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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Chester County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2020, at 25.027%. Perry County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 9.913% and the figure for Tennessee was 12.251%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.027Chester County
Lowest4.5Perry County
Median9.91395 counties
Tennessee12.251History

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 11.144 %Bedford County: 7.544 %Benton County: 10.384 %Bledsoe County: 9.434 %Blount County: 9.136 %Bradley County: 10.32 %Campbell County: 9.7 %Cannon County: 10.79 %Carroll County: 10.172 %Carter County: 8.329 %Cheatham County: 11.044 %Chester County: 25.027 %Claiborne County: 5.894 %Clay County: 4.62 %Cocke County: 8.243 %Coffee County: 11.084 %Crockett County: 12.831 %Cumberland County: 8.375 %Davidson County: 13.248 %Decatur County: 7.537 %DeKalb County: 9.65 %Dickson County: 12.07 %Dyer County: 9.591 %Fayette County: 14.387 %Fentress County: 9.633 %Franklin County: 9.225 %Gibson County: 12.578 %Giles County: 11.618 %Grainger County: 14.09 %Greene County: 8.863 %Grundy County: 18.316 %Hamblen County: 8.32 %Hamilton County: 10.452 %Hancock County: 7.264 %Hardeman County: 8.241 %Hardin County: 9.913 %Hawkins County: 8.286 %Haywood County: 7.582 %Henderson County: 8.856 %Henry County: 8.824 %Hickman County: 17.819 %Houston County: 7.938 %Humphreys County: 9.148 %Jackson County: 17.554 %Jefferson County: 10.877 %Johnson County: 9.132 %Knox County: 11.791 %Lake County: 11.935 %Lauderdale County: 8.971 %Lawrence County: 10.274 %Lewis County: 10.391 %Lincoln County: 7.141 %Loudon County: 15.886 %McMinn County: 8.224 %McNairy County: 12.903 %Macon County: 14.586 %Madison County: 9.015 %Marion County: 16.297 %Marshall County: 9.911 %Maury County: 9.624 %Meigs County: 7.784 %Monroe County: 6.377 %Montgomery County: 12.387 %Moore County: 11.972 %Morgan County: 12.582 %Obion County: 10.935 %Overton County: 18.164 %Perry County: 4.5 %Pickett County: 11.28 %Polk County: 14.486 %Putnam County: 8.29 %Rhea County: 9.303 %Roane County: 9.222 %Robertson County: 13.209 %Rutherford County: 13.331 %Scott County: 7.773 %Sequatchie County: 7.827 %Sevier County: 16.098 %Shelby County: 10.637 %Smith County: 7.612 %Stewart County: 11.843 %Sullivan County: 9.776 %Sumner County: 14.819 %Tipton County: 11.65 %Trousdale County: 8.396 %Unicoi County: 12.274 %Union County: 9.661 %Van Buren County: 8.612 %Warren County: 15.059 %Washington County: 8.388 %Wayne County: 7.525 %Weakley County: 13.492 %White County: 7.753 %Williamson County: 13.811 %Wilson County: 14.439 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Chester County: 25.027 %Chester County25.027Grundy County: 18.316 %Grundy County18.316Overton County: 18.164 %Overton County18.164Hickman County: 17.819 %Hickman County17.819Jackson County: 17.554 %Jackson County17.554Marion County: 16.297 %Marion County16.297Sevier County: 16.098 %Sevier County16.098Loudon County: 15.886 %Loudon County15.886Warren County: 15.059 %Warren County15.059Sumner County: 14.819 %Sumner County14.819Macon County: 14.586 %Macon County14.586Polk County: 14.486 %Polk County14.486Wilson County: 14.439 %Wilson County14.439Fayette County: 14.387 %Fayette County14.387Grainger County: 14.09 %Grainger County14.09Williamson County: 13.811 %Williamson County13.811Weakley County: 13.492 %Weakley County13.492Rutherford County: 13.331 %Rutherford County13.331Davidson County: 13.248 %Davidson County13.248Robertson County: 13.209 %Robertson County13.209McNairy County: 12.903 %McNairy County12.903Crockett County: 12.831 %Crockett County12.831Morgan County: 12.582 %Morgan County12.582Gibson County: 12.578 %Gibson County12.578Montgomery County: 12.387 %Montgomery County12.387Unicoi County: 12.274 %Unicoi County12.274Dickson County: 12.07 %Dickson County12.07Moore County: 11.972 %Moore County11.972Lake County: 11.935 %Lake County11.935Stewart County: 11.843 %Stewart County11.843Knox County: 11.791 %Knox County11.791Tipton County: 11.65 %Tipton County11.65Giles County: 11.618 %Giles County11.618Pickett County: 11.28 %Pickett County11.28Anderson County: 11.144 %Anderson County11.144Coffee County: 11.084 %Coffee County11.084Cheatham County: 11.044 %Cheatham County11.044Obion County: 10.935 %Obion County10.935Jefferson County: 10.877 %Jefferson County10.877Cannon County: 10.79 %Cannon County10.79Chester County: 25.027 %Chester County25.027Grundy County: 18.316 %Grundy County18.316Overton County: 18.164 %Overton County18.164Hickman County: 17.819 %Hickman County17.819Jackson County: 17.554 %Jackson County17.554Marion County: 16.297 %Marion County16.297Sevier County: 16.098 %Sevier County16.098Loudon County: 15.886 %Loudon County15.886Warren County: 15.059 %Warren County15.059Sumner County: 14.819 %Sumner County14.819Macon County: 14.586 %Macon County14.586Polk County: 14.486 %Polk County14.486Wilson County: 14.439 %Wilson County14.439Fayette County: 14.387 %Fayette County14.387Grainger County: 14.09 %Grainger County14.09Williamson County: 13.811 %Williamson County13.811Weakley County: 13.492 %Weakley County13.492Rutherford County: 13.331 %Rutherford County13.331Davidson County: 13.248 %Davidson County13.248Robertson County: 13.209 %Robertson County13.209McNairy County: 12.903 %McNairy County12.903Crockett County: 12.831 %Crockett County12.831Morgan County: 12.582 %Morgan County12.582Gibson County: 12.578 %Gibson County12.578Montgomery County: 12.387 %Montgomery County12.387Unicoi County: 12.274 %Unicoi County12.274Dickson County: 12.07 %Dickson County12.07Moore County: 11.972 %Moore County11.972Lake County: 11.935 %Lake County11.935Stewart County: 11.843 %Stewart County11.843Knox County: 11.791 %Knox County11.791Tipton County: 11.65 %Tipton County11.65Giles County: 11.618 %Giles County11.618Pickett County: 11.28 %Pickett County11.28Anderson County: 11.144 %Anderson County11.144Coffee County: 11.084 %Coffee County11.084Cheatham County: 11.044 %Cheatham County11.044Obion County: 10.935 %Obion County10.935Jefferson County: 10.877 %Jefferson County10.877Cannon County: 10.79 %Cannon County10.79
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Chester County25.027+13.71 pts
2Grundy County18.316+3.28 pts
3Overton County18.164+6.75 pts
4Hickman County17.819+6.48 pts
5Jackson County17.554+8.36 pts
6Marion County16.297+0.35 pts
7Sevier County16.098+2.86 pts
8Loudon County15.886+5.96 pts
9Warren County15.059+5.37 pts
10Sumner County14.819+3.45 pts
11Macon County14.586+3.04 pts
12Polk County14.486+0.17 pts
13Wilson County14.439-3.18 pts
14Fayette County14.387-0.53 pts
15Grainger County14.09+6 pts
16Williamson County13.811-0.33 pts
17Weakley County13.492-5.41 pts
18Rutherford County13.331+2.54 pts
19Davidson County13.248+0.8 pts
20Robertson County13.209+4.23 pts
21McNairy County12.903+2.04 pts
22Crockett County12.831+5.11 pts
23Morgan County12.582+3.54 pts
24Gibson County12.578-1.08 pts
25Montgomery County12.387+0.5 pts
26Unicoi County12.274+5.08 pts
27Dickson County12.07+0.86 pts
28Moore County11.972+5.57 pts
29Lake County11.935+5.35 pts
30Stewart County11.843-13.39 pts
31Knox County11.791+0.43 pts
32Tipton County11.65-1.6 pts
33Giles County11.618+4.32 pts
34Pickett County11.28-1.69 pts
35Anderson County11.144+0.4 pts
36Coffee County11.084-4.1 pts
37Cheatham County11.044-2.99 pts
38Obion County10.935-0.27 pts
39Jefferson County10.877-1.25 pts
40Cannon County10.79-0.77 pts
41Shelby County10.637-1.91 pts
42Hamilton County10.452-0.41 pts
43Lewis County10.391-2.68 pts
44Benton County10.384+0.3 pts
45Bradley County10.32-1.88 pts
46Lawrence County10.274-4.82 pts
47Carroll County10.172+0.93 pts
48Hardin County9.913+0.96 pts
49Marshall County9.911+2.88 pts
50Sullivan County9.776+0.55 pts
51Campbell County9.7-1.08 pts
52Union County9.661+2.35 pts
53DeKalb County9.65-4.06 pts
54Fentress County9.633-3.53 pts
55Maury County9.624-2.45 pts
56Dyer County9.591-1.73 pts
57Bledsoe County9.434-0.19 pts
58Rhea County9.303+0.76 pts
59Franklin County9.225+0.65 pts
60Roane County9.222-2.72 pts
61Humphreys County9.148-2.01 pts
62Blount County9.136+0.69 pts
63Johnson County9.132+2.12 pts
64Madison County9.015-0.67 pts
65Lauderdale County8.971+0.69 pts
66Greene County8.863-0.78 pts
67Henderson County8.856-2.16 pts
68Henry County8.824-1.6 pts
69Van Buren County8.612-4.51 pts
70Trousdale County8.396-2.15 pts
71Washington County8.388-4.27 pts
72Cumberland County8.375-2.92 pts
73Carter County8.329-4.97 pts
74Hamblen County8.32-1.64 pts
75Putnam County8.29-1.49 pts
76Hawkins County8.286-0.22 pts
77Cocke County8.243-2.84 pts
78Hardeman County8.241+1.6 pts
79McMinn County8.224-1.25 pts
80Houston County7.938-8.18 pts
81Sequatchie County7.827-1.78 pts
82Meigs County7.784-12.15 pts
83Scott County7.773-1.64 pts
84White County7.753-3.33 pts
85Smith County7.612+2.79 pts
86Haywood County7.582+0.44 pts
87Bedford County7.544-1.53 pts
88Decatur County7.537+1.24 pts
89Wayne County7.525+0.43 pts
90Hancock County7.264+1.69 pts
91Lincoln County7.141-6.53 pts
92Monroe County6.377-2.01 pts
93Claiborne County5.894-1.77 pts
94Clay County4.62-5.47 pts
95Perry County4.5-3.75 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Chester County, with 25.027% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 4.5% in 2020.

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