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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2023

Van Buren County had the highest establishment exit rate of 95 counties in 2023, at 23.81%. Marion County had the lowest, at 4.767%. The median was 8.157% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.722%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.81Van Buren County
Lowest4.767Marion County
Median8.15795 counties
Tennessee8.722History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 8.42 %Bedford County: 7.702 %Benton County: 7.609 %Bledsoe County: 10.48 %Blount County: 9.862 %Bradley County: 7.021 %Campbell County: 7.985 %Cannon County: 4.902 %Carroll County: 6.821 %Carter County: 9.156 %Cheatham County: 7.149 %Chester County: 6.911 %Claiborne County: 6.323 %Clay County: 8 %Cocke County: 8.154 %Coffee County: 8.309 %Crockett County: 13.152 %Cumberland County: 8.432 %Davidson County: 9.357 %Decatur County: 4.819 %DeKalb County: 7.603 %Dickson County: 8.475 %Dyer County: 8.027 %Fayette County: 9.135 %Fentress County: 8.644 %Franklin County: 8.339 %Gibson County: 7.175 %Giles County: 8.325 %Grainger County: 12.889 %Greene County: 7.742 %Grundy County: 10.526 %Hamblen County: 8.006 %Hamilton County: 8.085 %Hancock County: 11.215 %Hardeman County: 12.272 %Hardin County: 6.372 %Hawkins County: 7.298 %Haywood County: 8.566 %Henderson County: 6.889 %Henry County: 4.961 %Hickman County: 9.187 %Houston County: 8.738 %Humphreys County: 9.032 %Jackson County: 6.167 %Jefferson County: 9.606 %Johnson County: 6.652 %Knox County: 8.737 %Lake County: 6.838 %Lauderdale County: 6.897 %Lawrence County: 8.995 %Lewis County: 8.736 %Lincoln County: 5.101 %Loudon County: 9.443 %McMinn County: 5.791 %McNairy County: 8.955 %Macon County: 7.12 %Madison County: 9.091 %Marion County: 4.767 %Marshall County: 7.64 %Maury County: 7.063 %Meigs County: 8.743 %Monroe County: 6.862 %Montgomery County: 8.524 %Moore County: 5.405 %Morgan County: 8.081 %Obion County: 8.711 %Overton County: 10.272 %Perry County: 13.023 %Pickett County: 9.655 %Polk County: 9.926 %Putnam County: 7.73 %Rhea County: 6.832 %Roane County: 7.643 %Robertson County: 8.157 %Rutherford County: 8.485 %Scott County: 7.453 %Sequatchie County: 7.254 %Sevier County: 8.475 %Shelby County: 10.16 %Smith County: 8.2 %Stewart County: 8.75 %Sullivan County: 7.191 %Sumner County: 8.558 %Tipton County: 8.559 %Trousdale County: 6.531 %Unicoi County: 4.846 %Union County: 9.548 %Van Buren County: 23.81 %Warren County: 6.259 %Washington County: 8.136 %Wayne County: 9.669 %Weakley County: 5.773 %White County: 7.314 %Williamson County: 9.549 %Wilson County: 9.886 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Van Buren County: 23.81 %Van Buren County23.81Crockett County: 13.152 %Crockett County13.152Perry County: 13.023 %Perry County13.023Grainger County: 12.889 %Grainger County12.889Hardeman County: 12.272 %Hardeman County12.272Hancock County: 11.215 %Hancock County11.215Grundy County: 10.526 %Grundy County10.526Bledsoe County: 10.48 %Bledsoe County10.48Overton County: 10.272 %Overton County10.272Shelby County: 10.16 %Shelby County10.16Polk County: 9.926 %Polk County9.926Wilson County: 9.886 %Wilson County9.886Blount County: 9.862 %Blount County9.862Wayne County: 9.669 %Wayne County9.669Pickett County: 9.655 %Pickett County9.655Jefferson County: 9.606 %Jefferson County9.606Williamson County: 9.549 %Williamson County9.549Union County: 9.548 %Union County9.548Loudon County: 9.443 %Loudon County9.443Davidson County: 9.357 %Davidson County9.357Hickman County: 9.187 %Hickman County9.187Carter County: 9.156 %Carter County9.156Fayette County: 9.135 %Fayette County9.135Madison County: 9.091 %Madison County9.091Humphreys County: 9.032 %Humphreys County9.032Lawrence County: 8.995 %Lawrence County8.995McNairy County: 8.955 %McNairy County8.955Stewart County: 8.75 %Stewart County8.75Meigs County: 8.743 %Meigs County8.743Houston County: 8.738 %Houston County8.738Knox County: 8.737 %Knox County8.737Lewis County: 8.736 %Lewis County8.736Obion County: 8.711 %Obion County8.711Fentress County: 8.644 %Fentress County8.644Haywood County: 8.566 %Haywood County8.566Tipton County: 8.559 %Tipton County8.559Sumner County: 8.558 %Sumner County8.558Montgomery County: 8.524 %Montgomery County8.524Rutherford County: 8.485 %Rutherford County8.485Dickson County: 8.475 %Dickson County8.475Van Buren County: 23.81 %Van Buren County23.81Crockett County: 13.152 %Crockett County13.152Perry County: 13.023 %Perry County13.023Grainger County: 12.889 %Grainger County12.889Hardeman County: 12.272 %Hardeman County12.272Hancock County: 11.215 %Hancock County11.215Grundy County: 10.526 %Grundy County10.526Bledsoe County: 10.48 %Bledsoe County10.48Overton County: 10.272 %Overton County10.272Shelby County: 10.16 %Shelby County10.16Polk County: 9.926 %Polk County9.926Wilson County: 9.886 %Wilson County9.886Blount County: 9.862 %Blount County9.862Wayne County: 9.669 %Wayne County9.669Pickett County: 9.655 %Pickett County9.655Jefferson County: 9.606 %Jefferson County9.606Williamson County: 9.549 %Williamson County9.549Union County: 9.548 %Union County9.548Loudon County: 9.443 %Loudon County9.443Davidson County: 9.357 %Davidson County9.357Hickman County: 9.187 %Hickman County9.187Carter County: 9.156 %Carter County9.156Fayette County: 9.135 %Fayette County9.135Madison County: 9.091 %Madison County9.091Humphreys County: 9.032 %Humphreys County9.032Lawrence County: 8.995 %Lawrence County8.995McNairy County: 8.955 %McNairy County8.955Stewart County: 8.75 %Stewart County8.75Meigs County: 8.743 %Meigs County8.743Houston County: 8.738 %Houston County8.738Knox County: 8.737 %Knox County8.737Lewis County: 8.736 %Lewis County8.736Obion County: 8.711 %Obion County8.711Fentress County: 8.644 %Fentress County8.644Haywood County: 8.566 %Haywood County8.566Tipton County: 8.559 %Tipton County8.559Sumner County: 8.558 %Sumner County8.558Montgomery County: 8.524 %Montgomery County8.524Rutherford County: 8.485 %Rutherford County8.485Dickson County: 8.475 %Dickson County8.475
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Van Buren County23.81+10.33 pts
2Crockett County13.152+3.8 pts
3Perry County13.023+2.6 pts
4Grainger County12.889+3.39 pts
5Hardeman County12.272-2.06 pts
6Hancock County11.215+3.74 pts
7Grundy County10.526+4.71 pts
8Bledsoe County10.48+4.15 pts
9Overton County10.272+2.23 pts
10Shelby County10.16-0.71 pts
11Polk County9.926-3.07 pts
12Wilson County9.886+1.07 pts
13Blount County9.862+1.93 pts
14Wayne County9.669-3.46 pts
15Pickett County9.655+2.66 pts
16Jefferson County9.606+0.1 pts
17Williamson County9.549-0.79 pts
18Union County9.548+2.35 pts
19Loudon County9.443+2.7 pts
20Davidson County9.357+0.03 pts
21Hickman County9.187-1.01 pts
22Carter County9.156+0.17 pts
23Fayette County9.135-10.14 pts
24Madison County9.091+1.22 pts
25Humphreys County9.032-1.32 pts
26Lawrence County8.995+0.72 pts
27McNairy County8.955+0.27 pts
28Stewart County8.75+1.13 pts
29Meigs County8.743+1.09 pts
30Houston County8.738+0.66 pts
31Knox County8.737+0.36 pts
32Lewis County8.736+1.19 pts
33Obion County8.711-0.94 pts
34Fentress County8.644-1.76 pts
35Haywood County8.566+1.03 pts
36Tipton County8.559-0.7 pts
37Sumner County8.558-1.19 pts
38Montgomery County8.524-0.92 pts
39Rutherford County8.485-0.45 pts
40Dickson County8.475+0.77 pts
40Sevier County8.475+1.47 pts
42Cumberland County8.432-0.33 pts
43Anderson County8.42+0.64 pts
44Franklin County8.339-0.62 pts
45Giles County8.325+1.18 pts
46Coffee County8.309-0.12 pts
47Smith County8.2+1.43 pts
48Robertson County8.157-1.01 pts
49Cocke County8.154+1.68 pts
50Washington County8.136+0.29 pts
51Hamilton County8.085-0.88 pts
52Morgan County8.081+1.72 pts
53Dyer County8.027+1.68 pts
54Hamblen County8.006+2.2 pts
55Clay County8-1.25 pts
56Campbell County7.985+1.76 pts
57Greene County7.742-0.89 pts
58Putnam County7.73+0.88 pts
59Bedford County7.702-1.5 pts
60Roane County7.643-0.45 pts
61Marshall County7.64-0.84 pts
62Benton County7.609+1.65 pts
63DeKalb County7.603-3.51 pts
64Scott County7.453+2.63 pts
65White County7.314-1.67 pts
66Hawkins County7.298-0.63 pts
67Sequatchie County7.254+0.64 pts
68Sullivan County7.191-1.06 pts
69Gibson County7.175-0 pts
70Cheatham County7.149-2.51 pts
71Macon County7.12+1.44 pts
72Maury County7.063-2.49 pts
73Bradley County7.021-0.86 pts
74Chester County6.911-4.75 pts
75Lauderdale County6.897+0.99 pts
76Henderson County6.889-1.5 pts
77Monroe County6.862-0.16 pts
78Lake County6.838-6.5 pts
79Rhea County6.832-1.74 pts
80Carroll County6.821-2.08 pts
81Johnson County6.652-1.57 pts
82Trousdale County6.531-3.08 pts
83Hardin County6.372-2.95 pts
84Claiborne County6.323-0.86 pts
85Warren County6.259-1.17 pts
86Jackson County6.167-2.13 pts
87McMinn County5.791-1.2 pts
88Weakley County5.773-2.73 pts
89Moore County5.405-3.99 pts
90Lincoln County5.101-2.03 pts
91Henry County4.961-2.88 pts
92Cannon County4.902-2.97 pts
93Unicoi County4.846-2.31 pts
94Decatur County4.819-2.15 pts
95Marion County4.767-5.48 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/tennessee-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Van Buren County, with 23.81% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Marion County, with 4.767% in 2023.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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