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Lowest poverty rate, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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%−1.5 pts

02Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.3%−1.2 pts

03Germantown, TNTN40,0012.4%+0.2 pts

04Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+0.6 pts

05Oakland, TNTN10,8352.6%−3.1 pts

06Collierville, TNTN51,9092.9%+0.5 pts

07Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.9%−1.1 pts

08Arlington, TNTN15,7033.1%−8.1 pts

09Medina, TNTN5,8133.7%−6.5 pts

10Farragut, TNTN25,1214.4%+1.5 pts

11Tellico, TNTN7,4144.6%–

12Harrison, TNTN8,0114.7%+1.6 pts

13Pleasant View, TNTN5,7974.9%+0.0 pts

14Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.0%+1.7 pts

15Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.1%+0.6 pts

16Atoka, TNTN10,6455.1%+0.7 pts

17Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%+2.4 pts

18Middle Valley, TNTN12,1875.4%−0.1 pts

19White House, TNTN17,8725.6%+2.3 pts

20Lakeland, TNTN14,4225.7%+2.8 pts

21Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.1%+3.5 pts

22Millersville, TNTN6,4386.4%−5.4 pts

23Munford, TNTN6,9966.7%−6.6 pts

24Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.0%−2.5 pts

25Halls, TNTN10,2727.0%–

26Franklin, TNTN90,2267.1%+0.4 pts

27Hendersonville, TNTN64,2667.2%+1.0 pts

28Powell, TNTN13,7397.8%–

29Kingston, TNTN6,2997.9%−2.0 pts

30Lynchburg, TNTN6,9208.0%−1.6 pts

31Jonesborough, TNTN6,9908.2%−7.7 pts

32Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4748.3%−0.5 pts

33Seymour, TNTN16,2168.7%+4.5 pts

34Greenbrier, TNTN7,1709.1%+3.8 pts

35Maryville, TNTN32,4429.4%−0.7 pts

36Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6239.8%–

37Alcoa, TNTN13,6899.9%−2.0 pts

38Smyrna, TNTN63,3219.9%+1.1 pts

39Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.1%+7.7 pts

40Fairview, TNTN10,87710.2%+2.0 pts

41Church Hill, TNTN7,29710.7%−1.3 pts

42Loudon, TNTN6,96311.7%−5.4 pts

43Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50612.1%+2.7 pts

44Columbia, TNTN50,07212.2%−1.7 pts

45La Vergne, TNTN42,14612.2%+7.4 pts

46Red Bank, TNTN12,40512.5%+4.5 pts

47Collegedale, TNTN11,49912.8%+5.4 pts

48Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17813.0%−1.0 pts

49Manchester, TNTN13,77613.2%−4.4 pts

50East Ridge, TNTN21,92113.6%+5.6 pts

51Clarksville, TNTN188,82913.8%+3.2 pts

52Gallatin, TNTN54,59014.1%−0.3 pts

53Nashville, TNTN721,07414.4%+1.1 pts

54Lebanon, TNTN53,41214.7%+1.7 pts

55Clinton, TNTN10,46615.2%−1.4 pts

56Ashland City, TNTN5,65015.5%+6.1 pts

57Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39515.6%+4.7 pts

58Portland, TNTN13,65815.6%+5.1 pts

59Harriman, TNTN6,19215.7%−7.2 pts

60Sparta, TNTN5,03816.1%−5.2 pts

61Tullahoma, TNTN21,27916.3%−0.8 pts

62Dickson, TNTN17,05116.5%+1.1 pts

63Sweetwater, TNTN6,70616.5%+0.1 pts

64South Cleveland, TNTN7,45217.2%+7.2 pts

65Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29217.5%+5.0 pts

66Chattanooga, TNTN194,14417.6%−0.3 pts

67Madisonville, TNTN5,42817.7%−1.1 pts

68Greeneville, TNTN16,14118.2%−2.5 pts

69Lenoir City, TNTN12,53018.3%+2.3 pts

70Millington, TNTN12,95318.3%+8.7 pts

71Winchester, TNTN10,43818.4%−1.5 pts

72Rockwood, TNTN5,60718.6%−3.3 pts

73Shelbyville, TNTN26,14618.7%+2.5 pts

74Eagleton, TNTN5,59818.8%+5.6 pts

75Fayetteville, TNTN7,06819.0%−1.9 pts

76Sevierville, TNTN19,01019.0%+2.1 pts

77Kingsport, TNTN57,53019.7%+2.6 pts

78Bristol, TNTN28,10719.8%+4.8 pts

79Milan, TNTN8,36720.0%+4.6 pts

80Cleveland, TNTN51,17220.4%+4.3 pts

81Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10320.9%+2.4 pts

82Johnson City, TNTN74,94321.1%+5.2 pts

83McKenzie, TNTN5,63221.3%+7.9 pts

84Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59822.0%+8.6 pts

85Jefferson City, TNTN9,10322.1%−2.6 pts

86Erwin, TNTN6,01922.4%+9.4 pts

87Crossville, TNTN13,11322.5%−2.2 pts

88Cookeville, TNTN38,21222.5%−0.8 pts

89Knoxville, TNTN202,02122.5%+1.7 pts

90Brownsville, TNTN9,30122.6%+1.3 pts

91Springfield, TNTN20,09022.8%+5.0 pts

92Lewisburg, TNTN13,51722.9%+6.8 pts

93Dyersburg, TNTN15,90623.2%+2.6 pts

94Elizabethton, TNTN14,35023.2%+3.8 pts

95Covington, TNTN8,58523.6%−4.3 pts

96Athens, TNTN15,26323.7%+5.2 pts

97Jackson, TNTN69,33924.1%+7.0 pts

98Lafayette, TNTN6,02024.2%+6.3 pts

99Memphis, TNTN609,64724.6%+4.1 pts

100Henderson, TNTN6,59025.1%+6.1 pts

101Pulaski, TNTN8,39426.3%+8.3 pts

102Dayton, TNTN7,81926.3%+9.4 pts

103Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.5%+3.3 pts

104Savannah, TNTN7,68926.7%+2.8 pts

105Union City, TNTN10,81426.9%+10.2 pts

106Morristown, TNTN33,51727.0%+7.8 pts

107Paris, TNTN10,46827.1%+8.1 pts

108Smithville, TNTN5,62027.4%+5.2 pts

109Humboldt, TNTN7,84127.7%+9.6 pts

110La Follette, TNTN7,17627.8%−5.3 pts

111Ripley, TNTN7,49928.1%+0.9 pts

112Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23629.1%+12.7 pts

113Martin, TNTN11,06029.1%+2.0 pts

114Lexington, TNTN8,13030.1%+16.9 pts

115Dunlap, TNTN6,08930.5%+10.3 pts

116McMinnville, TNTN13,94330.7%+6.1 pts

117Newport, TNTN7,04931.5%+2.4 pts

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