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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Fayette County had the highest establishment exit rate of 95 counties in 2022, at 19.277%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.823%. The median was 8.295% and the figure for Tennessee was 9.05%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.277Fayette County
Lowest4.823Scott County
Median8.29595 counties
Tennessee9.05History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 7.776 %Bedford County: 9.198 %Benton County: 5.959 %Bledsoe County: 6.335 %Blount County: 7.933 %Bradley County: 7.884 %Campbell County: 6.226 %Cannon County: 7.874 %Carroll County: 8.9 %Carter County: 8.986 %Cheatham County: 9.656 %Chester County: 11.663 %Claiborne County: 7.186 %Clay County: 9.249 %Cocke County: 6.474 %Coffee County: 8.427 %Crockett County: 9.354 %Cumberland County: 8.758 %Davidson County: 9.33 %Decatur County: 6.965 %DeKalb County: 11.111 %Dickson County: 7.704 %Dyer County: 6.343 %Fayette County: 19.277 %Fentress County: 10.4 %Franklin County: 8.962 %Gibson County: 7.18 %Giles County: 7.143 %Grainger County: 9.502 %Greene County: 8.631 %Grundy County: 5.818 %Hamblen County: 5.809 %Hamilton County: 8.961 %Hancock County: 7.477 %Hardeman County: 14.33 %Hardin County: 9.322 %Hawkins County: 7.93 %Haywood County: 7.533 %Henderson County: 8.389 %Henry County: 7.837 %Hickman County: 10.2 %Houston County: 8.081 %Humphreys County: 10.356 %Jackson County: 8.295 %Jefferson County: 9.503 %Johnson County: 8.219 %Knox County: 8.382 %Lake County: 13.333 %Lauderdale County: 5.904 %Lawrence County: 8.275 %Lewis County: 7.547 %Lincoln County: 7.13 %Loudon County: 6.743 %McMinn County: 6.99 %McNairy County: 8.685 %Macon County: 5.676 %Madison County: 7.87 %Marion County: 10.244 %Marshall County: 8.476 %Maury County: 9.556 %Meigs County: 7.65 %Monroe County: 7.018 %Montgomery County: 9.439 %Moore County: 9.396 %Morgan County: 6.36 %Obion County: 9.647 %Overton County: 8.037 %Perry County: 10.427 %Pickett County: 6.993 %Polk County: 13 %Putnam County: 6.852 %Rhea County: 8.574 %Roane County: 8.092 %Robertson County: 9.165 %Rutherford County: 8.931 %Scott County: 4.823 %Sequatchie County: 6.612 %Sevier County: 7.001 %Shelby County: 10.868 %Smith County: 6.767 %Stewart County: 7.619 %Sullivan County: 8.25 %Sumner County: 9.746 %Tipton County: 9.258 %Trousdale County: 9.607 %Unicoi County: 7.159 %Union County: 7.198 %Van Buren County: 13.483 %Warren County: 7.428 %Washington County: 7.848 %Wayne County: 13.131 %Weakley County: 8.502 %White County: 8.986 %Williamson County: 10.337 %Wilson County: 8.814 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Fayette County: 19.277 %Fayette County19.277Hardeman County: 14.33 %Hardeman County14.33Van Buren County: 13.483 %Van Buren County13.483Lake County: 13.333 %Lake County13.333Wayne County: 13.131 %Wayne County13.131Polk County: 13 %Polk County13Chester County: 11.663 %Chester County11.663DeKalb County: 11.111 %DeKalb County11.111Shelby County: 10.868 %Shelby County10.868Perry County: 10.427 %Perry County10.427Fentress County: 10.4 %Fentress County10.4Humphreys County: 10.356 %Humphreys County10.356Williamson County: 10.337 %Williamson County10.337Marion County: 10.244 %Marion County10.244Hickman County: 10.2 %Hickman County10.2Sumner County: 9.746 %Sumner County9.746Cheatham County: 9.656 %Cheatham County9.656Obion County: 9.647 %Obion County9.647Trousdale County: 9.607 %Trousdale County9.607Maury County: 9.556 %Maury County9.556Jefferson County: 9.503 %Jefferson County9.503Grainger County: 9.502 %Grainger County9.502Montgomery County: 9.439 %Montgomery County9.439Moore County: 9.396 %Moore County9.396Crockett County: 9.354 %Crockett County9.354Davidson County: 9.33 %Davidson County9.33Hardin County: 9.322 %Hardin County9.322Tipton County: 9.258 %Tipton County9.258Clay County: 9.249 %Clay County9.249Bedford County: 9.198 %Bedford County9.198Robertson County: 9.165 %Robertson County9.165Carter County: 8.986 %Carter County8.986White County: 8.986 %White County8.986Franklin County: 8.962 %Franklin County8.962Hamilton County: 8.961 %Hamilton County8.961Rutherford County: 8.931 %Rutherford County8.931Carroll County: 8.9 %Carroll County8.9Wilson County: 8.814 %Wilson County8.814Cumberland County: 8.758 %Cumberland County8.758McNairy County: 8.685 %McNairy County8.685Fayette County: 19.277 %Fayette County19.277Hardeman County: 14.33 %Hardeman County14.33Van Buren County: 13.483 %Van Buren County13.483Lake County: 13.333 %Lake County13.333Wayne County: 13.131 %Wayne County13.131Polk County: 13 %Polk County13Chester County: 11.663 %Chester County11.663DeKalb County: 11.111 %DeKalb County11.111Shelby County: 10.868 %Shelby County10.868Perry County: 10.427 %Perry County10.427Fentress County: 10.4 %Fentress County10.4Humphreys County: 10.356 %Humphreys County10.356Williamson County: 10.337 %Williamson County10.337Marion County: 10.244 %Marion County10.244Hickman County: 10.2 %Hickman County10.2Sumner County: 9.746 %Sumner County9.746Cheatham County: 9.656 %Cheatham County9.656Obion County: 9.647 %Obion County9.647Trousdale County: 9.607 %Trousdale County9.607Maury County: 9.556 %Maury County9.556Jefferson County: 9.503 %Jefferson County9.503Grainger County: 9.502 %Grainger County9.502Montgomery County: 9.439 %Montgomery County9.439Moore County: 9.396 %Moore County9.396Crockett County: 9.354 %Crockett County9.354Davidson County: 9.33 %Davidson County9.33Hardin County: 9.322 %Hardin County9.322Tipton County: 9.258 %Tipton County9.258Clay County: 9.249 %Clay County9.249Bedford County: 9.198 %Bedford County9.198Robertson County: 9.165 %Robertson County9.165Carter County: 8.986 %Carter County8.986White County: 8.986 %White County8.986Franklin County: 8.962 %Franklin County8.962Hamilton County: 8.961 %Hamilton County8.961Rutherford County: 8.931 %Rutherford County8.931Carroll County: 8.9 %Carroll County8.9Wilson County: 8.814 %Wilson County8.814Cumberland County: 8.758 %Cumberland County8.758McNairy County: 8.685 %McNairy County8.685
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fayette County19.277+9.33 pts
2Hardeman County14.33+4.04 pts
3Van Buren County13.483-5.56 pts
4Lake County13.333+3.66 pts
5Wayne County13.131+5.44 pts
6Polk County13+0.59 pts
7Chester County11.663+2.49 pts
8DeKalb County11.111+3.67 pts
9Shelby County10.868+2.06 pts
10Perry County10.427+3.56 pts
11Fentress County10.4+2.29 pts
12Humphreys County10.356+0.28 pts
13Williamson County10.337+0.53 pts
14Marion County10.244+2.08 pts
15Hickman County10.2-0.67 pts
16Sumner County9.746+1.48 pts
17Cheatham County9.656+0.5 pts
18Obion County9.647+1.44 pts
19Trousdale County9.607-1.2 pts
20Maury County9.556+1.89 pts
21Jefferson County9.503+0.23 pts
22Grainger County9.502+1.97 pts
23Montgomery County9.439+0.24 pts
24Moore County9.396n/a
25Crockett County9.354+0.32 pts
26Davidson County9.33-0.58 pts
27Hardin County9.322+2.9 pts
28Tipton County9.258-1.2 pts
29Clay County9.249+2.27 pts
30Bedford County9.198+2.77 pts
31Robertson County9.165+0.91 pts
32Carter County8.986+2.45 pts
32White County8.986+1 pts
34Franklin County8.962+1.25 pts
35Hamilton County8.961+0.59 pts
36Rutherford County8.931+0.34 pts
37Carroll County8.9-0.87 pts
38Wilson County8.814-0.18 pts
39Cumberland County8.758+1.22 pts
40McNairy County8.685+1.84 pts
41Greene County8.631+2.15 pts
42Rhea County8.574-0.08 pts
43Weakley County8.502-0.76 pts
44Marshall County8.476+2.12 pts
45Coffee County8.427+2.44 pts
46Henderson County8.389+0.65 pts
47Knox County8.382+0.09 pts
48Jackson County8.295+4.48 pts
49Lawrence County8.275+0.91 pts
50Sullivan County8.25-1.07 pts
51Johnson County8.219+1.18 pts
52Roane County8.092-0.71 pts
53Houston County8.081-4.16 pts
54Overton County8.037-0.53 pts
55Blount County7.933+0.41 pts
56Hawkins County7.93+0.13 pts
57Bradley County7.884+0.59 pts
58Cannon County7.874-2.37 pts
59Madison County7.87-0.02 pts
60Washington County7.848-1.28 pts
61Henry County7.837-0.64 pts
62Anderson County7.776+1.21 pts
63Dickson County7.704-0.29 pts
64Meigs County7.65-1.24 pts
65Stewart County7.619-0.12 pts
66Lewis County7.547+1.22 pts
67Haywood County7.533-2.22 pts
68Hancock County7.477n/a
69Warren County7.428+0.48 pts
70Union County7.198+0.75 pts
71Claiborne County7.186+3.05 pts
72Gibson County7.18-1.85 pts
73Unicoi County7.159+0.43 pts
74Giles County7.143-0.93 pts
75Lincoln County7.13-0.97 pts
76Monroe County7.018-1.14 pts
77Sevier County7.001-1.25 pts
78Pickett County6.993-5.34 pts
79McMinn County6.99+0.14 pts
80Decatur County6.965-3.61 pts
81Putnam County6.852-0.32 pts
82Smith County6.767-2.98 pts
83Loudon County6.743-1.2 pts
84Sequatchie County6.612-1.86 pts
85Cocke County6.474-1.3 pts
86Morgan County6.36-2.3 pts
87Dyer County6.343-0.35 pts
88Bledsoe County6.335-2.97 pts
89Campbell County6.226-2.15 pts
90Benton County5.959-2.75 pts
91Lauderdale County5.904-6.48 pts
92Grundy County5.818-2.58 pts
93Hamblen County5.809-1.48 pts
94Macon County5.676-3.49 pts
95Scott County4.823-0.38 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. 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Fayette County, with 19.277% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Scott County, with 4.823% in 2022.

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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.

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