Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White 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 White Alone racial group in Tennessee was 11.86%. Among all Tennessee cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Martin city (28.15%), followed by McMinnville city (26.8%), and Lawrenceburg city (26.08%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Nolensville town (1.15%), Collierville town (1.93%), and Germantown city (2.17%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Tennessee cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White 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.

Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Martin city
McMinnville city
Lawrenceburg city
Athens city
Paris city
Shelbyville city
Cookeville city
Johnson City city
Crossville city
Union City city
Ranking of Tennessee Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Martin city 28.15
2 McMinnville city 26.80
3 Lawrenceburg city 26.08
4 Athens city 23.45
5 Paris city 22.74
6 Shelbyville city 21.30
7 Cookeville city 21.12
8 Johnson City city 20.99
9 Crossville city 20.83
10 Union City city 20.20
11 Elizabethton city 19.96
12 Morristown city 19.94
13 Kingsport city 19.64
14 Sevierville city 19.39
15 Springfield city 19.12
16 Lewisburg city 18.98
17 Bristol city 18.78
18 Knoxville city 18.32
19 Cleveland city 17.35
20 Manchester city 17.05
21 Dickson city 16.22
22 Dyersburg city 15.41
23 Greeneville town 15.23
24 Oak Ridge city 14.52
25 Tullahoma city 13.35
26 Memphis city 13.05
27 Jackson city 12.94
28 Hartsville/Trousdale County 12.44
29 Red Bank city 11.83
30 East Ridge city 11.52
31 Murfreesboro city 11.34
32 Portland city 11.29
33 Chattanooga city 11.26
34 Smyrna town 10.85
35 Lebanon city 10.83
36 Clarksville city 10.70
36 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) 10.70
37 Millington city 10.69
38 Gallatin city 10.14
39 La Vergne city 10.11
40 Collegedale city 8.74
41 Maryville city 8.59
42 Columbia city 7.90
43 Soddy-Daisy city 7.87
44 Goodlettsville city 7.38
45 Arlington town 6.87
46 Hendersonville city 6.84
47 Lakeland city 6.39
48 Mount Juliet city 6.29
49 White House city 6.02
50 Alcoa city 5.87
51 Seymour CDP 5.54
52 Powell CDP 5.43
53 Bartlett city 4.68
54 Middle Valley CDP 4.41
55 Franklin city 4.29
56 Farragut town 2.63
57 Spring Hill city 2.56
58 Brentwood city 2.29
59 Germantown city 2.17
60 Collierville town 1.93
61 Nolensville town 1.15