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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Bledsoe County had the highest establishment entry rate of 93 counties in 2014, at 13.761%. Chester County had the lowest, at 4.911%. The median was 8.21% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.931%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.761Bledsoe County
Lowest4.911Chester County
Median8.2193 counties
Tennessee8.931History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 7.089 %Bedford County: 7.094 %Benton County: 7.179 %Bledsoe County: 13.761 %Blount County: 8.446 %Bradley County: 8.52 %Campbell County: 7.657 %Cannon County: 11.258 %Carroll County: 7.108 %Carter County: 9.907 %Cheatham County: 10.725 %Chester County: 4.911 %Claiborne County: 7.152 %Clay County: 5.714 %Cocke County: 9.945 %Coffee County: 7.517 %Crockett County: 9.709 %Cumberland County: 6.768 %Davidson County: 10.935 %Decatur County: 9.95 %DeKalb County: 10.219 %Dickson County: 7.503 %Dyer County: 5.227 %Fayette County: 8.194 %Fentress County: 7.159 %Franklin County: 7.39 %Gibson County: 6.478 %Giles County: 6.68 %Grainger County: 12.723 %Greene County: 6.313 %Grundy County: 6.691 %Hamblen County: 7.184 %Hamilton County: 8.521 %Hardeman County: 6.414 %Hardin County: 7.547 %Hawkins County: 5.291 %Haywood County: 8.997 %Henderson County: 8.676 %Henry County: 6.752 %Hickman County: 9.091 %Houston County: 6.763 %Humphreys County: 7.83 %Jackson County: 10.169 %Jefferson County: 8.528 %Johnson County: 9.132 %Knox County: 8.502 %Lake County: 7.792 %Lauderdale County: 8.606 %Lawrence County: 6.707 %Lewis County: 9.809 %Lincoln County: 8.93 %Loudon County: 8.397 %McMinn County: 6.762 %McNairy County: 7.813 %Macon County: 6.612 %Madison County: 8.965 %Marion County: 6.921 %Marshall County: 9.577 %Maury County: 9.305 %Meigs County: 5.319 %Monroe County: 8.012 %Montgomery County: 9.586 %Morgan County: 9.689 %Obion County: 6.167 %Overton County: 6.593 %Perry County: 8.889 %Pickett County: 9.15 %Polk County: 12.188 %Putnam County: 8.226 %Rhea County: 5.198 %Roane County: 9.052 %Robertson County: 9.487 %Rutherford County: 9.688 %Scott County: 5.316 %Sequatchie County: 8.596 %Sevier County: 9.564 %Shelby County: 8.443 %Smith County: 5.405 %Stewart County: 8.759 %Sullivan County: 6.728 %Sumner County: 9.79 %Tipton County: 7.77 %Trousdale County: 5.405 %Unicoi County: 6.466 %Union County: 7.514 %Van Buren County: 13.699 %Warren County: 5.677 %Washington County: 8.21 %Wayne County: 10.811 %Weakley County: 11.028 %White County: 7.525 %Williamson County: 12.172 %Wilson County: 10.229 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Bledsoe County: 13.761 %Bledsoe County13.761Van Buren County: 13.699 %Van Buren County13.699Grainger County: 12.723 %Grainger County12.723Polk County: 12.188 %Polk County12.188Williamson County: 12.172 %Williamson County12.172Cannon County: 11.258 %Cannon County11.258Weakley County: 11.028 %Weakley County11.028Davidson County: 10.935 %Davidson County10.935Wayne County: 10.811 %Wayne County10.811Cheatham County: 10.725 %Cheatham County10.725Wilson County: 10.229 %Wilson County10.229DeKalb County: 10.219 %DeKalb County10.219Jackson County: 10.169 %Jackson County10.169Decatur County: 9.95 %Decatur County9.95Cocke County: 9.945 %Cocke County9.945Carter County: 9.907 %Carter County9.907Lewis County: 9.809 %Lewis County9.809Sumner County: 9.79 %Sumner County9.79Crockett County: 9.709 %Crockett County9.709Morgan County: 9.689 %Morgan County9.689Rutherford County: 9.688 %Rutherford County9.688Montgomery County: 9.586 %Montgomery County9.586Marshall County: 9.577 %Marshall County9.577Sevier County: 9.564 %Sevier County9.564Robertson County: 9.487 %Robertson County9.487Maury County: 9.305 %Maury County9.305Pickett County: 9.15 %Pickett County9.15Johnson County: 9.132 %Johnson County9.132Hickman County: 9.091 %Hickman County9.091Roane County: 9.052 %Roane County9.052Haywood County: 8.997 %Haywood County8.997Madison County: 8.965 %Madison County8.965Lincoln County: 8.93 %Lincoln County8.93Perry County: 8.889 %Perry County8.889Stewart County: 8.759 %Stewart County8.759Henderson County: 8.676 %Henderson County8.676Lauderdale County: 8.606 %Lauderdale County8.606Sequatchie County: 8.596 %Sequatchie County8.596Jefferson County: 8.528 %Jefferson County8.528Hamilton County: 8.521 %Hamilton County8.521Bledsoe County: 13.761 %Bledsoe County13.761Van Buren County: 13.699 %Van Buren County13.699Grainger County: 12.723 %Grainger County12.723Polk County: 12.188 %Polk County12.188Williamson County: 12.172 %Williamson County12.172Cannon County: 11.258 %Cannon County11.258Weakley County: 11.028 %Weakley County11.028Davidson County: 10.935 %Davidson County10.935Wayne County: 10.811 %Wayne County10.811Cheatham County: 10.725 %Cheatham County10.725Wilson County: 10.229 %Wilson County10.229DeKalb County: 10.219 %DeKalb County10.219Jackson County: 10.169 %Jackson County10.169Decatur County: 9.95 %Decatur County9.95Cocke County: 9.945 %Cocke County9.945Carter County: 9.907 %Carter County9.907Lewis County: 9.809 %Lewis County9.809Sumner County: 9.79 %Sumner County9.79Crockett County: 9.709 %Crockett County9.709Morgan County: 9.689 %Morgan County9.689Rutherford County: 9.688 %Rutherford County9.688Montgomery County: 9.586 %Montgomery County9.586Marshall County: 9.577 %Marshall County9.577Sevier County: 9.564 %Sevier County9.564Robertson County: 9.487 %Robertson County9.487Maury County: 9.305 %Maury County9.305Pickett County: 9.15 %Pickett County9.15Johnson County: 9.132 %Johnson County9.132Hickman County: 9.091 %Hickman County9.091Roane County: 9.052 %Roane County9.052Haywood County: 8.997 %Haywood County8.997Madison County: 8.965 %Madison County8.965Lincoln County: 8.93 %Lincoln County8.93Perry County: 8.889 %Perry County8.889Stewart County: 8.759 %Stewart County8.759Henderson County: 8.676 %Henderson County8.676Lauderdale County: 8.606 %Lauderdale County8.606Sequatchie County: 8.596 %Sequatchie County8.596Jefferson County: 8.528 %Jefferson County8.528Hamilton County: 8.521 %Hamilton County8.521
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bledsoe County13.761+3.76 pts
2Van Buren County13.699n/a
3Grainger County12.723+2.85 pts
4Polk County12.188+2.13 pts
5Williamson County12.172-1.08 pts
6Cannon County11.258+0.8 pts
7Weakley County11.028+2.94 pts
8Davidson County10.935+0.05 pts
9Wayne County10.811+0.73 pts
10Cheatham County10.725+0.33 pts
11Wilson County10.229+0.08 pts
12DeKalb County10.219+0.42 pts
13Jackson County10.169-1.88 pts
14Decatur County9.95+4.64 pts
15Cocke County9.945+2.42 pts
16Carter County9.907+3.56 pts
17Lewis County9.809+2.8 pts
18Sumner County9.79+0.13 pts
19Crockett County9.709-0.19 pts
20Morgan County9.689-0.1 pts
21Rutherford County9.688-0.06 pts
22Montgomery County9.586-0.16 pts
23Marshall County9.577-0.02 pts
24Sevier County9.564-0.79 pts
25Robertson County9.487+1.89 pts
26Maury County9.305+0.35 pts
27Pickett County9.15+3.96 pts
28Johnson County9.132+1.3 pts
29Hickman County9.091-1.86 pts
30Roane County9.052+1.49 pts
31Haywood County8.997-0.08 pts
32Madison County8.965+1.84 pts
33Lincoln County8.93-0.33 pts
34Perry County8.889-0.12 pts
35Stewart County8.759+0.16 pts
36Henderson County8.676+0.67 pts
37Lauderdale County8.606-0.79 pts
38Sequatchie County8.596-0.6 pts
39Jefferson County8.528-0.2 pts
40Hamilton County8.521+0.14 pts
41Bradley County8.52+1 pts
42Knox County8.502-0.1 pts
43Blount County8.446-0.36 pts
44Shelby County8.443+0.38 pts
45Loudon County8.397-0.03 pts
46Putnam County8.226+0.53 pts
47Washington County8.21+1.19 pts
48Fayette County8.194-1.63 pts
49Monroe County8.012-1.21 pts
50Humphreys County7.83-0.43 pts
51McNairy County7.813+2.2 pts
52Lake County7.792n/a
53Tipton County7.77+0.42 pts
54Campbell County7.657+1.09 pts
55Hardin County7.547+0.78 pts
56White County7.525-0.19 pts
57Coffee County7.517-0.79 pts
58Union County7.514+0.13 pts
59Dickson County7.503-0.77 pts
60Franklin County7.39+0.12 pts
61Hamblen County7.184-0.74 pts
62Benton County7.179-2.53 pts
63Fentress County7.159+0.19 pts
64Claiborne County7.152-3.66 pts
65Carroll County7.108-0.38 pts
66Bedford County7.094-2.66 pts
67Anderson County7.089-0.11 pts
68Marion County6.921+1.01 pts
69Cumberland County6.768-3.18 pts
70Houston County6.7630 pts
71McMinn County6.762-0.5 pts
72Henry County6.752-0.5 pts
73Sullivan County6.728+0.04 pts
74Lawrence County6.707-1.57 pts
75Grundy County6.691-1.43 pts
76Giles County6.68+1.29 pts
77Macon County6.612-0.2 pts
78Overton County6.593-0.38 pts
79Gibson County6.478-3.84 pts
80Unicoi County6.466-1.72 pts
81Hardeman County6.414-2.56 pts
82Greene County6.313+0.32 pts
83Obion County6.167+0.33 pts
84Clay County5.714+2.47 pts
85Warren County5.677-2.46 pts
86Smith County5.405-1.88 pts
86Trousdale County5.405+1 pts
88Meigs County5.319-6.08 pts
89Scott County5.316-2.66 pts
90Hawkins County5.291-1.54 pts
91Dyer County5.227-1.92 pts
92Rhea County5.198-3.75 pts
93Chester County4.911-1.63 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Bledsoe County, with 13.761% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Chester County, with 4.911% in 2014.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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