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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Grainger County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2013, at 18.313%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 4.535%. The median was 11.36% and the figure for Tennessee was 13.146%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.313Grainger County
Lowest4.535Hancock County
Median11.3695 counties
Tennessee13.146History

Map of counties, 2013

Anderson County: 9.643 %Bedford County: 8.541 %Benton County: 11.661 %Bledsoe County: 9.67 %Blount County: 11.589 %Bradley County: 10.953 %Campbell County: 10.822 %Cannon County: 10.311 %Carroll County: 10.968 %Carter County: 6.67 %Cheatham County: 11.231 %Chester County: 17.594 %Claiborne County: 14.356 %Clay County: 5.408 %Cocke County: 9.895 %Coffee County: 10.762 %Crockett County: 14.172 %Cumberland County: 12.004 %Davidson County: 14.013 %Decatur County: 9.245 %DeKalb County: 9.433 %Dickson County: 13.529 %Dyer County: 9.007 %Fayette County: 16.135 %Fentress County: 8.108 %Franklin County: 15.32 %Gibson County: 11.14 %Giles County: 10.867 %Grainger County: 18.313 %Greene County: 10.669 %Grundy County: 11.916 %Hamblen County: 11.273 %Hamilton County: 10.7 %Hancock County: 4.535 %Hardeman County: 9.961 %Hardin County: 14.05 %Hawkins County: 9.51 %Haywood County: 11.863 %Henderson County: 10.438 %Henry County: 13.452 %Hickman County: 12.42 %Houston County: 12.018 %Humphreys County: 17.888 %Jackson County: 15.138 %Jefferson County: 14.462 %Johnson County: 11.344 %Knox County: 13.368 %Lake County: 17.674 %Lauderdale County: 7.888 %Lawrence County: 9.623 %Lewis County: 14.815 %Lincoln County: 17.887 %Loudon County: 13.532 %McMinn County: 9.901 %McNairy County: 14.556 %Macon County: 10.872 %Madison County: 10.175 %Marion County: 10.456 %Marshall County: 9.887 %Maury County: 13.477 %Meigs County: 9.697 %Monroe County: 11.36 %Montgomery County: 13.072 %Moore County: 7.589 %Morgan County: 16.978 %Obion County: 8.201 %Overton County: 10.681 %Perry County: 13.082 %Pickett County: 10.72 %Polk County: 17.972 %Putnam County: 10.568 %Rhea County: 7.839 %Roane County: 9.128 %Robertson County: 10.099 %Rutherford County: 16.144 %Scott County: 11.357 %Sequatchie County: 14.828 %Sevier County: 15.872 %Shelby County: 12.12 %Smith County: 8.401 %Stewart County: 13.802 %Sullivan County: 10.309 %Sumner County: 12.809 %Tipton County: 12.204 %Trousdale County: 11.849 %Unicoi County: 5.612 %Union County: 15.184 %Van Buren County: 13.998 %Warren County: 12.855 %Washington County: 11.227 %Wayne County: 12.199 %Weakley County: 16.468 %White County: 12.003 %Williamson County: 18.271 %Wilson County: 14.636 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Grainger County: 18.313 %Grainger County18.313Williamson County: 18.271 %Williamson County18.271Polk County: 17.972 %Polk County17.972Humphreys County: 17.888 %Humphreys County17.888Lincoln County: 17.887 %Lincoln County17.887Lake County: 17.674 %Lake County17.674Chester County: 17.594 %Chester County17.594Morgan County: 16.978 %Morgan County16.978Weakley County: 16.468 %Weakley County16.468Rutherford County: 16.144 %Rutherford County16.144Fayette County: 16.135 %Fayette County16.135Sevier County: 15.872 %Sevier County15.872Franklin County: 15.32 %Franklin County15.32Union County: 15.184 %Union County15.184Jackson County: 15.138 %Jackson County15.138Sequatchie County: 14.828 %Sequatchie County14.828Lewis County: 14.815 %Lewis County14.815Wilson County: 14.636 %Wilson County14.636McNairy County: 14.556 %McNairy County14.556Jefferson County: 14.462 %Jefferson County14.462Claiborne County: 14.356 %Claiborne County14.356Crockett County: 14.172 %Crockett County14.172Hardin County: 14.05 %Hardin County14.05Davidson County: 14.013 %Davidson County14.013Van Buren County: 13.998 %Van Buren County13.998Stewart County: 13.802 %Stewart County13.802Loudon County: 13.532 %Loudon County13.532Dickson County: 13.529 %Dickson County13.529Maury County: 13.477 %Maury County13.477Henry County: 13.452 %Henry County13.452Knox County: 13.368 %Knox County13.368Perry County: 13.082 %Perry County13.082Montgomery County: 13.072 %Montgomery County13.072Warren County: 12.855 %Warren County12.855Sumner County: 12.809 %Sumner County12.809Hickman County: 12.42 %Hickman County12.42Tipton County: 12.204 %Tipton County12.204Wayne County: 12.199 %Wayne County12.199Shelby County: 12.12 %Shelby County12.12Houston County: 12.018 %Houston County12.018Grainger County: 18.313 %Grainger County18.313Williamson County: 18.271 %Williamson County18.271Polk County: 17.972 %Polk County17.972Humphreys County: 17.888 %Humphreys County17.888Lincoln County: 17.887 %Lincoln County17.887Lake County: 17.674 %Lake County17.674Chester County: 17.594 %Chester County17.594Morgan County: 16.978 %Morgan County16.978Weakley County: 16.468 %Weakley County16.468Rutherford County: 16.144 %Rutherford County16.144Fayette County: 16.135 %Fayette County16.135Sevier County: 15.872 %Sevier County15.872Franklin County: 15.32 %Franklin County15.32Union County: 15.184 %Union County15.184Jackson County: 15.138 %Jackson County15.138Sequatchie County: 14.828 %Sequatchie County14.828Lewis County: 14.815 %Lewis County14.815Wilson County: 14.636 %Wilson County14.636McNairy County: 14.556 %McNairy County14.556Jefferson County: 14.462 %Jefferson County14.462Claiborne County: 14.356 %Claiborne County14.356Crockett County: 14.172 %Crockett County14.172Hardin County: 14.05 %Hardin County14.05Davidson County: 14.013 %Davidson County14.013Van Buren County: 13.998 %Van Buren County13.998Stewart County: 13.802 %Stewart County13.802Loudon County: 13.532 %Loudon County13.532Dickson County: 13.529 %Dickson County13.529Maury County: 13.477 %Maury County13.477Henry County: 13.452 %Henry County13.452Knox County: 13.368 %Knox County13.368Perry County: 13.082 %Perry County13.082Montgomery County: 13.072 %Montgomery County13.072Warren County: 12.855 %Warren County12.855Sumner County: 12.809 %Sumner County12.809Hickman County: 12.42 %Hickman County12.42Tipton County: 12.204 %Tipton County12.204Wayne County: 12.199 %Wayne County12.199Shelby County: 12.12 %Shelby County12.12Houston County: 12.018 %Houston County12.018
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Grainger County18.313+5.86 pts
2Williamson County18.271+0.3 pts
3Polk County17.972+4.68 pts
4Humphreys County17.888+8.24 pts
5Lincoln County17.887+8.36 pts
6Lake County17.674+5.48 pts
7Chester County17.594+7.28 pts
8Morgan County16.978+1.26 pts
9Weakley County16.468+6.87 pts
10Rutherford County16.144+2.64 pts
11Fayette County16.135+3.76 pts
12Sevier County15.872-2.74 pts
13Franklin County15.32+4.71 pts
14Union County15.184+3.3 pts
15Jackson County15.138+6.83 pts
16Sequatchie County14.828+4.13 pts
17Lewis County14.815+1.14 pts
18Wilson County14.636-2.18 pts
19McNairy County14.556+5.08 pts
20Jefferson County14.462+2.77 pts
21Claiborne County14.356+3 pts
22Crockett County14.172+1.41 pts
23Hardin County14.05+4.39 pts
24Davidson County14.013+0.21 pts
25Van Buren County13.998+5.14 pts
26Stewart County13.802-6.41 pts
27Loudon County13.532+1.92 pts
28Dickson County13.529+4.28 pts
29Maury County13.477+0.48 pts
30Henry County13.452-0.54 pts
31Knox County13.368-1.32 pts
32Perry County13.082-3.49 pts
33Montgomery County13.072-0.76 pts
34Warren County12.855-2.87 pts
35Sumner County12.809-0.44 pts
36Hickman County12.42+1.66 pts
37Tipton County12.204-0.17 pts
38Wayne County12.199-3.17 pts
39Shelby County12.12-0.09 pts
40Houston County12.018+1.72 pts
41Cumberland County12.004+0.12 pts
42White County12.003-0.55 pts
43Grundy County11.916-9.16 pts
44Haywood County11.863+1.95 pts
45Trousdale County11.849+4.51 pts
46Benton County11.661+2.1 pts
47Blount County11.589+0.57 pts
48Monroe County11.36-2.36 pts
49Scott County11.357+2.36 pts
50Johnson County11.344-1.12 pts
51Hamblen County11.273+1.72 pts
52Cheatham County11.231+0.62 pts
53Washington County11.227-1.94 pts
54Gibson County11.14-0.84 pts
55Carroll County10.968-0.24 pts
56Bradley County10.953-3.94 pts
57Macon County10.872-0.3 pts
58Giles County10.867+0.79 pts
59Campbell County10.822-6.31 pts
60Coffee County10.762-0.39 pts
61Pickett County10.72-16.38 pts
62Hamilton County10.7-2.63 pts
63Overton County10.681+1.53 pts
64Greene County10.669+2.07 pts
65Putnam County10.568+0.1 pts
66Marion County10.456-0.9 pts
67Henderson County10.438-9.07 pts
68Cannon County10.311+0.26 pts
69Sullivan County10.309+0.29 pts
70Madison County10.175-1.08 pts
71Robertson County10.099-3.9 pts
72Hardeman County9.961+1.19 pts
73McMinn County9.901-2 pts
74Cocke County9.895-1.04 pts
75Marshall County9.887-4.53 pts
76Meigs County9.697+1.23 pts
77Bledsoe County9.67-5.02 pts
78Anderson County9.643-1.92 pts
79Lawrence County9.623-1.8 pts
80Hawkins County9.51-4.1 pts
81DeKalb County9.433+0.29 pts
82Decatur County9.245+0.28 pts
83Roane County9.128-12.83 pts
84Dyer County9.007-5.24 pts
85Bedford County8.541-2.52 pts
86Smith County8.401-11.82 pts
87Obion County8.201-1.83 pts
88Fentress County8.108-2.15 pts
89Lauderdale County7.888-5.69 pts
90Rhea County7.839-3.18 pts
91Moore County7.589-5.66 pts
92Carter County6.67-2.7 pts
93Unicoi County5.612-0.9 pts
94Clay County5.408-6.67 pts
95Hancock County4.535-9.78 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Grainger County, with 18.313% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Hancock County, with 4.535% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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