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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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 2000

01Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.0%+0%

02Germantown, TNTN40,0012.1%+0%

03Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4872.3%+0%

04Collierville, TNTN51,9092.4%+0%

05Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1722.7%+0%

06Bartlett, TNTN56,4162.7%+0%

07Farragut, TNTN25,1212.9%+0%

08Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.9%+0%

09Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.0%+0%

10Harrison, TNTN8,0113.1%+0%

11White House, TNTN17,8723.3%+0%

12Green Hill, TNTN6,8663.4%+0%

13Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8243.4%+0%

14Spring Hill, TNTN61,3364.0%+0%

15Seymour, TNTN16,2164.2%+0%

16Atoka, TNTN10,6454.4%+0%

17Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4694.4%+0%

18La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.8%+0%

19Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%+0%

20Greenbrier, TNTN7,1705.3%+0%

21Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%+0%

22Oakland, TNTN10,8355.7%+0%

23Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.2%+0%

24Franklin, TNTN90,2266.7%+0%

25Collegedale, TNTN11,4997.4%+0%

26East Ridge, TNTN21,9218.0%+0%

27Red Bank, TNTN12,4058.0%+0%

28Fairview, TNTN10,8778.1%+0%

29Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.8%+0%

30Smyrna, TNTN63,3218.8%+0%

31Ashland City, TNTN5,6509.4%+0%

32Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5069.4%+0%

33Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5409.4%+0%

34Lynchburg, TNTN6,9209.6%+0%

35Millington, TNTN12,9539.7%+0%

36Kingston, TNTN6,29910.0%+0%

37South Cleveland, TNTN7,45210.0%+0%

38Maryville, TNTN32,44210.1%+0%

39Medina, TNTN5,81310.2%+0%

40Portland, TNTN13,65810.5%+0%

41Clarksville, TNTN188,82910.6%+0%

42Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39510.9%+0%

43Arlington, TNTN15,70311.3%+0%

44Millersville, TNTN6,43811.8%+0%

45Alcoa, TNTN13,68911.9%+0%

46Church Hill, TNTN7,29712.0%+0%

47Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29212.5%+0%

48Lebanon, TNTN53,41213.0%+0%

49Erwin, TNTN6,01913.0%+0%

50Eagleton, TNTN5,59813.1%+0%

51Lexington, TNTN8,13013.2%+0%

52Nashville, TNTN721,07413.3%+0%

53Munford, TNTN6,99613.3%+0%

54Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59813.4%+0%

55McKenzie, TNTN5,63213.4%+0%

56Columbia, TNTN50,07213.9%+0%

57Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17814.1%+0%

58Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.4%+0%

59Bristol, TNTN28,10715.0%+0%

60Dickson, TNTN17,05115.3%+0%

61Milan, TNTN8,36715.4%+0%

62Johnson City, TNTN74,94315.9%+0%

63Jonesborough, TNTN6,99016.0%+0%

64Lenoir City, TNTN12,53016.0%+0%

65Cleveland, TNTN51,17216.1%+0%

66Lewisburg, TNTN13,51716.1%+0%

67Shelbyville, TNTN26,14616.2%+0%

68Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23616.4%+0%

69Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.4%+0%

70Clinton, TNTN10,46616.5%+0%

71Union City, TNTN10,81416.8%+0%

72Sevierville, TNTN19,01016.9%+0%

73Dayton, TNTN7,81916.9%+0%

74Jackson, TNTN69,33917.1%+0%

75Kingsport, TNTN57,53017.1%+0%

76Loudon, TNTN6,96317.1%+0%

77Tullahoma, TNTN21,27917.2%+0%

78Manchester, TNTN13,77617.6%+0%

79Springfield, TNTN20,09017.7%+0%

80Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.9%+0%

81Pulaski, TNTN8,39417.9%+0%

82Lafayette, TNTN6,02018.0%+0%

83Humboldt, TNTN7,84118.1%+0%

84Athens, TNTN15,26318.4%+0%

85Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10318.5%+0%

86Madisonville, TNTN5,42818.8%+0%

87Henderson, TNTN6,59019.0%+0%

88Paris, TNTN10,46819.0%+0%

89Morristown, TNTN33,51719.2%+0%

90Elizabethton, TNTN14,35019.4%+0%

91Winchester, TNTN10,43819.9%+0%

92Dunlap, TNTN6,08920.1%+0%

93Dyersburg, TNTN15,90620.5%+0%

94Memphis, TNTN609,64720.6%+0%

95Greeneville, TNTN16,14120.7%+0%

96Knoxville, TNTN202,02120.8%+0%

97Fayetteville, TNTN7,06820.8%+0%

98Sparta, TNTN5,03821.3%+0%

99Brownsville, TNTN9,30121.3%+0%

100Rockwood, TNTN5,60721.9%+0%

101Smithville, TNTN5,62022.2%+0%

102Harriman, TNTN6,19222.8%+0%

103Bolivar, TNTN5,04323.2%+0%

104Cookeville, TNTN38,21223.2%+0%

105Savannah, TNTN7,68923.9%+0%

106McMinnville, TNTN13,94324.6%+0%

107Crossville, TNTN13,11324.6%+0%

108Jefferson City, TNTN9,10324.7%+0%

109Martin, TNTN11,06027.1%+0%

110Ripley, TNTN7,49927.2%+0%

111Covington, TNTN8,58527.9%+0%

112Newport, TNTN7,04929.1%+0%

113La Follette, TNTN7,17633.1%+0%

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