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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate, 2023

Trousdale County had the highest establishment entry rate of 94 counties in 2023, at 17.143%. Grundy County had the lowest, at 5.614%. The median was 10.378% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.614%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.143Trousdale County
Lowest5.614Grundy County
Median10.37894 counties
Tennessee10.614History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Trousdale County: 17.143 %Trousdale County17.143Jackson County: 15.859 %Jackson County15.859Houston County: 14.563 %Houston County14.563Fayette County: 14.356 %Fayette County14.356Hickman County: 14.134 %Hickman County14.134Grainger County: 13.778 %Grainger County13.778Williamson County: 13.577 %Williamson County13.577Sequatchie County: 13.472 %Sequatchie County13.472Polk County: 13.4 %Polk County13.4Wilson County: 13.114 %Wilson County13.114Scott County: 13.043 %Scott County13.043Fentress County: 12.967 %Fentress County12.967Hardin County: 12.744 %Hardin County12.744Jefferson County: 12.616 %Jefferson County12.616DeKalb County: 12.562 %DeKalb County12.562Sumner County: 12.424 %Sumner County12.424Henderson County: 12.271 %Henderson County12.271Montgomery County: 12.186 %Montgomery County12.186Marshall County: 12.145 %Marshall County12.145Smith County: 12.121 %Smith County12.121Perry County: 12.093 %Perry County12.093Lewis County: 11.954 %Lewis County11.954Davidson County: 11.943 %Davidson County11.943Rutherford County: 11.804 %Rutherford County11.804Cannon County: 11.765 %Cannon County11.765Cheatham County: 11.755 %Cheatham County11.755Robertson County: 11.755 %Robertson County11.755Johnson County: 11.53 %Johnson County11.53Overton County: 11.48 %Overton County11.48Loudon County: 11.459 %Loudon County11.459Tipton County: 11.412 %Tipton County11.412Maury County: 11.388 %Maury County11.388Marion County: 11.351 %Marion County11.351Stewart County: 11.25 %Stewart County11.25Haywood County: 11.173 %Haywood County11.173White County: 11.097 %White County11.097Pickett County: 11.034 %Pickett County11.034McNairy County: 10.945 %McNairy County10.945Lincoln County: 10.906 %Lincoln County10.906Franklin County: 10.827 %Franklin County10.827
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Trousdale County17.143+4.92 pts
2Jackson County15.859+8.49 pts
3Houston County14.563+4.46 pts
4Fayette County14.356+2.63 pts
5Hickman County14.134+2.84 pts
6Grainger County13.778+1.56 pts
7Williamson County13.577-0.4 pts
8Sequatchie County13.472+0.8 pts
9Polk County13.4+2.4 pts
10Wilson County13.114+0.11 pts
11Scott County13.043+6.93 pts
12Fentress County12.967+3.37 pts
13Hardin County12.744+3.85 pts
14Jefferson County12.616+2.24 pts
15DeKalb County12.562+2.8 pts
16Sumner County12.424-0.44 pts
17Henderson County12.271+4.32 pts
18Montgomery County12.186-0.68 pts
19Marshall County12.145+2.26 pts
20Smith County12.121-1.41 pts
21Perry County12.093-3.07 pts
22Lewis County11.954+2.52 pts
23Davidson County11.943-0.12 pts
24Rutherford County11.804+0.02 pts
25Cannon County11.765-2.93 pts
26Cheatham County11.755+0.79 pts
26Robertson County11.755+1.28 pts
28Johnson County11.53+2.4 pts
29Overton County11.48+0.04 pts
30Loudon County11.459+1.34 pts
31Tipton County11.412-0.93 pts
32Maury County11.388-0.26 pts
33Marion County11.351+2.74 pts
34Stewart County11.25+1.73 pts
35Haywood County11.173+4.02 pts
36White County11.097+2.37 pts
37Pickett County11.034+2.64 pts
38McNairy County10.945-1.06 pts
39Lincoln County10.906+1.95 pts
40Franklin County10.827+0.22 pts
41Dickson County10.668-0.84 pts
42Weakley County10.615-0.4 pts
43Hawkins County10.599+3.2 pts
44Bedford County10.59-2.21 pts
45Carter County10.587+0.44 pts
46Rhea County10.559-1.23 pts
47Cumberland County10.422+0.51 pts
48Roane County10.333+0.79 pts
49Wayne County10.178-0.93 pts
50Decatur County10.12+1.16 pts
51Morgan County10.101-4.03 pts
52Carroll County9.988+1.33 pts
53Blount County9.948-0.57 pts
54Henry County9.922+4.91 pts
55Knox County9.76-0.54 pts
56Greene County9.743+0.67 pts
57Hamilton County9.695-0.7 pts
58Shelby County9.505+0.37 pts
59Bradley County9.484+2.13 pts
60Sevier County9.425-1.83 pts
61Hancock County9.3460 pts
62Anderson County9.296+1.38 pts
63Monroe County9.292+0.23 pts
64Campbell County9.285+0.79 pts
65Putnam County9.265+0.74 pts
66Warren County9.252-1.12 pts
67Coffee County9.214-1.3 pts
68Hamblen County9.195+1.05 pts
69Washington County9.153-0.19 pts
70Clay County9.143-1.26 pts
71Claiborne County9.133+0.27 pts
72Humphreys County9.032-1.32 pts
73Lawrence County8.855+0.58 pts
74Cocke County8.834-1.11 pts
75Madison County8.68-0.01 pts
76Lake County8.547+1.88 pts
77Gibson County8.542-0.61 pts
78Giles County8.515-2.88 pts
79Sullivan County8.487+0.27 pts
80Macon County8.414-2.27 pts
81Unicoi County8.37+1.66 pts
82Benton County8.333-2.47 pts
83Chester County8.207-2.16 pts
84Dyer County8.161+0.2 pts
85Moore County8.108+2.74 pts
86Lauderdale County7.985-0.87 pts
87Bledsoe County7.86-8.43 pts
88Obion County7.666-0.78 pts
89Meigs County7.65-1.09 pts
90Crockett County7.256-4.32 pts
91McMinn County6.682-1.89 pts
92Hardeman County6.633-0.84 pts
93Union County6.533-8.38 pts
94Grundy County5.614-12.57 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/tennessee-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Trousdale County, with 17.143% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Grundy County, with 5.614% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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