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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 13.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Humboldt, TN, up 51 places to #58.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲12Pleasant View, TNTN5,7971.4%−3.5 pts

02▼1Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.1%−0.9 pts

03▲6Medina, TNTN5,8132.6%−7.6 pts

04▼1Germantown, TNTN40,0012.7%+0.6 pts

05▲15Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.2%+0.2 pts

06Collierville, TNTN51,9093.2%+0.8 pts

07▲4Tellico, TNTN7,4143.3%–

08▼6Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.3%−0.1 pts

09▲6Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4693.5%−1.0 pts

10▼6Brentwood, TNTN45,3133.6%+1.6 pts

11▼1Farragut, TNTN25,1213.8%+0.9 pts

12Harrison, TNTN8,0113.9%+0.8 pts

13▲15Powell, TNTN13,7394.1%–

14▼7Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.3%+0.3 pts

15▲11Franklin, TNTN90,2264.6%−2.0 pts

16▼8Arlington, TNTN15,7034.9%−6.4 pts

17▲1Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.0%−0.4 pts

18▼1Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%+2.3 pts

19▼5Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.2%+1.8 pts

20▼15Oakland, TNTN10,8355.8%+0.1 pts

21▲13Greenbrier, TNTN7,1706.0%+0.6 pts

22▼1Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.0%+3.4 pts

23▲4Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.3%+0.1 pts

24▲17Church Hill, TNTN7,2976.4%−5.6 pts

25▲31Ashland City, TNTN5,6506.4%−2.9 pts

26▲9Maryville, TNTN32,4426.7%−3.4 pts

27▼3Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.0%−2.5 pts

28▼12Atoka, TNTN10,6457.0%+2.6 pts

29▼10White House, TNTN17,8727.0%+3.7 pts

30▼1Kingston, TNTN6,2997.1%−2.9 pts

31▲8Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4877.2%+4.9 pts

32▲15Collegedale, TNTN11,4997.3%0.0 pts

33▼1Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4747.4%−1.5 pts

34▼9Halls, TNTN10,2728.0%–

35▼5Lynchburg, TNTN6,9208.0%−1.6 pts

36▼3Seymour, TNTN16,2168.3%+4.1 pts

37▲11Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1788.8%−5.3 pts

38▼15Munford, TNTN6,9968.8%−4.6 pts

39▲4Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5069.7%+0.3 pts

40▲24South Cleveland, TNTN7,45210.2%+0.2 pts

41▼19Millersville, TNTN6,43810.5%−1.3 pts

42▲16Portland, TNTN13,65811.2%+0.7 pts

43▼3Fairview, TNTN10,87711.6%+3.4 pts

44▼13Jonesborough, TNTN6,99011.7%−4.3 pts

45▲29Eagleton, TNTN5,59811.8%−1.3 pts

46▼10Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62311.9%–

47▼1Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.0%+4.0 pts

48▲9Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39512.2%+1.4 pts

49▲2Clarksville, TNTN188,82912.3%+1.8 pts

50▼12Smyrna, TNTN63,32112.5%+3.7 pts

51▲35Erwin, TNTN6,01912.6%−0.4 pts

52▲3Clinton, TNTN10,46612.7%−3.8 pts

53▲9Dickson, TNTN17,05112.8%−2.6 pts

54▼17Alcoa, TNTN13,68912.9%+1.0 pts

55▼3Gallatin, TNTN54,59013.0%−1.4 pts

56▼6East Ridge, TNTN21,92113.1%+5.1 pts

57▼3Lebanon, TNTN53,41213.1%+0.1 pts

58▲51Humboldt, TNTN7,84113.3%−4.8 pts

59▲12Winchester, TNTN10,43813.5%−6.4 pts

60▲18Bristol, TNTN28,10713.6%−1.4 pts

61▼8Nashville, TNTN721,07414.1%+0.9 pts

62▼18Columbia, TNTN50,07214.2%+0.3 pts

63▼3Sparta, TNTN5,03814.3%−7.0 pts

64▼1Sweetwater, TNTN6,70614.6%−1.8 pts

65▼16Manchester, TNTN13,77614.9%−2.6 pts

66▼21La Vergne, TNTN42,14615.1%+10.3 pts

67▲9Sevierville, TNTN19,01015.4%−1.5 pts

68▲2Millington, TNTN12,95316.5%+6.8 pts

69▲11Cleveland, TNTN51,17216.7%+0.6 pts

70▲5Fayetteville, TNTN7,06816.9%−4.0 pts

71▼2Lenoir City, TNTN12,53017.0%+1.0 pts

72▲24Athens, TNTN15,26317.0%−1.4 pts

73▼12Tullahoma, TNTN21,27918.0%+0.8 pts

74▼7Madisonville, TNTN5,42818.1%−0.7 pts

75▲39Lexington, TNTN8,13018.4%+5.2 pts

76▼8Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.5%−2.2 pts

77▼35Loudon, TNTN6,96318.5%+1.4 pts

78▲16Elizabethton, TNTN14,35018.8%−0.6 pts

79▲6Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.0%−5.6 pts

80▼14Chattanooga, TNTN194,14419.1%+1.3 pts

81▲11Lewisburg, TNTN13,51719.9%+3.8 pts

82▲7Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.2%−0.6 pts

83▼1Johnson City, TNTN74,94320.3%+4.4 pts

84▼11Shelbyville, TNTN26,14620.7%+4.5 pts

85▲31McMinnville, TNTN13,94320.7%−3.9 pts

86▼9Kingsport, TNTN57,53020.7%+3.7 pts

87▼3Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59821.0%+7.6 pts

88▼5McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.2%+7.7 pts

89▼30Harriman, TNTN6,19221.2%−1.6 pts

90▼11Milan, TNTN8,36721.3%+5.8 pts

91▲21Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23621.5%+5.1 pts

92▲1Dyersburg, TNTN15,90621.6%+1.1 pts

93▲10Bolivar, TNTN5,04321.7%−1.5 pts

94▼22Rockwood, TNTN5,60722.1%+0.2 pts

95▲7Dayton, TNTN7,81922.2%+5.3 pts

96▲1Jackson, TNTN69,33922.2%+5.2 pts

97▼6Springfield, TNTN20,09022.4%+4.6 pts

98▼17Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10322.8%+4.4 pts

99▼12Crossville, TNTN13,11322.9%−1.7 pts

100▼1Memphis, TNTN609,64723.1%+2.6 pts

101▼13Cookeville, TNTN38,21223.5%+0.2 pts

102▲3Union City, TNTN10,81423.5%+6.7 pts

103▼3Henderson, TNTN6,59024.1%+5.1 pts

104▼14Brownsville, TNTN9,30125.7%+4.3 pts

105▼40Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29225.7%+13.2 pts

106▼5Pulaski, TNTN8,39425.7%+7.8 pts

107▼1Morristown, TNTN33,51726.0%+6.8 pts

108▲5Martin, TNTN11,06026.3%−0.8 pts

109▼2Paris, TNTN10,46826.3%+7.3 pts

110▲7Newport, TNTN7,04927.2%−1.9 pts

111▼13Lafayette, TNTN6,02027.6%+9.6 pts

112▼2La Follette, TNTN7,17628.2%−4.9 pts

113▼18Covington, TNTN8,58529.2%+1.3 pts

114▼10Savannah, TNTN7,68929.8%+5.9 pts

115▼4Ripley, TNTN7,49930.7%+3.5 pts

116▼8Smithville, TNTN5,62033.4%+11.3 pts

117▼2Dunlap, TNTN6,08934.3%+14.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES