Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 20, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in Tennessee with household income of less than $40k was 47.64%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Crossville city had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (100.00%), followed by Sevierville city (100.00%), and Lawrenceburg city (89.21%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Farragut town (0.00%), Nolensville town (0.00%), and White House city (0.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Crossville city 100.00
1 Sevierville city 100.00
2 Lawrenceburg city 89.21
3 Soddy-Daisy city 84.51
4 Union City city 78.24
5 Johnson City city 71.36
6 McMinnville city 68.42
7 Kingsport city 67.28
8 Tullahoma city 66.94
9 Shelbyville city 66.86
10 Knoxville city 65.30
11 Martin city 62.90
12 Morristown city 59.92
13 Jackson city 59.02
14 Chattanooga city 58.81
15 Paris city 58.59
16 Cookeville city 58.09
17 Athens city 57.92
18 Elizabethton city 57.21
19 East Ridge city 57.14
20 Lewisburg city 55.68
21 Memphis city 54.47
22 Dyersburg city 54.40
23 Oak Ridge city 54.03
24 Gallatin city 53.31
25 Powell CDP 52.04
26 Columbia city 52.02
27 Lebanon city 51.92
28 Bristol city 49.31
29 Red Bank city 46.40
30 Millington city 45.84
31 Hartsville/Trousdale County 44.97
32 Cleveland city 43.94
33 Manchester city 42.91
34 Dickson city 41.80
35 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 41.00
36 Springfield city 40.52
37 Greeneville town 39.85
38 Smyrna town 38.21
39 Goodlettsville city 37.83
39 Lakeland city 37.83
40 Murfreesboro city 37.31
41 Clarksville city 37.05
42 Franklin city 34.71
43 Alcoa city 30.65
44 La Vergne city 26.50
45 Arlington town 26.04
46 Brentwood city 24.58
47 Collierville town 24.54
48 Spring Hill city 21.23
49 Hendersonville city 19.55
50 Portland city 19.01
51 Collegedale city 18.37
52 Bartlett city 17.18
53 Middle Valley CDP 16.58
54 Germantown city 10.55
55 Mount Juliet city 9.53
56 Maryville city 1.89
57 Farragut town 0.00
57 Nolensville town 0.00
57 White House city 0.00