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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Bledsoe County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2018, at 22.324%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 6.198%. The median was 11.314% and the figure for Tennessee was 11.766%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.324Bledsoe County
Lowest6.198Johnson County
Median11.31495 counties
Tennessee11.766History

Map of counties, 2018

Anderson County: 8.849 %Bedford County: 7.731 %Benton County: 11.255 %Bledsoe County: 22.324 %Blount County: 10.746 %Bradley County: 11.919 %Campbell County: 17.541 %Cannon County: 15.144 %Carroll County: 12.251 %Carter County: 10.547 %Cheatham County: 12.465 %Chester County: 12.494 %Claiborne County: 7.608 %Clay County: 10.031 %Cocke County: 9.284 %Coffee County: 10.068 %Crockett County: 8.694 %Cumberland County: 12.69 %Davidson County: 12.879 %Decatur County: 10.385 %DeKalb County: 11.568 %Dickson County: 10.588 %Dyer County: 10.574 %Fayette County: 12.313 %Fentress County: 6.385 %Franklin County: 6.2 %Gibson County: 12.406 %Giles County: 16.984 %Grainger County: 14.111 %Greene County: 10.526 %Grundy County: 9.621 %Hamblen County: 11.5 %Hamilton County: 10.63 %Hancock County: 12.277 %Hardeman County: 10.922 %Hardin County: 7.628 %Hawkins County: 11.842 %Haywood County: 7.923 %Henderson County: 10.145 %Henry County: 11.363 %Hickman County: 13.928 %Houston County: 12.157 %Humphreys County: 10.451 %Jackson County: 20.686 %Jefferson County: 10.206 %Johnson County: 6.198 %Knox County: 10.982 %Lake County: 7.257 %Lauderdale County: 10.516 %Lawrence County: 10.149 %Lewis County: 10.684 %Lincoln County: 9.835 %Loudon County: 12.233 %McMinn County: 9.725 %McNairy County: 13.762 %Macon County: 14.903 %Madison County: 9.523 %Marion County: 12.122 %Marshall County: 11.413 %Maury County: 11.205 %Meigs County: 9.119 %Monroe County: 10.399 %Montgomery County: 12.202 %Moore County: 7.235 %Morgan County: 8.914 %Obion County: 8.535 %Overton County: 11.349 %Perry County: 12.155 %Pickett County: 15.252 %Polk County: 14.434 %Putnam County: 10.856 %Rhea County: 12.434 %Roane County: 13.053 %Robertson County: 10.597 %Rutherford County: 12.902 %Scott County: 14.745 %Sequatchie County: 12.085 %Sevier County: 13.198 %Shelby County: 11.314 %Smith County: 17.985 %Stewart County: 12.052 %Sullivan County: 11.271 %Sumner County: 13.584 %Tipton County: 13.209 %Trousdale County: 9.348 %Unicoi County: 8.357 %Union County: 11.577 %Van Buren County: 12.227 %Warren County: 8.96 %Washington County: 9.736 %Wayne County: 9.869 %Weakley County: 11.677 %White County: 14.987 %Williamson County: 13.714 %Wilson County: 11.823 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Bledsoe County: 22.324 %Bledsoe County22.324Jackson County: 20.686 %Jackson County20.686Smith County: 17.985 %Smith County17.985Campbell County: 17.541 %Campbell County17.541Giles County: 16.984 %Giles County16.984Pickett County: 15.252 %Pickett County15.252Cannon County: 15.144 %Cannon County15.144White County: 14.987 %White County14.987Macon County: 14.903 %Macon County14.903Scott County: 14.745 %Scott County14.745Polk County: 14.434 %Polk County14.434Grainger County: 14.111 %Grainger County14.111Hickman County: 13.928 %Hickman County13.928McNairy County: 13.762 %McNairy County13.762Williamson County: 13.714 %Williamson County13.714Sumner County: 13.584 %Sumner County13.584Tipton County: 13.209 %Tipton County13.209Sevier County: 13.198 %Sevier County13.198Roane County: 13.053 %Roane County13.053Rutherford County: 12.902 %Rutherford County12.902Davidson County: 12.879 %Davidson County12.879Cumberland County: 12.69 %Cumberland County12.69Chester County: 12.494 %Chester County12.494Cheatham County: 12.465 %Cheatham County12.465Rhea County: 12.434 %Rhea County12.434Gibson County: 12.406 %Gibson County12.406Fayette County: 12.313 %Fayette County12.313Hancock County: 12.277 %Hancock County12.277Carroll County: 12.251 %Carroll County12.251Loudon County: 12.233 %Loudon County12.233Van Buren County: 12.227 %Van Buren County12.227Montgomery County: 12.202 %Montgomery County12.202Houston County: 12.157 %Houston County12.157Perry County: 12.155 %Perry County12.155Marion County: 12.122 %Marion County12.122Sequatchie County: 12.085 %Sequatchie County12.085Stewart County: 12.052 %Stewart County12.052Bradley County: 11.919 %Bradley County11.919Hawkins County: 11.842 %Hawkins County11.842Wilson County: 11.823 %Wilson County11.823Bledsoe County: 22.324 %Bledsoe County22.324Jackson County: 20.686 %Jackson County20.686Smith County: 17.985 %Smith County17.985Campbell County: 17.541 %Campbell County17.541Giles County: 16.984 %Giles County16.984Pickett County: 15.252 %Pickett County15.252Cannon County: 15.144 %Cannon County15.144White County: 14.987 %White County14.987Macon County: 14.903 %Macon County14.903Scott County: 14.745 %Scott County14.745Polk County: 14.434 %Polk County14.434Grainger County: 14.111 %Grainger County14.111Hickman County: 13.928 %Hickman County13.928McNairy County: 13.762 %McNairy County13.762Williamson County: 13.714 %Williamson County13.714Sumner County: 13.584 %Sumner County13.584Tipton County: 13.209 %Tipton County13.209Sevier County: 13.198 %Sevier County13.198Roane County: 13.053 %Roane County13.053Rutherford County: 12.902 %Rutherford County12.902Davidson County: 12.879 %Davidson County12.879Cumberland County: 12.69 %Cumberland County12.69Chester County: 12.494 %Chester County12.494Cheatham County: 12.465 %Cheatham County12.465Rhea County: 12.434 %Rhea County12.434Gibson County: 12.406 %Gibson County12.406Fayette County: 12.313 %Fayette County12.313Hancock County: 12.277 %Hancock County12.277Carroll County: 12.251 %Carroll County12.251Loudon County: 12.233 %Loudon County12.233Van Buren County: 12.227 %Van Buren County12.227Montgomery County: 12.202 %Montgomery County12.202Houston County: 12.157 %Houston County12.157Perry County: 12.155 %Perry County12.155Marion County: 12.122 %Marion County12.122Sequatchie County: 12.085 %Sequatchie County12.085Stewart County: 12.052 %Stewart County12.052Bradley County: 11.919 %Bradley County11.919Hawkins County: 11.842 %Hawkins County11.842Wilson County: 11.823 %Wilson County11.823
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Bledsoe County22.324+2.46 pts
2Jackson County20.686+6.75 pts
3Smith County17.985+4.23 pts
4Campbell County17.541+8.07 pts
5Giles County16.984+3.5 pts
6Pickett County15.252+0.09 pts
7Cannon County15.144+1.02 pts
8White County14.987+4.66 pts
9Macon County14.903+0.55 pts
10Scott County14.745+0.1 pts
11Polk County14.434-8.71 pts
12Grainger County14.111+3.75 pts
13Hickman County13.928-0.22 pts
14McNairy County13.762+0.27 pts
15Williamson County13.714-3.28 pts
16Sumner County13.584-0.56 pts
17Tipton County13.209+0.51 pts
18Sevier County13.198-1.84 pts
19Roane County13.053+2.65 pts
20Rutherford County12.902-2.49 pts
21Davidson County12.879-0.63 pts
22Cumberland County12.69+1.62 pts
23Chester County12.494+1.54 pts
24Cheatham County12.465-1.28 pts
25Rhea County12.434+0.31 pts
26Gibson County12.406+1.71 pts
27Fayette County12.313+0.33 pts
28Hancock County12.277+3.27 pts
29Carroll County12.251-1.75 pts
30Loudon County12.233-3.54 pts
31Van Buren County12.227-10.71 pts
32Montgomery County12.202-1.93 pts
33Houston County12.157-2.28 pts
34Perry County12.155+5.41 pts
35Marion County12.122+1.93 pts
36Sequatchie County12.085-3.25 pts
37Stewart County12.052-2.45 pts
38Bradley County11.919+2.06 pts
39Hawkins County11.842-0.22 pts
40Wilson County11.823-3.31 pts
41Weakley County11.677+0.14 pts
42Union County11.577-1.88 pts
43DeKalb County11.568-2.39 pts
44Hamblen County11.5+0.02 pts
45Marshall County11.413-0.53 pts
46Henry County11.363+0.17 pts
47Overton County11.349-1.63 pts
48Shelby County11.314-1.4 pts
49Sullivan County11.271-1.03 pts
50Benton County11.255+2.93 pts
51Maury County11.205-11.2 pts
52Knox County10.982-0.67 pts
53Hardeman County10.922+2.83 pts
54Putnam County10.856-0.48 pts
55Blount County10.746+0.12 pts
56Lewis County10.684-1.38 pts
57Hamilton County10.63-0.88 pts
58Robertson County10.597-1.13 pts
59Dickson County10.588-3.68 pts
60Dyer County10.574+2.42 pts
61Carter County10.547-2.79 pts
62Greene County10.526-2.15 pts
63Lauderdale County10.516-6.13 pts
64Humphreys County10.451-5.19 pts
65Monroe County10.399-1.28 pts
66Decatur County10.385-1.21 pts
67Jefferson County10.206-3.37 pts
68Lawrence County10.149-3.32 pts
69Henderson County10.145-2.62 pts
70Coffee County10.068-3.32 pts
71Clay County10.031-5.56 pts
72Wayne County9.869-0.74 pts
73Lincoln County9.835-0.82 pts
74Washington County9.736-1.63 pts
75McMinn County9.725+0.5 pts
76Grundy County9.621-1.34 pts
77Madison County9.523-1.16 pts
78Trousdale County9.348-8.84 pts
79Cocke County9.284-0.76 pts
80Meigs County9.119-9.13 pts
81Warren County8.96+0.23 pts
82Morgan County8.914-5.13 pts
83Anderson County8.849-2.76 pts
84Crockett County8.694-2.86 pts
85Obion County8.535-0.29 pts
86Unicoi County8.357-0.08 pts
87Haywood County7.923-8.98 pts
88Bedford County7.731-1.88 pts
89Hardin County7.628-0.66 pts
90Claiborne County7.608-2.31 pts
91Lake County7.257-15.72 pts
92Moore County7.235-2.54 pts
93Fentress County6.385-5.05 pts
94Franklin County6.2-5.03 pts
95Johnson County6.198-5.99 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bledsoe County, with 22.324% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Johnson County, with 6.198% in 2018.

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