Counties in Tennessee by real GDP growth

Clay County had the highest real GDP growth of 95 counties in 2022, at 25%. Lake County had the lowest, at -19.4%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest25Clay County
Lowest-19.4Lake County
Median2.395 counties
Tennessee3.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Clay CountyClay County: 25 %25Haywood CountyHaywood County: 17.9 %17.9Macon CountyMacon County: 13 %13Rhea CountyRhea County: 12.2 %12.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 10.8 %10.8Polk CountyPolk County: 10.5 %10.5Hancock CountyHancock County: 10.2 %10.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 10 %10Moore CountyMoore County: 9.8 %9.8Sumner CountySumner County: 9.4 %9.4Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 9 %9Fayette CountyFayette County: 8.6 %8.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 8.6 %8.6Trousdale CountyTrousdale County: 8.5 %8.5Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 7.6 %7.6Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 7.6 %7.6Maury CountyMaury County: 7.2 %7.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 7 %7Blount CountyBlount County: 6.9 %6.9Pickett CountyPickett County: 6.6 %6.6Sevier CountySevier County: 6.4 %6.4Cannon CountyCannon County: 6.3 %6.3Davidson CountyDavidson County: 6.2 %6.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 6 %6Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.8 %5.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 5.5 %5.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 5.4 %5.4Union CountyUnion County: 5.2 %5.2Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 5 %5Campbell CountyCampbell County: 4.7 %4.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.5 %4.5DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 4.4 %4.4Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 4.1 %4.1Hickman CountyHickman County: 4 %4Marion CountyMarion County: 4 %4Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 3.8 %3.8Knox CountyKnox County: 3.7 %3.7Giles CountyGiles County: 3.4 %3.4Grainger CountyGrainger County: 3.4 %3.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 3.2 %3.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clay County25+15.8 pts
2Haywood County17.9+8.3 pts
3Macon County13+9 pts
4Rhea County12.2-16.5 pts
5Morgan County10.8+12.1 pts
6Polk County10.5-6.5 pts
7Hancock County10.2+8.9 pts
8Wayne County10+9.5 pts
9Moore County9.8+9.3 pts
10Sumner County9.4-0.8 pts
11Hawkins County9+2.1 pts
12Fayette County8.6-1.7 pts
12Monroe County8.6+1.9 pts
14Trousdale County8.5+2.5 pts
15Bledsoe County7.6-3.5 pts
15Williamson County7.6-4.2 pts
17Maury County7.2-2.9 pts
18Lincoln County70 pts
19Blount County6.9-1.2 pts
20Pickett County6.6+10 pts
21Sevier County6.4-12.7 pts
22Cannon County6.3-4 pts
23Davidson County6.2-5.7 pts
24Anderson County6-5 pts
25Wilson County5.8-9.5 pts
26Hamilton County5.5-2.1 pts
27Montgomery County5.4-2.7 pts
28Union County5.2+3.3 pts
29Claiborne County5+4.5 pts
30Campbell County4.7+1.4 pts
31Franklin County4.5-7.1 pts
32DeKalb County4.4-11.1 pts
33Sequatchie County4.1-5.6 pts
34Hickman County4-4.1 pts
34Marion County40 pts
36Rutherford County3.8-7.1 pts
37Knox County3.7-5.5 pts
38Giles County3.4-3.6 pts
38Grainger County3.4-10.1 pts
40Carroll County3.2+3.4 pts
40Decatur County3.2+0.4 pts
40Lewis County3.2-6.9 pts
43Roane County3.1-6.5 pts
44Scott County2.7-1.3 pts
45Bedford County2.6-8.6 pts
45Cocke County2.6-8.2 pts
45Dickson County2.6-0.9 pts
48Hamblen County2.3-7.4 pts
49Coffee County2.2-3.8 pts
49Fentress County2.2-3.7 pts
49Putnam County2.2-4.1 pts
52Grundy County2-5.2 pts
52Jefferson County2-1.6 pts
54Chester County1.9-2.9 pts
55Greene County1.6-2.8 pts
55Hardeman County1.6+1.1 pts
55Humphreys County1.6-7.7 pts
55Sullivan County1.6-8.3 pts
59Bradley County1.2-4.2 pts
60Cumberland County1.1-4.7 pts
60Perry County1.1-0.8 pts
62Benton County0.9-7.8 pts
62Cheatham County0.9-9.4 pts
64Smith County0.60 pts
65Tipton County0.5-6 pts
66Henry County0.3-10 pts
67Carter County0.2-3.9 pts
68Robertson County0.1-7.2 pts
69Loudon County0-10.2 pts
70Washington County-0.1-9.4 pts
71Crockett County-0.3+0.8 pts
72Madison County-0.7-9.4 pts
73Obion County-0.8-7.9 pts
74Marshall County-1.2-6.4 pts
74Unicoi County-1.2-7.2 pts
74White County-1.2-10.4 pts
77Shelby County-1.3-6.7 pts
78Meigs County-1.4-10.3 pts
79Houston County-1.7-2.2 pts
80Overton County-1.9-8.3 pts
81Jackson County-2-9.2 pts
82Lawrence County-2.4-13.4 pts
83Johnson County-2.7-6.3 pts
84Hardin County-3.4-17.5 pts
85Van Buren County-3.7-7.9 pts
86McMinn County-3.8-8.6 pts
87Weakley County-4.4-13.2 pts
88Henderson County-4.6-18.2 pts
89Warren County-4.7-10.4 pts
90McNairy County-5.2-11.4 pts
91Dyer County-6.4-18.7 pts
92Gibson County-7.4-12.3 pts
93Stewart County-10.3-46.8 pts
94Lauderdale County-14.6-24.3 pts
95Lake County-19.4-37.4 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?

Clay County, with 25% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lake County, with -19.4% in 2022.

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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