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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Van Buren County had the highest establishment exit rate of 94 counties in 2020, at 22.989%. Sequatchie County had the lowest, at 4.558%. The median was 8.015% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.284%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.989Van Buren County
Lowest4.558Sequatchie County
Median8.01594 counties
Tennessee8.284History

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 7.372 %Bedford County: 7.943 %Benton County: 7.449 %Blount County: 7.462 %Bradley County: 7.439 %Campbell County: 8.435 %Cannon County: 9.6 %Carroll County: 7.082 %Carter County: 7.368 %Cheatham County: 9.54 %Chester County: 8.559 %Claiborne County: 8.252 %Clay County: 14.365 %Cocke County: 10.103 %Coffee County: 6.843 %Crockett County: 5.53 %Cumberland County: 9.818 %Davidson County: 9.208 %Decatur County: 8.437 %DeKalb County: 7.972 %Dickson County: 5.573 %Dyer County: 9.109 %Fayette County: 6.605 %Fentress County: 7.01 %Franklin County: 8.415 %Gibson County: 8.65 %Giles County: 8.746 %Grainger County: 5.825 %Greene County: 7.397 %Grundy County: 8.397 %Hamblen County: 7.307 %Hamilton County: 8.019 %Hancock County: 8.081 %Hardeman County: 7.351 %Hardin County: 5.702 %Hawkins County: 8.466 %Haywood County: 10.623 %Henderson County: 9.67 %Henry County: 8.96 %Hickman County: 9.269 %Houston County: 7.035 %Humphreys County: 6.302 %Jackson County: 7.143 %Jefferson County: 6.264 %Johnson County: 9.524 %Knox County: 8.129 %Lake County: 12.403 %Lauderdale County: 7.706 %Lawrence County: 8.063 %Lewis County: 5.473 %Lincoln County: 6.524 %Loudon County: 7.876 %McMinn County: 7.395 %McNairy County: 8.707 %Macon County: 7.797 %Madison County: 7.948 %Marion County: 8.726 %Marshall County: 8.524 %Maury County: 8.338 %Meigs County: 7.778 %Monroe County: 7.297 %Montgomery County: 8.767 %Moore County: 11.268 %Morgan County: 6.545 %Obion County: 8.312 %Overton County: 6.699 %Perry County: 6.863 %Pickett County: 8.163 %Polk County: 5.102 %Putnam County: 7.919 %Rhea County: 8.994 %Roane County: 8.006 %Robertson County: 8.125 %Rutherford County: 8.227 %Scott County: 7.178 %Sequatchie County: 4.558 %Sevier County: 7.795 %Shelby County: 8.275 %Smith County: 7.828 %Stewart County: 9.836 %Sullivan County: 8.162 %Sumner County: 9.158 %Tipton County: 10.104 %Trousdale County: 6.481 %Unicoi County: 6.787 %Union County: 8.043 %Van Buren County: 22.989 %Warren County: 6.108 %Washington County: 7.085 %Wayne County: 8.947 %Weakley County: 7.068 %White County: 8.01 %Williamson County: 9.681 %Wilson County: 8.405 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Van Buren County: 22.989 %Van Buren County22.989Clay County: 14.365 %Clay County14.365Lake County: 12.403 %Lake County12.403Moore County: 11.268 %Moore County11.268Haywood County: 10.623 %Haywood County10.623Tipton County: 10.104 %Tipton County10.104Cocke County: 10.103 %Cocke County10.103Stewart County: 9.836 %Stewart County9.836Cumberland County: 9.818 %Cumberland County9.818Williamson County: 9.681 %Williamson County9.681Henderson County: 9.67 %Henderson County9.67Cannon County: 9.6 %Cannon County9.6Cheatham County: 9.54 %Cheatham County9.54Johnson County: 9.524 %Johnson County9.524Hickman County: 9.269 %Hickman County9.269Davidson County: 9.208 %Davidson County9.208Sumner County: 9.158 %Sumner County9.158Dyer County: 9.109 %Dyer County9.109Rhea County: 8.994 %Rhea County8.994Henry County: 8.96 %Henry County8.96Wayne County: 8.947 %Wayne County8.947Montgomery County: 8.767 %Montgomery County8.767Giles County: 8.746 %Giles County8.746Marion County: 8.726 %Marion County8.726McNairy County: 8.707 %McNairy County8.707Gibson County: 8.65 %Gibson County8.65Chester County: 8.559 %Chester County8.559Marshall County: 8.524 %Marshall County8.524Hawkins County: 8.466 %Hawkins County8.466Decatur County: 8.437 %Decatur County8.437Campbell County: 8.435 %Campbell County8.435Franklin County: 8.415 %Franklin County8.415Wilson County: 8.405 %Wilson County8.405Grundy County: 8.397 %Grundy County8.397Maury County: 8.338 %Maury County8.338Obion County: 8.312 %Obion County8.312Shelby County: 8.275 %Shelby County8.275Claiborne County: 8.252 %Claiborne County8.252Rutherford County: 8.227 %Rutherford County8.227Pickett County: 8.163 %Pickett County8.163Van Buren County: 22.989 %Van Buren County22.989Clay County: 14.365 %Clay County14.365Lake County: 12.403 %Lake County12.403Moore County: 11.268 %Moore County11.268Haywood County: 10.623 %Haywood County10.623Tipton County: 10.104 %Tipton County10.104Cocke County: 10.103 %Cocke County10.103Stewart County: 9.836 %Stewart County9.836Cumberland County: 9.818 %Cumberland County9.818Williamson County: 9.681 %Williamson County9.681Henderson County: 9.67 %Henderson County9.67Cannon County: 9.6 %Cannon County9.6Cheatham County: 9.54 %Cheatham County9.54Johnson County: 9.524 %Johnson County9.524Hickman County: 9.269 %Hickman County9.269Davidson County: 9.208 %Davidson County9.208Sumner County: 9.158 %Sumner County9.158Dyer County: 9.109 %Dyer County9.109Rhea County: 8.994 %Rhea County8.994Henry County: 8.96 %Henry County8.96Wayne County: 8.947 %Wayne County8.947Montgomery County: 8.767 %Montgomery County8.767Giles County: 8.746 %Giles County8.746Marion County: 8.726 %Marion County8.726McNairy County: 8.707 %McNairy County8.707Gibson County: 8.65 %Gibson County8.65Chester County: 8.559 %Chester County8.559Marshall County: 8.524 %Marshall County8.524Hawkins County: 8.466 %Hawkins County8.466Decatur County: 8.437 %Decatur County8.437Campbell County: 8.435 %Campbell County8.435Franklin County: 8.415 %Franklin County8.415Wilson County: 8.405 %Wilson County8.405Grundy County: 8.397 %Grundy County8.397Maury County: 8.338 %Maury County8.338Obion County: 8.312 %Obion County8.312Shelby County: 8.275 %Shelby County8.275Claiborne County: 8.252 %Claiborne County8.252Rutherford County: 8.227 %Rutherford County8.227Pickett County: 8.163 %Pickett County8.163
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Van Buren County22.989n/a
2Clay County14.365+3.78 pts
3Lake County12.403+6.56 pts
4Moore County11.268+5.67 pts
5Haywood County10.623+0.1 pts
6Tipton County10.104+3.64 pts
7Cocke County10.103+3.35 pts
8Stewart County9.836-1.81 pts
9Cumberland County9.818+2.96 pts
10Williamson County9.681+0.54 pts
11Henderson County9.67+0.7 pts
12Cannon County9.6+1.97 pts
13Cheatham County9.54+1.87 pts
14Johnson County9.524+1.54 pts
15Hickman County9.269-0.7 pts
16Davidson County9.208+0.91 pts
17Sumner County9.158+1.36 pts
18Dyer County9.109+2.83 pts
19Rhea County8.994+2 pts
20Henry County8.96+1.73 pts
21Wayne County8.947+2.03 pts
22Montgomery County8.767+0.11 pts
23Giles County8.746+2.78 pts
24Marion County8.726-0.25 pts
25McNairy County8.707+0.88 pts
26Gibson County8.65+0.98 pts
27Chester County8.559-1.33 pts
28Marshall County8.524+2.6 pts
29Hawkins County8.466+1.82 pts
30Decatur County8.437+0.55 pts
31Campbell County8.435-1.19 pts
32Franklin County8.415+1.55 pts
33Wilson County8.405+0.79 pts
34Grundy County8.397+2.15 pts
35Maury County8.338+0.3 pts
36Obion County8.312+2.89 pts
37Shelby County8.275+0.26 pts
38Claiborne County8.252-0.08 pts
39Rutherford County8.227+0.25 pts
40Pickett County8.163-2.8 pts
41Sullivan County8.162+1.72 pts
42Knox County8.129+0.83 pts
43Robertson County8.125+0.18 pts
44Hancock County8.081-1.63 pts
45Lawrence County8.063+1.08 pts
46Union County8.043+3.2 pts
47Hamilton County8.019+1.63 pts
48White County8.01+0.78 pts
49Roane County8.006+0.25 pts
50DeKalb County7.972-1.75 pts
51Madison County7.948+1.36 pts
52Bedford County7.943+1.1 pts
53Putnam County7.919+0.67 pts
54Loudon County7.876+2.35 pts
55Smith County7.828+1.97 pts
56Macon County7.797+2.31 pts
57Sevier County7.795+0.84 pts
58Meigs County7.778+1.11 pts
59Lauderdale County7.706+3.88 pts
60Blount County7.462+0.47 pts
61Benton County7.449-1.33 pts
62Bradley County7.439+1.25 pts
63Greene County7.397+1.1 pts
64McMinn County7.395+2.06 pts
65Anderson County7.372+0.15 pts
66Carter County7.368+0.12 pts
67Hardeman County7.351+0.52 pts
68Hamblen County7.307-0.96 pts
69Monroe County7.297+0.14 pts
70Scott County7.178+1.33 pts
71Jackson County7.143-6.19 pts
72Washington County7.085+0.59 pts
73Carroll County7.082-1.3 pts
74Weakley County7.068-0.35 pts
75Houston County7.035-0.85 pts
76Fentress County7.01-1.61 pts
77Perry County6.863-3.47 pts
78Coffee County6.843-0.3 pts
79Unicoi County6.787-0.89 pts
80Overton County6.699-0.43 pts
81Fayette County6.605-2.45 pts
82Morgan County6.545-2.31 pts
83Lincoln County6.524-1.35 pts
84Trousdale County6.481-2.82 pts
85Humphreys County6.302+0.53 pts
86Jefferson County6.264-1.93 pts
87Warren County6.108-1.56 pts
88Grainger County5.825-3.91 pts
89Hardin County5.702-2.22 pts
90Dickson County5.573-2.25 pts
91Crockett County5.53-0.98 pts
92Lewis County5.473+0.46 pts
93Polk County5.102-4.32 pts
94Sequatchie County4.558-6.77 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Van Buren County, with 22.989% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sequatchie County, with 4.558% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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