Rankings / Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate / Tennessee
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Tennessee
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1Morristown26.0%2Cookeville23.5%3Memphis23.1%4Jackson22.2%5Kingsport20.7%6Johnson City20.3%7Knoxville20.2%8Chattanooga19.1%9Cleveland16.7%10La Vergne15.1%11Columbia14.2%12Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)14.1%13Bristol13.6%14Lebanon13.1%15Gallatin13.0%16Smyrna12.5%17Clarksville12.3%18Oak Ridge12.2%19Murfreesboro8.8%20Maryville6.7%21Hendersonville6.3%22Mount Juliet6.0%23Bartlett5.1%24Franklin4.6%25Spring Hill4.3%26Brentwood3.6%27Collierville3.2%28Germantown2.7%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.