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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Williamson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2013, at 13.251%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.243%. The median was 8.227% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.93%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.251Williamson County
Lowest3.243Clay County
Median8.22792 counties
Tennessee8.93History

Map of counties, 2013

Anderson County: 7.203 %Bedford County: 9.753 %Benton County: 9.705 %Bledsoe County: 10 %Blount County: 8.803 %Bradley County: 7.522 %Campbell County: 6.569 %Cannon County: 10.453 %Carroll County: 7.488 %Carter County: 6.347 %Cheatham County: 10.398 %Chester County: 6.536 %Claiborne County: 10.811 %Clay County: 3.243 %Cocke County: 7.53 %Coffee County: 8.304 %Crockett County: 9.901 %Cumberland County: 9.949 %Davidson County: 10.886 %Decatur County: 5.314 %DeKalb County: 9.8 %Dickson County: 8.269 %Dyer County: 7.143 %Fayette County: 9.824 %Fentress County: 6.972 %Franklin County: 7.267 %Gibson County: 10.313 %Giles County: 5.39 %Grainger County: 9.87 %Greene County: 5.989 %Grundy County: 8.118 %Hamblen County: 7.921 %Hamilton County: 8.381 %Hardeman County: 8.973 %Hardin County: 6.769 %Hawkins County: 6.83 %Haywood County: 9.075 %Henderson County: 8.009 %Henry County: 7.256 %Hickman County: 10.947 %Houston County: 6.763 %Humphreys County: 8.264 %Jackson County: 12.048 %Jefferson County: 8.725 %Johnson County: 7.834 %Knox County: 8.6 %Lauderdale County: 9.391 %Lawrence County: 8.276 %Lewis County: 7.008 %Lincoln County: 9.263 %Loudon County: 8.426 %McMinn County: 7.258 %McNairy County: 5.612 %Macon County: 6.807 %Madison County: 7.129 %Marion County: 5.91 %Marshall County: 9.598 %Maury County: 8.952 %Meigs County: 11.399 %Monroe County: 9.221 %Montgomery County: 9.751 %Moore County: 11.475 %Morgan County: 9.79 %Obion County: 5.835 %Overton County: 6.972 %Perry County: 9.009 %Pickett County: 5.195 %Polk County: 10.056 %Putnam County: 7.695 %Rhea County: 8.949 %Roane County: 7.558 %Robertson County: 7.6 %Rutherford County: 9.744 %Scott County: 7.973 %Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sevier County: 10.356 %Shelby County: 8.058 %Smith County: 7.287 %Stewart County: 8.602 %Sullivan County: 6.689 %Sumner County: 9.658 %Tipton County: 7.351 %Trousdale County: 4.405 %Unicoi County: 8.19 %Union County: 7.386 %Warren County: 8.14 %Washington County: 7.016 %Wayne County: 10.08 %Weakley County: 8.09 %White County: 7.714 %Williamson County: 13.251 %Wilson County: 10.145 %
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%, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2013

Williamson County: 13.251 %Williamson County13.251Jackson County: 12.048 %Jackson County12.048Moore County: 11.475 %Moore County11.475Meigs County: 11.399 %Meigs County11.399Hickman County: 10.947 %Hickman County10.947Davidson County: 10.886 %Davidson County10.886Claiborne County: 10.811 %Claiborne County10.811Cannon County: 10.453 %Cannon County10.453Cheatham County: 10.398 %Cheatham County10.398Sevier County: 10.356 %Sevier County10.356Gibson County: 10.313 %Gibson County10.313Wilson County: 10.145 %Wilson County10.145Wayne County: 10.08 %Wayne County10.08Polk County: 10.056 %Polk County10.056Bledsoe County: 10 %Bledsoe County10Cumberland County: 9.949 %Cumberland County9.949Crockett County: 9.901 %Crockett County9.901Grainger County: 9.87 %Grainger County9.87Fayette County: 9.824 %Fayette County9.824DeKalb County: 9.8 %DeKalb County9.8Morgan County: 9.79 %Morgan County9.79Bedford County: 9.753 %Bedford County9.753Montgomery County: 9.751 %Montgomery County9.751Rutherford County: 9.744 %Rutherford County9.744Benton County: 9.705 %Benton County9.705Sumner County: 9.658 %Sumner County9.658Marshall County: 9.598 %Marshall County9.598Lauderdale County: 9.391 %Lauderdale County9.391Lincoln County: 9.263 %Lincoln County9.263Monroe County: 9.221 %Monroe County9.221Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sequatchie County9.195Haywood County: 9.075 %Haywood County9.075Perry County: 9.009 %Perry County9.009Hardeman County: 8.973 %Hardeman County8.973Maury County: 8.952 %Maury County8.952Rhea County: 8.949 %Rhea County8.949Blount County: 8.803 %Blount County8.803Jefferson County: 8.725 %Jefferson County8.725Stewart County: 8.602 %Stewart County8.602Knox County: 8.6 %Knox County8.6Williamson County: 13.251 %Williamson County13.251Jackson County: 12.048 %Jackson County12.048Moore County: 11.475 %Moore County11.475Meigs County: 11.399 %Meigs County11.399Hickman County: 10.947 %Hickman County10.947Davidson County: 10.886 %Davidson County10.886Claiborne County: 10.811 %Claiborne County10.811Cannon County: 10.453 %Cannon County10.453Cheatham County: 10.398 %Cheatham County10.398Sevier County: 10.356 %Sevier County10.356Gibson County: 10.313 %Gibson County10.313Wilson County: 10.145 %Wilson County10.145Wayne County: 10.08 %Wayne County10.08Polk County: 10.056 %Polk County10.056Bledsoe County: 10 %Bledsoe County10Cumberland County: 9.949 %Cumberland County9.949Crockett County: 9.901 %Crockett County9.901Grainger County: 9.87 %Grainger County9.87Fayette County: 9.824 %Fayette County9.824DeKalb County: 9.8 %DeKalb County9.8Morgan County: 9.79 %Morgan County9.79Bedford County: 9.753 %Bedford County9.753Montgomery County: 9.751 %Montgomery County9.751Rutherford County: 9.744 %Rutherford County9.744Benton County: 9.705 %Benton County9.705Sumner County: 9.658 %Sumner County9.658Marshall County: 9.598 %Marshall County9.598Lauderdale County: 9.391 %Lauderdale County9.391Lincoln County: 9.263 %Lincoln County9.263Monroe County: 9.221 %Monroe County9.221Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sequatchie County9.195Haywood County: 9.075 %Haywood County9.075Perry County: 9.009 %Perry County9.009Hardeman County: 8.973 %Hardeman County8.973Maury County: 8.952 %Maury County8.952Rhea County: 8.949 %Rhea County8.949Blount County: 8.803 %Blount County8.803Jefferson County: 8.725 %Jefferson County8.725Stewart County: 8.602 %Stewart County8.602Knox County: 8.6 %Knox County8.6
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Williamson County13.251+2.07 pts
2Jackson County12.048+6.1 pts
3Moore County11.475+4.97 pts
4Meigs County11.399-1.23 pts
5Hickman County10.947+2.65 pts
6Davidson County10.886+1.34 pts
7Claiborne County10.811+2.58 pts
8Cannon County10.453-2.54 pts
9Cheatham County10.398+1.77 pts
10Sevier County10.356+0.49 pts
11Gibson County10.313+1.81 pts
12Wilson County10.145+0.24 pts
13Wayne County10.08+7 pts
14Polk County10.056+2.47 pts
15Bledsoe County10-0.53 pts
16Cumberland County9.949+2.2 pts
17Crockett County9.901+4.54 pts
18Grainger County9.87-2.66 pts
19Fayette County9.824-1.29 pts
20DeKalb County9.8-0.67 pts
21Morgan County9.79+1.54 pts
22Bedford County9.753+2.3 pts
23Montgomery County9.751-0.42 pts
24Rutherford County9.744-1.23 pts
25Benton County9.705+2.69 pts
26Sumner County9.658-0.92 pts
27Marshall County9.598+0.21 pts
28Lauderdale County9.391+0.03 pts
29Lincoln County9.263+1.81 pts
30Monroe County9.221+0.98 pts
31Sequatchie County9.195-1.18 pts
32Haywood County9.075+2.91 pts
33Perry County9.009-0.81 pts
34Hardeman County8.973+0.53 pts
35Maury County8.952-0.37 pts
36Rhea County8.949+1.59 pts
37Blount County8.803-0.74 pts
38Jefferson County8.725-0.18 pts
39Stewart County8.602+1.58 pts
40Knox County8.6+0.06 pts
41Loudon County8.426-1.56 pts
42Hamilton County8.381+0.57 pts
43Coffee County8.304-0.16 pts
44Lawrence County8.276+2.28 pts
45Dickson County8.269-1.08 pts
46Humphreys County8.264+0.15 pts
47Unicoi County8.19+3.06 pts
48Warren County8.14+0.99 pts
49Grundy County8.118-3.12 pts
50Weakley County8.09+1.01 pts
51Shelby County8.058+0.18 pts
52Henderson County8.009-0.11 pts
53Scott County7.973+1.05 pts
54Hamblen County7.921+2.04 pts
55Johnson County7.834+0.51 pts
56White County7.714-1.85 pts
57Putnam County7.695-1.36 pts
58Robertson County7.6-2.86 pts
59Roane County7.558+0.96 pts
60Cocke County7.53-0.91 pts
61Bradley County7.522-1.27 pts
62Carroll County7.488-0.15 pts
63Union County7.386+2.98 pts
64Tipton County7.351-0.41 pts
65Smith County7.287-2.31 pts
66Franklin County7.267-1.75 pts
67McMinn County7.258-0.49 pts
68Henry County7.256-2.44 pts
69Anderson County7.203+0.53 pts
70Dyer County7.143+0.7 pts
71Madison County7.129-0.38 pts
72Washington County7.016-1.55 pts
73Lewis County7.008-3.6 pts
74Fentress County6.972-1.61 pts
74Overton County6.972-1.16 pts
76Hawkins County6.83-0.9 pts
77Macon County6.807-2.3 pts
78Hardin County6.769+0.63 pts
79Houston County6.763-3.09 pts
80Sullivan County6.689-0.66 pts
81Campbell County6.569-1.56 pts
82Chester County6.536-4.01 pts
83Carter County6.347-0.08 pts
84Greene County5.989-1.39 pts
85Marion County5.91-2.26 pts
86Obion County5.835-2.02 pts
87McNairy County5.612-1.61 pts
88Giles County5.39-2.21 pts
89Decatur County5.314-3.78 pts
90Pickett County5.195-9.18 pts
91Trousdale County4.405-0.81 pts
92Clay County3.243-7.17 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Williamson County, with 13.251% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Clay County, with 3.243% in 2013.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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