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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee cities · 2020

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

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