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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Fentress County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2014, at 32.168%. Meigs County had the lowest, at 4.836%. The median was 10.627% and the figure for Tennessee was 12.237%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.168Fentress County
Lowest4.836Meigs County
Median10.62795 counties
Tennessee12.237History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 7.22 %Bedford County: 21.464 %Benton County: 11.705 %Bledsoe County: 21.646 %Blount County: 14.376 %Bradley County: 10.909 %Campbell County: 10.213 %Cannon County: 12.657 %Carroll County: 7.636 %Carter County: 13.38 %Cheatham County: 9.841 %Chester County: 7.17 %Claiborne County: 8.701 %Clay County: 6.99 %Cocke County: 12.617 %Coffee County: 9.78 %Crockett County: 11.871 %Cumberland County: 11.112 %Davidson County: 13.595 %Decatur County: 10.451 %DeKalb County: 10.277 %Dickson County: 10.583 %Dyer County: 9.021 %Fayette County: 11.306 %Fentress County: 32.168 %Franklin County: 10.471 %Gibson County: 10.354 %Giles County: 15.54 %Grainger County: 9.765 %Greene County: 9.75 %Grundy County: 6.882 %Hamblen County: 9.6 %Hamilton County: 10.527 %Hancock County: 6.03 %Hardeman County: 7.951 %Hardin County: 6.679 %Hawkins County: 13.432 %Haywood County: 16.29 %Henderson County: 11.836 %Henry County: 10.866 %Hickman County: 13.983 %Houston County: 10.597 %Humphreys County: 8.124 %Jackson County: 11.505 %Jefferson County: 10.322 %Johnson County: 8.394 %Knox County: 11.478 %Lake County: 8.967 %Lauderdale County: 10.627 %Lawrence County: 11.632 %Lewis County: 12.262 %Lincoln County: 10.324 %Loudon County: 11.209 %McMinn County: 16.505 %McNairy County: 11.372 %Macon County: 9.882 %Madison County: 9.742 %Marion County: 16.653 %Marshall County: 22.767 %Maury County: 10.139 %Meigs County: 4.836 %Monroe County: 13.56 %Montgomery County: 12.737 %Moore County: 7.662 %Morgan County: 11.723 %Obion County: 10.138 %Overton County: 6.53 %Perry County: 10.649 %Pickett County: 14.425 %Polk County: 13.891 %Putnam County: 9.114 %Rhea County: 7.9 %Roane County: 7.294 %Robertson County: 12.045 %Rutherford County: 14.314 %Scott County: 16.517 %Sequatchie County: 10.375 %Sevier County: 12.004 %Shelby County: 10.671 %Smith County: 13.797 %Stewart County: 15.239 %Sullivan County: 8.022 %Sumner County: 15.348 %Tipton County: 14.654 %Trousdale County: 7.781 %Unicoi County: 6.627 %Union County: 9.661 %Van Buren County: 7.898 %Warren County: 11.222 %Washington County: 10.584 %Wayne County: 10.066 %Weakley County: 11.11 %White County: 9.41 %Williamson County: 15.282 %Wilson County: 14.781 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Fentress County: 32.168 %Fentress County32.168Marshall County: 22.767 %Marshall County22.767Bledsoe County: 21.646 %Bledsoe County21.646Bedford County: 21.464 %Bedford County21.464Marion County: 16.653 %Marion County16.653Scott County: 16.517 %Scott County16.517McMinn County: 16.505 %McMinn County16.505Haywood County: 16.29 %Haywood County16.29Giles County: 15.54 %Giles County15.54Sumner County: 15.348 %Sumner County15.348Williamson County: 15.282 %Williamson County15.282Stewart County: 15.239 %Stewart County15.239Wilson County: 14.781 %Wilson County14.781Tipton County: 14.654 %Tipton County14.654Pickett County: 14.425 %Pickett County14.425Blount County: 14.376 %Blount County14.376Rutherford County: 14.314 %Rutherford County14.314Hickman County: 13.983 %Hickman County13.983Polk County: 13.891 %Polk County13.891Smith County: 13.797 %Smith County13.797Davidson County: 13.595 %Davidson County13.595Monroe County: 13.56 %Monroe County13.56Hawkins County: 13.432 %Hawkins County13.432Carter County: 13.38 %Carter County13.38Montgomery County: 12.737 %Montgomery County12.737Cannon County: 12.657 %Cannon County12.657Cocke County: 12.617 %Cocke County12.617Lewis County: 12.262 %Lewis County12.262Robertson County: 12.045 %Robertson County12.045Sevier County: 12.004 %Sevier County12.004Crockett County: 11.871 %Crockett County11.871Henderson County: 11.836 %Henderson County11.836Morgan County: 11.723 %Morgan County11.723Benton County: 11.705 %Benton County11.705Lawrence County: 11.632 %Lawrence County11.632Jackson County: 11.505 %Jackson County11.505Knox County: 11.478 %Knox County11.478McNairy County: 11.372 %McNairy County11.372Fayette County: 11.306 %Fayette County11.306Warren County: 11.222 %Warren County11.222Fentress County: 32.168 %Fentress County32.168Marshall County: 22.767 %Marshall County22.767Bledsoe County: 21.646 %Bledsoe County21.646Bedford County: 21.464 %Bedford County21.464Marion County: 16.653 %Marion County16.653Scott County: 16.517 %Scott County16.517McMinn County: 16.505 %McMinn County16.505Haywood County: 16.29 %Haywood County16.29Giles County: 15.54 %Giles County15.54Sumner County: 15.348 %Sumner County15.348Williamson County: 15.282 %Williamson County15.282Stewart County: 15.239 %Stewart County15.239Wilson County: 14.781 %Wilson County14.781Tipton County: 14.654 %Tipton County14.654Pickett County: 14.425 %Pickett County14.425Blount County: 14.376 %Blount County14.376Rutherford County: 14.314 %Rutherford County14.314Hickman County: 13.983 %Hickman County13.983Polk County: 13.891 %Polk County13.891Smith County: 13.797 %Smith County13.797Davidson County: 13.595 %Davidson County13.595Monroe County: 13.56 %Monroe County13.56Hawkins County: 13.432 %Hawkins County13.432Carter County: 13.38 %Carter County13.38Montgomery County: 12.737 %Montgomery County12.737Cannon County: 12.657 %Cannon County12.657Cocke County: 12.617 %Cocke County12.617Lewis County: 12.262 %Lewis County12.262Robertson County: 12.045 %Robertson County12.045Sevier County: 12.004 %Sevier County12.004Crockett County: 11.871 %Crockett County11.871Henderson County: 11.836 %Henderson County11.836Morgan County: 11.723 %Morgan County11.723Benton County: 11.705 %Benton County11.705Lawrence County: 11.632 %Lawrence County11.632Jackson County: 11.505 %Jackson County11.505Knox County: 11.478 %Knox County11.478McNairy County: 11.372 %McNairy County11.372Fayette County: 11.306 %Fayette County11.306Warren County: 11.222 %Warren County11.222
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Fentress County32.168+24.06 pts
2Marshall County22.767+12.88 pts
3Bledsoe County21.646+11.98 pts
4Bedford County21.464+12.92 pts
5Marion County16.653+6.2 pts
6Scott County16.517+5.16 pts
7McMinn County16.505+6.6 pts
8Haywood County16.29+4.43 pts
9Giles County15.54+4.67 pts
10Sumner County15.348+2.54 pts
11Williamson County15.282-2.99 pts
12Stewart County15.239+1.44 pts
13Wilson County14.781+0.15 pts
14Tipton County14.654+2.45 pts
15Pickett County14.425+3.71 pts
16Blount County14.376+2.79 pts
17Rutherford County14.314-1.83 pts
18Hickman County13.983+1.56 pts
19Polk County13.891-4.08 pts
20Smith County13.797+5.4 pts
21Davidson County13.595-0.42 pts
22Monroe County13.56+2.2 pts
23Hawkins County13.432+3.92 pts
24Carter County13.38+6.71 pts
25Montgomery County12.737-0.33 pts
26Cannon County12.657+2.35 pts
27Cocke County12.617+2.72 pts
28Lewis County12.262-2.55 pts
29Robertson County12.045+1.95 pts
30Sevier County12.004-3.87 pts
31Crockett County11.871-2.3 pts
32Henderson County11.836+1.4 pts
33Morgan County11.723-5.26 pts
34Benton County11.705+0.04 pts
35Lawrence County11.632+2.01 pts
36Jackson County11.505-3.63 pts
37Knox County11.478-1.89 pts
38McNairy County11.372-3.18 pts
39Fayette County11.306-4.83 pts
40Warren County11.222-1.63 pts
41Loudon County11.209-2.32 pts
42Cumberland County11.112-0.89 pts
43Weakley County11.11-5.36 pts
44Bradley County10.909-0.04 pts
45Henry County10.866-2.59 pts
46Shelby County10.671-1.45 pts
47Perry County10.649-2.43 pts
48Lauderdale County10.627+2.74 pts
49Houston County10.597-1.42 pts
50Washington County10.584-0.64 pts
51Dickson County10.583-2.95 pts
52Hamilton County10.527-0.17 pts
53Franklin County10.471-4.85 pts
54Decatur County10.451+1.21 pts
55Sequatchie County10.375-4.45 pts
56Gibson County10.354-0.79 pts
57Lincoln County10.324-7.56 pts
58Jefferson County10.322-4.14 pts
59DeKalb County10.277+0.84 pts
60Campbell County10.213-0.61 pts
61Maury County10.139-3.34 pts
62Obion County10.138+1.94 pts
63Wayne County10.066-2.13 pts
64Macon County9.882-0.99 pts
65Cheatham County9.841-1.39 pts
66Coffee County9.78-0.98 pts
67Grainger County9.765-8.55 pts
68Greene County9.75-0.92 pts
69Madison County9.742-0.43 pts
70Union County9.661-5.52 pts
71Hamblen County9.6-1.67 pts
72White County9.41-2.59 pts
73Putnam County9.114-1.45 pts
74Dyer County9.021+0.01 pts
75Lake County8.967-8.71 pts
76Claiborne County8.701-5.65 pts
77Johnson County8.394-2.95 pts
78Humphreys County8.124-9.76 pts
79Sullivan County8.022-2.29 pts
80Hardeman County7.951-2.01 pts
81Rhea County7.9+0.06 pts
82Van Buren County7.898-6.1 pts
83Trousdale County7.781-4.07 pts
84Moore County7.662+0.07 pts
85Carroll County7.636-3.33 pts
86Roane County7.294-1.83 pts
87Anderson County7.22-2.42 pts
88Chester County7.17-10.42 pts
89Clay County6.99+1.58 pts
90Grundy County6.882-5.03 pts
91Hardin County6.679-7.37 pts
92Unicoi County6.627+1.01 pts
93Overton County6.53-4.15 pts
94Hancock County6.03+1.5 pts
95Meigs County4.836-4.86 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Fentress County, with 32.168% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Meigs County, with 4.836% in 2014.

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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