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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.0%+0.6 pts

02Germantown, TNTN40,0012.1%+1.0 pts

03Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4872.3%−1.0 pts

04Collierville, TNTN51,9092.4%−4.2 pts

05Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1722.7%−2.0 pts

06Bartlett, TNTN56,4162.7%+0.4 pts

07Farragut, TNTN25,1212.9%+1.0 pts

08Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.9%+1.2 pts

09Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.0%+0.8 pts

10Harrison, TNTN8,0113.1%−0.5 pts

11White House, TNTN17,8723.3%−2.8 pts

12Green Hill, TNTN6,8663.4%+1.4 pts

13Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.4%+2.3 pts

14Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.0%−8.2 pts

15Seymour, TNTN16,2164.2%−1.7 pts

16Atoka, TNTN10,6454.4%−5.8 pts

17Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4694.4%–

18La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.8%−2.0 pts

19Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%–

20Greenbrier, TNTN7,1705.3%−0.4 pts

21Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%+1.6 pts

22Oakland, TNTN10,8355.7%−8.1 pts

23Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.2%+1.7 pts

24Franklin, TNTN90,2266.7%−0.6 pts

25Collegedale, TNTN11,4997.4%−0.7 pts

26East Ridge, TNTN21,9218.0%+0.3 pts

27Red Bank, TNTN12,4058.0%−1.9 pts

28Fairview, TNTN10,8778.1%−4.1 pts

29Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.8%−7.1 pts

30Smyrna, TNTN63,3218.8%−2.1 pts

31Ashland City, TNTN5,6509.4%−8.0 pts

32Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5069.4%+4.6 pts

33Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5409.4%+3.2 pts

34Lynchburg, TNTN6,9209.6%–

35Millington, TNTN12,9539.7%−1.5 pts

36Kingston, TNTN6,29910.0%−3.1 pts

37South Cleveland, TNTN7,45210.0%−1.4 pts

38Maryville, TNTN32,44210.1%−3.8 pts

39Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%−0.7 pts

40Portland, TNTN13,65810.5%−4.0 pts

41Clarksville, TNTN188,82910.6%−2.7 pts

42Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39510.9%+1.4 pts

43Arlington, TNTN15,70311.3%+2.7 pts

44Millersville, TNTN6,43811.8%−2.6 pts

45Alcoa, TNTN13,68911.9%−2.1 pts

46Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.0%−3.5 pts

47Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29212.5%−1.9 pts

48Lebanon, TNTN53,41213.0%−3.0 pts

49Erwin, TNTN6,01913.0%−3.0 pts

50Eagleton, TNTN5,59813.1%+1.9 pts

51Lexington, TNTN8,13013.2%−6.8 pts

52Nashville, TNTN721,07413.3%−0.1 pts

53Munford, TNTN6,99613.3%−4.7 pts

54Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59813.4%+2.5 pts

55McKenzie, TNTN5,63213.4%−1.8 pts

56Columbia, TNTN50,07213.9%−0.4 pts

57Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17814.1%−1.9 pts

58Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.4%−2.0 pts

59Bristol, TNTN28,10715.0%+2.3 pts

60Dickson, TNTN17,05115.3%−3.9 pts

61Milan, TNTN8,36715.4%−3.4 pts

62Johnson City, TNTN74,94315.9%−1.4 pts

63Jonesborough, TNTN6,99016.0%+4.0 pts

64Lenoir City, TNTN12,53016.0%−5.2 pts

65Cleveland, TNTN51,17216.1%−1.3 pts

66Lewisburg, TNTN13,51716.1%−0.8 pts

67Shelbyville, TNTN26,14616.2%−3.6 pts

68Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23616.4%−0.9 pts

69Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.4%+0.2 pts

70Clinton, TNTN10,46616.5%+1.1 pts

71Union City, TNTN10,81416.8%−0.4 pts

72Sevierville, TNTN19,01016.9%−1.8 pts

73Dayton, TNTN7,81916.9%−3.9 pts

74Jackson, TNTN69,33917.1%−3.9 pts

75Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.1%−1.0 pts

76Loudon, TNTN6,96317.1%−0.9 pts

77Tullahoma, TNTN21,27917.2%+3.0 pts

78Manchester, TNTN13,77617.6%+2.4 pts

79Springfield, TNTN20,09017.7%−1.8 pts

80Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.9%−0.3 pts

81Pulaski, TNTN8,39417.9%−4.6 pts

82Lafayette, TNTN6,02018.0%−3.6 pts

83Humboldt, TNTN7,84118.1%−0.2 pts

84Athens, TNTN15,26318.4%−4.9 pts

85Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10318.5%−2.3 pts

86Madisonville, TNTN5,42818.8%+3.7 pts

87Henderson, TNTN6,59019.0%−6.8 pts

88Paris, TNTN10,46819.0%−4.2 pts

89Morristown, TNTN33,51719.2%−0.8 pts

90Elizabethton, TNTN14,35019.4%−0.9 pts

91Winchester, TNTN10,43819.9%+3.8 pts

92Dunlap, TNTN6,08920.1%−4.2 pts

93Dyersburg, TNTN15,90620.5%−2.2 pts

94Memphis, TNTN609,64720.6%−2.4 pts

95Greeneville, TNTN16,14120.7%+4.1 pts

96Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.8%+0.0 pts

97Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.8%+0.4 pts

98Sparta, TNTN5,03821.3%−3.9 pts

99Brownsville, TNTN9,30121.3%−5.4 pts

100Rockwood, TNTN5,60721.9%−1.6 pts

101Smithville, TNTN5,62022.2%−3.2 pts

102Harriman, TNTN6,19222.8%−4.1 pts

103Bolivar, TNTN5,04323.2%−1.3 pts

104Cookeville, TNTN38,21223.2%+4.3 pts

105Savannah, TNTN7,68923.9%−2.5 pts

106McMinnville, TNTN13,94324.6%+3.8 pts

107Crossville, TNTN13,11324.6%−4.0 pts

108Jefferson City, TNTN9,10324.7%−1.1 pts

109Martin, TNTN11,06027.1%+6.7 pts

110Ripley, TNTN7,49927.2%−7.1 pts

111Covington, TNTN8,58527.9%−9.1 pts

112Newport, TNTN7,04929.1%+0.5 pts

113La Follette, TNTN7,17633.1%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS