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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Grundy County had the highest establishment exit rate of 93 counties in 2015, at 13.846%. Meigs County had the lowest, at 4.278%. The median was 7.503% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.001%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.846Grundy County
Lowest4.278Meigs County
Median7.50393 counties
Tennessee8.001History

Map of counties, 2015

Anderson County: 7.179 %Bedford County: 7.503 %Benton County: 7.56 %Bledsoe County: 7.273 %Blount County: 7.232 %Bradley County: 7.405 %Campbell County: 5.776 %Cannon County: 7.571 %Carroll County: 9.215 %Carter County: 6.707 %Cheatham County: 6.328 %Chester County: 4.977 %Claiborne County: 7.939 %Clay County: 5.682 %Cocke County: 9.385 %Coffee County: 6.719 %Crockett County: 9.592 %Cumberland County: 9.719 %Davidson County: 8.567 %Decatur County: 8.395 %DeKalb County: 8.889 %Dickson County: 6.605 %Dyer County: 5.71 %Fayette County: 8.411 %Fentress County: 5.286 %Franklin County: 7.165 %Gibson County: 6.969 %Giles County: 5.703 %Grainger County: 5.97 %Greene County: 7.222 %Grundy County: 13.846 %Hamblen County: 8.192 %Hamilton County: 8.607 %Hardeman County: 9.865 %Hardin County: 7.301 %Hawkins County: 5.594 %Haywood County: 6.474 %Henderson County: 6.813 %Henry County: 6.637 %Hickman County: 8.66 %Houston County: 9.852 %Humphreys County: 6.452 %Jackson County: 6.383 %Jefferson County: 7.775 %Johnson County: 5.43 %Knox County: 7.554 %Lake County: 6.289 %Lauderdale County: 4.754 %Lawrence County: 7.51 %Lewis County: 5.774 %Lincoln County: 9.285 %Loudon County: 7.795 %McMinn County: 5.68 %McNairy County: 7.245 %Macon County: 10.135 %Madison County: 7.454 %Marion County: 4.93 %Marshall County: 8.435 %Maury County: 7.827 %Meigs County: 4.278 %Monroe County: 6.562 %Montgomery County: 7.873 %Moore County: 5.172 %Morgan County: 8.451 %Obion County: 7.718 %Overton County: 6.475 %Perry County: 11.659 %Pickett County: 11.842 %Polk County: 6.452 %Putnam County: 8.31 %Rhea County: 6.984 %Roane County: 9.366 %Robertson County: 8.173 %Rutherford County: 7.678 %Scott County: 8.667 %Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sevier County: 7.721 %Shelby County: 8.677 %Smith County: 6.667 %Stewart County: 7.22 %Sullivan County: 6.595 %Sumner County: 8.447 %Tipton County: 7.077 %Trousdale County: 6.306 %Unicoi County: 10.222 %Union County: 11.594 %Warren County: 5.539 %Washington County: 7.648 %Wayne County: 9.6 %Weakley County: 10.261 %White County: 7.143 %Williamson County: 9.282 %Wilson County: 8.062 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Grundy County: 13.846 %Grundy County13.846Pickett County: 11.842 %Pickett County11.842Perry County: 11.659 %Perry County11.659Union County: 11.594 %Union County11.594Weakley County: 10.261 %Weakley County10.261Unicoi County: 10.222 %Unicoi County10.222Macon County: 10.135 %Macon County10.135Hardeman County: 9.865 %Hardeman County9.865Houston County: 9.852 %Houston County9.852Cumberland County: 9.719 %Cumberland County9.719Wayne County: 9.6 %Wayne County9.6Crockett County: 9.592 %Crockett County9.592Cocke County: 9.385 %Cocke County9.385Roane County: 9.366 %Roane County9.366Lincoln County: 9.285 %Lincoln County9.285Williamson County: 9.282 %Williamson County9.282Carroll County: 9.215 %Carroll County9.215Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sequatchie County9.195DeKalb County: 8.889 %DeKalb County8.889Shelby County: 8.677 %Shelby County8.677Scott County: 8.667 %Scott County8.667Hickman County: 8.66 %Hickman County8.66Hamilton County: 8.607 %Hamilton County8.607Davidson County: 8.567 %Davidson County8.567Morgan County: 8.451 %Morgan County8.451Sumner County: 8.447 %Sumner County8.447Marshall County: 8.435 %Marshall County8.435Fayette County: 8.411 %Fayette County8.411Decatur County: 8.395 %Decatur County8.395Putnam County: 8.31 %Putnam County8.31Hamblen County: 8.192 %Hamblen County8.192Robertson County: 8.173 %Robertson County8.173Wilson County: 8.062 %Wilson County8.062Claiborne County: 7.939 %Claiborne County7.939Montgomery County: 7.873 %Montgomery County7.873Maury County: 7.827 %Maury County7.827Loudon County: 7.795 %Loudon County7.795Jefferson County: 7.775 %Jefferson County7.775Sevier County: 7.721 %Sevier County7.721Obion County: 7.718 %Obion County7.718Grundy County: 13.846 %Grundy County13.846Pickett County: 11.842 %Pickett County11.842Perry County: 11.659 %Perry County11.659Union County: 11.594 %Union County11.594Weakley County: 10.261 %Weakley County10.261Unicoi County: 10.222 %Unicoi County10.222Macon County: 10.135 %Macon County10.135Hardeman County: 9.865 %Hardeman County9.865Houston County: 9.852 %Houston County9.852Cumberland County: 9.719 %Cumberland County9.719Wayne County: 9.6 %Wayne County9.6Crockett County: 9.592 %Crockett County9.592Cocke County: 9.385 %Cocke County9.385Roane County: 9.366 %Roane County9.366Lincoln County: 9.285 %Lincoln County9.285Williamson County: 9.282 %Williamson County9.282Carroll County: 9.215 %Carroll County9.215Sequatchie County: 9.195 %Sequatchie County9.195DeKalb County: 8.889 %DeKalb County8.889Shelby County: 8.677 %Shelby County8.677Scott County: 8.667 %Scott County8.667Hickman County: 8.66 %Hickman County8.66Hamilton County: 8.607 %Hamilton County8.607Davidson County: 8.567 %Davidson County8.567Morgan County: 8.451 %Morgan County8.451Sumner County: 8.447 %Sumner County8.447Marshall County: 8.435 %Marshall County8.435Fayette County: 8.411 %Fayette County8.411Decatur County: 8.395 %Decatur County8.395Putnam County: 8.31 %Putnam County8.31Hamblen County: 8.192 %Hamblen County8.192Robertson County: 8.173 %Robertson County8.173Wilson County: 8.062 %Wilson County8.062Claiborne County: 7.939 %Claiborne County7.939Montgomery County: 7.873 %Montgomery County7.873Maury County: 7.827 %Maury County7.827Loudon County: 7.795 %Loudon County7.795Jefferson County: 7.775 %Jefferson County7.775Sevier County: 7.721 %Sevier County7.721Obion County: 7.718 %Obion County7.718
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Grundy County13.846+6.41 pts
2Pickett County11.842+6.61 pts
3Perry County11.659+7.22 pts
4Union County11.594+2.92 pts
5Weakley County10.261+1.85 pts
6Unicoi County10.222+1.17 pts
7Macon County10.135+1.21 pts
8Hardeman County9.865+0.54 pts
9Houston County9.852+0.19 pts
10Cumberland County9.719+2.34 pts
11Wayne County9.6-0.13 pts
12Crockett County9.592+4.74 pts
13Cocke County9.385+0.99 pts
14Roane County9.366+2.33 pts
15Lincoln County9.285+2.4 pts
16Williamson County9.282-1.33 pts
17Carroll County9.215+1.13 pts
18Sequatchie County9.195+0.03 pts
19DeKalb County8.889-2.79 pts
20Shelby County8.677+0.29 pts
21Scott County8.667+3.35 pts
22Hickman County8.66+1.22 pts
23Hamilton County8.607+0.83 pts
24Davidson County8.567-0.77 pts
25Morgan County8.451-1.93 pts
26Sumner County8.447+0.15 pts
27Marshall County8.435-1.59 pts
28Fayette County8.411-0.9 pts
29Decatur County8.395+0.43 pts
30Putnam County8.31+0.45 pts
31Hamblen County8.192+0.68 pts
32Robertson County8.173+0.51 pts
33Wilson County8.062-0.14 pts
34Claiborne County7.939-0.49 pts
35Montgomery County7.873+0.02 pts
36Maury County7.827-0.3 pts
37Loudon County7.795-1.42 pts
38Jefferson County7.775-0.08 pts
39Sevier County7.721+0.27 pts
40Obion County7.718+0.55 pts
41Rutherford County7.678-0.52 pts
42Washington County7.648+0.15 pts
43Cannon County7.571+2.93 pts
44Benton County7.56+0.72 pts
45Knox County7.554-1.17 pts
46Lawrence County7.51-0.42 pts
47Bedford County7.503-0.68 pts
48Madison County7.454+0.58 pts
49Bradley County7.405-0.11 pts
50Hardin County7.301-1.36 pts
51Bledsoe County7.273-6.49 pts
52McNairy County7.245-1.61 pts
53Blount County7.232-0.65 pts
54Greene County7.222+0.62 pts
55Stewart County7.22-3 pts
56Anderson County7.179-0.73 pts
57Franklin County7.165+1.35 pts
58White County7.143-1.25 pts
59Tipton County7.077-1.47 pts
60Rhea County6.984-1.12 pts
61Gibson County6.969-0.78 pts
62Henderson County6.813+0.58 pts
63Coffee County6.719+0.25 pts
64Carter County6.707+0.21 pts
65Smith County6.667-2.48 pts
66Henry County6.637+0.63 pts
67Dickson County6.605-0.43 pts
68Sullivan County6.595-0.46 pts
69Monroe County6.562-1.3 pts
70Overton County6.475+0.61 pts
71Haywood County6.474-1.14 pts
72Humphreys County6.452-0.4 pts
72Polk County6.452-2.97 pts
74Jackson County6.383+1.86 pts
75Cheatham County6.328-2.61 pts
76Trousdale County6.306-2.7 pts
77Lake County6.289n/a
78Grainger County5.97-1.16 pts
79Campbell County5.776-1.33 pts
80Lewis County5.774-2.4 pts
81Dyer County5.71-3.64 pts
82Giles County5.703-1.76 pts
83Clay County5.682-1.17 pts
84McMinn County5.68-1.56 pts
85Hawkins County5.594-1.11 pts
86Warren County5.539-1.3 pts
87Johnson County5.43-2.79 pts
88Fentress County5.286-2.32 pts
89Moore County5.172-6.59 pts
90Chester County4.977-3.5 pts
91Marion County4.93-2.47 pts
92Lauderdale County4.754-1.44 pts
93Meigs County4.278-7.42 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2015. 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=2015.

Harvard

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Grundy County, with 13.846% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Meigs County, with 4.278% in 2015.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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