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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.4%−51%

02Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.3%−34%

03Germantown, TNTN40,0012.4%+10%

04Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+30%

05Oakland, TNTN10,8352.6%−54%

06Collierville, TNTN51,9092.9%+20%

07Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.9%−28%

08Arlington, TNTN15,7033.1%−72%

09Medina, TNTN5,8133.7%−64%

10Farragut, TNTN25,1214.4%+52%

11Tellico, TNTN7,4144.6%–

12Harrison, TNTN8,0114.7%+53%

13Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%+1%

14Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.0%+49%

15Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.1%+14%

16Atoka, TNTN10,6455.1%+17%

17Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%+87%

18Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%−1%

19White House, TNTN17,8725.6%+71%

20Lakeland, TNTN14,4225.7%+93%

21Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.1%+130%

22Millersville, TNTN6,4386.4%−46%

23Munford, TNTN6,9966.7%−50%

24Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.0%−26%

25Halls, TNTN10,2727.0%–

26Franklin, TNTN90,2267.1%+6%

27Hendersonville, TNTN64,2667.2%+16%

28Powell, TNTN13,7397.8%–

29Kingston, TNTN6,2997.9%−21%

30Lynchburg, TNTN6,9208.0%−17%

31Jonesborough, TNTN6,9908.2%−48%

32Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.3%−6%

33Seymour, TNTN16,2168.7%+107%

34Greenbrier, TNTN7,1709.1%+71%

35Maryville, TNTN32,4429.4%−7%

36Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.8%–

37Alcoa, TNTN13,6899.9%−17%

38Smyrna, TNTN63,3219.9%+12%

39Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.1%+332%

40Fairview, TNTN10,87710.2%+25%

41Church Hill, TNTN7,29710.7%−11%

42Loudon, TNTN6,96311.7%−32%

43Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50612.1%+29%

44Columbia, TNTN50,07212.2%−12%

45La Vergne, TNTN42,14612.2%+155%

46Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.5%+56%

47Collegedale, TNTN11,49912.8%+74%

48Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17813.0%−7%

49Manchester, TNTN13,77613.2%−25%

50East Ridge, TNTN21,92113.6%+70%

51Clarksville, TNTN188,82913.8%+30%

52Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.1%−2%

53Nashville, TNTN721,07414.4%+8%

54Lebanon, TNTN53,41214.7%+13%

55Clinton, TNTN10,46615.2%−8%

56Ashland City, TNTN5,65015.5%+66%

57Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39515.6%+43%

58Portland, TNTN13,65815.6%+48%

59Harriman, TNTN6,19215.7%−31%

60Sparta, TNTN5,03816.1%−25%

61Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.3%−5%

62Dickson, TNTN17,05116.5%+7%

63Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.5%+0%

64South Cleveland, TNTN7,45217.2%+71%

65Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.5%+40%

66Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.6%−2%

67Madisonville, TNTN5,42817.7%−6%

68Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.2%−12%

69Lenoir City, TNTN12,53018.3%+14%

70Millington, TNTN12,95318.3%+90%

71Winchester, TNTN10,43818.4%−8%

72Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.6%−15%

73Shelbyville, TNTN26,14618.7%+15%

74Eagleton, TNTN5,59818.8%+43%

75Fayetteville, TNTN7,06819.0%−9%

76Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.0%+12%

77Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.7%+15%

78Bristol, TNTN28,10719.8%+32%

79Milan, TNTN8,36720.0%+30%

80Cleveland, TNTN51,17220.4%+27%

81Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10320.9%+13%

82Johnson City, TNTN74,94321.1%+32%

83McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.3%+59%

84Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59822.0%+64%

85Jefferson City, TNTN9,10322.1%−10%

86Erwin, TNTN6,01922.4%+72%

87Crossville, TNTN13,11322.5%−9%

88Cookeville, TNTN38,21222.5%−3%

89Knoxville, TNTN202,02122.5%+8%

90Brownsville, TNTN9,30122.6%+6%

91Springfield, TNTN20,09022.8%+28%

92Lewisburg, TNTN13,51722.9%+42%

93Dyersburg, TNTN15,90623.2%+13%

94Elizabethton, TNTN14,35023.2%+20%

95Covington, TNTN8,58523.6%−16%

96Athens, TNTN15,26323.7%+28%

97Jackson, TNTN69,33924.1%+41%

98Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.2%+35%

99Memphis, TNTN609,64724.6%+20%

100Henderson, TNTN6,59025.1%+32%

101Pulaski, TNTN8,39426.3%+46%

102Dayton, TNTN7,81926.3%+56%

103Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.5%+14%

104Savannah, TNTN7,68926.7%+12%

105Union City, TNTN10,81426.9%+61%

106Morristown, TNTN33,51727.0%+40%

107Paris, TNTN10,46827.1%+42%

108Smithville, TNTN5,62027.4%+24%

109Humboldt, TNTN7,84127.7%+53%

110La Follette, TNTN7,17627.8%−16%

111Ripley, TNTN7,49928.1%+3%

112Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.1%+78%

113Martin, TNTN11,06029.1%+8%

114Lexington, TNTN8,13030.1%+128%

115Dunlap, TNTN6,08930.5%+51%

116McMinnville, TNTN13,94330.7%+25%

117Newport, TNTN7,04931.5%+8%

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