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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Newport, TNTN7,0490.6%–

02Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%–

03Dayton, TNTN7,8191.3%–

04Clinton, TNTN10,4661.4%–

05Harrison, TNTN8,0111.4%–

06Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.4%–

07Collegedale, TNTN11,4991.6%–

08Halls, TNTN10,2721.6%–

09Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.7%–

10Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%–

11Tellico, TNTN7,4141.9%–

12Alcoa, TNTN13,6892.0%–

13Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.1%–

14Paris, TNTN10,4682.2%–

15Manchester, TNTN13,7762.2%–

16Franklin, TNTN90,2262.2%–

17La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.2%–

18Farragut, TNTN25,1212.3%–

19Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%–

20Loudon, TNTN6,9632.4%–

21Lebanon, TNTN53,4122.4%–

22Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.4%–

23Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%–

24Columbia, TNTN50,0722.6%–

25Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.7%–

26Powell, TNTN13,7392.8%–

27Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.8%–

28White House, TNTN17,8722.9%–

29Maryville, TNTN32,4423.0%–

30Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4873.0%–

31Seymour, TNTN16,2163.0%–

32Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.1%–

33Erwin, TNTN6,0193.2%–

34Germantown, TNTN40,0013.2%–

35Tullahoma, TNTN21,2793.2%–

36Fairview, TNTN10,8773.3%–

37Oakland, TNTN10,8353.3%–

38Medina, TNTN5,8133.3%–

39Henderson, TNTN6,5903.3%–

40Arlington, TNTN15,7033.4%–

41Bartlett, TNTN56,4163.4%–

42Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.5%–

43Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.8%–

44Red Bank, TNTN12,4053.8%–

45Cookeville, TNTN38,2123.8%–

46Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1033.8%–

47Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3953.8%–

48Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.8%–

49Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.0%–

50McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.0%–

51Collierville, TNTN51,9094.0%–

52Harriman, TNTN6,1924.3%–

53Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.3%–

54Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.3%–

55Sevierville, TNTN19,0104.4%–

56Winchester, TNTN10,4384.4%–

57Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%–

58Nashville, TNTN721,0744.5%–

59Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.5%–

60Savannah, TNTN7,6894.5%–

61Knoxville, TNTN202,0214.5%–

62Millington, TNTN12,9534.7%–

63Springfield, TNTN20,0904.7%–

64Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%–

65Portland, TNTN13,6584.9%–

66Kingsport, TNTN57,5304.9%–

67Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.0%–

68Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.1%–

69East Ridge, TNTN21,9215.3%–

70Union City, TNTN10,8145.3%–

71Lafayette, TNTN6,0205.4%–

72Millersville, TNTN6,4385.4%–

73Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.4%–

74Eagleton, TNTN5,5985.5%–

75Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.5%–

76Lewisburg, TNTN13,5175.5%–

77Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.5%–

78Johnson City, TNTN74,9435.6%–

79Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.7%–

80Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.0%–

81Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.0%–

82Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4746.0%–

83Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.1%–

84Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.1%–

85Humboldt, TNTN7,8416.1%–

86Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2926.2%–

87Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%–

88Martin, TNTN11,0606.4%–

89Pleasant View, TNTN5,7976.4%–

90Milan, TNTN8,3676.4%–

91Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.4%–

92Bristol, TNTN28,1076.8%–

93Madisonville, TNTN5,4286.8%–

94Morristown, TNTN33,5177.1%–

95Pulaski, TNTN8,3947.2%–

96Crossville, TNTN13,1137.2%–

97Smithville, TNTN5,6207.4%–

98Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.4%–

99Dyersburg, TNTN15,9067.4%–

100La Follette, TNTN7,1767.5%–

101Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2367.8%–

102Sparta, TNTN5,0387.8%–

103Munford, TNTN6,9967.9%–

104Kingston, TNTN6,2998.1%–

105Jackson, TNTN69,3398.1%–

106Ripley, TNTN7,4998.2%–

107Lexington, TNTN8,1308.3%–

108Memphis, TNTN609,6478.3%–

109Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.4%–

110South Cleveland, TNTN7,4528.6%–

111Brownsville, TNTN9,3018.6%–

112Covington, TNTN8,5858.8%–

113McMinnville, TNTN13,9439.0%–

114Rockwood, TNTN5,60710.5%–

115Dunlap, TNTN6,08912.2%–

116Bolivar, TNTN5,04313.2%–

117Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%–

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