Counties in Tennessee by real GDP growth

Lake County had the highest real GDP growth of 95 counties in 2023, at 11.6%. Rhea County had the lowest, at -16.2%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.6Lake County
Lowest-16.2Rhea County
Median2.695 counties
Tennessee3.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lake CountyLake County: 11.6 %11.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 10.9 %10.9Perry CountyPerry County: 10.8 %10.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 10.2 %10.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 8.8 %8.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 8.5 %8.5Houston CountyHouston County: 7.8 %7.8Maury CountyMaury County: 7.7 %7.7Sevier CountySevier County: 7.5 %7.5Gibson CountyGibson County: 7.3 %7.3Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 6.8 %6.8Washington CountyWashington County: 6.8 %6.8Fentress CountyFentress County: 6.6 %6.6Bledsoe CountyBledsoe County: 6.4 %6.4Blount CountyBlount County: 6 %6Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 5.8 %5.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.7 %5.7Benton CountyBenton County: 5.5 %5.5White CountyWhite County: 5.5 %5.5Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 5.3 %5.3Davidson CountyDavidson County: 5.2 %5.2Wilson CountyWilson County: 5.2 %5.2Knox CountyKnox County: 5.1 %5.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5 %5Dickson CountyDickson County: 4.9 %4.9Overton CountyOverton County: 4.7 %4.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.5 %4.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 4.2 %4.2McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 4.1 %4.1Obion CountyObion County: 4.1 %4.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4 %4Robertson CountyRobertson County: 3.9 %3.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.8 %3.8Henry CountyHenry County: 3.8 %3.8Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 3.8 %3.8Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 3.6 %3.6Coffee CountyCoffee County: 3.3 %3.3Crockett CountyCrockett County: 3 %3Warren CountyWarren County: 3 %3Giles CountyGiles County: 2.9 %2.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake County11.6+31 pts
2Monroe County10.9+2.3 pts
3Perry County10.8+9.7 pts
4Hancock County10.20 pts
5Lewis County8.8+5.6 pts
6Cumberland County8.5+7.4 pts
7Houston County7.8+9.5 pts
8Maury County7.7+0.5 pts
9Sevier County7.5+1.1 pts
10Gibson County7.3+14.7 pts
11Lauderdale County6.8+21.4 pts
11Washington County6.8+6.9 pts
13Fentress County6.6+4.4 pts
14Bledsoe County6.4-1.2 pts
15Blount County6-0.9 pts
16Williamson County5.8-1.8 pts
17Carroll County5.7+2.5 pts
18Benton County5.5+4.6 pts
18White County5.5+6.7 pts
20Lawrence County5.3+7.7 pts
21Davidson County5.2-1 pts
21Wilson County5.2-0.6 pts
23Knox County5.1+1.4 pts
24Morgan County5-5.8 pts
25Dickson County4.9+2.3 pts
26Overton County4.7+6.6 pts
27Jackson County4.5+6.5 pts
28Decatur County4.2+1 pts
29McNairy County4.1+9.3 pts
29Obion County4.1+4.9 pts
31Marshall County4+5.2 pts
32Robertson County3.9+3.8 pts
33Fayette County3.8-4.8 pts
33Henry County3.8+3.5 pts
33Sequatchie County3.8-0.3 pts
36Hamblen County3.6+1.3 pts
37Coffee County3.3+1.1 pts
38Crockett County3+3.3 pts
38Warren County3+7.7 pts
40Giles County2.9-0.5 pts
40Johnson County2.9+5.6 pts
40Montgomery County2.9-2.5 pts
40Rutherford County2.9-0.9 pts
44Putnam County2.8+0.6 pts
44Shelby County2.8+4.1 pts
44Wayne County2.8-7.2 pts
47Unicoi County2.7+3.9 pts
48Cheatham County2.6+1.7 pts
49Chester County2.4+0.5 pts
49Franklin County2.4-2.1 pts
49Grainger County2.4-1 pts
52Henderson County2.3+6.9 pts
53Dyer County2.2+8.6 pts
54Madison County1.9+2.6 pts
55Union County1.8-3.4 pts
56Carter County1.6+1.4 pts
57Cannon County1.5-4.8 pts
58Hardeman County1.4-0.2 pts
59Pickett County1.3-5.3 pts
59Sumner County1.3-8.1 pts
61Tipton County1.1+0.6 pts
62Campbell County1-3.7 pts
62Greene County1-0.6 pts
62Scott County1-1.7 pts
65Grundy County0.9-1.1 pts
65Van Buren County0.9+4.6 pts
67Marion County0.5-3.5 pts
68Lincoln County0.4-6.6 pts
68Trousdale County0.4-8.1 pts
70Bradley County0.2-1 pts
71Sullivan County0.1-1.5 pts
72Bedford County0-2.6 pts
73Claiborne County-0.1-5.1 pts
73Cocke County-0.1-2.7 pts
75Weakley County-0.4+4 pts
76Jefferson County-0.6-2.6 pts
77Hickman County-0.8-4.8 pts
78Anderson County-0.9-6.9 pts
79Humphreys County-1-2.6 pts
80Hamilton County-1.4-6.9 pts
80Roane County-1.4-4.5 pts
82Meigs County-1.5-0.1 pts
82Smith County-1.5-2.1 pts
84McMinn County-2.6+1.2 pts
85Hardin County-3.5-0.1 pts
85Loudon County-3.5-3.5 pts
87Hawkins County-6-15 pts
88DeKalb County-6.7-11.1 pts
89Macon County-6.9-19.9 pts
90Moore County-8.7-18.5 pts
91Haywood County-10.7-28.6 pts
92Stewart County-11.6-1.3 pts
93Clay County-12.2-37.2 pts
94Polk County-13-23.5 pts
95Rhea County-16.2-28.4 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?

Lake County, with 11.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Rhea County, with -16.2% in 2023.

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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