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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Moore County had the highest establishment entry rate of 95 counties in 2018, at 16.667%. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 2.703%. The median was 7.751% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.394%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.667Moore County
Lowest2.703Trousdale County
Median7.75195 counties
Tennessee8.394History

Map of counties, 2018

Anderson County: 6.582 %Bedford County: 8.794 %Benton County: 7.194 %Bledsoe County: 12.808 %Blount County: 7.764 %Bradley County: 7.089 %Campbell County: 9.712 %Cannon County: 12.36 %Carroll County: 7.125 %Carter County: 5.405 %Cheatham County: 9.383 %Chester County: 6.682 %Claiborne County: 7.592 %Clay County: 6.283 %Cocke County: 6.222 %Coffee County: 6.082 %Crockett County: 8.92 %Cumberland County: 10.558 %Davidson County: 9.495 %Decatur County: 6.965 %DeKalb County: 9.807 %Dickson County: 9.456 %Dyer County: 5.184 %Fayette County: 11.181 %Fentress County: 8.23 %Franklin County: 7.855 %Gibson County: 6.94 %Giles County: 5.545 %Grainger County: 8.78 %Greene County: 6.961 %Grundy County: 6.25 %Hamblen County: 8.036 %Hamilton County: 7.751 %Hancock County: 9.709 %Hardeman County: 6.221 %Hardin County: 7.869 %Hawkins County: 9.356 %Haywood County: 5.842 %Henderson County: 8.261 %Henry County: 6.631 %Hickman County: 10.2 %Houston County: 11.823 %Humphreys County: 6.419 %Jackson County: 15.385 %Jefferson County: 8.669 %Johnson County: 6.944 %Knox County: 7.716 %Lake County: 7.092 %Lauderdale County: 7.018 %Lawrence County: 7.321 %Lewis County: 10.23 %Lincoln County: 7.642 %Loudon County: 6.912 %McMinn County: 6.036 %McNairy County: 6.718 %Macon County: 8.262 %Madison County: 6.875 %Marion County: 5.405 %Marshall County: 7.112 %Maury County: 9.503 %Meigs County: 4.469 %Monroe County: 7.606 %Montgomery County: 10.683 %Moore County: 16.667 %Morgan County: 5.018 %Obion County: 7.515 %Overton County: 7.973 %Perry County: 8.295 %Pickett County: 9.459 %Polk County: 9.474 %Putnam County: 7.201 %Rhea County: 8.538 %Roane County: 6.2 %Robertson County: 9.507 %Rutherford County: 9.772 %Scott County: 4.473 %Sequatchie County: 6.742 %Sevier County: 8.076 %Shelby County: 7.969 %Smith County: 9.339 %Stewart County: 6.294 %Sullivan County: 6.948 %Sumner County: 10.01 %Tipton County: 7.927 %Trousdale County: 2.703 %Unicoi County: 7.111 %Union County: 9.366 %Van Buren County: 14.815 %Warren County: 6.671 %Washington County: 7.58 %Wayne County: 6.933 %Weakley County: 8.704 %White County: 8.333 %Williamson County: 10.6 %Wilson County: 10.599 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Moore County: 16.667 %Moore County16.667Jackson County: 15.385 %Jackson County15.385Van Buren County: 14.815 %Van Buren County14.815Bledsoe County: 12.808 %Bledsoe County12.808Cannon County: 12.36 %Cannon County12.36Houston County: 11.823 %Houston County11.823Fayette County: 11.181 %Fayette County11.181Montgomery County: 10.683 %Montgomery County10.683Williamson County: 10.6 %Williamson County10.6Wilson County: 10.599 %Wilson County10.599Cumberland County: 10.558 %Cumberland County10.558Lewis County: 10.23 %Lewis County10.23Hickman County: 10.2 %Hickman County10.2Sumner County: 10.01 %Sumner County10.01DeKalb County: 9.807 %DeKalb County9.807Rutherford County: 9.772 %Rutherford County9.772Campbell County: 9.712 %Campbell County9.712Hancock County: 9.709 %Hancock County9.709Robertson County: 9.507 %Robertson County9.507Maury County: 9.503 %Maury County9.503Davidson County: 9.495 %Davidson County9.495Polk County: 9.474 %Polk County9.474Pickett County: 9.459 %Pickett County9.459Dickson County: 9.456 %Dickson County9.456Cheatham County: 9.383 %Cheatham County9.383Union County: 9.366 %Union County9.366Hawkins County: 9.356 %Hawkins County9.356Smith County: 9.339 %Smith County9.339Crockett County: 8.92 %Crockett County8.92Bedford County: 8.794 %Bedford County8.794Grainger County: 8.78 %Grainger County8.78Weakley County: 8.704 %Weakley County8.704Jefferson County: 8.669 %Jefferson County8.669Rhea County: 8.538 %Rhea County8.538White County: 8.333 %White County8.333Perry County: 8.295 %Perry County8.295Macon County: 8.262 %Macon County8.262Henderson County: 8.261 %Henderson County8.261Fentress County: 8.23 %Fentress County8.23Sevier County: 8.076 %Sevier County8.076Moore County: 16.667 %Moore County16.667Jackson County: 15.385 %Jackson County15.385Van Buren County: 14.815 %Van Buren County14.815Bledsoe County: 12.808 %Bledsoe County12.808Cannon County: 12.36 %Cannon County12.36Houston County: 11.823 %Houston County11.823Fayette County: 11.181 %Fayette County11.181Montgomery County: 10.683 %Montgomery County10.683Williamson County: 10.6 %Williamson County10.6Wilson County: 10.599 %Wilson County10.599Cumberland County: 10.558 %Cumberland County10.558Lewis County: 10.23 %Lewis County10.23Hickman County: 10.2 %Hickman County10.2Sumner County: 10.01 %Sumner County10.01DeKalb County: 9.807 %DeKalb County9.807Rutherford County: 9.772 %Rutherford County9.772Campbell County: 9.712 %Campbell County9.712Hancock County: 9.709 %Hancock County9.709Robertson County: 9.507 %Robertson County9.507Maury County: 9.503 %Maury County9.503Davidson County: 9.495 %Davidson County9.495Polk County: 9.474 %Polk County9.474Pickett County: 9.459 %Pickett County9.459Dickson County: 9.456 %Dickson County9.456Cheatham County: 9.383 %Cheatham County9.383Union County: 9.366 %Union County9.366Hawkins County: 9.356 %Hawkins County9.356Smith County: 9.339 %Smith County9.339Crockett County: 8.92 %Crockett County8.92Bedford County: 8.794 %Bedford County8.794Grainger County: 8.78 %Grainger County8.78Weakley County: 8.704 %Weakley County8.704Jefferson County: 8.669 %Jefferson County8.669Rhea County: 8.538 %Rhea County8.538White County: 8.333 %White County8.333Perry County: 8.295 %Perry County8.295Macon County: 8.262 %Macon County8.262Henderson County: 8.261 %Henderson County8.261Fentress County: 8.23 %Fentress County8.23Sevier County: 8.076 %Sevier County8.076
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Moore County16.667+11.87 pts
2Jackson County15.385+7.22 pts
3Van Buren County14.815+1.48 pts
4Bledsoe County12.808+5.84 pts
5Cannon County12.36+2.16 pts
6Houston County11.823+3.82 pts
7Fayette County11.181+4.02 pts
8Montgomery County10.683+1.74 pts
9Williamson County10.6-2.46 pts
10Wilson County10.599+0.43 pts
11Cumberland County10.558+4.36 pts
12Lewis County10.23+2.46 pts
13Hickman County10.2-2.11 pts
14Sumner County10.01-0.18 pts
15DeKalb County9.807+1.14 pts
16Rutherford County9.772-1.16 pts
17Campbell County9.712+2.85 pts
18Hancock County9.709-0.5 pts
19Robertson County9.507+0.04 pts
20Maury County9.503+0.5 pts
21Davidson County9.495-0.42 pts
22Polk County9.474-4.43 pts
23Pickett County9.459+5.54 pts
24Dickson County9.456+0.38 pts
25Cheatham County9.383-0.59 pts
26Union County9.366+3.78 pts
27Hawkins County9.356+1.66 pts
28Smith County9.339-4.61 pts
29Crockett County8.92+0.79 pts
30Bedford County8.794-0.21 pts
31Grainger County8.78-0.15 pts
32Weakley County8.704+1.51 pts
33Jefferson County8.669-1.97 pts
34Rhea County8.538+0.34 pts
35White County8.333-1.19 pts
36Perry County8.295+3.71 pts
37Macon County8.262+3.19 pts
38Henderson County8.261-0.9 pts
39Fentress County8.23+1.15 pts
40Sevier County8.076-1.2 pts
41Hamblen County8.036+1.56 pts
42Overton County7.973+0.57 pts
43Shelby County7.969-0.19 pts
44Tipton County7.927+0.01 pts
45Hardin County7.869+0.41 pts
46Franklin County7.855+1.08 pts
47Blount County7.764-0.48 pts
48Hamilton County7.751-1.52 pts
49Knox County7.716-0.54 pts
50Lincoln County7.642+1.35 pts
51Monroe County7.606+0.14 pts
52Claiborne County7.592-2.1 pts
53Washington County7.58-0.22 pts
54Obion County7.515+1.45 pts
55Lawrence County7.321-0.85 pts
56Putnam County7.201-0.91 pts
57Benton County7.194+0.11 pts
58Carroll County7.125-1.43 pts
59Marshall County7.112-2.56 pts
60Unicoi County7.111-0.96 pts
61Lake County7.092+7.09 pts
62Bradley County7.089-0.32 pts
63Lauderdale County7.018+1.46 pts
64Decatur County6.965+3.07 pts
65Greene County6.961-0.43 pts
66Sullivan County6.948-0.28 pts
67Johnson County6.944+1.44 pts
68Gibson County6.94-1.4 pts
69Wayne County6.933-1.55 pts
70Loudon County6.912-2.12 pts
71Madison County6.875+0.29 pts
72Sequatchie County6.742-1.88 pts
73McNairy County6.718-2.14 pts
74Chester County6.682-2.88 pts
75Warren County6.671-1.54 pts
76Henry County6.631-1.41 pts
77Anderson County6.582-0.91 pts
78Humphreys County6.419-0.25 pts
79Stewart County6.294-1.92 pts
80Clay County6.283-7.4 pts
81Grundy County6.25+0.05 pts
82Cocke County6.222-1.93 pts
83Hardeman County6.221-1.82 pts
84Roane County6.2-2.18 pts
85Coffee County6.082-1.66 pts
86McMinn County6.036-1.25 pts
87Haywood County5.842-1.33 pts
88Giles County5.545-1.54 pts
89Carter County5.405-1.74 pts
89Marion County5.405-0.68 pts
91Dyer County5.184-1.72 pts
92Morgan County5.018-0.54 pts
93Scott County4.473-4.18 pts
94Meigs County4.469+0.12 pts
95Trousdale County2.703-1.68 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Moore County, with 16.667% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Trousdale County, with 2.703% in 2018.

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.

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