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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Bledsoe County had the highest establishment exit rate of 94 counties in 2016, at 13.953%. Cannon County had the lowest, at 3.561%. The median was 7.009% and the figure for Tennessee was 7.293%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.953Bledsoe County
Lowest3.561Cannon County
Median7.00994 counties
Tennessee7.293History

Map of counties, 2016

Anderson County: 6.892 %Bedford County: 6.64 %Benton County: 8.377 %Bledsoe County: 13.953 %Blount County: 7.076 %Bradley County: 6.486 %Campbell County: 6.816 %Cannon County: 3.561 %Carroll County: 6.196 %Carter County: 5.593 %Cheatham County: 9.091 %Chester County: 8.2 %Claiborne County: 6.516 %Clay County: 9.836 %Cocke County: 6.306 %Coffee County: 6.592 %Crockett County: 5.797 %Cumberland County: 6.116 %Davidson County: 8.096 %Decatur County: 7.767 %DeKalb County: 11.786 %Dickson County: 6.944 %Dyer County: 4.925 %Fayette County: 6.262 %Fentress County: 3.838 %Franklin County: 4.715 %Gibson County: 8.362 %Giles County: 5.848 %Grainger County: 8.02 %Greene County: 5.094 %Grundy County: 7.874 %Hamblen County: 6.319 %Hamilton County: 7.396 %Hancock County: 6.316 %Hardeman County: 6.412 %Hardin County: 7.025 %Hawkins County: 7.759 %Haywood County: 6.091 %Henderson County: 9.051 %Henry County: 6.728 %Hickman County: 4.065 %Houston County: 8.955 %Humphreys County: 9.477 %Jackson County: 5.051 %Jefferson County: 7.143 %Johnson County: 5.909 %Knox County: 6.882 %Lake County: 5.031 %Lauderdale County: 8.191 %Lawrence County: 6.378 %Lewis County: 10.283 %Lincoln County: 7.607 %Loudon County: 8.477 %McMinn County: 5.452 %McNairy County: 8.301 %Macon County: 6.745 %Madison County: 6.074 %Marion County: 7.433 %Marshall County: 8.657 %Maury County: 8.161 %Meigs County: 9.474 %Monroe County: 8.16 %Montgomery County: 7.563 %Moore County: 4.878 %Morgan County: 6.993 %Obion County: 5.671 %Overton County: 8.348 %Perry County: 8.219 %Pickett County: 5.263 %Polk County: 10.16 %Putnam County: 5.197 %Rhea County: 8.128 %Roane County: 7.278 %Robertson County: 6.502 %Rutherford County: 6.968 %Scott County: 5.272 %Sequatchie County: 7.514 %Sevier County: 6.234 %Shelby County: 7.334 %Smith County: 8.998 %Stewart County: 5.614 %Sullivan County: 6.533 %Sumner County: 8.418 %Tipton County: 8.98 %Trousdale County: 8.811 %Unicoi County: 10 %Union County: 6.268 %Warren County: 8.134 %Washington County: 6.983 %Wayne County: 9.524 %Weakley County: 6.792 %White County: 7.956 %Williamson County: 8.687 %Wilson County: 7.3 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Bledsoe County: 13.953 %Bledsoe County13.953DeKalb County: 11.786 %DeKalb County11.786Lewis County: 10.283 %Lewis County10.283Polk County: 10.16 %Polk County10.16Unicoi County: 10 %Unicoi County10Clay County: 9.836 %Clay County9.836Wayne County: 9.524 %Wayne County9.524Humphreys County: 9.477 %Humphreys County9.477Meigs County: 9.474 %Meigs County9.474Cheatham County: 9.091 %Cheatham County9.091Henderson County: 9.051 %Henderson County9.051Smith County: 8.998 %Smith County8.998Tipton County: 8.98 %Tipton County8.98Houston County: 8.955 %Houston County8.955Trousdale County: 8.811 %Trousdale County8.811Williamson County: 8.687 %Williamson County8.687Marshall County: 8.657 %Marshall County8.657Loudon County: 8.477 %Loudon County8.477Sumner County: 8.418 %Sumner County8.418Benton County: 8.377 %Benton County8.377Gibson County: 8.362 %Gibson County8.362Overton County: 8.348 %Overton County8.348McNairy County: 8.301 %McNairy County8.301Perry County: 8.219 %Perry County8.219Chester County: 8.2 %Chester County8.2Lauderdale County: 8.191 %Lauderdale County8.191Maury County: 8.161 %Maury County8.161Monroe County: 8.16 %Monroe County8.16Warren County: 8.134 %Warren County8.134Rhea County: 8.128 %Rhea County8.128Davidson County: 8.096 %Davidson County8.096Grainger County: 8.02 %Grainger County8.02White County: 7.956 %White County7.956Grundy County: 7.874 %Grundy County7.874Decatur County: 7.767 %Decatur County7.767Hawkins County: 7.759 %Hawkins County7.759Lincoln County: 7.607 %Lincoln County7.607Montgomery County: 7.563 %Montgomery County7.563Sequatchie County: 7.514 %Sequatchie County7.514Marion County: 7.433 %Marion County7.433Bledsoe County: 13.953 %Bledsoe County13.953DeKalb County: 11.786 %DeKalb County11.786Lewis County: 10.283 %Lewis County10.283Polk County: 10.16 %Polk County10.16Unicoi County: 10 %Unicoi County10Clay County: 9.836 %Clay County9.836Wayne County: 9.524 %Wayne County9.524Humphreys County: 9.477 %Humphreys County9.477Meigs County: 9.474 %Meigs County9.474Cheatham County: 9.091 %Cheatham County9.091Henderson County: 9.051 %Henderson County9.051Smith County: 8.998 %Smith County8.998Tipton County: 8.98 %Tipton County8.98Houston County: 8.955 %Houston County8.955Trousdale County: 8.811 %Trousdale County8.811Williamson County: 8.687 %Williamson County8.687Marshall County: 8.657 %Marshall County8.657Loudon County: 8.477 %Loudon County8.477Sumner County: 8.418 %Sumner County8.418Benton County: 8.377 %Benton County8.377Gibson County: 8.362 %Gibson County8.362Overton County: 8.348 %Overton County8.348McNairy County: 8.301 %McNairy County8.301Perry County: 8.219 %Perry County8.219Chester County: 8.2 %Chester County8.2Lauderdale County: 8.191 %Lauderdale County8.191Maury County: 8.161 %Maury County8.161Monroe County: 8.16 %Monroe County8.16Warren County: 8.134 %Warren County8.134Rhea County: 8.128 %Rhea County8.128Davidson County: 8.096 %Davidson County8.096Grainger County: 8.02 %Grainger County8.02White County: 7.956 %White County7.956Grundy County: 7.874 %Grundy County7.874Decatur County: 7.767 %Decatur County7.767Hawkins County: 7.759 %Hawkins County7.759Lincoln County: 7.607 %Lincoln County7.607Montgomery County: 7.563 %Montgomery County7.563Sequatchie County: 7.514 %Sequatchie County7.514Marion County: 7.433 %Marion County7.433
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Bledsoe County13.953+6.68 pts
2DeKalb County11.786+2.9 pts
3Lewis County10.283+4.51 pts
4Polk County10.16+3.71 pts
5Unicoi County10-0.22 pts
6Clay County9.836+4.15 pts
7Wayne County9.524-0.08 pts
8Humphreys County9.477+3.03 pts
9Meigs County9.474+5.2 pts
10Cheatham County9.091+2.76 pts
11Henderson County9.051+2.24 pts
12Smith County8.998+2.33 pts
13Tipton County8.98+1.9 pts
14Houston County8.955-0.9 pts
15Trousdale County8.811+2.5 pts
16Williamson County8.687-0.6 pts
17Marshall County8.657+0.22 pts
18Loudon County8.477+0.68 pts
19Sumner County8.418-0.03 pts
20Benton County8.377+0.82 pts
21Gibson County8.362+1.39 pts
22Overton County8.348+1.87 pts
23McNairy County8.301+1.06 pts
24Perry County8.219-3.44 pts
25Chester County8.2+3.22 pts
26Lauderdale County8.191+3.44 pts
27Maury County8.161+0.33 pts
28Monroe County8.16+1.6 pts
29Warren County8.134+2.6 pts
30Rhea County8.128+1.14 pts
31Davidson County8.096-0.47 pts
32Grainger County8.02+2.05 pts
33White County7.956+0.81 pts
34Grundy County7.874-5.97 pts
35Decatur County7.767-0.63 pts
36Hawkins County7.759+2.17 pts
37Lincoln County7.607-1.68 pts
38Montgomery County7.563-0.31 pts
39Sequatchie County7.514-1.68 pts
40Marion County7.433+2.5 pts
41Hamilton County7.396-1.21 pts
42Shelby County7.334-1.34 pts
43Wilson County7.3-0.76 pts
44Roane County7.278-2.09 pts
45Jefferson County7.143-0.63 pts
46Blount County7.076-0.16 pts
47Hardin County7.025-0.28 pts
48Morgan County6.993-1.46 pts
49Washington County6.983-0.67 pts
50Rutherford County6.968-0.71 pts
51Dickson County6.944+0.34 pts
52Anderson County6.892-0.29 pts
53Knox County6.882-0.67 pts
54Campbell County6.816+1.04 pts
55Weakley County6.792-3.47 pts
56Macon County6.745-3.39 pts
57Henry County6.728+0.09 pts
58Bedford County6.64-0.86 pts
59Coffee County6.592-0.13 pts
60Sullivan County6.533-0.06 pts
61Claiborne County6.516-1.42 pts
62Robertson County6.502-1.67 pts
63Bradley County6.486-0.92 pts
64Hardeman County6.412-3.45 pts
65Lawrence County6.378-1.13 pts
66Hamblen County6.319-1.87 pts
67Hancock County6.316n/a
68Cocke County6.306-3.08 pts
69Union County6.268-5.33 pts
70Fayette County6.262-2.15 pts
71Sevier County6.234-1.49 pts
72Carroll County6.196-3.02 pts
73Cumberland County6.116-3.6 pts
74Haywood County6.091-0.38 pts
75Madison County6.074-1.38 pts
76Johnson County5.909+0.48 pts
77Giles County5.848+0.14 pts
78Crockett County5.797-3.8 pts
79Obion County5.671-2.05 pts
80Stewart County5.614-1.61 pts
81Carter County5.593-1.11 pts
82McMinn County5.452-0.23 pts
83Scott County5.272-3.39 pts
84Pickett County5.263-6.58 pts
85Putnam County5.197-3.11 pts
86Greene County5.094-2.13 pts
87Jackson County5.051-1.33 pts
88Lake County5.031-1.26 pts
89Dyer County4.925-0.79 pts
90Moore County4.878-0.29 pts
91Franklin County4.715-2.45 pts
92Hickman County4.065-4.59 pts
93Fentress County3.838-1.45 pts
94Cannon County3.561-4.01 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 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bledsoe County, with 13.953% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cannon County, with 3.561% in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.

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