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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Jackson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 94 counties in 2017, at 14.286%. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 4.386%. The median was 7.664% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.012%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Jackson County
Lowest4.386Trousdale County
Median7.66494 counties
Tennessee8.012History

Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 7.629 %Bedford County: 7.522 %Benton County: 8.85 %Bledsoe County: 13.93 %Blount County: 7.328 %Bradley County: 7.575 %Campbell County: 7.581 %Cannon County: 9.632 %Carroll County: 9.046 %Carter County: 6.106 %Cheatham County: 7.699 %Chester County: 6.378 %Claiborne County: 6.545 %Clay County: 11.579 %Cocke County: 5.947 %Coffee County: 7.911 %Crockett County: 7.177 %Cumberland County: 8.532 %Davidson County: 8.659 %Decatur County: 8.273 %DeKalb County: 7.22 %Dickson County: 7.96 %Dyer County: 6.5 %Fayette County: 8.624 %Fentress County: 5.417 %Franklin County: 9.029 %Gibson County: 7.296 %Giles County: 4.789 %Grainger County: 6.452 %Greene County: 5.779 %Grundy County: 4.651 %Hamblen County: 7.787 %Hamilton County: 8.106 %Hancock County: 6.122 %Hardeman County: 8.346 %Hardin County: 7.018 %Hawkins County: 10.49 %Haywood County: 8.532 %Henderson County: 6.325 %Henry County: 5.615 %Hickman County: 5.385 %Houston County: 8 %Humphreys County: 6.667 %Jackson County: 14.286 %Jefferson County: 8.413 %Johnson County: 5.505 %Knox County: 7.756 %Lake County: 10.667 %Lauderdale County: 8.333 %Lawrence County: 5.345 %Lewis County: 7.772 %Lincoln County: 7.778 %Loudon County: 7.792 %McMinn County: 6.606 %McNairy County: 5.729 %Macon County: 8.446 %Madison County: 7.75 %Marion County: 6.089 %Marshall County: 6.593 %Maury County: 7.867 %Meigs County: 8.696 %Monroe County: 7.319 %Montgomery County: 8.83 %Moore County: 9.6 %Morgan County: 8.333 %Obion County: 9.091 %Overton County: 6.061 %Perry County: 6.422 %Pickett County: 10.458 %Polk County: 11.765 %Putnam County: 6.999 %Rhea County: 8.414 %Roane County: 7.514 %Robertson County: 7.414 %Rutherford County: 7.806 %Scott County: 5.449 %Sequatchie County: 6.322 %Sevier County: 7.872 %Shelby County: 8.446 %Smith County: 9.163 %Stewart County: 5.479 %Sullivan County: 7.256 %Sumner County: 8.781 %Tipton County: 7.306 %Trousdale County: 4.386 %Unicoi County: 4.484 %Union County: 5.587 %Warren County: 6.484 %Washington County: 7.541 %Wayne County: 9.019 %Weakley County: 7.758 %White County: 7.407 %Williamson County: 9.325 %Wilson County: 8.074 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Jackson County: 14.286 %Jackson County14.286Bledsoe County: 13.93 %Bledsoe County13.93Polk County: 11.765 %Polk County11.765Clay County: 11.579 %Clay County11.579Lake County: 10.667 %Lake County10.667Hawkins County: 10.49 %Hawkins County10.49Pickett County: 10.458 %Pickett County10.458Cannon County: 9.632 %Cannon County9.632Moore County: 9.6 %Moore County9.6Williamson County: 9.325 %Williamson County9.325Smith County: 9.163 %Smith County9.163Obion County: 9.091 %Obion County9.091Carroll County: 9.046 %Carroll County9.046Franklin County: 9.029 %Franklin County9.029Wayne County: 9.019 %Wayne County9.019Benton County: 8.85 %Benton County8.85Montgomery County: 8.83 %Montgomery County8.83Sumner County: 8.781 %Sumner County8.781Meigs County: 8.696 %Meigs County8.696Davidson County: 8.659 %Davidson County8.659Fayette County: 8.624 %Fayette County8.624Cumberland County: 8.532 %Cumberland County8.532Haywood County: 8.532 %Haywood County8.532Macon County: 8.446 %Macon County8.446Shelby County: 8.446 %Shelby County8.446Rhea County: 8.414 %Rhea County8.414Jefferson County: 8.413 %Jefferson County8.413Hardeman County: 8.346 %Hardeman County8.346Lauderdale County: 8.333 %Lauderdale County8.333Morgan County: 8.333 %Morgan County8.333Decatur County: 8.273 %Decatur County8.273Hamilton County: 8.106 %Hamilton County8.106Wilson County: 8.074 %Wilson County8.074Houston County: 8 %Houston County8Dickson County: 7.96 %Dickson County7.96Coffee County: 7.911 %Coffee County7.911Sevier County: 7.872 %Sevier County7.872Maury County: 7.867 %Maury County7.867Rutherford County: 7.806 %Rutherford County7.806Loudon County: 7.792 %Loudon County7.792Jackson County: 14.286 %Jackson County14.286Bledsoe County: 13.93 %Bledsoe County13.93Polk County: 11.765 %Polk County11.765Clay County: 11.579 %Clay County11.579Lake County: 10.667 %Lake County10.667Hawkins County: 10.49 %Hawkins County10.49Pickett County: 10.458 %Pickett County10.458Cannon County: 9.632 %Cannon County9.632Moore County: 9.6 %Moore County9.6Williamson County: 9.325 %Williamson County9.325Smith County: 9.163 %Smith County9.163Obion County: 9.091 %Obion County9.091Carroll County: 9.046 %Carroll County9.046Franklin County: 9.029 %Franklin County9.029Wayne County: 9.019 %Wayne County9.019Benton County: 8.85 %Benton County8.85Montgomery County: 8.83 %Montgomery County8.83Sumner County: 8.781 %Sumner County8.781Meigs County: 8.696 %Meigs County8.696Davidson County: 8.659 %Davidson County8.659Fayette County: 8.624 %Fayette County8.624Cumberland County: 8.532 %Cumberland County8.532Haywood County: 8.532 %Haywood County8.532Macon County: 8.446 %Macon County8.446Shelby County: 8.446 %Shelby County8.446Rhea County: 8.414 %Rhea County8.414Jefferson County: 8.413 %Jefferson County8.413Hardeman County: 8.346 %Hardeman County8.346Lauderdale County: 8.333 %Lauderdale County8.333Morgan County: 8.333 %Morgan County8.333Decatur County: 8.273 %Decatur County8.273Hamilton County: 8.106 %Hamilton County8.106Wilson County: 8.074 %Wilson County8.074Houston County: 8 %Houston County8Dickson County: 7.96 %Dickson County7.96Coffee County: 7.911 %Coffee County7.911Sevier County: 7.872 %Sevier County7.872Maury County: 7.867 %Maury County7.867Rutherford County: 7.806 %Rutherford County7.806Loudon County: 7.792 %Loudon County7.792
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Jackson County14.286+9.23 pts
2Bledsoe County13.93-0.02 pts
3Polk County11.765+1.61 pts
4Clay County11.579+1.74 pts
5Lake County10.667+5.64 pts
6Hawkins County10.49+2.73 pts
7Pickett County10.458+5.2 pts
8Cannon County9.632+6.07 pts
9Moore County9.6+4.72 pts
10Williamson County9.325+0.64 pts
11Smith County9.163+0.17 pts
12Obion County9.091+3.42 pts
13Carroll County9.046+2.85 pts
14Franklin County9.029+4.31 pts
15Wayne County9.019-0.5 pts
16Benton County8.85+0.47 pts
17Montgomery County8.83+1.27 pts
18Sumner County8.781+0.36 pts
19Meigs County8.696-0.78 pts
20Davidson County8.659+0.56 pts
21Fayette County8.624+2.36 pts
22Cumberland County8.532+2.42 pts
22Haywood County8.532+2.44 pts
24Macon County8.446+1.7 pts
24Shelby County8.446+1.11 pts
26Rhea County8.414+0.29 pts
27Jefferson County8.413+1.27 pts
28Hardeman County8.346+1.93 pts
29Lauderdale County8.333+0.14 pts
29Morgan County8.333+1.34 pts
31Decatur County8.273+0.51 pts
32Hamilton County8.106+0.71 pts
33Wilson County8.074+0.77 pts
34Houston County8-0.96 pts
35Dickson County7.96+1.02 pts
36Coffee County7.911+1.32 pts
37Sevier County7.872+1.64 pts
38Maury County7.867-0.29 pts
39Rutherford County7.806+0.84 pts
40Loudon County7.792-0.69 pts
41Hamblen County7.787+1.47 pts
42Lincoln County7.778+0.17 pts
43Lewis County7.772-2.51 pts
44Weakley County7.758+0.97 pts
45Knox County7.756+0.87 pts
46Madison County7.75+1.68 pts
47Cheatham County7.699-1.39 pts
48Anderson County7.629+0.74 pts
49Campbell County7.581+0.77 pts
50Bradley County7.575+1.09 pts
51Washington County7.541+0.56 pts
52Bedford County7.522+0.88 pts
53Roane County7.514+0.24 pts
54Robertson County7.414+0.91 pts
55White County7.407-0.55 pts
56Blount County7.328+0.25 pts
57Monroe County7.319-0.84 pts
58Tipton County7.306-1.67 pts
59Gibson County7.296-1.07 pts
60Sullivan County7.256+0.72 pts
61DeKalb County7.22-4.57 pts
62Crockett County7.177+1.38 pts
63Hardin County7.018-0.01 pts
64Putnam County6.999+1.8 pts
65Humphreys County6.667-2.81 pts
66McMinn County6.606+1.15 pts
67Marshall County6.593-2.06 pts
68Claiborne County6.545+0.03 pts
69Dyer County6.5+1.58 pts
70Warren County6.484-1.65 pts
71Grainger County6.452-1.57 pts
72Perry County6.422-1.8 pts
73Chester County6.378-1.82 pts
74Henderson County6.325-2.73 pts
75Sequatchie County6.322-1.19 pts
76Hancock County6.122-0.19 pts
77Carter County6.106+0.51 pts
78Marion County6.089-1.34 pts
79Overton County6.061-2.29 pts
80Cocke County5.947-0.36 pts
81Greene County5.779+0.68 pts
82McNairy County5.729-2.57 pts
83Henry County5.615-1.11 pts
84Union County5.587-0.68 pts
85Johnson County5.505-0.4 pts
86Stewart County5.479-0.13 pts
87Scott County5.449+0.18 pts
88Fentress County5.417+1.58 pts
89Hickman County5.385+1.32 pts
90Lawrence County5.345-1.03 pts
91Giles County4.789-1.06 pts
92Grundy County4.651-3.22 pts
93Unicoi County4.484-5.52 pts
94Trousdale County4.386-4.42 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 14.286% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Trousdale County, with 4.386% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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