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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Newport, TNTN7,0490.6%−13.3 pts

02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−4.0 pts

03Dayton, TNTN7,8191.3%−4.7 pts

04Clinton, TNTN10,4661.4%−4.9 pts

05Harrison, TNTN8,0111.4%−1.8 pts

06Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.4%−4.1 pts

07Collegedale, TNTN11,4991.6%−1.7 pts

08Halls, TNTN10,2721.6%−0.7 pts

09Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.7%+0.7 pts

10Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%+0.4 pts

11Tellico, TNTN7,4141.9%+1.9 pts

12Alcoa, TNTN13,6892.0%−2.9 pts

13Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.1%+0.5 pts

14Paris, TNTN10,4682.2%−1.5 pts

15Manchester, TNTN13,7762.2%+0.9 pts

16Franklin, TNTN90,2262.2%−0.8 pts

17La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.2%−1.9 pts

18Farragut, TNTN25,1212.3%+0.2 pts

19Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%−0.0 pts

20Loudon, TNTN6,9632.4%−1.3 pts

21Lebanon, TNTN53,4122.4%−1.3 pts

22Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.4%+1.4 pts

23Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+0.7 pts

24Columbia, TNTN50,0722.6%−1.1 pts

25Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.7%−4.4 pts

26Powell, TNTN13,7392.8%−0.7 pts

27Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.8%−0.9 pts

28White House, TNTN17,8722.9%+0.4 pts

29Maryville, TNTN32,4423.0%−1.1 pts

30Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4873.0%−3.0 pts

31Seymour, TNTN16,2163.0%−2.3 pts

32Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.1%+1.2 pts

33Erwin, TNTN6,0193.2%−1.4 pts

34Germantown, TNTN40,0013.2%+0.6 pts

35Tullahoma, TNTN21,2793.2%−1.6 pts

36Fairview, TNTN10,8773.3%+0.3 pts

37Oakland, TNTN10,8353.3%−0.2 pts

38Medina, TNTN5,8133.3%+3.3 pts

39Henderson, TNTN6,5903.3%−6.5 pts

40Arlington, TNTN15,7033.4%−0.1 pts

41Bartlett, TNTN56,4163.4%−1.6 pts

42Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.5%+1.2 pts

43Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.8%+0.7 pts

44Red Bank, TNTN12,4053.8%+1.0 pts

45Cookeville, TNTN38,2123.8%−5.0 pts

46Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1033.8%−9.0 pts

47Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3953.8%−0.3 pts

48Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.8%−0.1 pts

49Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.0%+1.1 pts

50McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.0%−0.8 pts

51Collierville, TNTN51,9094.0%+1.2 pts

52Harriman, TNTN6,1924.3%−0.3 pts

53Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.3%−0.6 pts

54Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.3%−0.6 pts

55Sevierville, TNTN19,0104.4%+0.9 pts

56Winchester, TNTN10,4384.4%+1.0 pts

57Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%−0.0 pts

58Nashville, TNTN721,0744.5%−0.2 pts

59Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.5%+0.6 pts

60Savannah, TNTN7,6894.5%−1.2 pts

61Knoxville, TNTN202,0214.5%−1.0 pts

62Millington, TNTN12,9534.7%−1.5 pts

63Springfield, TNTN20,0904.7%−2.2 pts

64Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%−0.3 pts

65Portland, TNTN13,6584.9%+0.7 pts

66Kingsport, TNTN57,5304.9%−1.4 pts

67Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.0%−0.7 pts

68Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.1%+0.0 pts

69East Ridge, TNTN21,9215.3%−0.9 pts

70Union City, TNTN10,8145.3%−4.5 pts

71Lafayette, TNTN6,0205.4%+0.9 pts

72Millersville, TNTN6,4385.4%+2.7 pts

73Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.4%+0.3 pts

74Eagleton, TNTN5,5985.5%−0.6 pts

75Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.5%−0.1 pts

76Lewisburg, TNTN13,5175.5%−4.7 pts

77Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.5%−1.0 pts

78Johnson City, TNTN74,9435.6%−0.3 pts

79Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.7%+0.5 pts

80Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.0%+0.7 pts

81Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.0%+1.6 pts

82Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4746.0%+3.0 pts

83Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.1%−0.9 pts

84Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.1%+1.0 pts

85Humboldt, TNTN7,8416.1%−1.6 pts

86Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2926.2%+3.6 pts

87Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%−1.4 pts

88Martin, TNTN11,0606.4%+0.6 pts

89Pleasant View, TNTN5,7976.4%+3.1 pts

90Milan, TNTN8,3676.4%−0.5 pts

91Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.4%+1.0 pts

92Bristol, TNTN28,1076.8%−2.8 pts

93Madisonville, TNTN5,4286.8%−2.8 pts

94Morristown, TNTN33,5177.1%−1.9 pts

95Pulaski, TNTN8,3947.2%−1.2 pts

96Crossville, TNTN13,1137.2%−5.6 pts

97Smithville, TNTN5,6207.4%−3.0 pts

98Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.4%−1.1 pts

99Dyersburg, TNTN15,9067.4%−0.8 pts

100La Follette, TNTN7,1767.5%−16.3 pts

101Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2367.8%−3.7 pts

102Sparta, TNTN5,0387.8%−3.3 pts

103Munford, TNTN6,9967.9%+2.5 pts

104Kingston, TNTN6,2998.1%+0.7 pts

105Jackson, TNTN69,3398.1%+0.1 pts

106Ripley, TNTN7,4998.2%−2.5 pts

107Lexington, TNTN8,1308.3%−5.7 pts

108Memphis, TNTN609,6478.3%−0.3 pts

109Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.4%−0.1 pts

110South Cleveland, TNTN7,4528.6%+1.4 pts

111Brownsville, TNTN9,3018.6%+3.0 pts

112Covington, TNTN8,5858.8%+3.6 pts

113McMinnville, TNTN13,9439.0%+4.2 pts

114Rockwood, TNTN5,60710.5%+5.1 pts

115Dunlap, TNTN6,08912.2%+8.8 pts

116Bolivar, TNTN5,04313.2%−12.9 pts

117Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%+3.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES