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Counties in Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Davidson County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 95 counties in 2025, at 31,435. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 84. The median was 604 and the figure for Tennessee was 214,457. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest31,435Davidson County
Lowest84Van Buren County
Median60495 counties
Tennessee214,457History

Map of counties, 2025

Anderson County: 1,946 countBedford County: 1,018 countBenton County: 354 countBledsoe County: 182 countBlount County: 3,221 countBradley County: 2,359 countCampbell County: 716 countCannon County: 280 countCarroll County: 531 countCarter County: 816 countCheatham County: 904 countChester County: 292 countClaiborne County: 583 countClay County: 142 countCocke County: 546 countCoffee County: 1,529 countCrockett County: 296 countCumberland County: 1,464 countDavidson County: 31,435 countDecatur County: 296 countDeKalb County: 428 countDickson County: 1,324 countDyer County: 836 countFayette County: 772 countFentress County: 364 countFranklin County: 936 countGibson County: 1,059 countGiles County: 681 countGrainger County: 370 countGreene County: 1,487 countGrundy County: 232 countHamblen County: 1,533 countHamilton County: 12,472 countHancock County: 102 countHardeman County: 358 countHardin County: 590 countHawkins County: 829 countHaywood County: 398 countHenderson County: 572 countHenry County: 776 countHickman County: 382 countHouston County: 147 countHumphreys County: 394 countJackson County: 205 countJefferson County: 996 countJohnson County: 342 countKnox County: 16,042 countLake County: 114 countLauderdale County: 344 countLawrence County: 904 countLewis County: 276 countLincoln County: 755 countLoudon County: 1,405 countMcMinn County: 1,056 countMcNairy County: 531 countMacon County: 391 countMadison County: 2,800 countMarion County: 581 countMarshall County: 712 countMaury County: 2,969 countMeigs County: 156 countMonroe County: 886 countMontgomery County: 4,497 countMoore County: 84 countMorgan County: 238 countObion County: 704 countOverton County: 429 countPerry County: 162 countPickett County: 110 countPolk County: 320 countPutnam County: 2,392 countRhea County: 604 countRoane County: 992 countRobertson County: 1,575 countRutherford County: 8,124 countScott County: 436 countSequatchie County: 296 countSevier County: 3,402 countShelby County: 22,317 countSmith County: 399 countStewart County: 246 countSullivan County: 3,928 countSumner County: 5,184 countTipton County: 919 countTrousdale County: 180 countUnicoi County: 310 countUnion County: 284 countVan Buren County: 84 countWarren County: 930 countWashington County: 3,594 countWayne County: 277 countWeakley County: 629 countWhite County: 557 countWilliamson County: 13,289 countWilson County: 4,384 count
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count, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Davidson County: 31,435 countDavidson County31,435Shelby County: 22,317 countShelby County22,317Knox County: 16,042 countKnox County16,042Williamson County: 13,289 countWilliamson County13,289Hamilton County: 12,472 countHamilton County12,472Rutherford County: 8,124 countRutherford County8,124Sumner County: 5,184 countSumner County5,184Montgomery County: 4,497 countMontgomery County4,497Wilson County: 4,384 countWilson County4,384Sullivan County: 3,928 countSullivan County3,928Washington County: 3,594 countWashington County3,594Sevier County: 3,402 countSevier County3,402Blount County: 3,221 countBlount County3,221Maury County: 2,969 countMaury County2,969Madison County: 2,800 countMadison County2,800Putnam County: 2,392 countPutnam County2,392Bradley County: 2,359 countBradley County2,359Anderson County: 1,946 countAnderson County1,946Robertson County: 1,575 countRobertson County1,575Hamblen County: 1,533 countHamblen County1,533Coffee County: 1,529 countCoffee County1,529Greene County: 1,487 countGreene County1,487Cumberland County: 1,464 countCumberland County1,464Loudon County: 1,405 countLoudon County1,405Dickson County: 1,324 countDickson County1,324Gibson County: 1,059 countGibson County1,059McMinn County: 1,056 countMcMinn County1,056Bedford County: 1,018 countBedford County1,018Jefferson County: 996 countJefferson County996Roane County: 992 countRoane County992Franklin County: 936 countFranklin County936Warren County: 930 countWarren County930Tipton County: 919 countTipton County919Cheatham County: 904 countCheatham County904Lawrence County: 904 countLawrence County904Monroe County: 886 countMonroe County886Dyer County: 836 countDyer County836Hawkins County: 829 countHawkins County829Carter County: 816 countCarter County816Henry County: 776 countHenry County776Davidson County: 31,435 countDavidson County31,435Shelby County: 22,317 countShelby County22,317Knox County: 16,042 countKnox County16,042Williamson County: 13,289 countWilliamson County13,289Hamilton County: 12,472 countHamilton County12,472Rutherford County: 8,124 countRutherford County8,124Sumner County: 5,184 countSumner County5,184Montgomery County: 4,497 countMontgomery County4,497Wilson County: 4,384 countWilson County4,384Sullivan County: 3,928 countSullivan County3,928Washington County: 3,594 countWashington County3,594Sevier County: 3,402 countSevier County3,402Blount County: 3,221 countBlount County3,221Maury County: 2,969 countMaury County2,969Madison County: 2,800 countMadison County2,800Putnam County: 2,392 countPutnam County2,392Bradley County: 2,359 countBradley County2,359Anderson County: 1,946 countAnderson County1,946Robertson County: 1,575 countRobertson County1,575Hamblen County: 1,533 countHamblen County1,533Coffee County: 1,529 countCoffee County1,529Greene County: 1,487 countGreene County1,487Cumberland County: 1,464 countCumberland County1,464Loudon County: 1,405 countLoudon County1,405Dickson County: 1,324 countDickson County1,324Gibson County: 1,059 countGibson County1,059McMinn County: 1,056 countMcMinn County1,056Bedford County: 1,018 countBedford County1,018Jefferson County: 996 countJefferson County996Roane County: 992 countRoane County992Franklin County: 936 countFranklin County936Warren County: 930 countWarren County930Tipton County: 919 countTipton County919Cheatham County: 904 countCheatham County904Lawrence County: 904 countLawrence County904Monroe County: 886 countMonroe County886Dyer County: 836 countDyer County836Hawkins County: 829 countHawkins County829Carter County: 816 countCarter County816Henry County: 776 countHenry County776
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Davidson County31,435-10%
2Shelby County22,317-8.8%
3Knox County16,042-7.4%
4Williamson County13,289-9.3%
5Hamilton County12,472-8.4%
6Rutherford County8,124-7.4%
7Sumner County5,184-7.4%
8Montgomery County4,497-6.9%
9Wilson County4,384-7%
10Sullivan County3,928-6.9%
11Washington County3,594-7.8%
12Sevier County3,402-4.4%
13Blount County3,221-5.9%
14Maury County2,969-5%
15Madison County2,800-6.3%
16Putnam County2,392-6.7%
17Bradley County2,359-4.8%
18Anderson County1,946-6.5%
19Robertson County1,575-6%
20Hamblen County1,533-2.2%
21Coffee County1,529-4.2%
22Greene County1,487-5.5%
23Cumberland County1,464-7.1%
24Loudon County1,405-3.4%
25Dickson County1,324-6.9%
26Gibson County1,059-5.6%
27McMinn County1,056-3.8%
28Bedford County1,018-4.8%
29Jefferson County996-4%
30Roane County992-5.8%
31Franklin County936-8%
32Warren County930-8%
33Tipton County919-4.5%
34Cheatham County904-9.1%
34Lawrence County904-2.9%
36Monroe County886-7.5%
37Dyer County836-7.9%
38Hawkins County829-5.4%
39Carter County816-7.3%
40Henry County776-7%
41Fayette County772-6.2%
42Lincoln County755-6.1%
43Campbell County716-4.3%
44Marshall County712-5.6%
45Obion County704-6.3%
46Giles County681-5.5%
47Weakley County629-6.7%
48Rhea County604-4.9%
49Hardin County590-7.8%
50Claiborne County583-3%
51Marion County581-1.2%
52Henderson County572-6.8%
53White County557-6.4%
54Cocke County546-8.1%
55Carroll County531-7.2%
55McNairy County531-2.4%
57Scott County436-4.4%
58Overton County429-8.5%
59DeKalb County428-8.4%
60Smith County399-4.5%
61Haywood County398-3.4%
62Humphreys County394-8.6%
63Macon County391-8.4%
64Hickman County382-3.8%
65Grainger County370-2.1%
66Fentress County364-11%
67Hardeman County358-10.1%
68Benton County354-7.1%
69Lauderdale County344-8.8%
70Johnson County342-9.5%
71Polk County320-5.9%
72Unicoi County310-8.3%
73Crockett County296-1.7%
73Decatur County296-1%
73Sequatchie County296-6.3%
76Chester County292-10.2%
77Union County284-4.7%
78Cannon County280-6.4%
79Wayne County277-6.4%
80Lewis County276-4.8%
81Stewart County246-7.5%
82Morgan County238-2.9%
83Grundy County232-5.7%
84Jackson County205-7.7%
85Bledsoe County182-3.7%
86Trousdale County180+1.7%
87Perry County162-0.6%
88Meigs County156-4.9%
89Houston County147-0.7%
90Clay County142-12.3%
91Lake County1140%
92Pickett County110-9.1%
93Hancock County102-10.5%
94Moore County84-10.6%
94Van Buren County84+1.2%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Davidson County, with 31,435 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Van Buren County, with 84 in 2025.

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