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Counties in Tennessee by business establishments (QCEW)

Davidson County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 95 counties in 2022, at 31,469. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 80. The median was 605 and the figure for Tennessee was 202,240. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest31,469Davidson County
Lowest80Van Buren County
Median60595 counties
Tennessee202,240History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 1,943 countBedford County: 998 countBenton County: 342 countBledsoe County: 177 countBlount County: 3,051 countBradley County: 2,216 countCampbell County: 702 countCannon County: 266 countCarroll County: 532 countCarter County: 819 countCheatham County: 867 countChester County: 308 countClaiborne County: 555 countClay County: 154 countCocke County: 557 countCoffee County: 1,495 countCrockett County: 283 countCumberland County: 1,384 countDavidson County: 31,469 countDecatur County: 272 countDeKalb County: 408 countDickson County: 1,293 countDyer County: 890 countFayette County: 724 countFentress County: 364 countFranklin County: 951 countGibson County: 1,056 countGiles County: 685 countGrainger County: 346 countGreene County: 1,452 countGrundy County: 232 countHamblen County: 1,468 countHamilton County: 12,203 countHancock County: 104 countHardeman County: 394 countHardin County: 605 countHawkins County: 813 countHaywood County: 343 countHenderson County: 572 countHenry County: 777 countHickman County: 369 countHouston County: 136 countHumphreys County: 400 countJackson County: 180 countJefferson County: 917 countJohnson County: 354 countKnox County: 15,699 countLake County: 108 countLauderdale County: 368 countLawrence County: 841 countLewis County: 252 countLincoln County: 734 countLoudon County: 1,290 countMcMinn County: 1,049 countMcNairy County: 509 countMacon County: 385 countMadison County: 2,750 countMarion County: 520 countMarshall County: 672 countMaury County: 2,687 countMeigs County: 151 countMonroe County: 861 countMontgomery County: 4,205 countMoore County: 90 countMorgan County: 236 countObion County: 719 countOverton County: 434 countPerry County: 152 countPickett County: 120 countPolk County: 301 countPutnam County: 2,322 countRhea County: 572 countRoane County: 933 countRobertson County: 1,496 countRutherford County: 7,602 countScott County: 379 countSequatchie County: 278 countSevier County: 3,298 countShelby County: 23,518 countSmith County: 381 countStewart County: 246 countSullivan County: 3,900 countSumner County: 4,935 countTipton County: 897 countTrousdale County: 156 countUnicoi County: 312 countUnion County: 285 countVan Buren County: 80 countWarren County: 931 countWashington County: 3,616 countWayne County: 278 countWeakley County: 633 countWhite County: 537 countWilliamson County: 12,806 countWilson County: 4,057 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Davidson County: 31,469 countDavidson County31,469Shelby County: 23,518 countShelby County23,518Knox County: 15,699 countKnox County15,699Williamson County: 12,806 countWilliamson County12,806Hamilton County: 12,203 countHamilton County12,203Rutherford County: 7,602 countRutherford County7,602Sumner County: 4,935 countSumner County4,935Montgomery County: 4,205 countMontgomery County4,205Wilson County: 4,057 countWilson County4,057Sullivan County: 3,900 countSullivan County3,900Washington County: 3,616 countWashington County3,616Sevier County: 3,298 countSevier County3,298Blount County: 3,051 countBlount County3,051Madison County: 2,750 countMadison County2,750Maury County: 2,687 countMaury County2,687Putnam County: 2,322 countPutnam County2,322Bradley County: 2,216 countBradley County2,216Anderson County: 1,943 countAnderson County1,943Robertson County: 1,496 countRobertson County1,496Coffee County: 1,495 countCoffee County1,495Hamblen County: 1,468 countHamblen County1,468Greene County: 1,452 countGreene County1,452Cumberland County: 1,384 countCumberland County1,384Dickson County: 1,293 countDickson County1,293Loudon County: 1,290 countLoudon County1,290Gibson County: 1,056 countGibson County1,056McMinn County: 1,049 countMcMinn County1,049Bedford County: 998 countBedford County998Franklin County: 951 countFranklin County951Roane County: 933 countRoane County933Warren County: 931 countWarren County931Jefferson County: 917 countJefferson County917Tipton County: 897 countTipton County897Dyer County: 890 countDyer County890Cheatham County: 867 countCheatham County867Monroe County: 861 countMonroe County861Lawrence County: 841 countLawrence County841Carter County: 819 countCarter County819Hawkins County: 813 countHawkins County813Henry County: 777 countHenry County777Davidson County: 31,469 countDavidson County31,469Shelby County: 23,518 countShelby County23,518Knox County: 15,699 countKnox County15,699Williamson County: 12,806 countWilliamson County12,806Hamilton County: 12,203 countHamilton County12,203Rutherford County: 7,602 countRutherford County7,602Sumner County: 4,935 countSumner County4,935Montgomery County: 4,205 countMontgomery County4,205Wilson County: 4,057 countWilson County4,057Sullivan County: 3,900 countSullivan County3,900Washington County: 3,616 countWashington County3,616Sevier County: 3,298 countSevier County3,298Blount County: 3,051 countBlount County3,051Madison County: 2,750 countMadison County2,750Maury County: 2,687 countMaury County2,687Putnam County: 2,322 countPutnam County2,322Bradley County: 2,216 countBradley County2,216Anderson County: 1,943 countAnderson County1,943Robertson County: 1,496 countRobertson County1,496Coffee County: 1,495 countCoffee County1,495Hamblen County: 1,468 countHamblen County1,468Greene County: 1,452 countGreene County1,452Cumberland County: 1,384 countCumberland County1,384Dickson County: 1,293 countDickson County1,293Loudon County: 1,290 countLoudon County1,290Gibson County: 1,056 countGibson County1,056McMinn County: 1,049 countMcMinn County1,049Bedford County: 998 countBedford County998Franklin County: 951 countFranklin County951Roane County: 933 countRoane County933Warren County: 931 countWarren County931Jefferson County: 917 countJefferson County917Tipton County: 897 countTipton County897Dyer County: 890 countDyer County890Cheatham County: 867 countCheatham County867Monroe County: 861 countMonroe County861Lawrence County: 841 countLawrence County841Carter County: 819 countCarter County819Hawkins County: 813 countHawkins County813Henry County: 777 countHenry County777
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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Davidson County31,469+11.8%
2Shelby County23,518+4.6%
3Knox County15,699+8.5%
4Williamson County12,806+12.4%
5Hamilton County12,203+7.3%
6Rutherford County7,602+10.6%
7Sumner County4,935+10%
8Montgomery County4,205+11.5%
9Wilson County4,057+11.8%
10Sullivan County3,900+4.3%
11Washington County3,616+8.1%
12Sevier County3,298+4.8%
13Blount County3,051+8%
14Madison County2,750+4.6%
15Maury County2,687+10.2%
16Putnam County2,322+6.6%
17Bradley County2,216+5.5%
18Anderson County1,943+7%
19Robertson County1,496+8.6%
20Coffee County1,495+5.8%
21Hamblen County1,468+4.9%
22Greene County1,452+5.1%
23Cumberland County1,384+6.2%
24Dickson County1,293+6.5%
25Loudon County1,290+8.2%
26Gibson County1,056+3%
27McMinn County1,049+4.4%
28Bedford County998+3.1%
29Franklin County951+8.2%
30Roane County933+7.6%
31Warren County931+5%
32Jefferson County917+7.1%
33Tipton County897+4.2%
34Dyer County890+3.9%
35Cheatham County867+10%
36Monroe County861+7.8%
37Lawrence County841+5%
38Carter County819+5.3%
39Hawkins County813+5.9%
40Henry County777+2.9%
41Lincoln County734+6.7%
42Fayette County724+5.5%
43Obion County719+2.3%
44Campbell County702+2.9%
45Giles County685+3.9%
46Marshall County672+7.2%
47Weakley County633+4.3%
48Hardin County605+2.7%
49Henderson County572+3.1%
49Rhea County572+6.3%
51Cocke County557+3.7%
52Claiborne County555+3.7%
53White County537+4.9%
54Carroll County532+6.4%
55Marion County520+3.4%
56McNairy County509+5.2%
57Overton County434+6.1%
58DeKalb County408+4.1%
59Humphreys County400+2%
60Hardeman County394-0.8%
61Macon County385+6.4%
62Smith County381+6.7%
63Scott County379+2.4%
64Hickman County369+4.5%
65Lauderdale County368+0.8%
66Fentress County364+7.7%
67Johnson County354+14.2%
68Grainger County346+8.1%
69Haywood County343-0.9%
70Benton County342+4.3%
71Unicoi County312+7.6%
72Chester County308+4.1%
73Polk County301+9.1%
74Union County285+4.4%
75Crockett County283-1%
76Sequatchie County278+8.6%
76Wayne County278+6.1%
78Decatur County272+8.8%
79Cannon County266+5.6%
80Lewis County252+4.6%
81Stewart County246+9.3%
82Morgan County236+12.4%
83Grundy County232+11%
84Jackson County180+7.1%
85Bledsoe County177+9.3%
86Trousdale County156+6.8%
87Clay County154+4.1%
88Perry County152+10.9%
89Meigs County151+9.4%
90Houston County136+8.8%
91Pickett County120-1.6%
92Lake County108+1.9%
93Hancock County104+14.3%
94Moore County90-2.2%
95Van Buren County80+8.1%

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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/2022/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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/tennessee-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Davidson County, with 31,469 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Van Buren County, with 80 in 2022.

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