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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Jackson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 94 counties in 2015, at 12.766%. Henry County had the lowest, at 4.827%. The median was 8.066% and the figure for Tennessee was 9.187%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.766Jackson County
Lowest4.827Henry County
Median8.06694 counties
Tennessee9.187History

Map of counties, 2015

Anderson County: 7.521 %Bedford County: 8.595 %Benton County: 5.498 %Bledsoe County: 9.091 %Blount County: 7.974 %Bradley County: 7.628 %Campbell County: 7.22 %Cannon County: 10.726 %Carroll County: 6.974 %Carter County: 6.402 %Cheatham County: 11.505 %Chester County: 5.882 %Claiborne County: 8.195 %Clay County: 7.955 %Cocke County: 5.587 %Coffee County: 6.021 %Crockett County: 7.194 %Cumberland County: 7.366 %Davidson County: 10.963 %Decatur County: 7.901 %DeKalb County: 7.407 %Dickson County: 8.227 %Dyer County: 7.382 %Fayette County: 9.159 %Fentress County: 8.811 %Franklin County: 7.477 %Gibson County: 7.433 %Giles County: 6.293 %Grainger County: 4.975 %Greene County: 6.163 %Grundy County: 7.692 %Hamblen County: 8.109 %Hamilton County: 8.729 %Hancock County: 8.511 %Hardeman County: 7.773 %Hardin County: 9.071 %Hawkins County: 8.392 %Haywood County: 8.177 %Henderson County: 6.813 %Henry County: 4.827 %Hickman County: 7.423 %Houston County: 8.867 %Humphreys County: 7.742 %Jackson County: 12.766 %Jefferson County: 9.595 %Johnson County: 6.335 %Knox County: 9.298 %Lake County: 7.547 %Lauderdale County: 5.093 %Lawrence County: 7.663 %Lewis County: 11.549 %Lincoln County: 7.614 %Loudon County: 9.075 %McMinn County: 6.627 %McNairy County: 9.573 %Macon County: 7.432 %Madison County: 6.663 %Marion County: 8.685 %Marshall County: 9.545 %Maury County: 9.25 %Meigs County: 9.626 %Monroe County: 9.098 %Montgomery County: 10.652 %Moore County: 8.621 %Morgan County: 5.634 %Obion County: 7.383 %Overton County: 8.633 %Perry County: 5.381 %Pickett County: 6.579 %Polk County: 9.677 %Putnam County: 8.86 %Rhea County: 6.349 %Roane County: 6.484 %Robertson County: 10.333 %Rutherford County: 10.789 %Scott County: 8 %Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sevier County: 10.611 %Shelby County: 8.374 %Smith County: 10 %Stewart County: 10.83 %Sullivan County: 6.987 %Sumner County: 11.024 %Tipton County: 9.846 %Trousdale County: 9.91 %Unicoi County: 6.667 %Union County: 12.174 %Warren County: 6.414 %Washington County: 7.908 %Wayne County: 11.2 %Weakley County: 8.022 %White County: 10.571 %Williamson County: 12.293 %Wilson County: 11.407 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Jackson County: 12.766 %Jackson County12.766Williamson County: 12.293 %Williamson County12.293Union County: 12.174 %Union County12.174Lewis County: 11.549 %Lewis County11.549Cheatham County: 11.505 %Cheatham County11.505Wilson County: 11.407 %Wilson County11.407Wayne County: 11.2 %Wayne County11.2Sumner County: 11.024 %Sumner County11.024Davidson County: 10.963 %Davidson County10.963Stewart County: 10.83 %Stewart County10.83Rutherford County: 10.789 %Rutherford County10.789Cannon County: 10.726 %Cannon County10.726Montgomery County: 10.652 %Montgomery County10.652Sevier County: 10.611 %Sevier County10.611White County: 10.571 %White County10.571Robertson County: 10.333 %Robertson County10.333Smith County: 10 %Smith County10Trousdale County: 9.91 %Trousdale County9.91Tipton County: 9.846 %Tipton County9.846Polk County: 9.677 %Polk County9.677Meigs County: 9.626 %Meigs County9.626Jefferson County: 9.595 %Jefferson County9.595McNairy County: 9.573 %McNairy County9.573Marshall County: 9.545 %Marshall County9.545Knox County: 9.298 %Knox County9.298Maury County: 9.25 %Maury County9.25Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sequatchie County9.195Fayette County: 9.159 %Fayette County9.159Monroe County: 9.098 %Monroe County9.098Bledsoe County: 9.091 %Bledsoe County9.091Loudon County: 9.075 %Loudon County9.075Hardin County: 9.071 %Hardin County9.071Houston County: 8.867 %Houston County8.867Putnam County: 8.86 %Putnam County8.86Fentress County: 8.811 %Fentress County8.811Hamilton County: 8.729 %Hamilton County8.729Marion County: 8.685 %Marion County8.685Overton County: 8.633 %Overton County8.633Moore County: 8.621 %Moore County8.621Bedford County: 8.595 %Bedford County8.595Jackson County: 12.766 %Jackson County12.766Williamson County: 12.293 %Williamson County12.293Union County: 12.174 %Union County12.174Lewis County: 11.549 %Lewis County11.549Cheatham County: 11.505 %Cheatham County11.505Wilson County: 11.407 %Wilson County11.407Wayne County: 11.2 %Wayne County11.2Sumner County: 11.024 %Sumner County11.024Davidson County: 10.963 %Davidson County10.963Stewart County: 10.83 %Stewart County10.83Rutherford County: 10.789 %Rutherford County10.789Cannon County: 10.726 %Cannon County10.726Montgomery County: 10.652 %Montgomery County10.652Sevier County: 10.611 %Sevier County10.611White County: 10.571 %White County10.571Robertson County: 10.333 %Robertson County10.333Smith County: 10 %Smith County10Trousdale County: 9.91 %Trousdale County9.91Tipton County: 9.846 %Tipton County9.846Polk County: 9.677 %Polk County9.677Meigs County: 9.626 %Meigs County9.626Jefferson County: 9.595 %Jefferson County9.595McNairy County: 9.573 %McNairy County9.573Marshall County: 9.545 %Marshall County9.545Knox County: 9.298 %Knox County9.298Maury County: 9.25 %Maury County9.25Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sequatchie County9.195Fayette County: 9.159 %Fayette County9.159Monroe County: 9.098 %Monroe County9.098Bledsoe County: 9.091 %Bledsoe County9.091Loudon County: 9.075 %Loudon County9.075Hardin County: 9.071 %Hardin County9.071Houston County: 8.867 %Houston County8.867Putnam County: 8.86 %Putnam County8.86Fentress County: 8.811 %Fentress County8.811Hamilton County: 8.729 %Hamilton County8.729Marion County: 8.685 %Marion County8.685Overton County: 8.633 %Overton County8.633Moore County: 8.621 %Moore County8.621Bedford County: 8.595 %Bedford County8.595
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Jackson County12.766+2.6 pts
2Williamson County12.293+0.12 pts
3Union County12.174+4.66 pts
4Lewis County11.549+1.74 pts
5Cheatham County11.505+0.78 pts
6Wilson County11.407+1.18 pts
7Wayne County11.2+0.39 pts
8Sumner County11.024+1.23 pts
9Davidson County10.963+0.03 pts
10Stewart County10.83+2.07 pts
11Rutherford County10.789+1.1 pts
12Cannon County10.726-0.53 pts
13Montgomery County10.652+1.07 pts
14Sevier County10.611+1.05 pts
15White County10.571+3.05 pts
16Robertson County10.333+0.85 pts
17Smith County10+4.59 pts
18Trousdale County9.91+4.5 pts
19Tipton County9.846+2.08 pts
20Polk County9.677-2.51 pts
21Meigs County9.626+4.31 pts
22Jefferson County9.595+1.07 pts
23McNairy County9.573+1.76 pts
24Marshall County9.545-0.03 pts
25Knox County9.298+0.8 pts
26Maury County9.25-0.05 pts
27Sequatchie County9.195+0.6 pts
28Fayette County9.159+0.96 pts
29Monroe County9.098+1.09 pts
30Bledsoe County9.091-4.67 pts
31Loudon County9.075+0.68 pts
32Hardin County9.071+1.52 pts
33Houston County8.867+2.1 pts
34Putnam County8.86+0.63 pts
35Fentress County8.811+1.65 pts
36Hamilton County8.729+0.21 pts
37Marion County8.685+1.76 pts
38Overton County8.633+2.04 pts
39Moore County8.621n/a
40Bedford County8.595+1.5 pts
41Hancock County8.511n/a
42Hawkins County8.392+3.1 pts
43Shelby County8.374-0.07 pts
44Dickson County8.227+0.72 pts
45Claiborne County8.195+1.04 pts
46Haywood County8.177-0.82 pts
47Hamblen County8.109+0.92 pts
48Weakley County8.022-3.01 pts
49Scott County8+2.68 pts
50Blount County7.974-0.47 pts
51Clay County7.955+2.24 pts
52Washington County7.908-0.3 pts
53Decatur County7.901-2.05 pts
54Hardeman County7.773+1.36 pts
55Humphreys County7.742-0.09 pts
56Grundy County7.692+1 pts
57Lawrence County7.663+0.96 pts
58Bradley County7.628-0.89 pts
59Lincoln County7.614-1.32 pts
60Lake County7.547-0.25 pts
61Anderson County7.521+0.43 pts
62Franklin County7.477+0.09 pts
63Gibson County7.433+0.96 pts
64Macon County7.432+0.82 pts
65Hickman County7.423-1.67 pts
66DeKalb County7.407-2.81 pts
67Obion County7.383+1.22 pts
68Dyer County7.382+2.15 pts
69Cumberland County7.366+0.6 pts
70Campbell County7.22-0.44 pts
71Crockett County7.194-2.51 pts
72Sullivan County6.987+0.26 pts
73Carroll County6.974-0.13 pts
74Henderson County6.813-1.86 pts
75Unicoi County6.667+0.2 pts
76Madison County6.663-2.3 pts
77McMinn County6.627-0.13 pts
78Pickett County6.579-2.57 pts
79Roane County6.484-2.57 pts
80Warren County6.414+0.74 pts
81Carter County6.402-3.5 pts
82Rhea County6.349+1.15 pts
83Johnson County6.335-2.8 pts
84Giles County6.293-0.39 pts
85Greene County6.163-0.15 pts
86Coffee County6.021-1.5 pts
87Chester County5.882+0.97 pts
88Morgan County5.634-4.05 pts
89Cocke County5.587-4.36 pts
90Benton County5.498-1.68 pts
91Perry County5.381-3.51 pts
92Lauderdale County5.093-3.51 pts
93Grainger County4.975-7.75 pts
94Henry County4.827-1.92 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jackson County, with 12.766% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Henry County, with 4.827% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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