pts
114▼12Portland, TNTN13,65873.9%+4.9 pts
115▼5Nolensville, TNTN15,78974.5%+2.0 pts
116▲1Arlington, TNTN15,70374.6%+0.3 pts
117▼32Medina, TNTN5,81378.7%+14.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES