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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate, 2023

Blount County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2023, at 30.077%. Meigs County had the lowest, at 5.177%. The median was 13.248% and the figure for Tennessee was 14.717%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.077Blount County
Lowest5.177Meigs County
Median13.24895 counties
Tennessee14.717History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 13.994 %Bedford County: 12.71 %Benton County: 13.141 %Bledsoe County: 17.647 %Blount County: 30.077 %Bradley County: 10.134 %Campbell County: 14.228 %Cannon County: 19.161 %Carroll County: 14.198 %Carter County: 14.96 %Cheatham County: 16.03 %Chester County: 8.112 %Claiborne County: 7.788 %Clay County: 20.656 %Cocke County: 15.045 %Coffee County: 12.342 %Crockett County: 10.559 %Cumberland County: 16.769 %Davidson County: 17.172 %Decatur County: 14.95 %DeKalb County: 13.646 %Dickson County: 13.85 %Dyer County: 12.896 %Fayette County: 18.022 %Fentress County: 23.855 %Franklin County: 9.622 %Gibson County: 16.859 %Giles County: 12.502 %Grainger County: 8.479 %Greene County: 10.566 %Grundy County: 13.2 %Hamblen County: 12.076 %Hamilton County: 15.089 %Hancock County: 24.594 %Hardeman County: 8.051 %Hardin County: 13.529 %Hawkins County: 10.379 %Haywood County: 12.476 %Henderson County: 11.195 %Henry County: 13.136 %Hickman County: 16.859 %Houston County: 25 %Humphreys County: 13.726 %Jackson County: 11.116 %Jefferson County: 9.871 %Johnson County: 10.18 %Knox County: 13.259 %Lake County: 17.867 %Lauderdale County: 7.77 %Lawrence County: 11.652 %Lewis County: 16.361 %Lincoln County: 25.403 %Loudon County: 13.192 %McMinn County: 8.554 %McNairy County: 13.177 %Macon County: 11.409 %Madison County: 10.547 %Marion County: 10.484 %Marshall County: 13.028 %Maury County: 11.192 %Meigs County: 5.177 %Monroe County: 8.639 %Montgomery County: 15.886 %Moore County: 9.213 %Morgan County: 29.43 %Obion County: 10.002 %Overton County: 24.456 %Perry County: 20.571 %Pickett County: 14.495 %Polk County: 23.43 %Putnam County: 10.869 %Rhea County: 9.297 %Roane County: 15.215 %Robertson County: 9.756 %Rutherford County: 14.034 %Scott County: 18.442 %Sequatchie County: 13.248 %Sevier County: 13.544 %Shelby County: 14.417 %Smith County: 13.585 %Stewart County: 20.145 %Sullivan County: 10.99 %Sumner County: 15.692 %Tipton County: 12.647 %Trousdale County: 10.117 %Unicoi County: 14.33 %Union County: 12.348 %Van Buren County: 11.443 %Warren County: 12.058 %Washington County: 12.998 %Wayne County: 16.501 %Weakley County: 13.626 %White County: 11.683 %Williamson County: 19.155 %Wilson County: 17.453 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Blount County: 30.077 %Blount County30.077Morgan County: 29.43 %Morgan County29.43Lincoln County: 25.403 %Lincoln County25.403Houston County: 25 %Houston County25Hancock County: 24.594 %Hancock County24.594Overton County: 24.456 %Overton County24.456Fentress County: 23.855 %Fentress County23.855Polk County: 23.43 %Polk County23.43Clay County: 20.656 %Clay County20.656Perry County: 20.571 %Perry County20.571Stewart County: 20.145 %Stewart County20.145Cannon County: 19.161 %Cannon County19.161Williamson County: 19.155 %Williamson County19.155Scott County: 18.442 %Scott County18.442Fayette County: 18.022 %Fayette County18.022Lake County: 17.867 %Lake County17.867Bledsoe County: 17.647 %Bledsoe County17.647Wilson County: 17.453 %Wilson County17.453Davidson County: 17.172 %Davidson County17.172Gibson County: 16.859 %Gibson County16.859Hickman County: 16.859 %Hickman County16.859Cumberland County: 16.769 %Cumberland County16.769Wayne County: 16.501 %Wayne County16.501Lewis County: 16.361 %Lewis County16.361Cheatham County: 16.03 %Cheatham County16.03Montgomery County: 15.886 %Montgomery County15.886Sumner County: 15.692 %Sumner County15.692Roane County: 15.215 %Roane County15.215Hamilton County: 15.089 %Hamilton County15.089Cocke County: 15.045 %Cocke County15.045Carter County: 14.96 %Carter County14.96Decatur County: 14.95 %Decatur County14.95Pickett County: 14.495 %Pickett County14.495Shelby County: 14.417 %Shelby County14.417Unicoi County: 14.33 %Unicoi County14.33Campbell County: 14.228 %Campbell County14.228Carroll County: 14.198 %Carroll County14.198Rutherford County: 14.034 %Rutherford County14.034Anderson County: 13.994 %Anderson County13.994Dickson County: 13.85 %Dickson County13.85Blount County: 30.077 %Blount County30.077Morgan County: 29.43 %Morgan County29.43Lincoln County: 25.403 %Lincoln County25.403Houston County: 25 %Houston County25Hancock County: 24.594 %Hancock County24.594Overton County: 24.456 %Overton County24.456Fentress County: 23.855 %Fentress County23.855Polk County: 23.43 %Polk County23.43Clay County: 20.656 %Clay County20.656Perry County: 20.571 %Perry County20.571Stewart County: 20.145 %Stewart County20.145Cannon County: 19.161 %Cannon County19.161Williamson County: 19.155 %Williamson County19.155Scott County: 18.442 %Scott County18.442Fayette County: 18.022 %Fayette County18.022Lake County: 17.867 %Lake County17.867Bledsoe County: 17.647 %Bledsoe County17.647Wilson County: 17.453 %Wilson County17.453Davidson County: 17.172 %Davidson County17.172Gibson County: 16.859 %Gibson County16.859Hickman County: 16.859 %Hickman County16.859Cumberland County: 16.769 %Cumberland County16.769Wayne County: 16.501 %Wayne County16.501Lewis County: 16.361 %Lewis County16.361Cheatham County: 16.03 %Cheatham County16.03Montgomery County: 15.886 %Montgomery County15.886Sumner County: 15.692 %Sumner County15.692Roane County: 15.215 %Roane County15.215Hamilton County: 15.089 %Hamilton County15.089Cocke County: 15.045 %Cocke County15.045Carter County: 14.96 %Carter County14.96Decatur County: 14.95 %Decatur County14.95Pickett County: 14.495 %Pickett County14.495Shelby County: 14.417 %Shelby County14.417Unicoi County: 14.33 %Unicoi County14.33Campbell County: 14.228 %Campbell County14.228Carroll County: 14.198 %Carroll County14.198Rutherford County: 14.034 %Rutherford County14.034Anderson County: 13.994 %Anderson County13.994Dickson County: 13.85 %Dickson County13.85
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Blount County30.077+15.16 pts
2Morgan County29.43+13.63 pts
3Lincoln County25.403+3.99 pts
4Houston County25+15.71 pts
5Hancock County24.594+14.38 pts
6Overton County24.456+6.06 pts
7Fentress County23.855+9.34 pts
8Polk County23.43+3.32 pts
9Clay County20.656+9.74 pts
10Perry County20.571+9.95 pts
11Stewart County20.145+10.75 pts
12Cannon County19.161+6.1 pts
13Williamson County19.155+2.48 pts
14Scott County18.442+4.21 pts
15Fayette County18.022-0.89 pts
16Lake County17.867+7.21 pts
17Bledsoe County17.647+3.54 pts
18Wilson County17.453-3.74 pts
19Davidson County17.172-1.67 pts
20Gibson County16.859-0.79 pts
20Hickman County16.859+0.34 pts
22Cumberland County16.769+2.44 pts
23Wayne County16.501+5.28 pts
24Lewis County16.361-1.11 pts
25Cheatham County16.03+2.7 pts
26Montgomery County15.886-0.39 pts
27Sumner County15.692+0.32 pts
28Roane County15.215+3.79 pts
29Hamilton County15.089+1.74 pts
30Cocke County15.045+1.5 pts
31Carter County14.96+1.62 pts
32Decatur County14.95+6.28 pts
33Pickett County14.495-2.79 pts
34Shelby County14.417+0.48 pts
35Unicoi County14.33+5.78 pts
36Campbell County14.228+3.24 pts
37Carroll County14.198-0.54 pts
38Rutherford County14.034-1.36 pts
39Anderson County13.994-0.2 pts
40Dickson County13.85+1.09 pts
41Humphreys County13.726-0.18 pts
42DeKalb County13.646+2.56 pts
43Weakley County13.626+2.77 pts
44Smith County13.585-3.17 pts
45Sevier County13.544-4.77 pts
46Hardin County13.529+1.56 pts
47Knox County13.259-0.94 pts
48Sequatchie County13.248-2.38 pts
49Grundy County13.2-4.49 pts
50Loudon County13.192+0.65 pts
51McNairy County13.177+0.31 pts
52Benton County13.141-5.65 pts
53Henry County13.136+2.72 pts
54Marshall County13.028-2.02 pts
55Washington County12.998+1.69 pts
56Dyer County12.896-4.48 pts
57Bedford County12.71+1.14 pts
58Tipton County12.647-2.37 pts
59Giles County12.502+0.68 pts
60Haywood County12.476+1.92 pts
61Union County12.348-10.21 pts
62Coffee County12.342+0.1 pts
63Hamblen County12.076+1.42 pts
64Warren County12.058-1.37 pts
65White County11.683-1.04 pts
66Lawrence County11.652-4.91 pts
67Van Buren County11.443-7.8 pts
68Macon County11.409-1.45 pts
69Henderson County11.195-3.61 pts
70Maury County11.192-5.99 pts
71Jackson County11.116-1.05 pts
72Sullivan County10.99-2.33 pts
73Putnam County10.869-0.94 pts
74Greene County10.566-2.5 pts
75Crockett County10.559+1.84 pts
76Madison County10.547-1.53 pts
77Marion County10.484-0.26 pts
78Hawkins County10.379+0.94 pts
79Johnson County10.18+3.34 pts
80Bradley County10.134+0.37 pts
81Trousdale County10.117-1.15 pts
82Obion County10.002-4.61 pts
83Jefferson County9.871-3.9 pts
84Robertson County9.756-3.75 pts
85Franklin County9.622-2.08 pts
86Rhea County9.297-2.77 pts
87Moore County9.213-23.54 pts
88Monroe County8.639-5.51 pts
89McMinn County8.554-1.84 pts
90Grainger County8.479-12.53 pts
91Chester County8.112-3.81 pts
92Hardeman County8.051-3.2 pts
93Claiborne County7.788-2.93 pts
94Lauderdale County7.77-2.42 pts
95Meigs County5.177-4.47 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. 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: job creation 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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate, 2023) [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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/tennessee-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Blount County, with 30.077% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Meigs County, with 5.177% in 2023.

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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: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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