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ZIP Codes With the Lowest Average Income in Tennessee

What this measures. Total adjusted gross income divided by tax returns filed, lowest first. ZIP codes with fewer than 200 returns are excluded: the IRS suppresses small cells and the remainder swing too wildly to rank. Source: IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Average AGI per return
1 37140 Only Hickman $15,412
2 38126 Memphis Shelby $24,917
3 38108 Memphis Shelby $28,833
4 37410 Chattanooga Hamilton $28,941
5 38106 Memphis Shelby $30,018
6 37407 Chattanooga Hamilton $30,609
7 38127 Memphis Shelby $30,650
8 38114 Memphis Shelby $31,638
9 37916 Knoxville Knox $31,762
10 38109 Memphis Shelby $32,683
11 38105 Memphis Shelby $33,907
12 38118 Memphis Shelby $34,489
13 38115 Memphis Shelby $34,557
14 38128 Memphis Shelby $35,578
15 37915 Knoxville Knox $36,824
16 38116 Memphis Shelby $37,007
17 38039 Grand Junction Hardeman $37,444
18 38107 Memphis Shelby $39,621
19 38141 Memphis Shelby $40,275
20 37715 Clairfield Claiborne $40,335
21 37729 Duff Campbell $40,895
22 38122 Memphis Shelby $41,100
23 37710 Briceville Anderson $42,554
24 37406 Chattanooga Hamilton $42,741
25 37665 Kingsport Sullivan $42,981
26 38061 Pocahontas McNairy $43,151
27 37680 Laurel Bloomery Johnson $44,017
28 38008 Bolivar Hardeman $44,364
29 37753 Hartford Cocke $45,106
30 37869 Sneedville Hancock $45,160
31 38371 Sardis Henderson $45,260
32 37217 Nashville Davidson $45,679
33 38041 Henning Lauderdale $45,706
34 38475 Olivehill Hardin $45,900
35 37658 Hampton Carter $46,228
36 37821 Newport Cocke $46,306
37 38079 Tiptonville Lake $46,950
38 38075 Whiteville Hardeman $47,217
39 37892 Winfield Scott $47,337
40 38342 Hollow Rock Carroll $47,536
41 37365 Palmer Grundy $47,598
42 37722 Cosby Cocke $47,673
43 38301 Jackson Madison $47,842
44 38361 Morris Chapel Hardin $48,102
45 37318 Cowan Franklin $48,426
46 37711 Bulls Gap Hawkins $48,472
47 38259 Trimble Obion $48,729
48 38134 Memphis Shelby $48,834
49 38231 Henry Henry $48,864
50 37756 Huntsville Scott $49,046

Showing the top 50 of 574 ZIP codes in Tennessee that have this figure and meet the threshold above. 37140 ranks 1st at $15,412, against $49,046 in 50th place.

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zipcodes.pro. “ZIP Codes With the Lowest Average Income in Tennessee.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/rankings/tn/lowest-average-income

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