Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Tennessee was 23.56%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Crossville city (68.7%), followed by Soddy-Daisy city (56.79%), and Powell CDP (45.31%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Farragut town (0%), Middle Valley CDP (0%), and Nolensville town (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Tennessee.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Soddy-Daisy city

Powell CDP

Morristown city

Kingsport city

Dyersburg city

Paris city

Tullahoma city

Union City city

Martin city

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Crossville city	68.70
2	Soddy-Daisy city	56.79
3	Powell CDP	45.31
4	Morristown city	40.01
5	Kingsport city	39.91
6	Dyersburg city	39.05
7	Paris city	38.71
8	Tullahoma city	37.79
9	Union City city	35.81
10	Martin city	35.56
11	Gallatin city	35.26
12	Sevierville city	35.12
13	Elizabethton city	34.88
14	Jackson city	33.69
15	Lawrenceburg city	33.33
16	Millington city	33.26
17	Knoxville city	31.92
18	Lebanon city	30.41
19	Greeneville town	29.83
20	Memphis city	28.79
21	Johnson City city	27.45
22	Lewisburg city	27.40
23	Chattanooga city	27.00
24	East Ridge city	24.99
25	Red Bank city	24.64
26	Cookeville city	23.61
27	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	21.56
28	Oak Ridge city	21.41
29	Columbia city	21.30
30	McMinnville city	19.72
31	Portland city	19.71
32	Springfield city	19.69
33	Clarksville city	17.69
34	Cleveland city	17.33
35	Murfreesboro city	16.06
36	Goodlettsville city	15.62
37	Alcoa city	15.11
38	Franklin city	14.63
39	Dickson city	13.94
40	Manchester city	13.47
41	Bristol city	13.21
42	Athens city	11.91
43	Smyrna town	11.60
44	Shelbyville city	11.57
45	La Vergne city	11.31
46	Hartsville/Trousdale County	10.14
47	Brentwood city	9.94
48	Germantown city	9.83
49	Collierville town	9.23
50	Collegedale city	9.14
51	Hendersonville city	7.99
52	Spring Hill city	4.83
53	Bartlett city	4.61
54	Mount Juliet city	3.92
55	Lakeland city	3.85
56	Arlington town	1.76
57	Maryville city	0.76
58	Farragut town	0.00
58	Middle Valley CDP	0.00
58	Nolensville town	0.00
58	Seymour CDP	0.00
58	White House city	0.00