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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Jackson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 95 counties in 2020, at 13.265%. Houston County had the lowest, at 4.02%. The median was 8.149% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.822%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.265Jackson County
Lowest4.02Houston County
Median8.14995 counties
Tennessee8.822History

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 6.476 %Bedford County: 7.682 %Benton County: 5.587 %Bledsoe County: 8.451 %Blount County: 7.73 %Bradley County: 8.302 %Campbell County: 5.998 %Cannon County: 9.067 %Carroll County: 9.28 %Carter County: 6.466 %Cheatham County: 8.368 %Chester County: 11.261 %Claiborne County: 6.311 %Clay County: 4.42 %Cocke County: 4.822 %Coffee County: 6.756 %Crockett County: 8.295 %Cumberland County: 8.149 %Davidson County: 9.862 %Decatur County: 4.963 %DeKalb County: 10.399 %Dickson County: 8.36 %Dyer County: 7.614 %Fayette County: 10.5 %Fentress County: 6.598 %Franklin County: 6.161 %Gibson County: 7.598 %Giles County: 6.22 %Grainger County: 7.767 %Greene County: 9.111 %Grundy County: 11.45 %Hamblen County: 7.307 %Hamilton County: 8.214 %Hancock County: 6.061 %Hardeman County: 8.882 %Hardin County: 7.895 %Hawkins County: 5.996 %Haywood County: 6.227 %Henderson County: 7.912 %Henry County: 6.378 %Hickman County: 8.913 %Houston County: 4.02 %Humphreys County: 9.287 %Jackson County: 13.265 %Jefferson County: 8.501 %Johnson County: 7.619 %Knox County: 8.692 %Lake County: 4.651 %Lauderdale County: 5.254 %Lawrence County: 9.071 %Lewis County: 5.473 %Lincoln County: 8.574 %Loudon County: 9.318 %McMinn County: 5.802 %McNairy County: 6.596 %Macon County: 9.153 %Madison County: 7.532 %Marion County: 8.726 %Marshall County: 9.356 %Maury County: 10.125 %Meigs County: 5.556 %Monroe County: 7.446 %Montgomery County: 10.08 %Moore County: 8.451 %Morgan County: 11.636 %Obion County: 7.125 %Overton County: 5.742 %Perry County: 4.902 %Pickett County: 12.245 %Polk County: 10.204 %Putnam County: 8.382 %Rhea County: 8.137 %Roane County: 7.863 %Robertson County: 8.887 %Rutherford County: 9.923 %Scott County: 6.852 %Sequatchie County: 7.407 %Sevier County: 8.812 %Shelby County: 8.368 %Smith County: 8.219 %Stewart County: 10.492 %Sullivan County: 7.005 %Sumner County: 10.689 %Tipton County: 8.915 %Trousdale County: 8.333 %Unicoi County: 7.692 %Union County: 6.434 %Van Buren County: 11.494 %Warren County: 7.244 %Washington County: 8.266 %Wayne County: 8.947 %Weakley County: 7.641 %White County: 6.977 %Williamson County: 12.112 %Wilson County: 10.732 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Jackson County: 13.265 %Jackson County13.265Pickett County: 12.245 %Pickett County12.245Williamson County: 12.112 %Williamson County12.112Morgan County: 11.636 %Morgan County11.636Van Buren County: 11.494 %Van Buren County11.494Grundy County: 11.45 %Grundy County11.45Chester County: 11.261 %Chester County11.261Wilson County: 10.732 %Wilson County10.732Sumner County: 10.689 %Sumner County10.689Fayette County: 10.5 %Fayette County10.5Stewart County: 10.492 %Stewart County10.492DeKalb County: 10.399 %DeKalb County10.399Polk County: 10.204 %Polk County10.204Maury County: 10.125 %Maury County10.125Montgomery County: 10.08 %Montgomery County10.08Rutherford County: 9.923 %Rutherford County9.923Davidson County: 9.862 %Davidson County9.862Marshall County: 9.356 %Marshall County9.356Loudon County: 9.318 %Loudon County9.318Humphreys County: 9.287 %Humphreys County9.287Carroll County: 9.28 %Carroll County9.28Macon County: 9.153 %Macon County9.153Greene County: 9.111 %Greene County9.111Lawrence County: 9.071 %Lawrence County9.071Cannon County: 9.067 %Cannon County9.067Wayne County: 8.947 %Wayne County8.947Tipton County: 8.915 %Tipton County8.915Hickman County: 8.913 %Hickman County8.913Robertson County: 8.887 %Robertson County8.887Hardeman County: 8.882 %Hardeman County8.882Sevier County: 8.812 %Sevier County8.812Marion County: 8.726 %Marion County8.726Knox County: 8.692 %Knox County8.692Lincoln County: 8.574 %Lincoln County8.574Jefferson County: 8.501 %Jefferson County8.501Bledsoe County: 8.451 %Bledsoe County8.451Moore County: 8.451 %Moore County8.451Putnam County: 8.382 %Putnam County8.382Cheatham County: 8.368 %Cheatham County8.368Shelby County: 8.368 %Shelby County8.368Jackson County: 13.265 %Jackson County13.265Pickett County: 12.245 %Pickett County12.245Williamson County: 12.112 %Williamson County12.112Morgan County: 11.636 %Morgan County11.636Van Buren County: 11.494 %Van Buren County11.494Grundy County: 11.45 %Grundy County11.45Chester County: 11.261 %Chester County11.261Wilson County: 10.732 %Wilson County10.732Sumner County: 10.689 %Sumner County10.689Fayette County: 10.5 %Fayette County10.5Stewart County: 10.492 %Stewart County10.492DeKalb County: 10.399 %DeKalb County10.399Polk County: 10.204 %Polk County10.204Maury County: 10.125 %Maury County10.125Montgomery County: 10.08 %Montgomery County10.08Rutherford County: 9.923 %Rutherford County9.923Davidson County: 9.862 %Davidson County9.862Marshall County: 9.356 %Marshall County9.356Loudon County: 9.318 %Loudon County9.318Humphreys County: 9.287 %Humphreys County9.287Carroll County: 9.28 %Carroll County9.28Macon County: 9.153 %Macon County9.153Greene County: 9.111 %Greene County9.111Lawrence County: 9.071 %Lawrence County9.071Cannon County: 9.067 %Cannon County9.067Wayne County: 8.947 %Wayne County8.947Tipton County: 8.915 %Tipton County8.915Hickman County: 8.913 %Hickman County8.913Robertson County: 8.887 %Robertson County8.887Hardeman County: 8.882 %Hardeman County8.882Sevier County: 8.812 %Sevier County8.812Marion County: 8.726 %Marion County8.726Knox County: 8.692 %Knox County8.692Lincoln County: 8.574 %Lincoln County8.574Jefferson County: 8.501 %Jefferson County8.501Bledsoe County: 8.451 %Bledsoe County8.451Moore County: 8.451 %Moore County8.451Putnam County: 8.382 %Putnam County8.382Cheatham County: 8.368 %Cheatham County8.368Shelby County: 8.368 %Shelby County8.368
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Jackson County13.265+5.06 pts
2Pickett County12.245+4.03 pts
3Williamson County12.112+0.48 pts
4Morgan County11.636+4.99 pts
5Van Buren County11.494+0.13 pts
6Grundy County11.45+2.07 pts
7Chester County11.261+4.52 pts
8Wilson County10.732-0.72 pts
9Sumner County10.689+0.73 pts
10Fayette County10.5-0.47 pts
11Stewart County10.492-9.37 pts
12DeKalb County10.399+2.76 pts
13Polk County10.204+0.78 pts
14Maury County10.125+0.75 pts
15Montgomery County10.08+0.3 pts
16Rutherford County9.923-0.9 pts
17Davidson County9.862-0.58 pts
18Marshall County9.356+0.48 pts
19Loudon County9.318+1.53 pts
20Humphreys County9.287+1.82 pts
21Carroll County9.28+1.14 pts
22Macon County9.153+2.64 pts
23Greene County9.111-0.7 pts
24Lawrence County9.071+0.92 pts
25Cannon County9.067-3.47 pts
26Wayne County8.947-0.1 pts
27Tipton County8.915-1 pts
28Hickman County8.913-1.76 pts
29Robertson County8.887-0.26 pts
30Hardeman County8.882+1.43 pts
31Sevier County8.812-0.09 pts
32Marion County8.726-0.01 pts
33Knox County8.692-0.13 pts
34Lincoln County8.574+1.64 pts
35Jefferson County8.501-0.91 pts
36Bledsoe County8.451+2.71 pts
36Moore County8.451+1.46 pts
38Putnam County8.382+0.84 pts
39Cheatham County8.368-4.07 pts
39Shelby County8.368+0.07 pts
41Dickson County8.36+0.65 pts
42Trousdale County8.333-0.04 pts
43Bradley County8.302-0.13 pts
44Crockett County8.295+2.71 pts
45Washington County8.266+0.4 pts
46Smith County8.219+3.14 pts
47Hamilton County8.214-0.6 pts
48Cumberland County8.149+0.22 pts
49Rhea County8.137+2.2 pts
50Henderson County7.912-1.93 pts
51Hardin County7.895+1.51 pts
52Roane County7.863-1.04 pts
53Grainger County7.767-0.51 pts
54Blount County7.73-0.84 pts
55Unicoi County7.692+1.37 pts
56Bedford County7.682-1.39 pts
57Weakley County7.641+1.55 pts
58Johnson County7.619+0.58 pts
59Dyer County7.614-0.99 pts
60Gibson County7.598+0.17 pts
61Madison County7.532+0.03 pts
62Monroe County7.446+0.29 pts
63Sequatchie County7.407+0.04 pts
64Hamblen County7.307-0.22 pts
65Warren County7.244+0.86 pts
66Obion County7.125+0.68 pts
67Sullivan County7.005-0.24 pts
68White County6.977-1.02 pts
69Scott County6.852+1.66 pts
70Coffee County6.756-1.7 pts
71Fentress County6.598-1.62 pts
72McNairy County6.596-0.97 pts
73Anderson County6.476-1.3 pts
74Carter County6.466-2.44 pts
75Union County6.434-0.55 pts
76Henry County6.378-1.91 pts
77Claiborne County6.311-0.12 pts
78Haywood County6.227-0.09 pts
79Giles County6.22-0.33 pts
80Franklin County6.161-1.6 pts
81Hancock County6.061n/a
82Campbell County5.998+0.19 pts
83Hawkins County5.996-1.53 pts
84McMinn County5.802-0.67 pts
85Overton County5.742-4.95 pts
86Benton County5.587-1.36 pts
87Meigs County5.556-3.33 pts
88Lewis County5.473-1.04 pts
89Lauderdale County5.254+0.38 pts
90Decatur County4.963-4.89 pts
91Perry County4.902+1.15 pts
92Cocke County4.822-3.29 pts
93Lake County4.651n/a
94Clay County4.42-7.22 pts
95Houston County4.02-2.88 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jackson County, with 13.265% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Houston County, with 4.02% in 2020.

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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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