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Counties in Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW)

Davidson County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 95 counties in 2014, at 19,624. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 48. The median was 507 and the figure for Tennessee was 145,729. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest19,624Davidson County
Lowest48Van Buren County
Median50795 counties
Tennessee145,729History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 1,632 countBedford County: 799 countBenton County: 291 countBledsoe County: 140 countBlount County: 2,218 countBradley County: 1,809 countCampbell County: 592 countCannon County: 187 countCarroll County: 443 countCarter County: 664 countCheatham County: 572 countChester County: 237 countClaiborne County: 461 countClay County: 125 countCocke County: 476 countCoffee County: 1,243 countCrockett County: 253 countCumberland County: 1,053 countDavidson County: 19,624 countDecatur County: 207 countDeKalb County: 297 countDickson County: 916 countDyer County: 804 countFayette County: 547 countFentress County: 267 countFranklin County: 701 countGibson County: 944 countGiles County: 579 countGrainger County: 245 countGreene County: 1,095 countGrundy County: 174 countHamblen County: 1,282 countHamilton County: 8,838 countHancock County: 57 countHardeman County: 369 countHardin County: 523 countHawkins County: 621 countHaywood County: 329 countHenderson County: 490 countHenry County: 714 countHickman County: 267 countHouston County: 114 countHumphreys County: 321 countJackson County: 110 countJefferson County: 655 countJohnson County: 238 countKnox County: 11,239 countLake County: 103 countLauderdale County: 343 countLawrence County: 710 countLewis County: 217 countLincoln County: 578 countLoudon County: 902 countMcMinn County: 849 countMcNairy County: 426 countMacon County: 321 countMadison County: 2,375 countMarion County: 457 countMarshall County: 507 countMaury County: 1,694 countMeigs County: 113 countMonroe County: 695 countMontgomery County: 2,699 countMoore County: 68 countMorgan County: 174 countObion County: 667 countOverton County: 293 countPerry County: 114 countPickett County: 92 countPolk County: 222 countPutnam County: 1,759 countRhea County: 485 countRoane County: 732 countRobertson County: 1,054 countRutherford County: 4,776 countScott County: 327 countSequatchie County: 198 countSevier County: 2,516 countShelby County: 19,497 countSmith County: 305 countStewart County: 176 countSullivan County: 3,230 countSumner County: 3,150 countTipton County: 735 countTrousdale County: 126 countUnicoi County: 245 countUnion County: 200 countVan Buren County: 48 countWarren County: 771 countWashington County: 2,790 countWayne County: 207 countWeakley County: 521 countWhite County: 412 countWilliamson County: 7,157 countWilson County: 2,411 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Davidson County: 19,624 countDavidson County19,624Shelby County: 19,497 countShelby County19,497Knox County: 11,239 countKnox County11,239Hamilton County: 8,838 countHamilton County8,838Williamson County: 7,157 countWilliamson County7,157Rutherford County: 4,776 countRutherford County4,776Sullivan County: 3,230 countSullivan County3,230Sumner County: 3,150 countSumner County3,150Washington County: 2,790 countWashington County2,790Montgomery County: 2,699 countMontgomery County2,699Sevier County: 2,516 countSevier County2,516Wilson County: 2,411 countWilson County2,411Madison County: 2,375 countMadison County2,375Blount County: 2,218 countBlount County2,218Bradley County: 1,809 countBradley County1,809Putnam County: 1,759 countPutnam County1,759Maury County: 1,694 countMaury County1,694Anderson County: 1,632 countAnderson County1,632Hamblen County: 1,282 countHamblen County1,282Coffee County: 1,243 countCoffee County1,243Greene County: 1,095 countGreene County1,095Robertson County: 1,054 countRobertson County1,054Cumberland County: 1,053 countCumberland County1,053Gibson County: 944 countGibson County944Dickson County: 916 countDickson County916Loudon County: 902 countLoudon County902McMinn County: 849 countMcMinn County849Dyer County: 804 countDyer County804Bedford County: 799 countBedford County799Warren County: 771 countWarren County771Tipton County: 735 countTipton County735Roane County: 732 countRoane County732Henry County: 714 countHenry County714Lawrence County: 710 countLawrence County710Franklin County: 701 countFranklin County701Monroe County: 695 countMonroe County695Obion County: 667 countObion County667Carter County: 664 countCarter County664Jefferson County: 655 countJefferson County655Hawkins County: 621 countHawkins County621Davidson County: 19,624 countDavidson County19,624Shelby County: 19,497 countShelby County19,497Knox County: 11,239 countKnox County11,239Hamilton County: 8,838 countHamilton County8,838Williamson County: 7,157 countWilliamson County7,157Rutherford County: 4,776 countRutherford County4,776Sullivan County: 3,230 countSullivan County3,230Sumner County: 3,150 countSumner County3,150Washington County: 2,790 countWashington County2,790Montgomery County: 2,699 countMontgomery County2,699Sevier County: 2,516 countSevier County2,516Wilson County: 2,411 countWilson County2,411Madison County: 2,375 countMadison County2,375Blount County: 2,218 countBlount County2,218Bradley County: 1,809 countBradley County1,809Putnam County: 1,759 countPutnam County1,759Maury County: 1,694 countMaury County1,694Anderson County: 1,632 countAnderson County1,632Hamblen County: 1,282 countHamblen County1,282Coffee County: 1,243 countCoffee County1,243Greene County: 1,095 countGreene County1,095Robertson County: 1,054 countRobertson County1,054Cumberland County: 1,053 countCumberland County1,053Gibson County: 944 countGibson County944Dickson County: 916 countDickson County916Loudon County: 902 countLoudon County902McMinn County: 849 countMcMinn County849Dyer County: 804 countDyer County804Bedford County: 799 countBedford County799Warren County: 771 countWarren County771Tipton County: 735 countTipton County735Roane County: 732 countRoane County732Henry County: 714 countHenry County714Lawrence County: 710 countLawrence County710Franklin County: 701 countFranklin County701Monroe County: 695 countMonroe County695Obion County: 667 countObion County667Carter County: 664 countCarter County664Jefferson County: 655 countJefferson County655Hawkins County: 621 countHawkins County621
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

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Davidson County19,624+4.1%
2Shelby County19,497+1.4%
3Knox County11,239+2%
4Hamilton County8,838+2.2%
5Williamson County7,157+6.3%
6Rutherford County4,776+4.7%
7Sullivan County3,230+0.5%
8Sumner County3,150+4.9%
9Washington County2,790+1.1%
10Montgomery County2,699+4.1%
11Sevier County2,516+3.3%
12Wilson County2,411+5.5%
13Madison County2,375+0.1%
14Blount County2,218+1.5%
15Bradley County1,809+1.3%
16Putnam County1,759+0.8%
17Maury County1,694+2%
18Anderson County1,632-0.8%
19Hamblen County1,2820%
20Coffee County1,243+1.6%
21Greene County1,095+1.7%
22Robertson County1,054+2.1%
23Cumberland County1,053+1.5%
24Gibson County944+3.1%
25Dickson County916+1.3%
26Loudon County902-1.6%
27McMinn County849-0.4%
28Dyer County804-0.5%
29Bedford County799+2.3%
30Warren County771-0.1%
31Tipton County735+2.5%
32Roane County732+2.2%
33Henry County714-0.1%
34Lawrence County710-0.6%
35Franklin County701+2.6%
36Monroe County695+1%
37Obion County667+0.6%
38Carter County664+2.5%
39Jefferson County655+1.4%
40Hawkins County621+3%
41Campbell County592-0.2%
42Giles County579-0.7%
43Lincoln County578+1.2%
44Cheatham County572+5.7%
45Fayette County547-0.2%
46Hardin County523+0.6%
47Weakley County521-1.5%
48Marshall County507+2.6%
49Henderson County490+1.7%
50Rhea County485+2.1%
51Cocke County476-1.4%
52Claiborne County461+1.5%
53Marion County457+1.3%
54Carroll County443-1.6%
55McNairy County426+1.2%
56White County412+0.2%
57Hardeman County369-2.9%
58Lauderdale County343-0.3%
59Haywood County329+1.5%
60Scott County327-0.6%
61Humphreys County321-0.9%
61Macon County321+0.6%
63Smith County305-1.6%
64DeKalb County2970%
65Overton County293+2.4%
66Benton County291+1.4%
67Fentress County267-1.5%
67Hickman County267+1.9%
69Crockett County253+5%
70Grainger County245+2.1%
70Unicoi County245+2.9%
72Johnson County238+0.8%
73Chester County237-1.3%
74Polk County222+1.4%
75Lewis County217+2.8%
76Decatur County207-4.2%
76Wayne County207-1.9%
78Union County200-2%
79Sequatchie County198+1.5%
80Cannon County187+2.2%
81Stewart County176-0.6%
82Grundy County174-2.8%
82Morgan County174-1.1%
84Bledsoe County1400%
85Trousdale County126-2.3%
86Clay County125-0.8%
87Houston County114+0.9%
87Perry County114-5%
89Meigs County113-2.6%
90Jackson County110+1.9%
91Lake County1030%
92Pickett County92-1.1%
93Moore County68+4.6%
94Hancock County57-6.6%
95Van Buren County48+9.1%

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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/2014/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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/tennessee-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/tennessee-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/tennessee-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Davidson County, with 19,624 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Van Buren County, with 48 in 2014.

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