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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. The median across all 117 is 4.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Newport, TN, up 113 places to #1.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲113Newport, TNTN7,0490.6%−13.3 pts

02▲48Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−4.0 pts

03▲76Dayton, TNTN7,8191.3%−4.7 pts

04▲79Clinton, TNTN10,4661.4%−4.9 pts

05▲20Harrison, TNTN8,0111.4%−1.8 pts

06▲66Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.4%−4.1 pts

07▲19Collegedale, TNTN11,4991.6%−1.7 pts

08▲4Halls, TNTN10,2721.6%−0.7 pts

09▼6Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.7%+0.7 pts

10▼4Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%+0.4 pts

11▼9Tellico, TNTN7,4141.9%+1.9 pts

12▲41Alcoa, TNTN13,6892.0%−2.9 pts

13▼6Spring Hill, TNTN61,3362.1%+0.5 pts

14▲22Paris, TNTN10,4682.2%−1.5 pts

15▼10Manchester, TNTN13,7762.2%+0.9 pts

16▲8Franklin, TNTN90,2262.2%−0.8 pts

17▲25La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.2%−1.9 pts

18▼8Farragut, TNTN25,1212.3%+0.2 pts

19▼6Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%0.0 pts

20▲17Loudon, TNTN6,9632.4%−1.3 pts

21▲13Lebanon, TNTN53,4122.4%−1.3 pts

22▼18Nolensville, TNTN15,7892.4%+1.4 pts

23▼15Brentwood, TNTN45,3132.6%+0.7 pts

24▲11Columbia, TNTN50,0722.6%−1.1 pts

25▲64Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.7%−4.4 pts

26▲7Powell, TNTN13,7392.8%−0.7 pts

27▲11Lakeland, TNTN14,4222.8%−0.9 pts

28▼14White House, TNTN17,8722.9%+0.4 pts

29▲12Maryville, TNTN32,4423.0%−1.1 pts

30▲48Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4873.0%−3.0 pts

31▲35Seymour, TNTN16,2163.0%−2.3 pts

32▼23Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.1%+1.2 pts

33▲16Erwin, TNTN6,0193.2%−1.4 pts

34▼19Germantown, TNTN40,0013.2%+0.6 pts

35▲20Tullahoma, TNTN21,2793.2%−1.6 pts

36▼15Fairview, TNTN10,8773.3%+0.3 pts

37▼6Oakland, TNTN10,8353.3%−0.2 pts

38▼37Medina, TNTN5,8133.3%+3.3 pts

39▲66Henderson, TNTN6,5903.3%−6.5 pts

40▼8Arlington, TNTN15,7033.4%−0.1 pts

41▲19Bartlett, TNTN56,4163.4%−1.6 pts

42▼31Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.5%+1.2 pts

43▼21Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.8%+0.7 pts

44▼27Red Bank, TNTN12,4053.8%+1.0 pts

45▲55Cookeville, TNTN38,2123.8%−5.0 pts

46▲67Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1033.8%−9.0 pts

47▼4Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3953.8%−0.3 pts

48▼9Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.8%−0.1 pts

49▼29Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.0%+1.1 pts

50▲4McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.0%−0.8 pts

51▼32Collierville, TNTN51,9094.0%+1.2 pts

52▼4Harriman, TNTN6,1924.3%−0.3 pts

53▲3Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.3%−0.6 pts

54▲3Hendersonville, TNTN64,2664.3%−0.6 pts

55▼25Sevierville, TNTN19,0104.4%+0.9 pts

56▼27Winchester, TNTN10,4384.4%+1.0 pts

57▼10Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%0.0 pts

58▼7Nashville, TNTN721,0744.5%−0.2 pts

59▼19Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.5%+0.6 pts

60▲15Savannah, TNTN7,6894.5%−1.2 pts

61▲9Knoxville, TNTN202,0214.5%−1.0 pts

62▲20Millington, TNTN12,9534.7%−1.5 pts

63▲25Springfield, TNTN20,0904.7%−2.2 pts

64▼3Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%−0.3 pts

65▼21Portland, TNTN13,6584.9%+0.7 pts

66▲18Kingsport, TNTN57,5304.9%−1.4 pts

67▲6Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.0%−0.7 pts

68▼10Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.1%0.0 pts

69▲12East Ridge, TNTN21,9215.3%−0.9 pts

70▲34Union City, TNTN10,8145.3%−4.5 pts

71▼25Lafayette, TNTN6,0205.4%+0.9 pts

72▼54Millersville, TNTN6,4385.4%+2.7 pts

73▼11Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.4%+0.3 pts

74▲6Eagleton, TNTN5,5985.5%−0.6 pts

75▼4Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.5%−0.1 pts

76▲30Lewisburg, TNTN13,5175.5%−4.7 pts

77▲8Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.5%−1.0 pts

78▼1Johnson City, TNTN74,9435.6%−0.3 pts

79▼16Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.7%+0.5 pts

80▼15Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.0%+0.7 pts

81▼36Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.0%+1.6 pts

82▼59Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4746.0%+3.0 pts

83▲4Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.1%−0.9 pts

84▼25Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.1%+1.0 pts

85▲8Humboldt, TNTN7,8416.1%−1.6 pts

86▼70Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2926.2%+3.6 pts

87▲5Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%−1.4 pts

88▼12Martin, TNTN11,0606.4%+0.6 pts

89▼62Pleasant View, TNTN5,7976.4%+3.1 pts

90▼4Milan, TNTN8,3676.4%−0.5 pts

91▼24Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.4%+1.0 pts

92▲10Bristol, TNTN28,1076.8%−2.8 pts

93▲10Madisonville, TNTN5,4286.8%−2.8 pts

94▲7Morristown, TNTN33,5177.1%−1.9 pts

95▲1Pulaski, TNTN8,3947.2%−1.2 pts

96▲16Crossville, TNTN13,1137.2%−5.6 pts

97▲10Smithville, TNTN5,6207.4%−3.0 pts

98▼1Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5407.4%−1.1 pts

99▼4Dyersburg, TNTN15,9067.4%−0.8 pts

100▲16La Follette, TNTN7,1767.5%−16.3 pts

101▲10Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2367.8%−3.7 pts

102▲8Sparta, TNTN5,0387.8%−3.3 pts

103▼34Munford, TNTN6,9967.9%+2.5 pts

104▼13Kingston, TNTN6,2998.1%+0.7 pts

105▼11Jackson, TNTN69,3398.1%+0.1 pts

106▲3Ripley, TNTN7,4998.2%−2.5 pts

107▲8Lexington, TNTN8,1308.3%−5.7 pts

108▼9Memphis, TNTN609,6478.3%−0.3 pts

109▼11Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.4%−0.1 pts

110▼20South Cleveland, TNTN7,4528.6%+1.4 pts

111▼37Brownsville, TNTN9,3018.6%+3.0 pts

112▼48Covington, TNTN8,5858.8%+3.6 pts

113▼61McMinnville, TNTN13,9439.0%+4.2 pts

114▼46Rockwood, TNTN5,60710.5%+5.1 pts

115▼87Dunlap, TNTN6,08912.2%+8.8 pts

116▲1Bolivar, TNTN5,04313.2%−12.9 pts

117▼9Church Hill, TNTN7,29713.9%+3.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES