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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Jackson County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2021, at 27.102%. Perry County had the lowest, at 4.429%. The median was 11.257% and the figure for Tennessee was 12.744%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.102Jackson County
Lowest4.429Perry County
Median11.25795 counties
Tennessee12.744History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 8.044 %Bedford County: 11.511 %Benton County: 14.264 %Bledsoe County: 16.1 %Blount County: 10.177 %Bradley County: 11.407 %Campbell County: 14.224 %Cannon County: 9.846 %Carroll County: 10.424 %Carter County: 11.121 %Cheatham County: 15.955 %Chester County: 7.963 %Claiborne County: 9.111 %Clay County: 12.814 %Cocke County: 10.173 %Coffee County: 10.689 %Crockett County: 7.381 %Cumberland County: 8.841 %Davidson County: 13.639 %Decatur County: 22.963 %DeKalb County: 8.192 %Dickson County: 10.206 %Dyer County: 13.168 %Fayette County: 18.54 %Fentress County: 7.761 %Franklin County: 6.67 %Gibson County: 14.49 %Giles County: 10.681 %Grainger County: 8.062 %Greene County: 12.868 %Grundy County: 10.368 %Hamblen County: 8.902 %Hamilton County: 10.732 %Hancock County: 8.019 %Hardeman County: 6.425 %Hardin County: 16.59 %Hawkins County: 9.778 %Haywood County: 10.95 %Henderson County: 8.535 %Henry County: 15.873 %Hickman County: 15.777 %Houston County: 11.84 %Humphreys County: 10.847 %Jackson County: 27.102 %Jefferson County: 10.812 %Johnson County: 7.027 %Knox County: 11.878 %Lake County: 9.499 %Lauderdale County: 17.598 %Lawrence County: 14.686 %Lewis County: 18.037 %Lincoln County: 13.113 %Loudon County: 10.232 %McMinn County: 7.351 %McNairy County: 15.737 %Macon County: 11.266 %Madison County: 10.606 %Marion County: 18.35 %Marshall County: 9.975 %Maury County: 12.842 %Meigs County: 24.662 %Monroe County: 12.575 %Montgomery County: 13.778 %Moore County: 5.202 %Morgan County: 9.643 %Obion County: 12.076 %Overton County: 11.753 %Perry County: 4.429 %Pickett County: 10.552 %Polk County: 13.176 %Putnam County: 11.25 %Rhea County: 10.017 %Roane County: 12.163 %Robertson County: 11.824 %Rutherford County: 14.242 %Scott County: 17.398 %Sequatchie County: 12.613 %Sevier County: 13.23 %Shelby County: 10.856 %Smith County: 7.576 %Stewart County: 11.621 %Sullivan County: 8.758 %Sumner County: 16.406 %Tipton County: 11.257 %Trousdale County: 6.579 %Unicoi County: 10.868 %Union County: 8.394 %Van Buren County: 11.622 %Warren County: 8.592 %Washington County: 12.414 %Wayne County: 12.79 %Weakley County: 13.813 %White County: 8.803 %Williamson County: 16.662 %Wilson County: 19.005 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Jackson County: 27.102 %Jackson County27.102Meigs County: 24.662 %Meigs County24.662Decatur County: 22.963 %Decatur County22.963Wilson County: 19.005 %Wilson County19.005Fayette County: 18.54 %Fayette County18.54Marion County: 18.35 %Marion County18.35Lewis County: 18.037 %Lewis County18.037Lauderdale County: 17.598 %Lauderdale County17.598Scott County: 17.398 %Scott County17.398Williamson County: 16.662 %Williamson County16.662Hardin County: 16.59 %Hardin County16.59Sumner County: 16.406 %Sumner County16.406Bledsoe County: 16.1 %Bledsoe County16.1Cheatham County: 15.955 %Cheatham County15.955Henry County: 15.873 %Henry County15.873Hickman County: 15.777 %Hickman County15.777McNairy County: 15.737 %McNairy County15.737Lawrence County: 14.686 %Lawrence County14.686Gibson County: 14.49 %Gibson County14.49Benton County: 14.264 %Benton County14.264Rutherford County: 14.242 %Rutherford County14.242Campbell County: 14.224 %Campbell County14.224Weakley County: 13.813 %Weakley County13.813Montgomery County: 13.778 %Montgomery County13.778Davidson County: 13.639 %Davidson County13.639Sevier County: 13.23 %Sevier County13.23Polk County: 13.176 %Polk County13.176Dyer County: 13.168 %Dyer County13.168Lincoln County: 13.113 %Lincoln County13.113Greene County: 12.868 %Greene County12.868Maury County: 12.842 %Maury County12.842Clay County: 12.814 %Clay County12.814Wayne County: 12.79 %Wayne County12.79Sequatchie County: 12.613 %Sequatchie County12.613Monroe County: 12.575 %Monroe County12.575Washington County: 12.414 %Washington County12.414Roane County: 12.163 %Roane County12.163Obion County: 12.076 %Obion County12.076Knox County: 11.878 %Knox County11.878Houston County: 11.84 %Houston County11.84Jackson County: 27.102 %Jackson County27.102Meigs County: 24.662 %Meigs County24.662Decatur County: 22.963 %Decatur County22.963Wilson County: 19.005 %Wilson County19.005Fayette County: 18.54 %Fayette County18.54Marion County: 18.35 %Marion County18.35Lewis County: 18.037 %Lewis County18.037Lauderdale County: 17.598 %Lauderdale County17.598Scott County: 17.398 %Scott County17.398Williamson County: 16.662 %Williamson County16.662Hardin County: 16.59 %Hardin County16.59Sumner County: 16.406 %Sumner County16.406Bledsoe County: 16.1 %Bledsoe County16.1Cheatham County: 15.955 %Cheatham County15.955Henry County: 15.873 %Henry County15.873Hickman County: 15.777 %Hickman County15.777McNairy County: 15.737 %McNairy County15.737Lawrence County: 14.686 %Lawrence County14.686Gibson County: 14.49 %Gibson County14.49Benton County: 14.264 %Benton County14.264Rutherford County: 14.242 %Rutherford County14.242Campbell County: 14.224 %Campbell County14.224Weakley County: 13.813 %Weakley County13.813Montgomery County: 13.778 %Montgomery County13.778Davidson County: 13.639 %Davidson County13.639Sevier County: 13.23 %Sevier County13.23Polk County: 13.176 %Polk County13.176Dyer County: 13.168 %Dyer County13.168Lincoln County: 13.113 %Lincoln County13.113Greene County: 12.868 %Greene County12.868Maury County: 12.842 %Maury County12.842Clay County: 12.814 %Clay County12.814Wayne County: 12.79 %Wayne County12.79Sequatchie County: 12.613 %Sequatchie County12.613Monroe County: 12.575 %Monroe County12.575Washington County: 12.414 %Washington County12.414Roane County: 12.163 %Roane County12.163Obion County: 12.076 %Obion County12.076Knox County: 11.878 %Knox County11.878Houston County: 11.84 %Houston County11.84
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Jackson County27.102+9.55 pts
2Meigs County24.662+16.88 pts
3Decatur County22.963+15.43 pts
4Wilson County19.005+4.57 pts
5Fayette County18.54+4.15 pts
6Marion County18.35+2.05 pts
7Lewis County18.037+7.65 pts
8Lauderdale County17.598+8.63 pts
9Scott County17.398+9.63 pts
10Williamson County16.662+2.85 pts
11Hardin County16.59+6.68 pts
12Sumner County16.406+1.59 pts
13Bledsoe County16.1+6.67 pts
14Cheatham County15.955+4.91 pts
15Henry County15.873+7.05 pts
16Hickman County15.777-2.04 pts
17McNairy County15.737+2.83 pts
18Lawrence County14.686+4.41 pts
19Gibson County14.49+1.91 pts
20Benton County14.264+3.88 pts
21Rutherford County14.242+0.91 pts
22Campbell County14.224+4.52 pts
23Weakley County13.813+0.32 pts
24Montgomery County13.778+1.39 pts
25Davidson County13.639+0.39 pts
26Sevier County13.23-2.87 pts
27Polk County13.176-1.31 pts
28Dyer County13.168+3.58 pts
29Lincoln County13.113+5.97 pts
30Greene County12.868+4.01 pts
31Maury County12.842+3.22 pts
32Clay County12.814+8.19 pts
33Wayne County12.79+5.26 pts
34Sequatchie County12.613+4.79 pts
35Monroe County12.575+6.2 pts
36Washington County12.414+4.03 pts
37Roane County12.163+2.94 pts
38Obion County12.076+1.14 pts
39Knox County11.878+0.09 pts
40Houston County11.84+3.9 pts
41Robertson County11.824-1.38 pts
42Overton County11.753-6.41 pts
43Van Buren County11.622+3.01 pts
44Stewart County11.621-0.22 pts
45Bedford County11.511+3.97 pts
46Bradley County11.407+1.09 pts
47Macon County11.266-3.32 pts
48Tipton County11.257-0.39 pts
49Putnam County11.25+2.96 pts
50Carter County11.121+2.79 pts
51Haywood County10.95+3.37 pts
52Unicoi County10.868-1.41 pts
53Shelby County10.856+0.22 pts
54Humphreys County10.847+1.7 pts
55Jefferson County10.812-0.07 pts
56Hamilton County10.732+0.28 pts
57Coffee County10.689-0.39 pts
58Giles County10.681-0.94 pts
59Madison County10.606+1.59 pts
60Pickett County10.552-0.73 pts
61Carroll County10.424+0.25 pts
62Grundy County10.368-7.95 pts
63Loudon County10.232-5.65 pts
64Dickson County10.206-1.86 pts
65Blount County10.177+1.04 pts
66Cocke County10.173+1.93 pts
67Rhea County10.017+0.71 pts
68Marshall County9.975+0.06 pts
69Cannon County9.846-0.94 pts
70Hawkins County9.778+1.49 pts
71Morgan County9.643-2.94 pts
72Lake County9.499-2.44 pts
73Claiborne County9.111+3.22 pts
74Hamblen County8.902+0.58 pts
75Cumberland County8.841+0.47 pts
76White County8.803+1.05 pts
77Sullivan County8.758-1.02 pts
78Warren County8.592-6.47 pts
79Henderson County8.535-0.32 pts
80Union County8.394-1.27 pts
81DeKalb County8.192-1.46 pts
82Grainger County8.062-6.03 pts
83Anderson County8.044-3.1 pts
84Hancock County8.019+0.75 pts
85Chester County7.963-17.06 pts
86Fentress County7.761-1.87 pts
87Smith County7.576-0.04 pts
88Crockett County7.381-5.45 pts
89McMinn County7.351-0.87 pts
90Johnson County7.027-2.1 pts
91Franklin County6.67-2.55 pts
92Trousdale County6.579-1.82 pts
93Hardeman County6.425-1.82 pts
94Moore County5.202-6.77 pts
95Perry County4.429-0.07 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 27.102% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 4.429% in 2021.

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