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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Jackson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 94 counties in 2019, at 13.333%. Lauderdale County had the lowest, at 3.826%. The median was 7.624% and the figure for Tennessee was 7.608%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.333Jackson County
Lowest3.826Lauderdale County
Median7.62494 counties
Tennessee7.608History

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 7.221 %Bedford County: 6.838 %Benton County: 8.775 %Bledsoe County: 8.612 %Blount County: 6.99 %Bradley County: 6.187 %Campbell County: 9.628 %Cannon County: 7.629 %Carroll County: 8.385 %Carter County: 7.245 %Cheatham County: 7.666 %Chester County: 9.888 %Claiborne County: 8.333 %Clay County: 10.582 %Cocke County: 6.757 %Coffee County: 7.146 %Crockett County: 6.512 %Cumberland County: 6.853 %Davidson County: 8.298 %Decatur County: 7.882 %DeKalb County: 9.722 %Dickson County: 7.822 %Dyer County: 6.28 %Fayette County: 9.051 %Fentress County: 8.624 %Franklin County: 6.866 %Gibson County: 7.666 %Giles County: 5.967 %Grainger County: 9.732 %Greene County: 6.296 %Grundy County: 6.25 %Hamblen County: 8.262 %Hamilton County: 6.39 %Hancock County: 9.709 %Hardeman County: 6.832 %Hardin County: 7.921 %Hawkins County: 6.649 %Haywood County: 10.526 %Henderson County: 8.972 %Henry County: 7.234 %Hickman County: 9.964 %Houston County: 7.882 %Humphreys County: 5.772 %Jackson County: 13.333 %Jefferson County: 8.194 %Johnson County: 7.981 %Knox County: 7.297 %Lake County: 5.839 %Lauderdale County: 3.826 %Lawrence County: 6.987 %Lewis County: 5.013 %Lincoln County: 7.873 %Loudon County: 5.53 %McMinn County: 5.335 %McNairy County: 7.823 %Macon County: 5.489 %Madison County: 6.589 %Marion County: 8.973 %Marshall County: 5.92 %Maury County: 8.041 %Meigs County: 6.667 %Monroe County: 7.154 %Montgomery County: 8.661 %Moore County: 5.594 %Morgan County: 8.856 %Obion County: 5.424 %Overton County: 7.131 %Perry County: 10.329 %Pickett County: 10.959 %Polk County: 9.424 %Putnam County: 7.253 %Rhea County: 6.999 %Roane County: 7.759 %Robertson County: 7.949 %Rutherford County: 7.982 %Scott County: 5.844 %Sequatchie County: 11.331 %Sevier County: 6.956 %Shelby County: 8.014 %Smith County: 5.859 %Stewart County: 11.644 %Sullivan County: 6.447 %Sumner County: 7.801 %Tipton County: 6.461 %Trousdale County: 9.302 %Unicoi County: 7.675 %Union County: 4.839 %Warren County: 7.665 %Washington County: 6.49 %Wayne County: 6.915 %Weakley County: 7.422 %White County: 7.226 %Williamson County: 9.144 %Wilson County: 7.619 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Jackson County: 13.333 %Jackson County13.333Stewart County: 11.644 %Stewart County11.644Sequatchie County: 11.331 %Sequatchie County11.331Pickett County: 10.959 %Pickett County10.959Clay County: 10.582 %Clay County10.582Haywood County: 10.526 %Haywood County10.526Perry County: 10.329 %Perry County10.329Hickman County: 9.964 %Hickman County9.964Chester County: 9.888 %Chester County9.888Grainger County: 9.732 %Grainger County9.732DeKalb County: 9.722 %DeKalb County9.722Hancock County: 9.709 %Hancock County9.709Campbell County: 9.628 %Campbell County9.628Polk County: 9.424 %Polk County9.424Trousdale County: 9.302 %Trousdale County9.302Williamson County: 9.144 %Williamson County9.144Fayette County: 9.051 %Fayette County9.051Marion County: 8.973 %Marion County8.973Henderson County: 8.972 %Henderson County8.972Morgan County: 8.856 %Morgan County8.856Benton County: 8.775 %Benton County8.775Montgomery County: 8.661 %Montgomery County8.661Fentress County: 8.624 %Fentress County8.624Bledsoe County: 8.612 %Bledsoe County8.612Carroll County: 8.385 %Carroll County8.385Claiborne County: 8.333 %Claiborne County8.333Davidson County: 8.298 %Davidson County8.298Hamblen County: 8.262 %Hamblen County8.262Jefferson County: 8.194 %Jefferson County8.194Maury County: 8.041 %Maury County8.041Shelby County: 8.014 %Shelby County8.014Rutherford County: 7.982 %Rutherford County7.982Johnson County: 7.981 %Johnson County7.981Robertson County: 7.949 %Robertson County7.949Hardin County: 7.921 %Hardin County7.921Decatur County: 7.882 %Decatur County7.882Houston County: 7.882 %Houston County7.882Lincoln County: 7.873 %Lincoln County7.873McNairy County: 7.823 %McNairy County7.823Dickson County: 7.822 %Dickson County7.822Jackson County: 13.333 %Jackson County13.333Stewart County: 11.644 %Stewart County11.644Sequatchie County: 11.331 %Sequatchie County11.331Pickett County: 10.959 %Pickett County10.959Clay County: 10.582 %Clay County10.582Haywood County: 10.526 %Haywood County10.526Perry County: 10.329 %Perry County10.329Hickman County: 9.964 %Hickman County9.964Chester County: 9.888 %Chester County9.888Grainger County: 9.732 %Grainger County9.732DeKalb County: 9.722 %DeKalb County9.722Hancock County: 9.709 %Hancock County9.709Campbell County: 9.628 %Campbell County9.628Polk County: 9.424 %Polk County9.424Trousdale County: 9.302 %Trousdale County9.302Williamson County: 9.144 %Williamson County9.144Fayette County: 9.051 %Fayette County9.051Marion County: 8.973 %Marion County8.973Henderson County: 8.972 %Henderson County8.972Morgan County: 8.856 %Morgan County8.856Benton County: 8.775 %Benton County8.775Montgomery County: 8.661 %Montgomery County8.661Fentress County: 8.624 %Fentress County8.624Bledsoe County: 8.612 %Bledsoe County8.612Carroll County: 8.385 %Carroll County8.385Claiborne County: 8.333 %Claiborne County8.333Davidson County: 8.298 %Davidson County8.298Hamblen County: 8.262 %Hamblen County8.262Jefferson County: 8.194 %Jefferson County8.194Maury County: 8.041 %Maury County8.041Shelby County: 8.014 %Shelby County8.014Rutherford County: 7.982 %Rutherford County7.982Johnson County: 7.981 %Johnson County7.981Robertson County: 7.949 %Robertson County7.949Hardin County: 7.921 %Hardin County7.921Decatur County: 7.882 %Decatur County7.882Houston County: 7.882 %Houston County7.882Lincoln County: 7.873 %Lincoln County7.873McNairy County: 7.823 %McNairy County7.823Dickson County: 7.822 %Dickson County7.822
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Jackson County13.333+3.08 pts
2Stewart County11.644-0.24 pts
3Sequatchie County11.331+6.84 pts
4Pickett County10.959+1.5 pts
5Clay County10.582+1.16 pts
6Haywood County10.526+4.68 pts
7Perry County10.329+2.96 pts
8Hickman County9.964+3.77 pts
9Chester County9.888+4.54 pts
10Grainger County9.732+2.9 pts
11DeKalb County9.722+4.47 pts
12Hancock County9.709n/a
13Campbell County9.628+1.71 pts
14Polk County9.424+1 pts
15Trousdale County9.302+1.19 pts
16Williamson County9.144-0.13 pts
17Fayette County9.051+3.1 pts
18Marion County8.973+2.86 pts
19Henderson County8.972-1.46 pts
20Morgan County8.856+0.25 pts
21Benton County8.775+0.14 pts
22Montgomery County8.661+1.85 pts
23Fentress County8.624+1.22 pts
24Bledsoe County8.612+4.67 pts
25Carroll County8.385+0.77 pts
26Claiborne County8.333+1.93 pts
27Davidson County8.298-0.55 pts
28Hamblen County8.262+1.46 pts
29Jefferson County8.194+2.31 pts
30Maury County8.041+1.32 pts
31Shelby County8.014-0.18 pts
32Rutherford County7.982+0.19 pts
33Johnson County7.981-0.81 pts
34Robertson County7.949+1.32 pts
35Hardin County7.921+0.27 pts
36Decatur County7.882+0.92 pts
36Houston County7.882-2.96 pts
38Lincoln County7.873+0.42 pts
39McNairy County7.823-0.45 pts
40Dickson County7.822+1.12 pts
41Sumner County7.801-0.72 pts
42Roane County7.759+1.13 pts
43Unicoi County7.675-1.21 pts
44Cheatham County7.666-2.59 pts
44Gibson County7.666-0.08 pts
46Warren County7.665+2.27 pts
47Cannon County7.629-3.61 pts
48Wilson County7.619-1.63 pts
49Weakley County7.422-0.71 pts
50Knox County7.297-0.61 pts
51Putnam County7.253-0.06 pts
52Carter County7.245-0.86 pts
53Henry County7.234-0.45 pts
54White County7.226-0.07 pts
55Anderson County7.221-0.53 pts
56Monroe County7.154-0.3 pts
57Coffee County7.146-0.85 pts
58Overton County7.131+0.49 pts
59Rhea County6.999+0.81 pts
60Blount County6.99-1.09 pts
61Lawrence County6.987-0.33 pts
62Sevier County6.956-0.89 pts
63Wayne County6.915-1.62 pts
64Franklin County6.866+0.52 pts
65Cumberland County6.853+0.62 pts
66Bedford County6.838-1.56 pts
67Hardeman County6.832+0.3 pts
68Cocke County6.757-3.46 pts
69Meigs County6.667+1.08 pts
70Hawkins County6.649-1.82 pts
71Madison County6.589-0.24 pts
72Crockett County6.512+0.41 pts
73Washington County6.49-0.43 pts
74Tipton County6.461-2.08 pts
75Sullivan County6.447-0.76 pts
76Hamilton County6.39-1.03 pts
77Greene County6.296-0.67 pts
78Dyer County6.28-0.81 pts
79Grundy County6.25-3.13 pts
80Bradley County6.187-0.85 pts
81Giles County5.967-1.49 pts
82Marshall County5.92-0.33 pts
83Smith County5.859-3.48 pts
84Scott County5.844-1.18 pts
85Lake County5.839-2.67 pts
86Humphreys County5.772-3.35 pts
87Moore County5.594n/a
88Loudon County5.53-2.85 pts
89Macon County5.489-3.12 pts
90Obion County5.424-1.58 pts
91McMinn County5.335-1.16 pts
92Lewis County5.013-2.66 pts
93Union County4.839-1.77 pts
94Lauderdale County3.826-2.49 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 13.333% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lauderdale County, with 3.826% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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