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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Stewart County had the highest establishment exit rate of 93 counties in 2018, at 11.888%. Bledsoe County had the lowest, at 3.941%. The median was 7.457% and the figure for Tennessee was 7.893%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.888Stewart County
Lowest3.941Bledsoe County
Median7.45793 counties
Tennessee7.893History

Map of counties, 2018

Anderson County: 7.748 %Bedford County: 8.394 %Benton County: 8.633 %Bledsoe County: 3.941 %Blount County: 8.082 %Bradley County: 7.034 %Campbell County: 7.914 %Cannon County: 11.236 %Carroll County: 7.617 %Carter County: 8.108 %Cheatham County: 10.252 %Chester County: 5.345 %Claiborne County: 6.406 %Clay County: 9.424 %Cocke County: 10.222 %Coffee County: 7.993 %Crockett County: 6.103 %Cumberland County: 6.234 %Davidson County: 8.844 %Decatur County: 6.965 %DeKalb County: 5.254 %Dickson County: 6.707 %Dyer County: 7.094 %Fayette County: 5.951 %Fentress County: 7.407 %Franklin County: 6.344 %Gibson County: 7.75 %Giles County: 7.457 %Grainger County: 6.829 %Greene County: 6.961 %Grundy County: 9.375 %Hamblen County: 6.806 %Hamilton County: 7.421 %Hardeman County: 6.532 %Hardin County: 7.65 %Hawkins County: 8.473 %Haywood County: 5.842 %Henderson County: 10.435 %Henry County: 7.687 %Hickman County: 6.193 %Houston County: 10.837 %Humphreys County: 9.122 %Jackson County: 10.256 %Jefferson County: 5.882 %Johnson County: 8.796 %Knox County: 7.91 %Lake County: 8.511 %Lauderdale County: 6.316 %Lawrence County: 7.321 %Lewis County: 7.673 %Lincoln County: 7.456 %Loudon County: 8.385 %McMinn County: 6.492 %McNairy County: 8.269 %Macon County: 8.606 %Madison County: 6.833 %Marion County: 6.11 %Marshall County: 6.25 %Maury County: 6.726 %Meigs County: 5.587 %Monroe County: 7.457 %Montgomery County: 6.815 %Morgan County: 8.602 %Obion County: 7.003 %Overton County: 6.645 %Perry County: 7.373 %Pickett County: 9.459 %Polk County: 8.421 %Putnam County: 7.317 %Rhea County: 6.19 %Roane County: 6.633 %Robertson County: 6.629 %Rutherford County: 7.793 %Scott County: 7.029 %Sequatchie County: 4.494 %Sevier County: 7.844 %Shelby County: 8.195 %Smith County: 9.339 %Stewart County: 11.888 %Sullivan County: 7.205 %Sumner County: 8.522 %Tipton County: 8.537 %Trousdale County: 8.108 %Unicoi County: 8.889 %Union County: 6.612 %Van Buren County: 7.407 %Warren County: 5.394 %Washington County: 6.921 %Wayne County: 8.533 %Weakley County: 8.136 %White County: 7.292 %Williamson County: 9.277 %Wilson County: 9.25 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Stewart County: 11.888 %Stewart County11.888Cannon County: 11.236 %Cannon County11.236Houston County: 10.837 %Houston County10.837Henderson County: 10.435 %Henderson County10.435Jackson County: 10.256 %Jackson County10.256Cheatham County: 10.252 %Cheatham County10.252Cocke County: 10.222 %Cocke County10.222Pickett County: 9.459 %Pickett County9.459Clay County: 9.424 %Clay County9.424Grundy County: 9.375 %Grundy County9.375Smith County: 9.339 %Smith County9.339Williamson County: 9.277 %Williamson County9.277Wilson County: 9.25 %Wilson County9.25Humphreys County: 9.122 %Humphreys County9.122Unicoi County: 8.889 %Unicoi County8.889Davidson County: 8.844 %Davidson County8.844Johnson County: 8.796 %Johnson County8.796Benton County: 8.633 %Benton County8.633Macon County: 8.606 %Macon County8.606Morgan County: 8.602 %Morgan County8.602Tipton County: 8.537 %Tipton County8.537Wayne County: 8.533 %Wayne County8.533Sumner County: 8.522 %Sumner County8.522Lake County: 8.511 %Lake County8.511Hawkins County: 8.473 %Hawkins County8.473Polk County: 8.421 %Polk County8.421Bedford County: 8.394 %Bedford County8.394Loudon County: 8.385 %Loudon County8.385McNairy County: 8.269 %McNairy County8.269Shelby County: 8.195 %Shelby County8.195Weakley County: 8.136 %Weakley County8.136Carter County: 8.108 %Carter County8.108Trousdale County: 8.108 %Trousdale County8.108Blount County: 8.082 %Blount County8.082Coffee County: 7.993 %Coffee County7.993Campbell County: 7.914 %Campbell County7.914Knox County: 7.91 %Knox County7.91Sevier County: 7.844 %Sevier County7.844Rutherford County: 7.793 %Rutherford County7.793Gibson County: 7.75 %Gibson County7.75Stewart County: 11.888 %Stewart County11.888Cannon County: 11.236 %Cannon County11.236Houston County: 10.837 %Houston County10.837Henderson County: 10.435 %Henderson County10.435Jackson County: 10.256 %Jackson County10.256Cheatham County: 10.252 %Cheatham County10.252Cocke County: 10.222 %Cocke County10.222Pickett County: 9.459 %Pickett County9.459Clay County: 9.424 %Clay County9.424Grundy County: 9.375 %Grundy County9.375Smith County: 9.339 %Smith County9.339Williamson County: 9.277 %Williamson County9.277Wilson County: 9.25 %Wilson County9.25Humphreys County: 9.122 %Humphreys County9.122Unicoi County: 8.889 %Unicoi County8.889Davidson County: 8.844 %Davidson County8.844Johnson County: 8.796 %Johnson County8.796Benton County: 8.633 %Benton County8.633Macon County: 8.606 %Macon County8.606Morgan County: 8.602 %Morgan County8.602Tipton County: 8.537 %Tipton County8.537Wayne County: 8.533 %Wayne County8.533Sumner County: 8.522 %Sumner County8.522Lake County: 8.511 %Lake County8.511Hawkins County: 8.473 %Hawkins County8.473Polk County: 8.421 %Polk County8.421Bedford County: 8.394 %Bedford County8.394Loudon County: 8.385 %Loudon County8.385McNairy County: 8.269 %McNairy County8.269Shelby County: 8.195 %Shelby County8.195Weakley County: 8.136 %Weakley County8.136Carter County: 8.108 %Carter County8.108Trousdale County: 8.108 %Trousdale County8.108Blount County: 8.082 %Blount County8.082Coffee County: 7.993 %Coffee County7.993Campbell County: 7.914 %Campbell County7.914Knox County: 7.91 %Knox County7.91Sevier County: 7.844 %Sevier County7.844Rutherford County: 7.793 %Rutherford County7.793Gibson County: 7.75 %Gibson County7.75
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Stewart County11.888+6.41 pts
2Cannon County11.236+1.6 pts
3Houston County10.837+2.84 pts
4Henderson County10.435+4.11 pts
5Jackson County10.256-4.03 pts
6Cheatham County10.252+2.55 pts
7Cocke County10.222+4.27 pts
8Pickett County9.459-1 pts
9Clay County9.424-2.16 pts
10Grundy County9.375+4.72 pts
11Smith County9.339+0.18 pts
12Williamson County9.277-0.05 pts
13Wilson County9.25+1.18 pts
14Humphreys County9.122+2.46 pts
15Unicoi County8.889+4.4 pts
16Davidson County8.844+0.18 pts
17Johnson County8.796+3.29 pts
18Benton County8.633-0.22 pts
19Macon County8.606+0.16 pts
20Morgan County8.602+0.27 pts
21Tipton County8.537+1.23 pts
22Wayne County8.533-0.49 pts
23Sumner County8.522-0.26 pts
24Lake County8.511-2.16 pts
25Hawkins County8.473-2.02 pts
26Polk County8.421-3.34 pts
27Bedford County8.394+0.87 pts
28Loudon County8.385+0.59 pts
29McNairy County8.269+2.54 pts
30Shelby County8.195-0.25 pts
31Weakley County8.136+0.38 pts
32Carter County8.108+2 pts
32Trousdale County8.108+3.72 pts
34Blount County8.082+0.75 pts
35Coffee County7.993+0.08 pts
36Campbell County7.914+0.33 pts
37Knox County7.91+0.15 pts
38Sevier County7.844-0.03 pts
39Rutherford County7.793-0.01 pts
40Gibson County7.75+0.45 pts
41Anderson County7.748+0.12 pts
42Henry County7.687+2.07 pts
43Lewis County7.673-0.1 pts
44Hardin County7.65+0.63 pts
45Carroll County7.617-1.43 pts
46Giles County7.457+2.67 pts
46Monroe County7.457+0.14 pts
48Lincoln County7.456-0.32 pts
49Hamilton County7.421-0.68 pts
50Fentress County7.407+1.99 pts
50Van Buren County7.407n/a
52Perry County7.373+0.95 pts
53Lawrence County7.321+1.98 pts
54Putnam County7.317+0.32 pts
55White County7.292-0.12 pts
56Sullivan County7.205-0.05 pts
57Dyer County7.094+0.59 pts
58Bradley County7.034-0.54 pts
59Scott County7.029+1.58 pts
60Obion County7.003-2.09 pts
61Decatur County6.965-1.31 pts
62Greene County6.961+1.18 pts
63Washington County6.921-0.62 pts
64Madison County6.833-0.92 pts
65Grainger County6.829+0.38 pts
66Montgomery County6.815-2.01 pts
67Hamblen County6.806-0.98 pts
68Maury County6.726-1.14 pts
69Dickson County6.707-1.25 pts
70Overton County6.645+0.58 pts
71Roane County6.633-0.88 pts
72Robertson County6.629-0.79 pts
73Union County6.612+1.03 pts
74Hardeman County6.532-1.81 pts
75McMinn County6.492-0.11 pts
76Claiborne County6.406-0.14 pts
77Franklin County6.344-2.68 pts
78Lauderdale County6.316-2.02 pts
79Marshall County6.25-0.34 pts
80Cumberland County6.234-2.3 pts
81Hickman County6.193+0.81 pts
82Rhea County6.19-2.22 pts
83Marion County6.11+0.02 pts
84Crockett County6.103-1.07 pts
85Fayette County5.951-2.67 pts
86Jefferson County5.882-2.53 pts
87Haywood County5.842-2.69 pts
88Meigs County5.587-3.11 pts
89Warren County5.394-1.09 pts
90Chester County5.345-1.03 pts
91DeKalb County5.254-1.97 pts
92Sequatchie County4.494-1.83 pts
93Bledsoe County3.941-9.99 pts

Other periods

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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Stewart County, with 11.888% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Bledsoe County, with 3.941% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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