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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Bledsoe County had the highest establishment exit rate of 94 counties in 2014, at 13.761%. Perry County had the lowest, at 4.444%. The median was 7.897% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.27%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.761Bledsoe County
Lowest4.444Perry County
Median7.89794 counties
Tennessee8.27History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 7.907 %Bedford County: 8.186 %Benton County: 6.838 %Bledsoe County: 13.761 %Blount County: 7.886 %Bradley County: 7.511 %Campbell County: 7.11 %Cannon County: 4.636 %Carroll County: 8.088 %Carter County: 6.502 %Cheatham County: 8.937 %Chester County: 8.482 %Claiborne County: 8.429 %Clay County: 6.857 %Cocke County: 8.398 %Coffee County: 6.469 %Crockett County: 4.854 %Cumberland County: 7.374 %Davidson County: 9.332 %Decatur County: 7.96 %DeKalb County: 11.679 %Dickson County: 7.034 %Dyer County: 9.354 %Fayette County: 9.311 %Fentress County: 7.606 %Franklin County: 5.818 %Gibson County: 7.75 %Giles County: 7.466 %Grainger County: 7.125 %Greene County: 6.6 %Grundy County: 7.435 %Hamblen County: 7.514 %Hamilton County: 7.774 %Hancock County: 8.511 %Hardeman County: 9.329 %Hardin County: 8.657 %Hawkins County: 6.702 %Haywood County: 7.612 %Henderson County: 6.229 %Henry County: 6.002 %Hickman County: 7.438 %Houston County: 9.662 %Humphreys County: 6.852 %Jackson County: 4.52 %Jefferson County: 7.86 %Johnson County: 8.219 %Knox County: 8.724 %Lauderdale County: 6.196 %Lawrence County: 7.927 %Lewis County: 8.174 %Lincoln County: 6.884 %Loudon County: 9.213 %McMinn County: 7.236 %McNairy County: 8.854 %Macon County: 8.926 %Madison County: 6.871 %Marion County: 7.399 %Marshall County: 10.022 %Maury County: 8.126 %Meigs County: 11.702 %Monroe County: 7.861 %Montgomery County: 7.85 %Moore County: 11.765 %Morgan County: 10.381 %Obion County: 7.167 %Overton County: 5.861 %Perry County: 4.444 %Pickett County: 5.229 %Polk County: 9.418 %Putnam County: 7.858 %Rhea County: 8.108 %Roane County: 7.04 %Robertson County: 7.667 %Rutherford County: 8.198 %Scott County: 5.316 %Sequatchie County: 9.169 %Sevier County: 7.448 %Shelby County: 8.383 %Smith County: 9.148 %Stewart County: 10.219 %Sullivan County: 7.054 %Sumner County: 8.292 %Tipton County: 8.547 %Trousdale County: 9.009 %Unicoi County: 9.052 %Union County: 8.671 %Van Buren County: 10.959 %Warren County: 6.841 %Washington County: 7.501 %Wayne County: 9.73 %Weakley County: 8.411 %White County: 8.394 %Williamson County: 10.615 %Wilson County: 8.201 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Bledsoe County: 13.761 %Bledsoe County13.761Moore County: 11.765 %Moore County11.765Meigs County: 11.702 %Meigs County11.702DeKalb County: 11.679 %DeKalb County11.679Van Buren County: 10.959 %Van Buren County10.959Williamson County: 10.615 %Williamson County10.615Morgan County: 10.381 %Morgan County10.381Stewart County: 10.219 %Stewart County10.219Marshall County: 10.022 %Marshall County10.022Wayne County: 9.73 %Wayne County9.73Houston County: 9.662 %Houston County9.662Polk County: 9.418 %Polk County9.418Dyer County: 9.354 %Dyer County9.354Davidson County: 9.332 %Davidson County9.332Hardeman County: 9.329 %Hardeman County9.329Fayette County: 9.311 %Fayette County9.311Loudon County: 9.213 %Loudon County9.213Sequatchie County: 9.169 %Sequatchie County9.169Smith County: 9.148 %Smith County9.148Unicoi County: 9.052 %Unicoi County9.052Trousdale County: 9.009 %Trousdale County9.009Cheatham County: 8.937 %Cheatham County8.937Macon County: 8.926 %Macon County8.926McNairy County: 8.854 %McNairy County8.854Knox County: 8.724 %Knox County8.724Union County: 8.671 %Union County8.671Hardin County: 8.657 %Hardin County8.657Tipton County: 8.547 %Tipton County8.547Hancock County: 8.511 %Hancock County8.511Chester County: 8.482 %Chester County8.482Claiborne County: 8.429 %Claiborne County8.429Weakley County: 8.411 %Weakley County8.411Cocke County: 8.398 %Cocke County8.398White County: 8.394 %White County8.394Shelby County: 8.383 %Shelby County8.383Sumner County: 8.292 %Sumner County8.292Johnson County: 8.219 %Johnson County8.219Wilson County: 8.201 %Wilson County8.201Rutherford County: 8.198 %Rutherford County8.198Bedford County: 8.186 %Bedford County8.186Bledsoe County: 13.761 %Bledsoe County13.761Moore County: 11.765 %Moore County11.765Meigs County: 11.702 %Meigs County11.702DeKalb County: 11.679 %DeKalb County11.679Van Buren County: 10.959 %Van Buren County10.959Williamson County: 10.615 %Williamson County10.615Morgan County: 10.381 %Morgan County10.381Stewart County: 10.219 %Stewart County10.219Marshall County: 10.022 %Marshall County10.022Wayne County: 9.73 %Wayne County9.73Houston County: 9.662 %Houston County9.662Polk County: 9.418 %Polk County9.418Dyer County: 9.354 %Dyer County9.354Davidson County: 9.332 %Davidson County9.332Hardeman County: 9.329 %Hardeman County9.329Fayette County: 9.311 %Fayette County9.311Loudon County: 9.213 %Loudon County9.213Sequatchie County: 9.169 %Sequatchie County9.169Smith County: 9.148 %Smith County9.148Unicoi County: 9.052 %Unicoi County9.052Trousdale County: 9.009 %Trousdale County9.009Cheatham County: 8.937 %Cheatham County8.937Macon County: 8.926 %Macon County8.926McNairy County: 8.854 %McNairy County8.854Knox County: 8.724 %Knox County8.724Union County: 8.671 %Union County8.671Hardin County: 8.657 %Hardin County8.657Tipton County: 8.547 %Tipton County8.547Hancock County: 8.511 %Hancock County8.511Chester County: 8.482 %Chester County8.482Claiborne County: 8.429 %Claiborne County8.429Weakley County: 8.411 %Weakley County8.411Cocke County: 8.398 %Cocke County8.398White County: 8.394 %White County8.394Shelby County: 8.383 %Shelby County8.383Sumner County: 8.292 %Sumner County8.292Johnson County: 8.219 %Johnson County8.219Wilson County: 8.201 %Wilson County8.201Rutherford County: 8.198 %Rutherford County8.198Bedford County: 8.186 %Bedford County8.186
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bledsoe County13.761+1.94 pts
2Moore County11.765+3.57 pts
3Meigs County11.702+1.34 pts
4DeKalb County11.679+2.24 pts
5Van Buren County10.959-9.55 pts
6Williamson County10.615-0.76 pts
7Morgan County10.381+3.39 pts
8Stewart County10.219-0.53 pts
9Marshall County10.022+1.32 pts
10Wayne County9.73-5.12 pts
11Houston County9.662+5.8 pts
12Polk County9.418-1.76 pts
13Dyer County9.354+2.21 pts
14Davidson County9.332+0.32 pts
15Hardeman County9.329+1.8 pts
16Fayette County9.311-0.33 pts
17Loudon County9.213+2.31 pts
18Sequatchie County9.169+1.12 pts
19Smith County9.148+0.24 pts
20Unicoi County9.052+3.45 pts
21Trousdale County9.009+1.96 pts
22Cheatham County8.937+2 pts
23Macon County8.926+0.5 pts
24McNairy County8.854+0.18 pts
25Knox County8.724+0.03 pts
26Union County8.671-0.99 pts
27Hardin County8.657-0.73 pts
28Tipton County8.547-0.95 pts
29Hancock County8.511-1.49 pts
30Chester County8.482+0.64 pts
31Claiborne County8.429+0.96 pts
32Weakley County8.411-1 pts
33Cocke County8.398-0.24 pts
34White County8.394-1.04 pts
35Shelby County8.383-0.24 pts
36Sumner County8.292+0.42 pts
37Johnson County8.219+1.31 pts
38Wilson County8.201-1.36 pts
39Rutherford County8.198-0.06 pts
40Bedford County8.186+0.91 pts
41Lewis County8.174-2.61 pts
42Maury County8.126+0.37 pts
43Rhea County8.108+2.28 pts
44Carroll County8.088-1.33 pts
45Decatur County7.96-5.08 pts
46Lawrence County7.927+1.64 pts
47Anderson County7.907-0.98 pts
48Blount County7.886-1.94 pts
49Monroe County7.861-1.51 pts
50Jefferson County7.86-0.86 pts
51Putnam County7.858+0.47 pts
52Montgomery County7.85-0.46 pts
53Hamilton County7.774-0.32 pts
54Gibson County7.75-0.94 pts
55Robertson County7.667-1.18 pts
56Haywood County7.612-1.11 pts
57Fentress County7.606-3.29 pts
58Hamblen County7.514-0.41 pts
59Bradley County7.511-0.74 pts
60Washington County7.501-0.3 pts
61Giles County7.466-1.2 pts
62Sevier County7.448-1.14 pts
63Hickman County7.438-1.4 pts
64Grundy County7.435-1.42 pts
65Marion County7.399+0.07 pts
66Cumberland County7.374-0.95 pts
67McMinn County7.236+1.05 pts
68Obion County7.167-3.21 pts
69Grainger County7.125-4.3 pts
70Campbell County7.11+0.18 pts
71Sullivan County7.054-0.45 pts
72Roane County7.04-0.23 pts
73Dickson County7.034-0.17 pts
74Lincoln County6.884-1.24 pts
75Madison County6.871-1.23 pts
76Clay County6.857-6.12 pts
77Humphreys County6.852+0.24 pts
78Warren County6.841-0.43 pts
79Benton County6.838-0.44 pts
80Hawkins County6.702-0.13 pts
81Greene County6.6-0.34 pts
82Carter County6.502-3.25 pts
83Coffee County6.469-0.95 pts
84Henderson County6.229-4.23 pts
85Lauderdale County6.196-3.54 pts
86Henry County6.002-0.5 pts
87Overton County5.861-1.48 pts
88Franklin County5.818-2.08 pts
89Scott County5.316-1.99 pts
90Pickett County5.229-5.16 pts
91Crockett County4.854-6.04 pts
92Cannon County4.636-2.33 pts
93Jackson County4.52-0.3 pts
94Perry County4.444-6.37 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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bledsoe County, with 13.761% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Perry County, with 4.444% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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