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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 5.0%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Medina, TNTN5,8130.0%–

02Tellico, TNTN7,4140.0%–

03Jonesborough, TNTN6,9901.0%–

04Nolensville, TNTN15,7891.1%–

05Manchester, TNTN13,7761.3%–

06Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.3%–

07Spring Hill, TNTN61,3361.6%–

08Brentwood, TNTN45,3131.9%–

09Gallatin, TNTN54,5901.9%–

10Farragut, TNTN25,1212.1%–

11Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5982.3%–

12Halls, TNTN10,2722.3%–

13Signal Mountain, TNTN8,8242.4%–

14White House, TNTN17,8722.5%–

15Germantown, TNTN40,0012.6%–

16Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2922.6%–

17Red Bank, TNTN12,4052.8%–

18Millersville, TNTN6,4382.8%–

19Collierville, TNTN51,9092.8%–

20Middle Valley, TNTN12,1872.9%–

21Fairview, TNTN10,8773.0%–

22Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1723.0%–

23Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4743.0%–

24Franklin, TNTN90,2263.1%–

25Harrison, TNTN8,0113.1%–

26Collegedale, TNTN11,4993.2%–

27Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.3%–

28Dunlap, TNTN6,0893.4%–

29Winchester, TNTN10,4383.4%–

30Sevierville, TNTN19,0103.5%–

31Oakland, TNTN10,8353.5%–

32Arlington, TNTN15,7033.5%–

33Powell, TNTN13,7393.5%–

34Lebanon, TNTN53,4123.7%–

35Columbia, TNTN50,0723.7%–

36Paris, TNTN10,4683.7%–

37Loudon, TNTN6,9633.7%–

38Lakeland, TNTN14,4223.7%–

39Shelbyville, TNTN26,1463.9%–

40Lynchburg, TNTN6,9203.9%–

41Maryville, TNTN32,4424.1%–

42La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.1%–

43Oak Ridge, TNTN35,3954.1%–

44Portland, TNTN13,6584.2%–

45Cleveland, TNTN51,1724.4%–

46Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.5%–

47Atoka, TNTN10,6454.5%–

48Harriman, TNTN6,1924.5%–

49Erwin, TNTN6,0194.6%–

50Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6234.6%–

51Nashville, TNTN721,0744.7%–

52McMinnville, TNTN13,9434.8%–

53Alcoa, TNTN13,6894.8%–

54McKenzie, TNTN5,6324.9%–

55Tullahoma, TNTN21,2794.9%–

56Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1784.9%–

57Hendersonville, TNTN64,2665.0%–

58Lenoir City, TNTN12,5305.0%–

59Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5065.0%–

60Bartlett, TNTN56,4165.1%–

61Dickson, TNTN17,0515.1%–

62Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.2%–

63Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.2%–

64Covington, TNTN8,5855.2%–

65Green Hill, TNTN6,8665.3%–

66Seymour, TNTN16,2165.3%–

67Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4695.3%–

68Rockwood, TNTN5,6075.4%–

69Munford, TNTN6,9965.4%–

70Knoxville, TNTN202,0215.5%–

71Elizabethton, TNTN14,3505.6%–

72Ashland City, TNTN5,6505.6%–

73Smyrna, TNTN63,3215.6%–

74Brownsville, TNTN9,3015.7%–

75Savannah, TNTN7,6895.7%–

76Martin, TNTN11,0605.8%–

77Johnson City, TNTN74,9436.0%–

78Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4876.0%–

79Dayton, TNTN7,8196.0%–

80Eagleton, TNTN5,5986.1%–

81East Ridge, TNTN21,9216.1%–

82Millington, TNTN12,9536.2%–

83Clinton, TNTN10,4666.3%–

84Kingsport, TNTN57,5306.3%–

85Clarksville, TNTN188,8296.5%–

86Milan, TNTN8,3676.9%–

87Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.9%–

88Springfield, TNTN20,0906.9%–

89Sweetwater, TNTN6,7067.1%–

90South Cleveland, TNTN7,4527.2%–

91Kingston, TNTN6,2997.4%–

92Athens, TNTN15,2637.6%–

93Humboldt, TNTN7,8417.7%–

94Jackson, TNTN69,3398.0%–

95Dyersburg, TNTN15,9068.3%–

96Pulaski, TNTN8,3948.4%–

97Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5408.5%–

98Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.5%–

99Memphis, TNTN609,6478.6%–

100Cookeville, TNTN38,2128.8%–

101Morristown, TNTN33,5179.0%–

102Bristol, TNTN28,1079.5%–

103Madisonville, TNTN5,4289.7%–

104Union City, TNTN10,8149.8%–

105Henderson, TNTN6,5909.9%–

106Lewisburg, TNTN13,51710.2%–

107Smithville, TNTN5,62010.4%–

108Church Hill, TNTN7,29710.6%–

109Ripley, TNTN7,49910.7%–

110Sparta, TNTN5,03811.2%–

111Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23611.5%–

112Crossville, TNTN13,11312.8%–

113Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10312.8%–

114Newport, TNTN7,04913.9%–

115Lexington, TNTN8,13013.9%–

116La Follette, TNTN7,17623.8%–

117Bolivar, TNTN5,04326.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS