Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Tennessee with household income of less than $40k was 34.36%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Lawrenceburg city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (58.55%), followed by Morristown city (54.88%), and Paris city (54.23%).
On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Nolensville town (2.78%), Brentwood city (7.59%), and Germantown city (10.65%).
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 household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | City | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrenceburg city | 58.55 |
| 2 | Morristown city | 54.88 |
| 3 | Paris city | 54.23 |
| 4 | Union City city | 54.06 |
| 5 | McMinnville city | 53.51 |
| 6 | Martin city | 51.20 |
| 7 | Elizabethton city | 50.13 |
| 8 | Crossville city | 48.41 |
| 9 | Athens city | 46.90 |
| 10 | Memphis city | 45.94 |
| 11 | Kingsport city | 45.90 |
| 12 | Knoxville city | 45.71 |
| 13 | Johnson City city | 45.35 |
| 14 | Cookeville city | 45.10 |
| 15 | Bristol city | 44.98 |
| 16 | Lewisburg city | 44.97 |
| 17 | Jackson city | 44.69 |
| 18 | Sevierville city | 44.55 |
| 19 | Dyersburg city | 43.22 |
| 20 | Manchester city | 42.74 |
| 21 | Red Bank city | 42.36 |
| 22 | East Ridge city | 41.74 |
| 23 | Shelbyville city | 41.61 |
| 24 | Springfield city | 41.10 |
| 25 | Cleveland city | 40.83 |
| 26 | Chattanooga city | 40.44 |
| 27 | Tullahoma city | 39.07 |
| 28 | Greeneville town | 38.68 |
| 29 | Soddy-Daisy city | 38.10 |
| 30 | Columbia city | 37.31 |
| 31 | Millington city | 35.66 |
| 32 | Portland city | 34.73 |
| 33 | Dickson city | 33.94 |
| 34 | Lebanon city | 33.02 |
| 35 | Gallatin city | 32.38 |
| 36 | Alcoa city | 32.29 |
| 37 | Goodlettsville city | 32.08 |
| 38 | Hartsville/Trousdale County | 32.01 |
| 39 | Clarksville city | 31.91 |
| 40 | Oak Ridge city | 31.06 |
| 41 | Seymour CDP | 29.33 |
| 42 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) | 28.94 |
| 43 | Collegedale city | 28.18 |
| 44 | Maryville city | 27.09 |
| 45 | Powell CDP | 26.82 |
| 46 | Murfreesboro city | 26.72 |
| 47 | Smyrna town | 25.98 |
| 48 | La Vergne city | 23.53 |
| 49 | Middle Valley CDP | 21.07 |
| 50 | Hendersonville city | 18.79 |
| 51 | White House city | 16.57 |
| 52 | Mount Juliet city | 15.85 |
| 53 | Lakeland city | 15.74 |
| 54 | Bartlett city | 15.68 |
| 55 | Franklin city | 15.59 |
| 56 | Spring Hill city | 14.54 |
| 57 | Arlington town | 12.34 |
| 58 | Farragut town | 12.06 |
| 59 | Collierville town | 11.14 |
| 60 | Germantown city | 10.65 |
| 61 | Brentwood city | 7.59 |
| 62 | Nolensville town | 2.78 |