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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Stewart County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2019, at 25.234%. Smith County had the lowest, at 4.822%. The median was 10.861% and the figure for Tennessee was 11.857%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.234Stewart County
Lowest4.822Smith County
Median10.86195 counties
Tennessee11.857History

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 10.739 %Bedford County: 9.07 %Benton County: 10.085 %Bledsoe County: 9.622 %Blount County: 8.443 %Bradley County: 12.202 %Campbell County: 10.784 %Cannon County: 11.561 %Carroll County: 9.243 %Carter County: 13.302 %Cheatham County: 14.031 %Chester County: 11.319 %Claiborne County: 7.66 %Clay County: 10.086 %Cocke County: 11.086 %Coffee County: 15.181 %Crockett County: 7.722 %Cumberland County: 11.296 %Davidson County: 12.452 %Decatur County: 6.297 %DeKalb County: 13.71 %Dickson County: 11.211 %Dyer County: 11.324 %Fayette County: 14.92 %Fentress County: 13.158 %Franklin County: 8.571 %Gibson County: 13.654 %Giles County: 7.299 %Grainger County: 8.091 %Greene County: 9.646 %Grundy County: 15.035 %Hamblen County: 9.965 %Hamilton County: 10.865 %Hancock County: 5.575 %Hardeman County: 6.639 %Hardin County: 8.957 %Hawkins County: 8.502 %Haywood County: 7.146 %Henderson County: 11.016 %Henry County: 10.422 %Hickman County: 11.338 %Houston County: 16.113 %Humphreys County: 11.16 %Jackson County: 9.194 %Jefferson County: 12.125 %Johnson County: 7.016 %Knox County: 11.36 %Lake County: 6.59 %Lauderdale County: 8.282 %Lawrence County: 15.098 %Lewis County: 13.069 %Lincoln County: 13.671 %Loudon County: 9.927 %McMinn County: 9.477 %McNairy County: 10.861 %Macon County: 11.55 %Madison County: 9.681 %Marion County: 15.946 %Marshall County: 7.026 %Maury County: 12.069 %Meigs County: 19.934 %Monroe County: 8.385 %Montgomery County: 11.885 %Moore County: 6.399 %Morgan County: 9.038 %Obion County: 11.204 %Overton County: 11.418 %Perry County: 8.251 %Pickett County: 12.968 %Polk County: 14.319 %Putnam County: 9.778 %Rhea County: 8.54 %Roane County: 11.939 %Robertson County: 8.979 %Rutherford County: 10.789 %Scott County: 9.414 %Sequatchie County: 9.609 %Sevier County: 13.239 %Shelby County: 12.544 %Smith County: 4.822 %Stewart County: 25.234 %Sullivan County: 9.229 %Sumner County: 11.371 %Tipton County: 13.249 %Trousdale County: 10.543 %Unicoi County: 7.192 %Union County: 7.311 %Van Buren County: 13.119 %Warren County: 9.692 %Washington County: 12.655 %Wayne County: 7.097 %Weakley County: 18.902 %White County: 11.081 %Williamson County: 14.14 %Wilson County: 17.619 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Stewart County: 25.234 %Stewart County25.234Meigs County: 19.934 %Meigs County19.934Weakley County: 18.902 %Weakley County18.902Wilson County: 17.619 %Wilson County17.619Houston County: 16.113 %Houston County16.113Marion County: 15.946 %Marion County15.946Coffee County: 15.181 %Coffee County15.181Lawrence County: 15.098 %Lawrence County15.098Grundy County: 15.035 %Grundy County15.035Fayette County: 14.92 %Fayette County14.92Polk County: 14.319 %Polk County14.319Williamson County: 14.14 %Williamson County14.14Cheatham County: 14.031 %Cheatham County14.031DeKalb County: 13.71 %DeKalb County13.71Lincoln County: 13.671 %Lincoln County13.671Gibson County: 13.654 %Gibson County13.654Carter County: 13.302 %Carter County13.302Tipton County: 13.249 %Tipton County13.249Sevier County: 13.239 %Sevier County13.239Fentress County: 13.158 %Fentress County13.158Van Buren County: 13.119 %Van Buren County13.119Lewis County: 13.069 %Lewis County13.069Pickett County: 12.968 %Pickett County12.968Washington County: 12.655 %Washington County12.655Shelby County: 12.544 %Shelby County12.544Davidson County: 12.452 %Davidson County12.452Bradley County: 12.202 %Bradley County12.202Jefferson County: 12.125 %Jefferson County12.125Maury County: 12.069 %Maury County12.069Roane County: 11.939 %Roane County11.939Montgomery County: 11.885 %Montgomery County11.885Cannon County: 11.561 %Cannon County11.561Macon County: 11.55 %Macon County11.55Overton County: 11.418 %Overton County11.418Sumner County: 11.371 %Sumner County11.371Knox County: 11.36 %Knox County11.36Hickman County: 11.338 %Hickman County11.338Dyer County: 11.324 %Dyer County11.324Chester County: 11.319 %Chester County11.319Cumberland County: 11.296 %Cumberland County11.296Stewart County: 25.234 %Stewart County25.234Meigs County: 19.934 %Meigs County19.934Weakley County: 18.902 %Weakley County18.902Wilson County: 17.619 %Wilson County17.619Houston County: 16.113 %Houston County16.113Marion County: 15.946 %Marion County15.946Coffee County: 15.181 %Coffee County15.181Lawrence County: 15.098 %Lawrence County15.098Grundy County: 15.035 %Grundy County15.035Fayette County: 14.92 %Fayette County14.92Polk County: 14.319 %Polk County14.319Williamson County: 14.14 %Williamson County14.14Cheatham County: 14.031 %Cheatham County14.031DeKalb County: 13.71 %DeKalb County13.71Lincoln County: 13.671 %Lincoln County13.671Gibson County: 13.654 %Gibson County13.654Carter County: 13.302 %Carter County13.302Tipton County: 13.249 %Tipton County13.249Sevier County: 13.239 %Sevier County13.239Fentress County: 13.158 %Fentress County13.158Van Buren County: 13.119 %Van Buren County13.119Lewis County: 13.069 %Lewis County13.069Pickett County: 12.968 %Pickett County12.968Washington County: 12.655 %Washington County12.655Shelby County: 12.544 %Shelby County12.544Davidson County: 12.452 %Davidson County12.452Bradley County: 12.202 %Bradley County12.202Jefferson County: 12.125 %Jefferson County12.125Maury County: 12.069 %Maury County12.069Roane County: 11.939 %Roane County11.939Montgomery County: 11.885 %Montgomery County11.885Cannon County: 11.561 %Cannon County11.561Macon County: 11.55 %Macon County11.55Overton County: 11.418 %Overton County11.418Sumner County: 11.371 %Sumner County11.371Knox County: 11.36 %Knox County11.36Hickman County: 11.338 %Hickman County11.338Dyer County: 11.324 %Dyer County11.324Chester County: 11.319 %Chester County11.319Cumberland County: 11.296 %Cumberland County11.296
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Stewart County25.234+13.18 pts
2Meigs County19.934+10.82 pts
3Weakley County18.902+7.23 pts
4Wilson County17.619+5.8 pts
5Houston County16.113+3.96 pts
6Marion County15.946+3.82 pts
7Coffee County15.181+5.11 pts
8Lawrence County15.098+4.95 pts
9Grundy County15.035+5.41 pts
10Fayette County14.92+2.61 pts
11Polk County14.319-0.11 pts
12Williamson County14.14+0.43 pts
13Cheatham County14.031+1.57 pts
14DeKalb County13.71+2.14 pts
15Lincoln County13.671+3.84 pts
16Gibson County13.654+1.25 pts
17Carter County13.302+2.75 pts
18Tipton County13.249+0.04 pts
19Sevier County13.239+0.04 pts
20Fentress County13.158+6.77 pts
21Van Buren County13.119+0.89 pts
22Lewis County13.069+2.39 pts
23Pickett County12.968-2.28 pts
24Washington County12.655+2.92 pts
25Shelby County12.544+1.23 pts
26Davidson County12.452-0.43 pts
27Bradley County12.202+0.28 pts
28Jefferson County12.125+1.92 pts
29Maury County12.069+0.86 pts
30Roane County11.939-1.11 pts
31Montgomery County11.885-0.32 pts
32Cannon County11.561-3.58 pts
33Macon County11.55-3.35 pts
34Overton County11.418+0.07 pts
35Sumner County11.371-2.21 pts
36Knox County11.36+0.38 pts
37Hickman County11.338-2.59 pts
38Dyer County11.324+0.75 pts
39Chester County11.319-1.17 pts
40Cumberland County11.296-1.39 pts
41Dickson County11.211+0.62 pts
42Obion County11.204+2.67 pts
43Humphreys County11.16+0.71 pts
44Cocke County11.086+1.8 pts
45White County11.081-3.91 pts
46Henderson County11.016+0.87 pts
47Hamilton County10.865+0.23 pts
48McNairy County10.861-2.9 pts
49Rutherford County10.789-2.11 pts
50Campbell County10.784-6.76 pts
51Anderson County10.739+1.89 pts
52Trousdale County10.543+1.19 pts
53Henry County10.422-0.94 pts
54Clay County10.086+0.05 pts
55Benton County10.085-1.17 pts
56Hamblen County9.965-1.54 pts
57Loudon County9.927-2.31 pts
58Putnam County9.778-1.08 pts
59Warren County9.692+0.73 pts
60Madison County9.681+0.16 pts
61Greene County9.646-0.88 pts
62Bledsoe County9.622-12.7 pts
63Sequatchie County9.609-2.48 pts
64McMinn County9.477-0.25 pts
65Scott County9.414-5.33 pts
66Carroll County9.243-3.01 pts
67Sullivan County9.229-2.04 pts
68Jackson County9.194-11.49 pts
69Bedford County9.07+1.34 pts
70Morgan County9.038+0.12 pts
71Robertson County8.979-1.62 pts
72Hardin County8.957+1.33 pts
73Franklin County8.571+2.37 pts
74Rhea County8.54-3.89 pts
75Hawkins County8.502-3.34 pts
76Blount County8.443-2.3 pts
77Monroe County8.385-2.01 pts
78Lauderdale County8.282-2.23 pts
79Perry County8.251-3.9 pts
80Grainger County8.091-6.02 pts
81Crockett County7.722-0.97 pts
82Claiborne County7.66+0.05 pts
83Union County7.311-4.27 pts
84Giles County7.299-9.69 pts
85Unicoi County7.192-1.16 pts
86Haywood County7.146-0.78 pts
87Wayne County7.097-2.77 pts
88Marshall County7.026-4.39 pts
89Johnson County7.016+0.82 pts
90Hardeman County6.639-4.28 pts
91Lake County6.59-0.67 pts
92Moore County6.399-0.84 pts
93Decatur County6.297-4.09 pts
94Hancock County5.575-6.7 pts
95Smith County4.822-13.16 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Stewart County, with 25.234% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Smith County, with 4.822% in 2019.

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