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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Stewart County had the highest establishment entry rate of 93 counties in 2019, at 19.863%. Perry County had the lowest, at 3.756%. The median was 8.108% and the figure for Tennessee was 9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.863Stewart County
Lowest3.756Perry County
Median8.10893 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 7.772 %Bedford County: 9.073 %Benton County: 6.947 %Bledsoe County: 5.742 %Blount County: 8.568 %Bradley County: 8.431 %Campbell County: 5.813 %Cannon County: 12.534 %Carroll County: 8.138 %Carter County: 8.906 %Cheatham County: 12.436 %Chester County: 6.742 %Claiborne County: 6.429 %Clay County: 11.64 %Cocke County: 8.108 %Coffee County: 8.453 %Crockett County: 5.581 %Cumberland County: 7.93 %Davidson County: 10.445 %Decatur County: 9.852 %DeKalb County: 7.639 %Dickson County: 7.713 %Dyer County: 8.601 %Fayette County: 10.966 %Fentress County: 8.214 %Franklin County: 7.761 %Gibson County: 7.433 %Giles County: 6.545 %Grainger County: 8.273 %Greene County: 9.815 %Grundy County: 9.375 %Hamblen County: 7.526 %Hamilton County: 8.811 %Hardeman County: 7.453 %Hardin County: 6.381 %Hawkins County: 7.524 %Haywood County: 6.316 %Henderson County: 9.847 %Henry County: 8.289 %Hickman County: 10.676 %Houston County: 6.897 %Humphreys County: 7.47 %Jackson County: 8.205 %Jefferson County: 9.408 %Johnson County: 7.042 %Knox County: 8.821 %Lauderdale County: 4.87 %Lawrence County: 8.151 %Lewis County: 6.516 %Lincoln County: 6.935 %Loudon County: 7.788 %McMinn County: 6.47 %McNairy County: 7.562 %Macon County: 6.518 %Madison County: 7.506 %Marion County: 8.737 %Marshall County: 8.879 %Maury County: 9.371 %Meigs County: 8.889 %Monroe County: 7.154 %Montgomery County: 9.775 %Moore County: 6.993 %Morgan County: 6.642 %Obion County: 6.441 %Overton County: 10.697 %Perry County: 3.756 %Pickett County: 8.219 %Polk County: 9.424 %Putnam County: 7.543 %Rhea County: 5.938 %Roane County: 8.908 %Robertson County: 9.145 %Rutherford County: 10.82 %Scott County: 5.195 %Sequatchie County: 7.365 %Sevier County: 8.905 %Shelby County: 8.3 %Smith County: 5.078 %Stewart County: 19.863 %Sullivan County: 7.249 %Sumner County: 9.959 %Tipton County: 9.917 %Trousdale County: 8.372 %Unicoi County: 6.321 %Union County: 6.989 %Van Buren County: 11.364 %Warren County: 6.388 %Washington County: 7.868 %Wayne County: 9.043 %Weakley County: 6.089 %White County: 8 %Williamson County: 11.636 %Wilson County: 11.448 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Stewart County: 19.863 %Stewart County19.863Cannon County: 12.534 %Cannon County12.534Cheatham County: 12.436 %Cheatham County12.436Clay County: 11.64 %Clay County11.64Williamson County: 11.636 %Williamson County11.636Wilson County: 11.448 %Wilson County11.448Van Buren County: 11.364 %Van Buren County11.364Fayette County: 10.966 %Fayette County10.966Rutherford County: 10.82 %Rutherford County10.82Overton County: 10.697 %Overton County10.697Hickman County: 10.676 %Hickman County10.676Davidson County: 10.445 %Davidson County10.445Sumner County: 9.959 %Sumner County9.959Tipton County: 9.917 %Tipton County9.917Decatur County: 9.852 %Decatur County9.852Henderson County: 9.847 %Henderson County9.847Greene County: 9.815 %Greene County9.815Montgomery County: 9.775 %Montgomery County9.775Polk County: 9.424 %Polk County9.424Jefferson County: 9.408 %Jefferson County9.408Grundy County: 9.375 %Grundy County9.375Maury County: 9.371 %Maury County9.371Robertson County: 9.145 %Robertson County9.145Bedford County: 9.073 %Bedford County9.073Wayne County: 9.043 %Wayne County9.043Roane County: 8.908 %Roane County8.908Carter County: 8.906 %Carter County8.906Sevier County: 8.905 %Sevier County8.905Meigs County: 8.889 %Meigs County8.889Marshall County: 8.879 %Marshall County8.879Knox County: 8.821 %Knox County8.821Hamilton County: 8.811 %Hamilton County8.811Marion County: 8.737 %Marion County8.737Dyer County: 8.601 %Dyer County8.601Blount County: 8.568 %Blount County8.568Coffee County: 8.453 %Coffee County8.453Bradley County: 8.431 %Bradley County8.431Trousdale County: 8.372 %Trousdale County8.372Shelby County: 8.3 %Shelby County8.3Henry County: 8.289 %Henry County8.289Stewart County: 19.863 %Stewart County19.863Cannon County: 12.534 %Cannon County12.534Cheatham County: 12.436 %Cheatham County12.436Clay County: 11.64 %Clay County11.64Williamson County: 11.636 %Williamson County11.636Wilson County: 11.448 %Wilson County11.448Van Buren County: 11.364 %Van Buren County11.364Fayette County: 10.966 %Fayette County10.966Rutherford County: 10.82 %Rutherford County10.82Overton County: 10.697 %Overton County10.697Hickman County: 10.676 %Hickman County10.676Davidson County: 10.445 %Davidson County10.445Sumner County: 9.959 %Sumner County9.959Tipton County: 9.917 %Tipton County9.917Decatur County: 9.852 %Decatur County9.852Henderson County: 9.847 %Henderson County9.847Greene County: 9.815 %Greene County9.815Montgomery County: 9.775 %Montgomery County9.775Polk County: 9.424 %Polk County9.424Jefferson County: 9.408 %Jefferson County9.408Grundy County: 9.375 %Grundy County9.375Maury County: 9.371 %Maury County9.371Robertson County: 9.145 %Robertson County9.145Bedford County: 9.073 %Bedford County9.073Wayne County: 9.043 %Wayne County9.043Roane County: 8.908 %Roane County8.908Carter County: 8.906 %Carter County8.906Sevier County: 8.905 %Sevier County8.905Meigs County: 8.889 %Meigs County8.889Marshall County: 8.879 %Marshall County8.879Knox County: 8.821 %Knox County8.821Hamilton County: 8.811 %Hamilton County8.811Marion County: 8.737 %Marion County8.737Dyer County: 8.601 %Dyer County8.601Blount County: 8.568 %Blount County8.568Coffee County: 8.453 %Coffee County8.453Bradley County: 8.431 %Bradley County8.431Trousdale County: 8.372 %Trousdale County8.372Shelby County: 8.3 %Shelby County8.3Henry County: 8.289 %Henry County8.289
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Stewart County19.863+13.57 pts
2Cannon County12.534+0.17 pts
3Cheatham County12.436+3.05 pts
4Clay County11.64+5.36 pts
5Williamson County11.636+1.04 pts
6Wilson County11.448+0.85 pts
7Van Buren County11.364-3.45 pts
8Fayette County10.966-0.21 pts
9Rutherford County10.82+1.05 pts
10Overton County10.697+2.72 pts
11Hickman County10.676+0.48 pts
12Davidson County10.445+0.95 pts
13Sumner County9.959-0.05 pts
14Tipton County9.917+1.99 pts
15Decatur County9.852+2.89 pts
16Henderson County9.847+1.59 pts
17Greene County9.815+2.85 pts
18Montgomery County9.775-0.91 pts
19Polk County9.424-0.05 pts
20Jefferson County9.408+0.74 pts
21Grundy County9.375+3.13 pts
22Maury County9.371-0.13 pts
23Robertson County9.145-0.36 pts
24Bedford County9.073+0.28 pts
25Wayne County9.043+2.11 pts
26Roane County8.908+2.71 pts
27Carter County8.906+3.5 pts
28Sevier County8.905+0.83 pts
29Meigs County8.889+4.42 pts
30Marshall County8.879+1.77 pts
31Knox County8.821+1.1 pts
32Hamilton County8.811+1.06 pts
33Marion County8.737+3.33 pts
34Dyer County8.601+3.42 pts
35Blount County8.568+0.8 pts
36Coffee County8.453+2.37 pts
37Bradley County8.431+1.34 pts
38Trousdale County8.372+5.67 pts
39Shelby County8.3+0.33 pts
40Henry County8.289+1.66 pts
41Grainger County8.273-0.51 pts
42Pickett County8.219-1.24 pts
43Fentress County8.214-0.02 pts
44Jackson County8.205-7.18 pts
45Lawrence County8.151+0.83 pts
46Carroll County8.138+1.01 pts
47Cocke County8.108+1.89 pts
48White County8-0.33 pts
49Cumberland County7.93-2.63 pts
50Washington County7.868+0.29 pts
51Loudon County7.788+0.88 pts
52Anderson County7.772+1.19 pts
53Franklin County7.761-0.09 pts
54Dickson County7.713-1.74 pts
55DeKalb County7.639-2.17 pts
56McNairy County7.562+0.84 pts
57Putnam County7.543+0.34 pts
58Hamblen County7.526-0.51 pts
59Hawkins County7.524-1.83 pts
60Madison County7.506+0.63 pts
61Humphreys County7.47+1.05 pts
62Hardeman County7.453+1.23 pts
63Gibson County7.433+0.49 pts
64Sequatchie County7.365+0.62 pts
65Sullivan County7.249+0.3 pts
66Monroe County7.154-0.45 pts
67Johnson County7.042+0.1 pts
68Moore County6.993-9.67 pts
69Union County6.989-2.38 pts
70Benton County6.947-0.25 pts
71Lincoln County6.935-0.71 pts
72Houston County6.897-4.93 pts
73Chester County6.742+0.06 pts
74Morgan County6.642+1.62 pts
75Giles County6.545+1 pts
76Macon County6.518-1.74 pts
77Lewis County6.516-3.71 pts
78McMinn County6.47+0.43 pts
79Obion County6.441-1.07 pts
80Claiborne County6.429-1.16 pts
81Warren County6.388-0.28 pts
82Hardin County6.381-1.49 pts
83Unicoi County6.321-0.79 pts
84Haywood County6.316+0.47 pts
85Weakley County6.089-2.62 pts
86Rhea County5.938-2.6 pts
87Campbell County5.813-3.9 pts
88Bledsoe County5.742-7.07 pts
89Crockett County5.581-3.34 pts
90Scott County5.195+0.72 pts
91Smith County5.078-4.26 pts
92Lauderdale County4.87-2.15 pts
93Perry County3.756-4.54 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 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Stewart County, with 19.863% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Perry County, with 3.756% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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