Counties in Tennessee by real GDP growth

Pickett County had the highest real GDP growth of 95 counties in 2015, at 15.7%. Scott County had the lowest, at -17.4%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest15.7Pickett County
Lowest-17.4Scott County
Median2.195 counties
Tennessee3.6History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Pickett CountyPickett County: 15.7 %15.7Moore CountyMoore County: 14 %14Haywood CountyHaywood County: 13.3 %13.3Macon CountyMacon County: 12.9 %12.9Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 10 %10Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 10 %10Robertson CountyRobertson County: 8.2 %8.2Wilson CountyWilson County: 8 %8Maury CountyMaury County: 7.8 %7.8Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 7.4 %7.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 7.1 %7.1Grainger CountyGrainger County: 6.6 %6.6Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 6.5 %6.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 6.4 %6.4Davidson CountyDavidson County: 6.1 %6.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6.1 %6.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.9 %5.9Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 5.7 %5.7Coffee CountyCoffee County: 5.2 %5.2Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 5.2 %5.2Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 5.1 %5.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.8 %4.8Giles CountyGiles County: 4.7 %4.7Dickson CountyDickson County: 4.6 %4.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.6 %4.6Sevier CountySevier County: 4.2 %4.2Washington CountyWashington County: 4.2 %4.2Rhea CountyRhea County: 4.1 %4.1Hickman CountyHickman County: 3.9 %3.9Tipton CountyTipton County: 3.8 %3.8Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 3.7 %3.7Sumner CountySumner County: 3.7 %3.7Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 3.7 %3.7Loudon CountyLoudon County: 3.6 %3.6Perry CountyPerry County: 3.5 %3.5Union CountyUnion County: 3.3 %3.3Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 3.2 %3.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 3 %3Knox CountyKnox County: 3 %3Dyer CountyDyer County: 2.8 %2.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Pickett County15.7-0.3 pts
2Moore County14+9.1 pts
3Haywood County13.3+17.1 pts
4Macon County12.9+1.5 pts
5Cheatham County10+3.6 pts
5Williamson County10+3.9 pts
7Robertson County8.2+2.5 pts
8Wilson County8+4.1 pts
9Maury County7.8+4.9 pts
10Trousdale County7.4+7.6 pts
11Stewart County7.1-8.1 pts
12Grainger County6.6+3 pts
13Unicoi County6.5+11.8 pts
14Fayette County6.4+12.6 pts
15Davidson County6.1+2 pts
15Marshall County6.1-2.8 pts
17Lincoln County5.9+8.1 pts
18Sequatchie County5.7+3.4 pts
19Coffee County5.2+5 pts
19Humphreys County5.2+5.5 pts
21Rutherford County5.1-0.4 pts
22Franklin County4.8+0.3 pts
23Giles County4.7-0.2 pts
24Dickson County4.6-1.9 pts
24Johnson County4.6+4.8 pts
26Sevier County4.2+0.7 pts
26Washington County4.2+5.1 pts
28Rhea County4.1+1.1 pts
29Hickman County3.9-3.7 pts
30Tipton County3.8+7.2 pts
31Hawkins County3.7+0.4 pts
31Sumner County3.7+0.3 pts
31Van Buren County3.7+2.1 pts
34Loudon County3.6+1.8 pts
35Perry County3.5-3.2 pts
36Union County3.3+6.1 pts
37Bledsoe County3.2-0.8 pts
38Hamilton County3+2.7 pts
38Knox County3+1.2 pts
40Dyer County2.8+7.4 pts
40Lewis County2.8-1.9 pts
42Marion County2.6+4.5 pts
43Blount County2.4+3.4 pts
44Grundy County2.3+3.2 pts
44McNairy County2.3+1.6 pts
44Wayne County2.3+0.9 pts
47Fentress County2.2+2.8 pts
48Hamblen County2.1-0.8 pts
49Shelby County1.8+1.9 pts
49Warren County1.8-5.4 pts
51Greene County1.6+0.3 pts
51McMinn County1.6-0.6 pts
53Bradley County1.4+2.7 pts
54Hancock County1.3-1.9 pts
54Madison County1.3+0.9 pts
54Meigs County1.3+1.9 pts
57Benton County1.2+1.2 pts
57Carter County1.2+3.5 pts
59Sullivan County1+7.1 pts
60Claiborne County0.8+3.1 pts
60Cumberland County0.8+0.1 pts
60Gibson County0.8+7.4 pts
63Montgomery County0.7+2.9 pts
64Cannon County0.6-1 pts
64Jefferson County0.6-0.7 pts
64Putnam County0.6-1.8 pts
67DeKalb County0.4-6.2 pts
67Lawrence County0.4+0.5 pts
69Chester County0.3-1.6 pts
70Crockett County0.1-6.2 pts
71Roane County0-3.5 pts
72Cocke County-0.2+1.6 pts
73Monroe County-0.3+1.3 pts
74Smith County-0.4-3.4 pts
75Houston County-0.6-0.5 pts
76Lauderdale County-0.7+4.1 pts
77Campbell County-0.9+1.1 pts
77Overton County-0.9-2.1 pts
79Carroll County-1.1+3.5 pts
79Hardin County-1.1+4.3 pts
79Weakley County-1.10 pts
82Jackson County-1.2-3.1 pts
82White County-1.2-0.2 pts
84Polk County-1.6-1.5 pts
85Henderson County-1.7+4.4 pts
85Henry County-1.7-3.9 pts
87Clay County-1.8-13.2 pts
88Obion County-2.3-7 pts
89Anderson County-3-5.8 pts
90Hardeman County-3.2+6.8 pts
91Decatur County-3.9+4.5 pts
92Bedford County-4.4-4.5 pts
93Morgan County-5.6-0.5 pts
94Lake County-6.8+14 pts
95Scott County-17.4-57.5 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Pickett County, with 15.7% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Scott County, with -17.4% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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