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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Pickett County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2012, at 27.099%. Unicoi County had the lowest, at 6.51%. The median was 11.883% and the figure for Tennessee was 13.284%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.099Pickett County
Lowest6.51Unicoi County
Median11.88395 counties
Tennessee13.284History

Map of counties, 2012

Anderson County: 11.565 %Bedford County: 11.06 %Benton County: 9.56 %Bledsoe County: 14.688 %Blount County: 11.021 %Bradley County: 14.89 %Campbell County: 17.128 %Cannon County: 10.055 %Carroll County: 11.207 %Carter County: 9.366 %Cheatham County: 10.614 %Chester County: 10.316 %Claiborne County: 11.356 %Clay County: 12.076 %Cocke County: 10.934 %Coffee County: 11.156 %Crockett County: 12.766 %Cumberland County: 11.885 %Davidson County: 13.8 %Decatur County: 8.968 %DeKalb County: 9.141 %Dickson County: 9.252 %Dyer County: 14.249 %Fayette County: 12.373 %Fentress County: 10.254 %Franklin County: 10.608 %Gibson County: 11.978 %Giles County: 10.081 %Grainger County: 12.452 %Greene County: 8.595 %Grundy County: 21.076 %Hamblen County: 9.549 %Hamilton County: 13.333 %Hancock County: 14.318 %Hardeman County: 8.767 %Hardin County: 9.659 %Hawkins County: 13.608 %Haywood County: 9.916 %Henderson County: 19.512 %Henry County: 13.988 %Hickman County: 10.755 %Houston County: 10.302 %Humphreys County: 9.644 %Jackson County: 8.307 %Jefferson County: 11.69 %Johnson County: 12.46 %Knox County: 14.684 %Lake County: 12.197 %Lauderdale County: 13.573 %Lawrence County: 11.425 %Lewis County: 13.672 %Lincoln County: 9.529 %Loudon County: 11.616 %McMinn County: 11.902 %McNairy County: 9.474 %Macon County: 11.176 %Madison County: 11.256 %Marion County: 11.354 %Marshall County: 14.414 %Maury County: 13.001 %Meigs County: 8.468 %Monroe County: 13.719 %Montgomery County: 13.836 %Moore County: 13.252 %Morgan County: 15.723 %Obion County: 10.033 %Overton County: 9.146 %Perry County: 16.575 %Pickett County: 27.099 %Polk County: 13.29 %Putnam County: 10.464 %Rhea County: 11.023 %Roane County: 21.957 %Robertson County: 13.997 %Rutherford County: 13.5 %Scott County: 8.994 %Sequatchie County: 10.694 %Sevier County: 18.615 %Shelby County: 12.205 %Smith County: 20.225 %Stewart County: 20.211 %Sullivan County: 10.024 %Sumner County: 13.252 %Tipton County: 12.371 %Trousdale County: 7.341 %Unicoi County: 6.51 %Union County: 11.883 %Van Buren County: 8.862 %Warren County: 15.729 %Washington County: 13.17 %Wayne County: 15.365 %Weakley County: 9.594 %White County: 12.556 %Williamson County: 17.976 %Wilson County: 16.82 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Pickett County: 27.099 %Pickett County27.099Roane County: 21.957 %Roane County21.957Grundy County: 21.076 %Grundy County21.076Smith County: 20.225 %Smith County20.225Stewart County: 20.211 %Stewart County20.211Henderson County: 19.512 %Henderson County19.512Sevier County: 18.615 %Sevier County18.615Williamson County: 17.976 %Williamson County17.976Campbell County: 17.128 %Campbell County17.128Wilson County: 16.82 %Wilson County16.82Perry County: 16.575 %Perry County16.575Warren County: 15.729 %Warren County15.729Morgan County: 15.723 %Morgan County15.723Wayne County: 15.365 %Wayne County15.365Bradley County: 14.89 %Bradley County14.89Bledsoe County: 14.688 %Bledsoe County14.688Knox County: 14.684 %Knox County14.684Marshall County: 14.414 %Marshall County14.414Hancock County: 14.318 %Hancock County14.318Dyer County: 14.249 %Dyer County14.249Robertson County: 13.997 %Robertson County13.997Henry County: 13.988 %Henry County13.988Montgomery County: 13.836 %Montgomery County13.836Davidson County: 13.8 %Davidson County13.8Monroe County: 13.719 %Monroe County13.719Lewis County: 13.672 %Lewis County13.672Hawkins County: 13.608 %Hawkins County13.608Lauderdale County: 13.573 %Lauderdale County13.573Rutherford County: 13.5 %Rutherford County13.5Hamilton County: 13.333 %Hamilton County13.333Polk County: 13.29 %Polk County13.29Moore County: 13.252 %Moore County13.252Sumner County: 13.252 %Sumner County13.252Washington County: 13.17 %Washington County13.17Maury County: 13.001 %Maury County13.001Crockett County: 12.766 %Crockett County12.766White County: 12.556 %White County12.556Johnson County: 12.46 %Johnson County12.46Grainger County: 12.452 %Grainger County12.452Fayette County: 12.373 %Fayette County12.373Pickett County: 27.099 %Pickett County27.099Roane County: 21.957 %Roane County21.957Grundy County: 21.076 %Grundy County21.076Smith County: 20.225 %Smith County20.225Stewart County: 20.211 %Stewart County20.211Henderson County: 19.512 %Henderson County19.512Sevier County: 18.615 %Sevier County18.615Williamson County: 17.976 %Williamson County17.976Campbell County: 17.128 %Campbell County17.128Wilson County: 16.82 %Wilson County16.82Perry County: 16.575 %Perry County16.575Warren County: 15.729 %Warren County15.729Morgan County: 15.723 %Morgan County15.723Wayne County: 15.365 %Wayne County15.365Bradley County: 14.89 %Bradley County14.89Bledsoe County: 14.688 %Bledsoe County14.688Knox County: 14.684 %Knox County14.684Marshall County: 14.414 %Marshall County14.414Hancock County: 14.318 %Hancock County14.318Dyer County: 14.249 %Dyer County14.249Robertson County: 13.997 %Robertson County13.997Henry County: 13.988 %Henry County13.988Montgomery County: 13.836 %Montgomery County13.836Davidson County: 13.8 %Davidson County13.8Monroe County: 13.719 %Monroe County13.719Lewis County: 13.672 %Lewis County13.672Hawkins County: 13.608 %Hawkins County13.608Lauderdale County: 13.573 %Lauderdale County13.573Rutherford County: 13.5 %Rutherford County13.5Hamilton County: 13.333 %Hamilton County13.333Polk County: 13.29 %Polk County13.29Moore County: 13.252 %Moore County13.252Sumner County: 13.252 %Sumner County13.252Washington County: 13.17 %Washington County13.17Maury County: 13.001 %Maury County13.001Crockett County: 12.766 %Crockett County12.766White County: 12.556 %White County12.556Johnson County: 12.46 %Johnson County12.46Grainger County: 12.452 %Grainger County12.452Fayette County: 12.373 %Fayette County12.373
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Pickett County27.099+10.55 pts
2Roane County21.957+11.04 pts
3Grundy County21.076+6.73 pts
4Smith County20.225+3.35 pts
5Stewart County20.211+8.1 pts
6Henderson County19.512+5.12 pts
7Sevier County18.615+5.87 pts
8Williamson County17.976+1.02 pts
9Campbell County17.128+5.43 pts
10Wilson County16.82+3.98 pts
11Perry County16.575+3.13 pts
12Warren County15.729+6.43 pts
13Morgan County15.723+4.96 pts
14Wayne County15.365+4.45 pts
15Bradley County14.89+4.17 pts
16Bledsoe County14.688+1.22 pts
17Knox County14.684+0.35 pts
18Marshall County14.414+5.98 pts
19Hancock County14.318+8.71 pts
20Dyer County14.249+2.03 pts
21Robertson County13.997+2.86 pts
22Henry County13.988+5.03 pts
23Montgomery County13.836+0.63 pts
24Davidson County13.8+0.88 pts
25Monroe County13.719+1.44 pts
26Lewis County13.672+3.31 pts
27Hawkins County13.608+5.49 pts
28Lauderdale County13.573-2.94 pts
29Rutherford County13.5-0.13 pts
30Hamilton County13.333-1.51 pts
31Polk County13.29+2.44 pts
32Moore County13.252+7.58 pts
32Sumner County13.252-0.45 pts
34Washington County13.17+2.93 pts
35Maury County13.001+2.81 pts
36Crockett County12.766+4.51 pts
37White County12.556-0.85 pts
38Johnson County12.46-3.02 pts
39Grainger County12.452+4.63 pts
40Fayette County12.373-0.01 pts
41Tipton County12.371-0.74 pts
42Shelby County12.205+1.05 pts
43Lake County12.197+4.64 pts
44Clay County12.076+3.76 pts
45Gibson County11.978+0.53 pts
46McMinn County11.902+2.05 pts
47Cumberland County11.885-0.93 pts
48Union County11.883+1.39 pts
49Jefferson County11.69+1.4 pts
50Loudon County11.616-1.14 pts
51Anderson County11.565+1.61 pts
52Lawrence County11.425-0.16 pts
53Claiborne County11.356+0.98 pts
54Marion County11.354-2.39 pts
55Madison County11.256-0.06 pts
56Carroll County11.207-3.23 pts
57Macon County11.176-0.48 pts
58Coffee County11.156+1.2 pts
59Bedford County11.06+2.4 pts
60Rhea County11.023+2.61 pts
61Blount County11.021-0.1 pts
62Cocke County10.934+2.55 pts
63Hickman County10.755-3.04 pts
64Sequatchie County10.694+1.86 pts
65Cheatham County10.614-5.39 pts
66Franklin County10.608-0.05 pts
67Putnam County10.464-1.67 pts
68Chester County10.316-9.21 pts
69Houston County10.302-7.46 pts
70Fentress County10.254-1.08 pts
71Giles County10.081-2.73 pts
72Cannon County10.055-0.39 pts
73Obion County10.033+1.61 pts
74Sullivan County10.024-3.03 pts
75Haywood County9.916+0.09 pts
76Hardin County9.659-3.84 pts
77Humphreys County9.644-3.73 pts
78Weakley County9.594+1.86 pts
79Benton County9.56-0.81 pts
80Hamblen County9.549-3.29 pts
81Lincoln County9.529+0.28 pts
82McNairy County9.474-0.24 pts
83Carter County9.366+0.11 pts
84Dickson County9.252-2.05 pts
85Overton County9.146-4.78 pts
86DeKalb County9.141+0.04 pts
87Scott County8.994-3.85 pts
88Decatur County8.968+0.16 pts
89Van Buren County8.862-0.65 pts
90Hardeman County8.767+2.14 pts
91Greene County8.595-2.05 pts
92Meigs County8.468-4.17 pts
93Jackson County8.307+0.98 pts
94Trousdale County7.341-8.17 pts
95Unicoi County6.51-2.04 pts

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Pickett County, with 27.099% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Unicoi County, with 6.51% in 2012.

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