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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Perry County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2015, at 26.866%. Meigs County had the lowest, at 7.7%. The median was 10.897% and the figure for Tennessee was 12.511%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.866Perry County
Lowest7.7Meigs County
Median10.89795 counties
Tennessee12.511History

Map of counties, 2015

Anderson County: 9.712 %Bedford County: 8.693 %Benton County: 11.422 %Bledsoe County: 9.601 %Blount County: 10.897 %Bradley County: 10.545 %Campbell County: 11.5 %Cannon County: 22.379 %Carroll County: 8.63 %Carter County: 10.148 %Cheatham County: 12.959 %Chester County: 9.695 %Claiborne County: 9.352 %Clay County: 11.104 %Cocke County: 13.287 %Coffee County: 9.365 %Crockett County: 10.182 %Cumberland County: 10.371 %Davidson County: 13.859 %Decatur County: 8.538 %DeKalb County: 10.04 %Dickson County: 11.468 %Dyer County: 15.451 %Fayette County: 12.368 %Fentress County: 9.65 %Franklin County: 10.113 %Gibson County: 12.684 %Giles County: 10.976 %Grainger County: 9.666 %Greene County: 9.642 %Grundy County: 19.014 %Hamblen County: 12.903 %Hamilton County: 12.313 %Hancock County: 8.772 %Hardeman County: 9.323 %Hardin County: 10.072 %Hawkins County: 8.664 %Haywood County: 16.158 %Henderson County: 9.101 %Henry County: 8.049 %Hickman County: 15.839 %Houston County: 7.73 %Humphreys County: 16.144 %Jackson County: 14.447 %Jefferson County: 12.705 %Johnson County: 10.32 %Knox County: 12.374 %Lake County: 8.751 %Lauderdale County: 7.957 %Lawrence County: 10.596 %Lewis County: 11.137 %Lincoln County: 10.503 %Loudon County: 11.991 %McMinn County: 12.176 %McNairy County: 13.031 %Macon County: 12.515 %Madison County: 9.255 %Marion County: 9.398 %Marshall County: 11.018 %Maury County: 11.051 %Meigs County: 7.7 %Monroe County: 11.99 %Montgomery County: 11.884 %Moore County: 10.68 %Morgan County: 8.144 %Obion County: 10.307 %Overton County: 8.72 %Perry County: 26.866 %Pickett County: 25.333 %Polk County: 11.851 %Putnam County: 11.79 %Rhea County: 7.759 %Roane County: 9.63 %Robertson County: 11.087 %Rutherford County: 12.238 %Scott County: 9.331 %Sequatchie County: 10.588 %Sevier County: 14.494 %Shelby County: 11.542 %Smith County: 8.293 %Stewart County: 18.045 %Sullivan County: 8.596 %Sumner County: 13.779 %Tipton County: 9.727 %Trousdale County: 13.333 %Unicoi County: 21.253 %Union County: 11.533 %Van Buren County: 8.801 %Warren County: 9.042 %Washington County: 10.398 %Wayne County: 14.815 %Weakley County: 12.837 %White County: 8.391 %Williamson County: 17.371 %Wilson County: 15.374 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Perry County: 26.866 %Perry County26.866Pickett County: 25.333 %Pickett County25.333Cannon County: 22.379 %Cannon County22.379Unicoi County: 21.253 %Unicoi County21.253Grundy County: 19.014 %Grundy County19.014Stewart County: 18.045 %Stewart County18.045Williamson County: 17.371 %Williamson County17.371Haywood County: 16.158 %Haywood County16.158Humphreys County: 16.144 %Humphreys County16.144Hickman County: 15.839 %Hickman County15.839Dyer County: 15.451 %Dyer County15.451Wilson County: 15.374 %Wilson County15.374Wayne County: 14.815 %Wayne County14.815Sevier County: 14.494 %Sevier County14.494Jackson County: 14.447 %Jackson County14.447Davidson County: 13.859 %Davidson County13.859Sumner County: 13.779 %Sumner County13.779Trousdale County: 13.333 %Trousdale County13.333Cocke County: 13.287 %Cocke County13.287McNairy County: 13.031 %McNairy County13.031Cheatham County: 12.959 %Cheatham County12.959Hamblen County: 12.903 %Hamblen County12.903Weakley County: 12.837 %Weakley County12.837Jefferson County: 12.705 %Jefferson County12.705Gibson County: 12.684 %Gibson County12.684Macon County: 12.515 %Macon County12.515Knox County: 12.374 %Knox County12.374Fayette County: 12.368 %Fayette County12.368Hamilton County: 12.313 %Hamilton County12.313Rutherford County: 12.238 %Rutherford County12.238McMinn County: 12.176 %McMinn County12.176Loudon County: 11.991 %Loudon County11.991Monroe County: 11.99 %Monroe County11.99Montgomery County: 11.884 %Montgomery County11.884Polk County: 11.851 %Polk County11.851Putnam County: 11.79 %Putnam County11.79Shelby County: 11.542 %Shelby County11.542Union County: 11.533 %Union County11.533Campbell County: 11.5 %Campbell County11.5Dickson County: 11.468 %Dickson County11.468Perry County: 26.866 %Perry County26.866Pickett County: 25.333 %Pickett County25.333Cannon County: 22.379 %Cannon County22.379Unicoi County: 21.253 %Unicoi County21.253Grundy County: 19.014 %Grundy County19.014Stewart County: 18.045 %Stewart County18.045Williamson County: 17.371 %Williamson County17.371Haywood County: 16.158 %Haywood County16.158Humphreys County: 16.144 %Humphreys County16.144Hickman County: 15.839 %Hickman County15.839Dyer County: 15.451 %Dyer County15.451Wilson County: 15.374 %Wilson County15.374Wayne County: 14.815 %Wayne County14.815Sevier County: 14.494 %Sevier County14.494Jackson County: 14.447 %Jackson County14.447Davidson County: 13.859 %Davidson County13.859Sumner County: 13.779 %Sumner County13.779Trousdale County: 13.333 %Trousdale County13.333Cocke County: 13.287 %Cocke County13.287McNairy County: 13.031 %McNairy County13.031Cheatham County: 12.959 %Cheatham County12.959Hamblen County: 12.903 %Hamblen County12.903Weakley County: 12.837 %Weakley County12.837Jefferson County: 12.705 %Jefferson County12.705Gibson County: 12.684 %Gibson County12.684Macon County: 12.515 %Macon County12.515Knox County: 12.374 %Knox County12.374Fayette County: 12.368 %Fayette County12.368Hamilton County: 12.313 %Hamilton County12.313Rutherford County: 12.238 %Rutherford County12.238McMinn County: 12.176 %McMinn County12.176Loudon County: 11.991 %Loudon County11.991Monroe County: 11.99 %Monroe County11.99Montgomery County: 11.884 %Montgomery County11.884Polk County: 11.851 %Polk County11.851Putnam County: 11.79 %Putnam County11.79Shelby County: 11.542 %Shelby County11.542Union County: 11.533 %Union County11.533Campbell County: 11.5 %Campbell County11.5Dickson County: 11.468 %Dickson County11.468
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Perry County26.866+16.22 pts
2Pickett County25.333+10.91 pts
3Cannon County22.379+9.72 pts
4Unicoi County21.253+14.63 pts
5Grundy County19.014+12.13 pts
6Stewart County18.045+2.81 pts
7Williamson County17.371+2.09 pts
8Haywood County16.158-0.13 pts
9Humphreys County16.144+8.02 pts
10Hickman County15.839+1.86 pts
11Dyer County15.451+6.43 pts
12Wilson County15.374+0.59 pts
13Wayne County14.815+4.75 pts
14Sevier County14.494+2.49 pts
15Jackson County14.447+2.94 pts
16Davidson County13.859+0.26 pts
17Sumner County13.779-1.57 pts
18Trousdale County13.333+5.55 pts
19Cocke County13.287+0.67 pts
20McNairy County13.031+1.66 pts
21Cheatham County12.959+3.12 pts
22Hamblen County12.903+3.3 pts
23Weakley County12.837+1.73 pts
24Jefferson County12.705+2.38 pts
25Gibson County12.684+2.33 pts
26Macon County12.515+2.63 pts
27Knox County12.374+0.9 pts
28Fayette County12.368+1.06 pts
29Hamilton County12.313+1.79 pts
30Rutherford County12.238-2.08 pts
31McMinn County12.176-4.33 pts
32Loudon County11.991+0.78 pts
33Monroe County11.99-1.57 pts
34Montgomery County11.884-0.85 pts
35Polk County11.851-2.04 pts
36Putnam County11.79+2.68 pts
37Shelby County11.542+0.87 pts
38Union County11.533+1.87 pts
39Campbell County11.5+1.29 pts
40Dickson County11.468+0.88 pts
41Benton County11.422-0.28 pts
42Lewis County11.137-1.13 pts
43Clay County11.104+4.11 pts
44Robertson County11.087-0.96 pts
45Maury County11.051+0.91 pts
46Marshall County11.018-11.75 pts
47Giles County10.976-4.56 pts
48Blount County10.897-3.48 pts
49Moore County10.68+3.02 pts
50Lawrence County10.596-1.04 pts
51Sequatchie County10.588+0.21 pts
52Bradley County10.545-0.36 pts
53Lincoln County10.503+0.18 pts
54Washington County10.398-0.19 pts
55Cumberland County10.371-0.74 pts
56Johnson County10.32+1.93 pts
57Obion County10.307+0.17 pts
58Crockett County10.182-1.69 pts
59Carter County10.148-3.23 pts
60Franklin County10.113-0.36 pts
61Hardin County10.072+3.39 pts
62DeKalb County10.04-0.24 pts
63Tipton County9.727-4.93 pts
64Anderson County9.712+2.49 pts
65Chester County9.695+2.53 pts
66Grainger County9.666-0.1 pts
67Fentress County9.65-22.52 pts
68Greene County9.642-0.11 pts
69Roane County9.63+2.34 pts
70Bledsoe County9.601-12.04 pts
71Marion County9.398-7.25 pts
72Coffee County9.365-0.41 pts
73Claiborne County9.352+0.65 pts
74Scott County9.331-7.19 pts
75Hardeman County9.323+1.37 pts
76Madison County9.255-0.49 pts
77Henderson County9.101-2.73 pts
78Warren County9.042-2.18 pts
79Van Buren County8.801+0.9 pts
80Hancock County8.772+2.74 pts
81Lake County8.751-0.22 pts
82Overton County8.72+2.19 pts
83Bedford County8.693-12.77 pts
84Hawkins County8.664-4.77 pts
85Carroll County8.63+0.99 pts
86Sullivan County8.596+0.57 pts
87Decatur County8.538-1.91 pts
88White County8.391-1.02 pts
89Smith County8.293-5.5 pts
90Morgan County8.144-3.58 pts
91Henry County8.049-2.82 pts
92Lauderdale County7.957-2.67 pts
93Rhea County7.759-0.14 pts
94Houston County7.73-2.87 pts
95Meigs County7.7+2.86 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 26.866% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Meigs County, with 7.7% in 2015.

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