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Tennessee Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 309 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate ↑
1 Pegram town, Tennessee 0.0%
2 Thompson's Station town, Tennessee 0.0%
3 Lookout Mountain town, Tennessee 0.0%
4 Gray CDP, Tennessee 0.0%
5 Gladeville CDP, Tennessee 0.0%
6 Unionville CDP, Tennessee 0.0%
7 New Union CDP, Tennessee 0.0%
8 Walnut Hill CDP, Tennessee 0.0%
9 Oak Hill city, Tennessee 0.3%
10 Rural Hill CDP, Tennessee 0.3%
11 Belle Meade city, Tennessee 0.6%
12 Cross Plains city, Tennessee 0.6%
13 Chapel Hill town, Tennessee 0.8%
14 Nolensville town, Tennessee 1.0%
15 Falling Water CDP, Tennessee 1.1%
16 Park City CDP, Tennessee 1.3%
17 Tusculum city, Tennessee 1.3%
18 Colonial Heights CDP, Tennessee 1.3%
19 Ridgetop city, Tennessee 1.4%
20 Lakeland city, Tennessee 1.6%
21 Tellico Village CDP, Tennessee 1.7%
22 Brentwood city, Tennessee 1.7%
23 Farragut town, Tennessee 1.7%
24 Germantown city, Tennessee 1.7%
25 Sale Creek CDP, Tennessee 1.7%
26 Green Hill CDP, Tennessee 1.7%
27 Signal Mountain town, Tennessee 1.8%
28 Collierville town, Tennessee 2.0%
29 Strawberry Plains CDP, Tennessee 2.0%
30 Sewanee CDP, Tennessee 2.2%
31 Middle Valley CDP, Tennessee 2.3%
32 Gordonsville town, Tennessee 2.6%
33 Pine Crest CDP, Tennessee 2.7%
34 Pleasant View city, Tennessee 2.9%
35 Franklin city, Tennessee 3.0%
36 Flat Top Mountain CDP, Tennessee 3.1%
37 Piperton city, Tennessee 3.1%
38 Carthage town, Tennessee 3.1%
39 Karns CDP, Tennessee 3.2%
40 Norris city, Tennessee 3.2%
41 Rossville town, Tennessee 3.3%
42 Powells Crossroads town, Tennessee 3.3%
43 Hendersonville city, Tennessee 3.3%
44 Coopertown town, Tennessee 3.4%
45 Walden town, Tennessee 3.4%
46 Mount Juliet city, Tennessee 3.4%
47 Harrison CDP, Tennessee 3.4%
48 Hunter CDP, Tennessee 3.4%
49 Halls CDP, Tennessee 3.5%
50 Oak Grove CDP (Washington County), Tennessee 3.5%
51 Fairmount CDP, Tennessee 3.5%
52 Powell CDP, Tennessee 3.5%
53 Forest Hills city, Tennessee 3.6%
54 Spring Hill city, Tennessee 3.9%
55 Clarksburg town, Tennessee 4.1%
56 Church Hill city, Tennessee 4.1%
57 Kingston Springs town, Tennessee 4.1%
58 Fairfield Glade CDP, Tennessee 4.3%
59 Berry Hill city, Tennessee 4.3%
60 New Market town, Tennessee 4.4%
61 Goodlettsville city, Tennessee 4.5%
62 Seymour CDP, Tennessee 4.5%
63 Three Way city, Tennessee 4.6%
64 Soddy-Daisy city, Tennessee 4.8%
65 Oakland town, Tennessee 4.8%
66 Bartlett city, Tennessee 4.9%
67 Lakesite city, Tennessee 4.9%
68 Hopewell CDP, Tennessee 5.1%
69 Mascot CDP, Tennessee 5.2%
70 Midtown CDP, Tennessee 5.2%
71 Maryville city, Tennessee 5.3%
72 Blountville CDP, Tennessee 5.3%
73 Olivet CDP, Tennessee 5.4%
74 Watertown city, Tennessee 5.4%
75 Medina city, Tennessee 5.5%
76 Friendsville city, Tennessee 5.6%
77 Lake Tansi CDP, Tennessee 5.7%
78 Louisville city, Tennessee 5.7%
79 Mowbray Mountain CDP, Tennessee 5.7%
80 Murfreesboro city, Tennessee 5.8%
81 Tennessee Ridge town, Tennessee 5.8%
82 Mount Carmel town, Tennessee 5.8%
83 Sullivan Gardens CDP, Tennessee 5.9%
84 Greenbrier town, Tennessee 6.0%
85 White House city, Tennessee 6.1%
86 Kimball town, Tennessee 6.1%
87 Kingston city, Tennessee 6.1%
88 White Pine town, Tennessee 6.3%
89 Whitwell city, Tennessee 6.4%
90 Winchester city, Tennessee 6.6%
91 Shackle Island CDP, Tennessee 6.8%
92 Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government, Tennessee 6.9%
93 Christiana CDP, Tennessee 6.9%
94 Burns town, Tennessee 7.0%
95 South Cleveland CDP, Tennessee 7.1%
96 Embreeville CDP, Tennessee 7.3%
97 Tracy City town, Tennessee 7.3%
98 Sharon town, Tennessee 7.4%
99 Harrogate city, Tennessee 7.5%
100 Oak Ridge city, Tennessee 7.6%