Counties in Tennessee by real GDP growth

Moore County had the highest real GDP growth of 95 counties in 2016, at 17.6%. Scott County had the lowest, at -29.4%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest17.6Moore County
Lowest-29.4Scott County
Median1.895 counties
Tennessee2.4History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Moore CountyMoore County: 17.6 %17.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.5 %15.5Maury CountyMaury County: 13.5 %13.5Giles CountyGiles County: 9.9 %9.9Rhea CountyRhea County: 9.5 %9.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 7 %7Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 6.7 %6.7Dickson CountyDickson County: 6.6 %6.6Perry CountyPerry County: 6.5 %6.5Roane CountyRoane County: 6.4 %6.4Warren CountyWarren County: 5.8 %5.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 5.6 %5.6Grainger CountyGrainger County: 5.6 %5.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 5.6 %5.6Haywood CountyHaywood County: 5.4 %5.4Blount CountyBlount County: 5.1 %5.1Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 4.6 %4.6Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 4.5 %4.5McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 4.5 %4.5Cannon CountyCannon County: 4.4 %4.4Knox CountyKnox County: 4.3 %4.3Decatur CountyDecatur County: 4 %4Henry CountyHenry County: 3.6 %3.6Weakley CountyWeakley County: 3.6 %3.6Madison CountyMadison County: 3.4 %3.4McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 3.4 %3.4Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3.3 %3.3Sumner CountySumner County: 3.3 %3.3Wilson CountyWilson County: 3.3 %3.3Davidson CountyDavidson County: 3.2 %3.2Dyer CountyDyer County: 3.1 %3.1White CountyWhite County: 3.1 %3.1Meigs CountyMeigs County: 3 %3Hardin CountyHardin County: 2.9 %2.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 2.8 %2.8Greene CountyGreene County: 2.7 %2.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.7 %2.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2.7 %2.7Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 2.7 %2.7Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 2.5 %2.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Moore County17.6+3.6 pts
2Monroe County15.5+15.8 pts
3Maury County13.5+5.7 pts
4Giles County9.9+5.2 pts
5Rhea County9.5+5.4 pts
6Lewis County7+4.2 pts
7Rutherford County6.7+1.6 pts
8Dickson County6.6+2 pts
9Perry County6.5+3 pts
10Roane County6.4+6.4 pts
11Warren County5.8+4 pts
12Fayette County5.6-0.8 pts
12Grainger County5.6-1 pts
12Marshall County5.6-0.5 pts
15Haywood County5.4-7.9 pts
16Blount County5.1+2.7 pts
17Hardeman County4.6+7.8 pts
18Cheatham County4.5-5.5 pts
18McMinn County4.5+2.9 pts
20Cannon County4.4+3.8 pts
21Knox County4.3+1.3 pts
22Decatur County4+7.9 pts
23Henry County3.6+5.3 pts
23Weakley County3.6+4.7 pts
25Madison County3.4+2.1 pts
25McNairy County3.4+1.1 pts
27Campbell County3.3+4.2 pts
27Sumner County3.3-0.4 pts
27Wilson County3.3-4.7 pts
30Davidson County3.2-2.9 pts
31Dyer County3.1+0.3 pts
31White County3.1+4.3 pts
33Meigs County3+1.7 pts
34Hardin County2.9+4 pts
35Hamilton County2.8-0.2 pts
36Greene County2.7+1.1 pts
36Hancock County2.7+1.4 pts
36Montgomery County2.7+2 pts
36Williamson County2.7-7.3 pts
40Claiborne County2.5+1.7 pts
40Hickman County2.5-1.4 pts
40Sequatchie County2.5-3.2 pts
43Hawkins County2.4-1.3 pts
44Johnson County2.1-2.5 pts
44Morgan County2.1+7.7 pts
46Carter County2+0.8 pts
47Overton County1.9+2.8 pts
48Tipton County1.8-2 pts
49Lincoln County1.7-4.2 pts
49Putnam County1.7+1.1 pts
51Chester County1.6+1.3 pts
52Sevier County1.5-2.7 pts
53Franklin County1.1-3.7 pts
53Jefferson County1.1+0.5 pts
55Cumberland County1+0.2 pts
55Shelby County1-0.8 pts
57Marion County0.9-1.7 pts
58Anderson County0.8+3.8 pts
58Coffee County0.8-4.4 pts
58Hamblen County0.8-1.3 pts
58Lawrence County0.8+0.4 pts
58Loudon County0.8-2.8 pts
58Robertson County0.8-7.4 pts
64Sullivan County0.3-0.7 pts
65Lauderdale County0.1+0.8 pts
66Macon County0-12.9 pts
67Houston County-0.8-0.2 pts
67Trousdale County-0.8-8.2 pts
69Washington County-0.9-5.1 pts
70Obion County-1+1.3 pts
71Henderson County-1.1+0.6 pts
72Crockett County-1.2-1.3 pts
73Gibson County-1.9-2.7 pts
74Union County-2-5.3 pts
75Benton County-2.2-3.4 pts
76Carroll County-2.3-1.2 pts
77Bradley County-3.1-4.5 pts
78Grundy County-3.2-5.5 pts
78Humphreys County-3.2-8.4 pts
80DeKalb County-3.7-4.1 pts
81Bedford County-4.8-0.4 pts
82Polk County-5.1-3.5 pts
83Fentress County-5.2-7.4 pts
84Jackson County-6-4.8 pts
85Van Buren County-6.2-9.9 pts
86Cocke County-6.6-6.4 pts
87Wayne County-6.9-9.2 pts
88Pickett County-7-22.7 pts
89Smith County-7.6-7.2 pts
90Bledsoe County-8.2-11.4 pts
91Lake County-9.9-3.1 pts
92Stewart County-11.3-18.4 pts
93Clay County-13.6-11.8 pts
94Unicoi County-22.9-29.4 pts
95Scott County-29.4-12 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?

Moore County, with 17.6% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Scott County, with -29.4% in 2016.

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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