Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Tennessee

Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Tennessee with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	37916	Knoxville	75.6%	15,583
2	37407	Chattanooga	45.4%	9,156
3	38126	Memphis	45.2%	5,946
4	37410	Chattanooga	43.4%	4,129
5	38106	Memphis	43%	20,962
6	38127	Memphis	37.7%	39,541
7	37915	Knoxville	37.7%	5,991
8	37710	Briceville	37.5%	1,083
9	38231	Henry	37.1%	1,929
10	37402	Chattanooga	36.5%	3,953
11	38332	Enville	36.3%	1,188
12	37337	Grandview	35%	1,241
13	38342	Hollow Rock	34.2%	1,183
14	38374	Scotts Hill	33.9%	1,815
15	37171	Southside	33.6%	1,402
16	38114	Memphis	33%	20,298
17	38109	Memphis	32.1%	42,452
18	37810	Mohawk	32.1%	1,823
19	37059	Dowelltown	31.9%	1,590
20	38579	Quebeck	31.9%	1,475
21	38361	Morris Chapel	31.8%	1,092
22	38080	Ridgely	31.5%	2,506
23	38041	Henning	31.4%	4,161
24	38112	Memphis	31.3%	16,809
25	37869	Sneedville	31.2%	5,271
26	38116	Memphis	31.1%	40,061
27	38079	Tiptonville	31%	4,262
28	38107	Memphis	30.6%	13,912
29	37406	Chattanooga	30.4%	13,364
30	38118	Memphis	30.2%	39,107
31	38301	Jackson	29.6%	33,536
32	37318	Cowan	29.3%	2,103
33	37711	Bulls Gap	28.9%	5,644
34	38108	Memphis	28.5%	17,562
35	37150	Red Boiling Springs	28.5%	4,476
36	37301	Altamont	28.5%	1,528
37	37409	Chattanooga	28.2%	3,357
38	38037	Gates	28.1%	1,749
39	38425	Clifton	28%	3,518
40	38549	Byrdstown	27.7%	4,141
41	38381	Toone	27.6%	1,490
42	37210	Nashville	27%	17,725
43	37380	South Pittsburg	27%	6,688
44	38122	Memphis	26.8%	26,021
45	38111	Memphis	26.1%	41,934
46	37821	Newport	26%	22,909
47	38105	Memphis	25.8%	5,534
48	37727	Del Rio	25.7%	1,936
49	38551	Celina	25.6%	4,477
50	37902	Knoxville	25.6%	2,412
51	38240	Obion	25.3%	1,620
52	37847	Pioneer	25.2%	2,513
53	38379	Stantonville	25.1%	1,611
54	37809	Midway	24.9%	2,181
55	37207	Nashville	24.7%	41,366
56	37756	Huntsville	24.6%	2,881
57	37338	Graysville	24.5%	3,309
58	37813	Morristown	24.4%	18,288
59	37881	Thorn Hill	24.4%	1,677
60	37841	Oneida	24.3%	10,199
61	37095	Liberty	24.2%	1,697
62	37660	Kingsport	24%	40,996
63	38556	Jamestown	23.9%	12,936
64	38372	Savannah	23.8%	17,873
65	37404	Chattanooga	23.8%	14,737
66	37403	Chattanooga	23.6%	6,413
67	37724	Cumberland Gap	23.6%	2,214
68	38039	Grand Junction	23.5%	1,305
69	38012	Brownsville	23.3%	13,031
70	37888	Washburn	23%	3,432
71	37142	Palmyra	23%	1,506
72	37411	Chattanooga	22.9%	18,997
73	37762	Jellico	22.9%	2,536
74	37018	Beechgrove	22.7%	2,501
75	38337	Gadsden	22.7%	1,379
76	37879	Tazewell	22.4%	11,854
77	38450	Collinwood	22.3%	2,611
78	37892	Winfield	22.3%	1,631
79	38363	Parsons	22.2%	5,808
80	37208	Nashville	22.1%	20,889
81	37604	Johnson City	21.9%	39,097
82	37872	Sunbright	21.9%	2,346
83	37203	Nashville	21.7%	21,442
84	37769	Lake City	21.7%	5,848
85	37047	Cornersville	21.7%	2,834
86	38461	Hampshire	21.7%	1,460
87	37766	La Follette	21.6%	18,554
88	38562	Gainesboro	21.6%	6,493
89	37687	Roan Mountain	21.6%	4,493
90	38501	Cookeville	21.4%	42,471
91	37683	Mountain City	21.4%	12,943
92	38456	Ethridge	21.4%	4,561
93	38548	Buffalo Valley	21.4%	1,154
94	38063	Ripley	21.3%	15,958
95	38488	Taft	21.3%	2,138
96	38225	Dresden	21.2%	5,881
97	37313	Coalmont	21.2%	1,590
98	37640	Butler	21.1%	3,851
99	38075	Whiteville	20.9%	6,324
100	37755	Helenwood	20.9%	3,404

Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate

#	Zip	City	Poverty	Population
1	37057	Dixon Springs	0.5%	1,016
2	37220	Nashville	0.5%	5,265
3	38139	Germantown	1.5%	16,466
4	37359	Mulberry	1.6%	1,062
5	38454	Duck River	1.8%	1,084
6	37180	Unionville	2%	3,397
7	37143	Pegram	2%	4,214
8	37146	Pleasant View	2.1%	7,598
9	37135	Nolensville	2.2%	24,409
10	37350	Lookout Mountain	2.3%	2,111
11	38355	Medina	2.3%	8,353
12	37085	Lascassas	2.5%	5,853
13	38476	Primm Springs	3.1%	1,228
14	37049	Cross Plains	3.2%	4,160
15	37219	Nashville	3.3%	2,398
16	37069	Franklin	3.3%	20,209
17	37034	Chapel Hill	3.4%	8,867
18	37934	Knoxville	3.4%	28,272
19	38017	Collierville	3.4%	56,826
20	37035	Chapmansboro	3.5%	4,181
21	37922	Knoxville	3.5%	40,394
22	37082	Kingston Springs	3.6%	5,517
23	37179	Thompsons Station	3.6%	18,043
24	38138	Germantown	3.6%	25,167
25	37014	Arrington	3.9%	3,227
26	38563	Gordonsville	4.1%	1,826
27	38482	Santa Fe	4.1%	2,017
28	37027	Brentwood	4.1%	61,630
29	37149	Readyville	4.2%	2,602
30	37141	Orlinda	4.3%	1,618
31	37174	Spring Hill	4.3%	53,900
32	37128	Murfreesboro	4.4%	79,268
33	37122	Mount Juliet	4.5%	68,492
34	37826	Niota	4.6%	3,449
35	37067	Franklin	4.6%	31,556
36	38002	Arlington	4.7%	43,882
37	37140	Only	4.8%	1,494
38	37335	Flintville	4.8%	2,527
39	37032	Cedar Hill	4.8%	5,453
40	37043	Clarksville	4.8%	58,742
41	38391	Denmark	4.9%	1,440
42	38587	Walling	4.9%	1,446
43	37705	Andersonville	5%	5,239
44	37029	Burns	5%	6,405
45	37308	Birchwood	5.1%	3,188
46	37849	Powell	5.1%	29,375
47	37373	Sale Creek	5.2%	3,273
48	37060	Eagleville	5.2%	3,396
49	37020	Bell Buckle	5.2%	5,000
50	37048	Cottontown	5.2%	6,380
51	37377	Signal Mountain	5.2%	17,188
52	37657	Flag Pond	5.4%	1,060
53	37686	Piney Flats	5.4%	9,495
54	38028	Eads	5.5%	7,992
55	37073	Greenbrier	5.5%	14,995
56	37064	Franklin	5.5%	67,513
57	38060	Oakland	5.6%	12,552
58	37938	Knoxville	5.6%	17,437
59	37828	Norris	5.7%	1,371
60	38004	Atoka	5.8%	12,001
61	37204	Nashville	5.8%	16,469
62	38582	Silver Point	5.9%	1,729
63	37803	Maryville	6%	33,822
64	37363	Ooltewah	6%	42,093
65	37075	Hendersonville	6.2%	73,522
66	37145	Pleasant Shade	6.3%	2,442
67	37189	Whites Creek	6.3%	3,442
68	37127	Murfreesboro	6.3%	21,499
69	37221	Nashville	6.3%	41,935
70	37341	Harrison	6.4%	15,591
71	37360	Normandy	6.5%	1,719
72	37688	Shady Valley	6.6%	1,138
73	37205	Nashville	6.6%	24,823
74	37129	Murfreesboro	6.6%	63,652
75	37924	Knoxville	6.8%	14,420
76	37325	Delano	7%	2,007
77	37645	Mount Carmel	7%	5,472
78	38018	Cordova	7%	38,527
79	37931	Knoxville	7.1%	31,842
80	37877	Talbott	7.2%	9,185
81	38558	Crossville	7.2%	9,472
82	37037	Christiana	7.2%	9,855
83	38486	Westpoint	7.3%	1,301
84	38560	Elmwood	7.3%	1,432
85	37183	Wartrace	7.3%	3,523
86	37090	Lebanon	7.3%	19,774
87	38477	Prospect	7.4%	2,821
88	37885	Vonore	7.4%	6,271
89	37215	Nashville	7.4%	22,018
90	38256	Springville	7.5%	3,248
91	37375	Sewanee	7.5%	3,866
92	37690	Telford	7.5%	4,722
93	37370	Riceville	7.5%	5,414
94	38133	Memphis	7.5%	21,278
95	38580	Rickman	7.6%	1,609
96	38313	Beech Bluff	7.6%	3,288
97	37763	Kingston	7.6%	16,984
98	37188	White House	7.6%	18,241
99	37015	Ashland City	7.6%	18,988
100	37932	Knoxville	7.6%	25,424

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