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Counties in Tennessee by job creation rate

Moore County had the highest job creation rate of 95 counties in 2022, at 32.751%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 6.838%. The median was 13.336% and the figure for Tennessee was 15.795%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.751Moore County
Lowest6.838Johnson County
Median13.33695 counties
Tennessee15.795History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 14.193 %Bedford County: 11.567 %Benton County: 18.793 %Bledsoe County: 14.107 %Blount County: 14.914 %Bradley County: 9.766 %Campbell County: 10.984 %Cannon County: 13.066 %Carroll County: 14.737 %Carter County: 13.336 %Cheatham County: 13.334 %Chester County: 11.92 %Claiborne County: 10.714 %Clay County: 10.918 %Cocke County: 13.547 %Coffee County: 12.246 %Crockett County: 8.721 %Cumberland County: 14.325 %Davidson County: 18.845 %Decatur County: 8.667 %DeKalb County: 11.082 %Dickson County: 12.759 %Dyer County: 17.378 %Fayette County: 18.914 %Fentress County: 14.517 %Franklin County: 11.705 %Gibson County: 17.647 %Giles County: 11.821 %Grainger County: 21.011 %Greene County: 13.066 %Grundy County: 17.686 %Hamblen County: 10.657 %Hamilton County: 13.348 %Hancock County: 10.212 %Hardeman County: 11.25 %Hardin County: 11.972 %Hawkins County: 9.44 %Haywood County: 10.553 %Henderson County: 14.801 %Henry County: 10.413 %Hickman County: 16.523 %Houston County: 9.288 %Humphreys County: 13.906 %Jackson County: 12.17 %Jefferson County: 13.768 %Johnson County: 6.838 %Knox County: 14.195 %Lake County: 10.659 %Lauderdale County: 10.188 %Lawrence County: 16.559 %Lewis County: 17.467 %Lincoln County: 21.413 %Loudon County: 12.541 %McMinn County: 10.391 %McNairy County: 12.864 %Macon County: 12.855 %Madison County: 12.078 %Marion County: 10.741 %Marshall County: 15.049 %Maury County: 17.183 %Meigs County: 9.652 %Monroe County: 14.146 %Montgomery County: 16.274 %Moore County: 32.751 %Morgan County: 15.804 %Obion County: 14.608 %Overton County: 18.394 %Perry County: 10.625 %Pickett County: 17.29 %Polk County: 20.109 %Putnam County: 11.804 %Rhea County: 12.063 %Roane County: 11.427 %Robertson County: 13.509 %Rutherford County: 15.393 %Scott County: 14.23 %Sequatchie County: 15.631 %Sevier County: 18.31 %Shelby County: 13.939 %Smith County: 16.754 %Stewart County: 9.392 %Sullivan County: 13.317 %Sumner County: 15.368 %Tipton County: 15.021 %Trousdale County: 11.267 %Unicoi County: 8.552 %Union County: 22.558 %Van Buren County: 19.241 %Warren County: 13.429 %Washington County: 11.31 %Wayne County: 11.225 %Weakley County: 10.857 %White County: 12.719 %Williamson County: 16.678 %Wilson County: 21.189 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Moore County: 32.751 %Moore County32.751Union County: 22.558 %Union County22.558Lincoln County: 21.413 %Lincoln County21.413Wilson County: 21.189 %Wilson County21.189Grainger County: 21.011 %Grainger County21.011Polk County: 20.109 %Polk County20.109Van Buren County: 19.241 %Van Buren County19.241Fayette County: 18.914 %Fayette County18.914Davidson County: 18.845 %Davidson County18.845Benton County: 18.793 %Benton County18.793Overton County: 18.394 %Overton County18.394Sevier County: 18.31 %Sevier County18.31Grundy County: 17.686 %Grundy County17.686Gibson County: 17.647 %Gibson County17.647Lewis County: 17.467 %Lewis County17.467Dyer County: 17.378 %Dyer County17.378Pickett County: 17.29 %Pickett County17.29Maury County: 17.183 %Maury County17.183Smith County: 16.754 %Smith County16.754Williamson County: 16.678 %Williamson County16.678Lawrence County: 16.559 %Lawrence County16.559Hickman County: 16.523 %Hickman County16.523Montgomery County: 16.274 %Montgomery County16.274Morgan County: 15.804 %Morgan County15.804Sequatchie County: 15.631 %Sequatchie County15.631Rutherford County: 15.393 %Rutherford County15.393Sumner County: 15.368 %Sumner County15.368Marshall County: 15.049 %Marshall County15.049Tipton County: 15.021 %Tipton County15.021Blount County: 14.914 %Blount County14.914Henderson County: 14.801 %Henderson County14.801Carroll County: 14.737 %Carroll County14.737Obion County: 14.608 %Obion County14.608Fentress County: 14.517 %Fentress County14.517Cumberland County: 14.325 %Cumberland County14.325Scott County: 14.23 %Scott County14.23Knox County: 14.195 %Knox County14.195Anderson County: 14.193 %Anderson County14.193Monroe County: 14.146 %Monroe County14.146Bledsoe County: 14.107 %Bledsoe County14.107Moore County: 32.751 %Moore County32.751Union County: 22.558 %Union County22.558Lincoln County: 21.413 %Lincoln County21.413Wilson County: 21.189 %Wilson County21.189Grainger County: 21.011 %Grainger County21.011Polk County: 20.109 %Polk County20.109Van Buren County: 19.241 %Van Buren County19.241Fayette County: 18.914 %Fayette County18.914Davidson County: 18.845 %Davidson County18.845Benton County: 18.793 %Benton County18.793Overton County: 18.394 %Overton County18.394Sevier County: 18.31 %Sevier County18.31Grundy County: 17.686 %Grundy County17.686Gibson County: 17.647 %Gibson County17.647Lewis County: 17.467 %Lewis County17.467Dyer County: 17.378 %Dyer County17.378Pickett County: 17.29 %Pickett County17.29Maury County: 17.183 %Maury County17.183Smith County: 16.754 %Smith County16.754Williamson County: 16.678 %Williamson County16.678Lawrence County: 16.559 %Lawrence County16.559Hickman County: 16.523 %Hickman County16.523Montgomery County: 16.274 %Montgomery County16.274Morgan County: 15.804 %Morgan County15.804Sequatchie County: 15.631 %Sequatchie County15.631Rutherford County: 15.393 %Rutherford County15.393Sumner County: 15.368 %Sumner County15.368Marshall County: 15.049 %Marshall County15.049Tipton County: 15.021 %Tipton County15.021Blount County: 14.914 %Blount County14.914Henderson County: 14.801 %Henderson County14.801Carroll County: 14.737 %Carroll County14.737Obion County: 14.608 %Obion County14.608Fentress County: 14.517 %Fentress County14.517Cumberland County: 14.325 %Cumberland County14.325Scott County: 14.23 %Scott County14.23Knox County: 14.195 %Knox County14.195Anderson County: 14.193 %Anderson County14.193Monroe County: 14.146 %Monroe County14.146Bledsoe County: 14.107 %Bledsoe County14.107
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Moore County32.751+27.55 pts
2Union County22.558+14.16 pts
3Lincoln County21.413+8.3 pts
4Wilson County21.189+2.18 pts
5Grainger County21.011+12.95 pts
6Polk County20.109+6.93 pts
7Van Buren County19.241+7.62 pts
8Fayette County18.914+0.37 pts
9Davidson County18.845+5.21 pts
10Benton County18.793+4.53 pts
11Overton County18.394+6.64 pts
12Sevier County18.31+5.08 pts
13Grundy County17.686+7.32 pts
14Gibson County17.647+3.16 pts
15Lewis County17.467-0.57 pts
16Dyer County17.378+4.21 pts
17Pickett County17.29+6.74 pts
18Maury County17.183+4.34 pts
19Smith County16.754+9.18 pts
20Williamson County16.678+0.02 pts
21Lawrence County16.559+1.87 pts
22Hickman County16.523+0.75 pts
23Montgomery County16.274+2.5 pts
24Morgan County15.804+6.16 pts
25Sequatchie County15.631+3.02 pts
26Rutherford County15.393+1.15 pts
27Sumner County15.368-1.04 pts
28Marshall County15.049+5.07 pts
29Tipton County15.021+3.76 pts
30Blount County14.914+4.74 pts
31Henderson County14.801+6.27 pts
32Carroll County14.737+4.31 pts
33Obion County14.608+2.53 pts
34Fentress County14.517+6.76 pts
35Cumberland County14.325+5.48 pts
36Scott County14.23-3.17 pts
37Knox County14.195+2.32 pts
38Anderson County14.193+6.15 pts
39Monroe County14.146+1.57 pts
40Bledsoe County14.107-1.99 pts
41Shelby County13.939+3.08 pts
42Humphreys County13.906+3.06 pts
43Jefferson County13.768+2.96 pts
44Cocke County13.547+3.37 pts
45Robertson County13.509+1.69 pts
46Warren County13.429+4.84 pts
47Hamilton County13.348+2.62 pts
48Carter County13.336+2.21 pts
49Cheatham County13.334-2.62 pts
50Sullivan County13.317+4.56 pts
51Cannon County13.066+3.22 pts
51Greene County13.066+0.2 pts
53McNairy County12.864-2.87 pts
54Macon County12.855+1.59 pts
55Dickson County12.759+2.55 pts
56White County12.719+3.92 pts
57Loudon County12.541+2.31 pts
58Coffee County12.246+1.56 pts
59Jackson County12.17-14.93 pts
60Madison County12.078+1.47 pts
61Rhea County12.063+2.05 pts
62Hardin County11.972-4.62 pts
63Chester County11.92+3.96 pts
64Giles County11.821+1.14 pts
65Putnam County11.804+0.55 pts
66Franklin County11.705+5.04 pts
67Bedford County11.567+0.06 pts
68Roane County11.427-0.74 pts
69Washington County11.31-1.1 pts
70Trousdale County11.267+4.69 pts
71Hardeman County11.25+4.83 pts
72Wayne County11.225-1.56 pts
73DeKalb County11.082+2.89 pts
74Campbell County10.984-3.24 pts
75Clay County10.918-1.9 pts
76Weakley County10.857-2.96 pts
77Marion County10.741-7.61 pts
78Claiborne County10.714+1.6 pts
79Lake County10.659+1.16 pts
80Hamblen County10.657+1.76 pts
81Perry County10.625+6.2 pts
82Haywood County10.553-0.4 pts
83Henry County10.413-5.46 pts
84McMinn County10.391+3.04 pts
85Hancock County10.212+2.19 pts
86Lauderdale County10.188-7.41 pts
87Bradley County9.766-1.64 pts
88Meigs County9.652-15.01 pts
89Hawkins County9.44-0.34 pts
90Stewart County9.392-2.23 pts
91Houston County9.288-2.55 pts
92Crockett County8.721+1.34 pts
93Decatur County8.667-14.3 pts
94Unicoi County8.552-2.32 pts
95Johnson County6.838-0.19 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Moore County, with 32.751% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Johnson County, with 6.838% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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