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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Pickett County had the highest establishment entry rate of 95 counties in 2012, at 14.379%. Wayne County had the lowest, at 3.077%. The median was 8.434% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.729%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.379Pickett County
Lowest3.077Wayne County
Median8.43495 counties
Tennessee8.729History

Map of counties, 2012

Anderson County: 6.673 %Bedford County: 7.453 %Benton County: 7.018 %Bledsoe County: 10.526 %Blount County: 9.544 %Bradley County: 8.794 %Campbell County: 8.133 %Cannon County: 12.996 %Carroll County: 7.637 %Carter County: 6.432 %Cheatham County: 8.624 %Chester County: 10.549 %Claiborne County: 8.226 %Clay County: 10.417 %Cocke County: 8.444 %Coffee County: 8.467 %Crockett County: 5.366 %Cumberland County: 7.751 %Davidson County: 9.545 %Decatur County: 9.091 %DeKalb County: 10.469 %Dickson County: 9.349 %Dyer County: 6.443 %Fayette County: 11.111 %Fentress County: 8.584 %Franklin County: 9.019 %Gibson County: 8.503 %Giles County: 7.597 %Grainger County: 12.533 %Greene County: 7.383 %Grundy County: 11.236 %Hamblen County: 5.88 %Hamilton County: 7.809 %Hancock County: 11.215 %Hardeman County: 8.443 %Hardin County: 6.144 %Hawkins County: 7.726 %Haywood County: 6.164 %Henderson County: 8.114 %Henry County: 9.692 %Hickman County: 8.299 %Houston County: 9.852 %Humphreys County: 8.117 %Jackson County: 5.952 %Jefferson County: 8.9 %Johnson County: 7.323 %Knox County: 8.536 %Lake County: 8.434 %Lauderdale County: 9.359 %Lawrence County: 5.995 %Lewis County: 10.61 %Lincoln County: 7.456 %Loudon County: 9.988 %McMinn County: 7.743 %McNairy County: 7.223 %Macon County: 9.106 %Madison County: 7.513 %Marion County: 8.168 %Marshall County: 9.385 %Maury County: 9.319 %Meigs County: 12.632 %Monroe County: 8.24 %Montgomery County: 10.175 %Moore County: 6.504 %Morgan County: 8.247 %Obion County: 7.855 %Overton County: 8.133 %Perry County: 9.821 %Pickett County: 14.379 %Polk County: 7.588 %Putnam County: 9.054 %Rhea County: 7.361 %Roane County: 6.6 %Robertson County: 10.456 %Rutherford County: 10.97 %Scott County: 6.919 %Sequatchie County: 10.375 %Sevier County: 9.866 %Shelby County: 7.874 %Smith County: 9.6 %Stewart County: 7.018 %Sullivan County: 7.347 %Sumner County: 10.576 %Tipton County: 7.761 %Trousdale County: 5.217 %Unicoi County: 5.128 %Union County: 4.408 %Van Buren County: 11.905 %Warren County: 7.148 %Washington County: 8.567 %Wayne County: 3.077 %Weakley County: 7.076 %White County: 9.564 %Williamson County: 11.184 %Wilson County: 9.908 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Pickett County: 14.379 %Pickett County14.379Cannon County: 12.996 %Cannon County12.996Meigs County: 12.632 %Meigs County12.632Grainger County: 12.533 %Grainger County12.533Van Buren County: 11.905 %Van Buren County11.905Grundy County: 11.236 %Grundy County11.236Hancock County: 11.215 %Hancock County11.215Williamson County: 11.184 %Williamson County11.184Fayette County: 11.111 %Fayette County11.111Rutherford County: 10.97 %Rutherford County10.97Lewis County: 10.61 %Lewis County10.61Sumner County: 10.576 %Sumner County10.576Chester County: 10.549 %Chester County10.549Bledsoe County: 10.526 %Bledsoe County10.526DeKalb County: 10.469 %DeKalb County10.469Robertson County: 10.456 %Robertson County10.456Clay County: 10.417 %Clay County10.417Sequatchie County: 10.375 %Sequatchie County10.375Montgomery County: 10.175 %Montgomery County10.175Loudon County: 9.988 %Loudon County9.988Wilson County: 9.908 %Wilson County9.908Sevier County: 9.866 %Sevier County9.866Houston County: 9.852 %Houston County9.852Perry County: 9.821 %Perry County9.821Henry County: 9.692 %Henry County9.692Smith County: 9.6 %Smith County9.6White County: 9.564 %White County9.564Davidson County: 9.545 %Davidson County9.545Blount County: 9.544 %Blount County9.544Marshall County: 9.385 %Marshall County9.385Lauderdale County: 9.359 %Lauderdale County9.359Dickson County: 9.349 %Dickson County9.349Maury County: 9.319 %Maury County9.319Macon County: 9.106 %Macon County9.106Decatur County: 9.091 %Decatur County9.091Putnam County: 9.054 %Putnam County9.054Franklin County: 9.019 %Franklin County9.019Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jefferson County8.9Bradley County: 8.794 %Bradley County8.794Cheatham County: 8.624 %Cheatham County8.624Pickett County: 14.379 %Pickett County14.379Cannon County: 12.996 %Cannon County12.996Meigs County: 12.632 %Meigs County12.632Grainger County: 12.533 %Grainger County12.533Van Buren County: 11.905 %Van Buren County11.905Grundy County: 11.236 %Grundy County11.236Hancock County: 11.215 %Hancock County11.215Williamson County: 11.184 %Williamson County11.184Fayette County: 11.111 %Fayette County11.111Rutherford County: 10.97 %Rutherford County10.97Lewis County: 10.61 %Lewis County10.61Sumner County: 10.576 %Sumner County10.576Chester County: 10.549 %Chester County10.549Bledsoe County: 10.526 %Bledsoe County10.526DeKalb County: 10.469 %DeKalb County10.469Robertson County: 10.456 %Robertson County10.456Clay County: 10.417 %Clay County10.417Sequatchie County: 10.375 %Sequatchie County10.375Montgomery County: 10.175 %Montgomery County10.175Loudon County: 9.988 %Loudon County9.988Wilson County: 9.908 %Wilson County9.908Sevier County: 9.866 %Sevier County9.866Houston County: 9.852 %Houston County9.852Perry County: 9.821 %Perry County9.821Henry County: 9.692 %Henry County9.692Smith County: 9.6 %Smith County9.6White County: 9.564 %White County9.564Davidson County: 9.545 %Davidson County9.545Blount County: 9.544 %Blount County9.544Marshall County: 9.385 %Marshall County9.385Lauderdale County: 9.359 %Lauderdale County9.359Dickson County: 9.349 %Dickson County9.349Maury County: 9.319 %Maury County9.319Macon County: 9.106 %Macon County9.106Decatur County: 9.091 %Decatur County9.091Putnam County: 9.054 %Putnam County9.054Franklin County: 9.019 %Franklin County9.019Jefferson County: 8.9 %Jefferson County8.9Bradley County: 8.794 %Bradley County8.794Cheatham County: 8.624 %Cheatham County8.624
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Pickett County14.379+9.05 pts
2Cannon County12.996+5 pts
3Meigs County12.632+1.76 pts
4Grainger County12.533+3.01 pts
5Van Buren County11.905-2.05 pts
6Grundy County11.236-2.72 pts
7Hancock County11.215n/a
8Williamson County11.184-1.2 pts
9Fayette County11.111+2.35 pts
10Rutherford County10.97+0.24 pts
11Lewis County10.61+1.78 pts
12Sumner County10.576+1.49 pts
13Chester County10.549+1.15 pts
14Bledsoe County10.526-5.13 pts
15DeKalb County10.469+2.94 pts
16Robertson County10.456+1.67 pts
17Clay County10.417+5.18 pts
18Sequatchie County10.375+2.42 pts
19Montgomery County10.175+0.14 pts
20Loudon County9.988+2.37 pts
21Wilson County9.908-0.45 pts
22Sevier County9.866+0.23 pts
23Houston County9.852-1.04 pts
24Perry County9.821-5.5 pts
25Henry County9.692+2.8 pts
26Smith County9.6-2.83 pts
27White County9.564+2.04 pts
28Davidson County9.545+0.39 pts
29Blount County9.544+0.9 pts
30Marshall County9.385-1.11 pts
31Lauderdale County9.359+1.88 pts
32Dickson County9.349+1.88 pts
33Maury County9.319+1.39 pts
34Macon County9.106+1.97 pts
35Decatur County9.091+2.57 pts
36Putnam County9.054+2.77 pts
37Franklin County9.019-1.07 pts
38Jefferson County8.9+0.62 pts
39Bradley County8.794+1.65 pts
40Cheatham County8.624-3.56 pts
41Fentress County8.584+1.49 pts
42Washington County8.567+0.6 pts
43Knox County8.536+0.55 pts
44Gibson County8.503-0.34 pts
45Coffee County8.467+0.76 pts
46Cocke County8.444+1.62 pts
47Hardeman County8.443+2.15 pts
48Lake County8.434+4.77 pts
49Hickman County8.299-2.46 pts
50Morgan County8.247-0.36 pts
51Monroe County8.24+1.72 pts
52Claiborne County8.226-1.36 pts
53Marion County8.168+2.06 pts
54Campbell County8.133-1.2 pts
54Overton County8.133+1.2 pts
56Humphreys County8.117-0.16 pts
57Henderson County8.114-0.52 pts
58Shelby County7.874-0.56 pts
59Obion County7.855+0.99 pts
60Hamilton County7.809-0.65 pts
61Tipton County7.761-1.41 pts
62Cumberland County7.751-0.54 pts
63McMinn County7.743+0.58 pts
64Hawkins County7.726+1.79 pts
65Carroll County7.637+0.49 pts
66Giles County7.597+1.13 pts
67Polk County7.588+0.32 pts
68Madison County7.513-0.05 pts
69Lincoln County7.456+0.96 pts
70Bedford County7.453-1.86 pts
71Greene County7.383+0.82 pts
72Rhea County7.361-0.69 pts
73Sullivan County7.347+0.22 pts
74Johnson County7.323-1.77 pts
75McNairy County7.223-1.87 pts
76Warren County7.148-0.24 pts
77Weakley County7.076+0.42 pts
78Benton County7.018-2.04 pts
78Stewart County7.018-3.47 pts
80Scott County6.919-1.54 pts
81Anderson County6.673-1.44 pts
82Roane County6.6-2.35 pts
83Moore County6.504-1.07 pts
84Dyer County6.443-1.77 pts
85Carter County6.432-0.14 pts
86Haywood County6.164-0.71 pts
87Hardin County6.144-1.96 pts
88Lawrence County5.995-0.99 pts
89Jackson County5.952-1.7 pts
90Hamblen County5.88-0.71 pts
91Crockett County5.366-2.75 pts
92Trousdale County5.217-6.75 pts
93Unicoi County5.128-1.11 pts
94Union County4.408-4.78 pts
95Wayne County3.077-6.49 pts

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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. Equal values share a rank.

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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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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Pickett County, with 14.379% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wayne County, with 3.077% in 2012.

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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.

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