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Counties in Tennessee by establishment entry rate

Van Buren County had the highest establishment entry rate of 95 counties in 2022, at 20.225%. Henry County had the lowest, at 5.016%. The median was 10.114% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.62%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.225Van Buren County
Lowest5.016Henry County
Median10.11495 counties
Tennessee10.62History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 7.911 %Bedford County: 12.803 %Benton County: 10.801 %Bledsoe County: 16.29 %Blount County: 10.519 %Bradley County: 7.354 %Campbell County: 8.491 %Cannon County: 14.698 %Carroll County: 8.653 %Carter County: 10.145 %Cheatham County: 10.966 %Chester County: 10.367 %Claiborne County: 8.862 %Clay County: 10.405 %Cocke County: 9.942 %Coffee County: 10.513 %Crockett County: 11.581 %Cumberland County: 9.913 %Davidson County: 12.067 %Decatur County: 8.955 %DeKalb County: 9.764 %Dickson County: 11.505 %Dyer County: 7.962 %Fayette County: 11.727 %Fentress County: 9.6 %Franklin County: 10.605 %Gibson County: 9.149 %Giles County: 11.39 %Grainger County: 12.217 %Greene County: 9.071 %Grundy County: 18.182 %Hamblen County: 8.148 %Hamilton County: 10.395 %Hancock County: 9.346 %Hardeman County: 7.477 %Hardin County: 8.898 %Hawkins County: 7.401 %Haywood County: 7.156 %Henderson County: 7.947 %Henry County: 5.016 %Hickman County: 11.293 %Houston County: 10.101 %Humphreys County: 10.356 %Jackson County: 7.373 %Jefferson County: 10.38 %Johnson County: 9.132 %Knox County: 10.299 %Lake County: 6.667 %Lauderdale County: 8.856 %Lawrence County: 8.275 %Lewis County: 9.434 %Lincoln County: 8.958 %Loudon County: 10.114 %McMinn County: 8.568 %McNairy County: 12.005 %Macon County: 10.684 %Madison County: 8.694 %Marion County: 8.615 %Marshall County: 9.889 %Maury County: 11.648 %Meigs County: 8.743 %Monroe County: 9.064 %Montgomery County: 12.865 %Moore County: 5.369 %Morgan County: 14.134 %Obion County: 8.441 %Overton County: 11.437 %Perry County: 15.166 %Pickett County: 8.392 %Polk County: 11 %Putnam County: 8.524 %Rhea County: 11.79 %Roane County: 9.538 %Robertson County: 10.475 %Rutherford County: 11.786 %Scott County: 6.109 %Sequatchie County: 12.672 %Sevier County: 11.259 %Shelby County: 9.133 %Smith County: 13.534 %Stewart County: 9.524 %Sullivan County: 8.218 %Sumner County: 12.863 %Tipton County: 12.344 %Trousdale County: 12.227 %Unicoi County: 6.711 %Union County: 14.91 %Van Buren County: 20.225 %Warren County: 10.371 %Washington County: 9.339 %Wayne County: 11.111 %Weakley County: 11.014 %White County: 8.729 %Williamson County: 13.981 %Wilson County: 13.009 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Van Buren County: 20.225 %Van Buren County20.225Grundy County: 18.182 %Grundy County18.182Bledsoe County: 16.29 %Bledsoe County16.29Perry County: 15.166 %Perry County15.166Union County: 14.91 %Union County14.91Cannon County: 14.698 %Cannon County14.698Morgan County: 14.134 %Morgan County14.134Williamson County: 13.981 %Williamson County13.981Smith County: 13.534 %Smith County13.534Wilson County: 13.009 %Wilson County13.009Montgomery County: 12.865 %Montgomery County12.865Sumner County: 12.863 %Sumner County12.863Bedford County: 12.803 %Bedford County12.803Sequatchie County: 12.672 %Sequatchie County12.672Tipton County: 12.344 %Tipton County12.344Trousdale County: 12.227 %Trousdale County12.227Grainger County: 12.217 %Grainger County12.217Davidson County: 12.067 %Davidson County12.067McNairy County: 12.005 %McNairy County12.005Rhea County: 11.79 %Rhea County11.79Rutherford County: 11.786 %Rutherford County11.786Fayette County: 11.727 %Fayette County11.727Maury County: 11.648 %Maury County11.648Crockett County: 11.581 %Crockett County11.581Dickson County: 11.505 %Dickson County11.505Overton County: 11.437 %Overton County11.437Giles County: 11.39 %Giles County11.39Hickman County: 11.293 %Hickman County11.293Sevier County: 11.259 %Sevier County11.259Wayne County: 11.111 %Wayne County11.111Weakley County: 11.014 %Weakley County11.014Polk County: 11 %Polk County11Cheatham County: 10.966 %Cheatham County10.966Benton County: 10.801 %Benton County10.801Macon County: 10.684 %Macon County10.684Franklin County: 10.605 %Franklin County10.605Blount County: 10.519 %Blount County10.519Coffee County: 10.513 %Coffee County10.513Robertson County: 10.475 %Robertson County10.475Clay County: 10.405 %Clay County10.405Van Buren County: 20.225 %Van Buren County20.225Grundy County: 18.182 %Grundy County18.182Bledsoe County: 16.29 %Bledsoe County16.29Perry County: 15.166 %Perry County15.166Union County: 14.91 %Union County14.91Cannon County: 14.698 %Cannon County14.698Morgan County: 14.134 %Morgan County14.134Williamson County: 13.981 %Williamson County13.981Smith County: 13.534 %Smith County13.534Wilson County: 13.009 %Wilson County13.009Montgomery County: 12.865 %Montgomery County12.865Sumner County: 12.863 %Sumner County12.863Bedford County: 12.803 %Bedford County12.803Sequatchie County: 12.672 %Sequatchie County12.672Tipton County: 12.344 %Tipton County12.344Trousdale County: 12.227 %Trousdale County12.227Grainger County: 12.217 %Grainger County12.217Davidson County: 12.067 %Davidson County12.067McNairy County: 12.005 %McNairy County12.005Rhea County: 11.79 %Rhea County11.79Rutherford County: 11.786 %Rutherford County11.786Fayette County: 11.727 %Fayette County11.727Maury County: 11.648 %Maury County11.648Crockett County: 11.581 %Crockett County11.581Dickson County: 11.505 %Dickson County11.505Overton County: 11.437 %Overton County11.437Giles County: 11.39 %Giles County11.39Hickman County: 11.293 %Hickman County11.293Sevier County: 11.259 %Sevier County11.259Wayne County: 11.111 %Wayne County11.111Weakley County: 11.014 %Weakley County11.014Polk County: 11 %Polk County11Cheatham County: 10.966 %Cheatham County10.966Benton County: 10.801 %Benton County10.801Macon County: 10.684 %Macon County10.684Franklin County: 10.605 %Franklin County10.605Blount County: 10.519 %Blount County10.519Coffee County: 10.513 %Coffee County10.513Robertson County: 10.475 %Robertson County10.475Clay County: 10.405 %Clay County10.405
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Van Buren County20.225-3.58 pts
2Grundy County18.182+12.84 pts
3Bledsoe County16.29+11.64 pts
4Perry County15.166+6.34 pts
5Union County14.91+7.38 pts
6Cannon County14.698+6.07 pts
7Morgan County14.134+9.08 pts
8Williamson County13.981+0.78 pts
9Smith County13.534+3.4 pts
10Wilson County13.009+1.09 pts
11Montgomery County12.865+0.61 pts
12Sumner County12.863+0.51 pts
13Bedford County12.803+3.41 pts
14Sequatchie County12.672+5.33 pts
15Tipton County12.344+1.74 pts
16Trousdale County12.227-2.19 pts
17Grainger County12.217+0.45 pts
18Davidson County12.067+0.33 pts
19McNairy County12.005+2.53 pts
20Rhea County11.79+4.43 pts
21Rutherford County11.786+0.35 pts
22Fayette County11.727-5.11 pts
23Maury County11.648+0.67 pts
24Crockett County11.581+1.2 pts
25Dickson County11.505+2.56 pts
26Overton County11.437+0.96 pts
27Giles County11.39+3.71 pts
28Hickman County11.293+2.6 pts
29Sevier County11.259+1.37 pts
30Wayne County11.111-1.71 pts
31Weakley County11.014+4.45 pts
32Polk County11-1.9 pts
33Cheatham County10.966-0.36 pts
34Benton County10.801+3.6 pts
35Macon County10.684+3.21 pts
36Franklin County10.605+1.98 pts
37Blount County10.519+2.51 pts
38Coffee County10.513+1.79 pts
39Robertson County10.475-0.11 pts
40Clay County10.405+3.43 pts
41Hamilton County10.395-0.49 pts
42Jefferson County10.38+0.67 pts
43Warren County10.371+4.13 pts
44Chester County10.367-2.3 pts
45Humphreys County10.356-0.7 pts
46Knox County10.299+0.02 pts
47Carter County10.145-0.1 pts
48Loudon County10.114+2.61 pts
49Houston County10.101-2.14 pts
50Cocke County9.942+1.93 pts
51Cumberland County9.913+0.02 pts
52Marshall County9.889+1.49 pts
53DeKalb County9.764-0.73 pts
54Fentress County9.6-2.17 pts
55Roane County9.538+2.47 pts
56Stewart County9.524-0.8 pts
57Lewis County9.434-1.27 pts
58Hancock County9.346-0.46 pts
59Washington County9.339+0.74 pts
60Gibson County9.149-0.35 pts
61Shelby County9.133-1.52 pts
62Johnson County9.132-2.61 pts
63Greene County9.071+1.25 pts
64Monroe County9.064+0.17 pts
65Lincoln County8.958+0.86 pts
66Decatur County8.955-2.13 pts
67Hardin County8.898-0.1 pts
68Claiborne County8.862+3.27 pts
69Lauderdale County8.856+1.93 pts
70Meigs County8.743-2.37 pts
71White County8.729-0.29 pts
72Madison County8.694+0.02 pts
73Carroll County8.653+1.08 pts
74Marion County8.615-1.65 pts
75McMinn County8.568+0.46 pts
76Putnam County8.524-1.21 pts
77Campbell County8.491+0.69 pts
78Obion County8.441+0.4 pts
79Pickett County8.392+1.54 pts
80Lawrence County8.275-1.36 pts
81Sullivan County8.218-0.19 pts
82Hamblen County8.148+0.29 pts
83Dyer County7.962+0.59 pts
84Henderson County7.947-0.45 pts
85Anderson County7.911-0.98 pts
86Hardeman County7.477-3.72 pts
87Hawkins County7.401-1.99 pts
88Jackson County7.373-4.06 pts
89Bradley County7.354-1.64 pts
90Haywood County7.156-2.23 pts
91Unicoi County6.711-0.91 pts
92Lake County6.667-3.01 pts
93Scott County6.109-0.07 pts
94Moore County5.369-5.59 pts
95Henry County5.016-3 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Van Buren County, with 20.225% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Henry County, with 5.016% in 2022.

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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