# Cities in Tennessee by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 65 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/tennessee-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Paris, TN | 26.3 |
| 2 | Martin, TN | 26.3 |
| 3 | Morristown, TN | 26 |
| 4 | Union City, TN | 23.5 |
| 5 | Cookeville, TN | 23.5 |
| 6 | Memphis, TN | 23.1 |
| 7 | Crossville, TN | 22.9 |
| 8 | Springfield, TN | 22.4 |
| 9 | Jackson, TN | 22.2 |
| 10 | Dyersburg, TN | 21.6 |
| 11 | Lawrenceburg, TN | 21.5 |
| 12 | Kingsport, TN | 20.7 |
| 13 | McMinnville, TN | 20.7 |
| 14 | Shelbyville, TN | 20.7 |
| 15 | Johnson City, TN | 20.3 |
| 16 | Knoxville, TN | 20.2 |
| 17 | Lewisburg, TN | 19.9 |
| 18 | Chattanooga, TN | 19.2 |
| 19 | Elizabethton, TN | 18.8 |
| 20 | Greeneville, TN | 18.5 |
| 21 | Tullahoma, TN | 18 |
| 22 | Athens, TN | 17 |
| 23 | Lenoir City, TN | 17 |
| 24 | Cleveland, TN | 16.7 |
| 25 | Millington, TN | 16.5 |
| 26 | Sevierville, TN | 15.4 |
| 27 | La Vergne, TN | 15.1 |
| 28 | Manchester, TN | 14.9 |
| 29 | Columbia, TN | 14.2 |
| 30 | Nashville, TN | 14.1 |
| 31 | Bristol, TN | 13.6 |
| 32 | Winchester, TN | 13.5 |
| 33 | East Ridge, TN | 13.1 |
| 33 | Lebanon, TN | 13.1 |
| 35 | Gallatin, TN | 13 |
| 36 | Alcoa, TN | 12.9 |
| 37 | Dickson, TN | 12.8 |
| 38 | Clinton, TN | 12.7 |
| 39 | Smyrna, TN | 12.5 |
| 40 | Clarksville, TN | 12.3 |
| 41 | Oak Ridge, TN | 12.2 |
| 42 | Red Bank, TN | 12 |
| 43 | Hartsville, TN | 11.9 |
| 44 | Fairview, TN | 11.6 |
| 45 | Portland, TN | 11.2 |
| 46 | Goodlettsville, TN | 9.7 |
| 47 | Murfreesboro, TN | 8.8 |
| 48 | Collegedale, TN | 7.4 |
| 48 | Soddy-Daisy, TN | 7.4 |
| 50 | White House, TN | 7 |
| 51 | Atoka, TN | 7 |
| 52 | Maryville, TN | 6.7 |
| 53 | Hendersonville, TN | 6.3 |
| 54 | Mount Juliet, TN | 6 |
| 55 | Oakland, TN | 5.8 |
| 56 | Bartlett, TN | 5.1 |
| 57 | Arlington, TN | 4.9 |
| 58 | Franklin, TN | 4.7 |
| 59 | Spring Hill, TN | 4.3 |
| 60 | Farragut, TN | 3.8 |
| 61 | Brentwood, TN | 3.6 |
| 62 | Collierville, TN | 3.2 |
| 63 | Lakeland, TN | 3.2 |
| 64 | Germantown, TN | 2.7 |
| 65 | Nolensville, TN | 2.1 |