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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Hancock County had the highest establishment exit rate of 94 counties in 2012, at 16.822%. Wayne County had the lowest, at 5.128%. The median was 8.868% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.844%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.822Hancock County
Lowest5.128Wayne County
Median8.86894 counties
Tennessee8.844History

Map of counties, 2012

Anderson County: 8.589 %Bedford County: 8.696 %Benton County: 7.018 %Bledsoe County: 15.789 %Blount County: 8.613 %Bradley County: 7.215 %Campbell County: 5.176 %Cannon County: 9.386 %Carroll County: 8.115 %Carter County: 9.873 %Cheatham County: 10.267 %Chester County: 7.473 %Claiborne County: 11.825 %Clay County: 8.333 %Cocke County: 6.667 %Coffee County: 7.398 %Crockett County: 7.317 %Cumberland County: 8.669 %Davidson County: 9.218 %Decatur County: 13.636 %DeKalb County: 11.191 %Dickson County: 10.059 %Dyer County: 7.248 %Fayette County: 8.098 %Fentress County: 7.725 %Franklin County: 8.07 %Gibson County: 8.853 %Giles County: 6.648 %Grainger County: 9.922 %Greene County: 7.288 %Grundy County: 7.491 %Hamblen County: 7.922 %Hamilton County: 7.822 %Hancock County: 16.822 %Hardeman County: 8.734 %Hardin County: 9.11 %Hawkins County: 6.848 %Haywood County: 10.274 %Henderson County: 8.553 %Henry County: 6.923 %Hickman County: 12.448 %Houston County: 8.867 %Humphreys County: 13.312 %Jackson County: 15.476 %Jefferson County: 8.732 %Johnson County: 9.611 %Knox County: 8.748 %Lauderdale County: 9.705 %Lawrence County: 7.379 %Lewis County: 10.08 %Lincoln County: 11.37 %Loudon County: 8.086 %McMinn County: 8.577 %McNairy County: 8.966 %Macon County: 6.829 %Madison County: 8.514 %Marion County: 8.868 %Marshall County: 9.609 %Maury County: 8.314 %Meigs County: 10.526 %Monroe County: 9.888 %Montgomery County: 8.628 %Moore County: 11.382 %Morgan County: 14.433 %Obion County: 9.584 %Overton County: 6.285 %Perry County: 9.821 %Pickett County: 7.843 %Polk County: 12.466 %Putnam County: 7.876 %Rhea County: 8.412 %Roane County: 9.469 %Robertson County: 9.784 %Rutherford County: 9.223 %Scott County: 9.226 %Sequatchie County: 10.951 %Sevier County: 11.077 %Shelby County: 8.954 %Smith County: 10.4 %Stewart County: 9.123 %Sullivan County: 7.315 %Sumner County: 9.597 %Tipton County: 10.746 %Trousdale County: 5.217 %Unicoi County: 9.402 %Union County: 8.264 %Van Buren County: 11.905 %Warren County: 7.294 %Washington County: 8.975 %Wayne County: 5.128 %Weakley County: 7.821 %White County: 10.97 %Williamson County: 10.118 %Wilson County: 8.962 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2012

Hancock County: 16.822 %Hancock County16.822Bledsoe County: 15.789 %Bledsoe County15.789Jackson County: 15.476 %Jackson County15.476Morgan County: 14.433 %Morgan County14.433Decatur County: 13.636 %Decatur County13.636Humphreys County: 13.312 %Humphreys County13.312Polk County: 12.466 %Polk County12.466Hickman County: 12.448 %Hickman County12.448Van Buren County: 11.905 %Van Buren County11.905Claiborne County: 11.825 %Claiborne County11.825Moore County: 11.382 %Moore County11.382Lincoln County: 11.37 %Lincoln County11.37DeKalb County: 11.191 %DeKalb County11.191Sevier County: 11.077 %Sevier County11.077White County: 10.97 %White County10.97Sequatchie County: 10.951 %Sequatchie County10.951Tipton County: 10.746 %Tipton County10.746Meigs County: 10.526 %Meigs County10.526Smith County: 10.4 %Smith County10.4Haywood County: 10.274 %Haywood County10.274Cheatham County: 10.267 %Cheatham County10.267Williamson County: 10.118 %Williamson County10.118Lewis County: 10.08 %Lewis County10.08Dickson County: 10.059 %Dickson County10.059Grainger County: 9.922 %Grainger County9.922Monroe County: 9.888 %Monroe County9.888Carter County: 9.873 %Carter County9.873Perry County: 9.821 %Perry County9.821Robertson County: 9.784 %Robertson County9.784Lauderdale County: 9.705 %Lauderdale County9.705Johnson County: 9.611 %Johnson County9.611Marshall County: 9.609 %Marshall County9.609Sumner County: 9.597 %Sumner County9.597Obion County: 9.584 %Obion County9.584Roane County: 9.469 %Roane County9.469Unicoi County: 9.402 %Unicoi County9.402Cannon County: 9.386 %Cannon County9.386Scott County: 9.226 %Scott County9.226Rutherford County: 9.223 %Rutherford County9.223Davidson County: 9.218 %Davidson County9.218Hancock County: 16.822 %Hancock County16.822Bledsoe County: 15.789 %Bledsoe County15.789Jackson County: 15.476 %Jackson County15.476Morgan County: 14.433 %Morgan County14.433Decatur County: 13.636 %Decatur County13.636Humphreys County: 13.312 %Humphreys County13.312Polk County: 12.466 %Polk County12.466Hickman County: 12.448 %Hickman County12.448Van Buren County: 11.905 %Van Buren County11.905Claiborne County: 11.825 %Claiborne County11.825Moore County: 11.382 %Moore County11.382Lincoln County: 11.37 %Lincoln County11.37DeKalb County: 11.191 %DeKalb County11.191Sevier County: 11.077 %Sevier County11.077White County: 10.97 %White County10.97Sequatchie County: 10.951 %Sequatchie County10.951Tipton County: 10.746 %Tipton County10.746Meigs County: 10.526 %Meigs County10.526Smith County: 10.4 %Smith County10.4Haywood County: 10.274 %Haywood County10.274Cheatham County: 10.267 %Cheatham County10.267Williamson County: 10.118 %Williamson County10.118Lewis County: 10.08 %Lewis County10.08Dickson County: 10.059 %Dickson County10.059Grainger County: 9.922 %Grainger County9.922Monroe County: 9.888 %Monroe County9.888Carter County: 9.873 %Carter County9.873Perry County: 9.821 %Perry County9.821Robertson County: 9.784 %Robertson County9.784Lauderdale County: 9.705 %Lauderdale County9.705Johnson County: 9.611 %Johnson County9.611Marshall County: 9.609 %Marshall County9.609Sumner County: 9.597 %Sumner County9.597Obion County: 9.584 %Obion County9.584Roane County: 9.469 %Roane County9.469Unicoi County: 9.402 %Unicoi County9.402Cannon County: 9.386 %Cannon County9.386Scott County: 9.226 %Scott County9.226Rutherford County: 9.223 %Rutherford County9.223Davidson County: 9.218 %Davidson County9.218
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Hancock County16.822-1.51 pts
2Bledsoe County15.789+3.62 pts
3Jackson County15.476+0.18 pts
4Morgan County14.433+4.5 pts
5Decatur County13.636+2.77 pts
6Humphreys County13.312+6.31 pts
7Polk County12.466+2.6 pts
8Hickman County12.448-3.09 pts
9Van Buren County11.905-6.7 pts
10Claiborne County11.825+1.99 pts
11Moore County11.382-5.29 pts
12Lincoln County11.37+2.34 pts
13DeKalb County11.191+2.95 pts
14Sevier County11.077+0.71 pts
15White County10.97+2.89 pts
16Sequatchie County10.951+0.72 pts
17Tipton County10.746-0.46 pts
18Meigs County10.526+4 pts
19Smith County10.4-0.82 pts
20Haywood County10.274-1.51 pts
21Cheatham County10.267-2.53 pts
22Williamson County10.118-0.72 pts
23Lewis County10.08-3.43 pts
24Dickson County10.059+0.49 pts
25Grainger County9.922+0.4 pts
26Monroe County9.888+2.78 pts
27Carter County9.873+1.84 pts
28Perry County9.821-14.86 pts
29Robertson County9.784-0.72 pts
30Lauderdale County9.705-1.18 pts
31Johnson County9.611+1.43 pts
32Marshall County9.609-0.88 pts
33Sumner County9.597-0.8 pts
34Obion County9.584+2.87 pts
35Roane County9.469+1.37 pts
36Unicoi County9.402+1.92 pts
37Cannon County9.386-0.8 pts
38Scott County9.226+0.45 pts
39Rutherford County9.223-1.25 pts
40Davidson County9.218-1.05 pts
41Stewart County9.123+0.03 pts
42Hardin County9.11+0.39 pts
43Washington County8.975+0.2 pts
44McNairy County8.966-0.62 pts
45Wilson County8.962-0.62 pts
46Shelby County8.954-0.53 pts
47Marion County8.868-2.67 pts
48Houston County8.867-2.02 pts
49Gibson County8.853+0.24 pts
50Knox County8.7480 pts
51Hardeman County8.734-0.71 pts
52Jefferson County8.732-2.53 pts
53Bedford County8.696+2.02 pts
54Cumberland County8.669-0.23 pts
55Montgomery County8.628-0.99 pts
56Blount County8.613-1.38 pts
57Anderson County8.589-1.02 pts
58McMinn County8.577-0.7 pts
59Henderson County8.553-2.68 pts
60Madison County8.514-0.04 pts
61Rhea County8.412-2.32 pts
62Clay County8.333+2.05 pts
63Maury County8.314-1.94 pts
64Union County8.264-0.93 pts
65Carroll County8.115+1.2 pts
66Fayette County8.098-1.43 pts
67Loudon County8.086-1.31 pts
68Franklin County8.07-0.58 pts
69Hamblen County7.922+0.12 pts
70Putnam County7.876-0.81 pts
71Pickett County7.843-0.16 pts
72Hamilton County7.822-1.27 pts
73Weakley County7.821+0.8 pts
74Fentress County7.725-5.64 pts
75Grundy County7.491-3.36 pts
76Chester County7.473-1.48 pts
77Coffee County7.398-2.53 pts
78Lawrence County7.379-0.82 pts
79Crockett County7.317-3.18 pts
80Sullivan County7.315-0.55 pts
81Warren County7.294-1.4 pts
82Greene County7.288-1.15 pts
83Dyer County7.248-2.96 pts
84Bradley County7.215-1.85 pts
85Benton County7.018-3.43 pts
86Henry County6.923-3.64 pts
87Hawkins County6.848-1.01 pts
88Macon County6.829-3.22 pts
89Cocke County6.667-3.69 pts
90Giles County6.648-0.58 pts
91Overton County6.285-5.03 pts
92Trousdale County5.217-8.46 pts
93Campbell County5.176-5.1 pts
94Wayne County5.128-5.96 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hancock County, with 16.822% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wayne County, with 5.128% in 2012.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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