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Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate

Clay County had the highest job destruction rate of 95 counties in 2013, at 29.791%. Unicoi County had the lowest, at 4.948%. The median was 10.381% and the figure for Tennessee was 11.312%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.791Clay County
Lowest4.948Unicoi County
Median10.38195 counties
Tennessee11.312History

Map of counties, 2013

Anderson County: 10.56 %Bedford County: 9.779 %Benton County: 7.784 %Bledsoe County: 15.349 %Blount County: 10.822 %Bradley County: 10.388 %Campbell County: 8.479 %Cannon County: 7.375 %Carroll County: 17.213 %Carter County: 10.439 %Cheatham County: 7.798 %Chester County: 11.562 %Claiborne County: 7.723 %Clay County: 29.791 %Cocke County: 8.842 %Coffee County: 8.417 %Crockett County: 20.145 %Cumberland County: 12.228 %Davidson County: 11.788 %Decatur County: 11.498 %DeKalb County: 23.855 %Dickson County: 7.754 %Dyer County: 14.397 %Fayette County: 11.557 %Fentress County: 7.763 %Franklin County: 7.33 %Gibson County: 10.787 %Giles County: 11.438 %Grainger County: 5.949 %Greene County: 7.884 %Grundy County: 7.034 %Hamblen County: 13.356 %Hamilton County: 13.656 %Hancock County: 10.024 %Hardeman County: 5.757 %Hardin County: 8.964 %Hawkins County: 7.654 %Haywood County: 13.664 %Henderson County: 20.171 %Henry County: 10.274 %Hickman County: 12.656 %Houston County: 16.61 %Humphreys County: 11.639 %Jackson County: 5.908 %Jefferson County: 10.381 %Johnson County: 8.638 %Knox County: 11.41 %Lake County: 12.689 %Lauderdale County: 10.106 %Lawrence County: 10.034 %Lewis County: 8.53 %Lincoln County: 8.815 %Loudon County: 14.587 %McMinn County: 7.573 %McNairy County: 12.676 %Macon County: 7.093 %Madison County: 10.403 %Marion County: 11.217 %Marshall County: 8.726 %Maury County: 9.013 %Meigs County: 7.883 %Monroe County: 11.398 %Montgomery County: 18.971 %Moore County: 6.34 %Morgan County: 9.439 %Obion County: 17.074 %Overton County: 13.589 %Perry County: 4.955 %Pickett County: 16.96 %Polk County: 11.372 %Putnam County: 10.138 %Rhea County: 8.4 %Roane County: 10.972 %Robertson County: 7.686 %Rutherford County: 9.556 %Scott County: 7.265 %Sequatchie County: 6.712 %Sevier County: 11.059 %Shelby County: 10.714 %Smith County: 8.105 %Stewart County: 12.727 %Sullivan County: 10.373 %Sumner County: 10.637 %Tipton County: 9.686 %Trousdale County: 8.438 %Unicoi County: 4.948 %Union County: 11.761 %Van Buren County: 10.18 %Warren County: 7.729 %Washington County: 12.008 %Wayne County: 16.805 %Weakley County: 11.138 %White County: 8.55 %Williamson County: 11.108 %Wilson County: 13.028 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Clay County: 29.791 %Clay County29.791DeKalb County: 23.855 %DeKalb County23.855Henderson County: 20.171 %Henderson County20.171Crockett County: 20.145 %Crockett County20.145Montgomery County: 18.971 %Montgomery County18.971Carroll County: 17.213 %Carroll County17.213Obion County: 17.074 %Obion County17.074Pickett County: 16.96 %Pickett County16.96Wayne County: 16.805 %Wayne County16.805Houston County: 16.61 %Houston County16.61Bledsoe County: 15.349 %Bledsoe County15.349Loudon County: 14.587 %Loudon County14.587Dyer County: 14.397 %Dyer County14.397Haywood County: 13.664 %Haywood County13.664Hamilton County: 13.656 %Hamilton County13.656Overton County: 13.589 %Overton County13.589Hamblen County: 13.356 %Hamblen County13.356Wilson County: 13.028 %Wilson County13.028Stewart County: 12.727 %Stewart County12.727Lake County: 12.689 %Lake County12.689McNairy County: 12.676 %McNairy County12.676Hickman County: 12.656 %Hickman County12.656Cumberland County: 12.228 %Cumberland County12.228Washington County: 12.008 %Washington County12.008Davidson County: 11.788 %Davidson County11.788Union County: 11.761 %Union County11.761Humphreys County: 11.639 %Humphreys County11.639Chester County: 11.562 %Chester County11.562Fayette County: 11.557 %Fayette County11.557Decatur County: 11.498 %Decatur County11.498Giles County: 11.438 %Giles County11.438Knox County: 11.41 %Knox County11.41Monroe County: 11.398 %Monroe County11.398Polk County: 11.372 %Polk County11.372Marion County: 11.217 %Marion County11.217Weakley County: 11.138 %Weakley County11.138Williamson County: 11.108 %Williamson County11.108Sevier County: 11.059 %Sevier County11.059Roane County: 10.972 %Roane County10.972Blount County: 10.822 %Blount County10.822Clay County: 29.791 %Clay County29.791DeKalb County: 23.855 %DeKalb County23.855Henderson County: 20.171 %Henderson County20.171Crockett County: 20.145 %Crockett County20.145Montgomery County: 18.971 %Montgomery County18.971Carroll County: 17.213 %Carroll County17.213Obion County: 17.074 %Obion County17.074Pickett County: 16.96 %Pickett County16.96Wayne County: 16.805 %Wayne County16.805Houston County: 16.61 %Houston County16.61Bledsoe County: 15.349 %Bledsoe County15.349Loudon County: 14.587 %Loudon County14.587Dyer County: 14.397 %Dyer County14.397Haywood County: 13.664 %Haywood County13.664Hamilton County: 13.656 %Hamilton County13.656Overton County: 13.589 %Overton County13.589Hamblen County: 13.356 %Hamblen County13.356Wilson County: 13.028 %Wilson County13.028Stewart County: 12.727 %Stewart County12.727Lake County: 12.689 %Lake County12.689McNairy County: 12.676 %McNairy County12.676Hickman County: 12.656 %Hickman County12.656Cumberland County: 12.228 %Cumberland County12.228Washington County: 12.008 %Washington County12.008Davidson County: 11.788 %Davidson County11.788Union County: 11.761 %Union County11.761Humphreys County: 11.639 %Humphreys County11.639Chester County: 11.562 %Chester County11.562Fayette County: 11.557 %Fayette County11.557Decatur County: 11.498 %Decatur County11.498Giles County: 11.438 %Giles County11.438Knox County: 11.41 %Knox County11.41Monroe County: 11.398 %Monroe County11.398Polk County: 11.372 %Polk County11.372Marion County: 11.217 %Marion County11.217Weakley County: 11.138 %Weakley County11.138Williamson County: 11.108 %Williamson County11.108Sevier County: 11.059 %Sevier County11.059Roane County: 10.972 %Roane County10.972Blount County: 10.822 %Blount County10.822
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Clay County29.791+21.97 pts
2DeKalb County23.855+16.46 pts
3Henderson County20.171+7.78 pts
4Crockett County20.145+13.61 pts
5Montgomery County18.971+9.01 pts
6Carroll County17.213+6.86 pts
7Obion County17.074-5.64 pts
8Pickett County16.96+4.16 pts
9Wayne County16.805+7.91 pts
10Houston County16.61+1.02 pts
11Bledsoe County15.349-0.82 pts
12Loudon County14.587+0.33 pts
13Dyer County14.397+0.97 pts
14Haywood County13.664+2.78 pts
15Hamilton County13.656+4.51 pts
16Overton County13.589+7.61 pts
17Hamblen County13.356+0.82 pts
18Wilson County13.028+4.04 pts
19Stewart County12.727-5.88 pts
20Lake County12.689+2.53 pts
21McNairy County12.676+2.1 pts
22Hickman County12.656-4.78 pts
23Cumberland County12.228+3.21 pts
24Washington County12.008+0.92 pts
25Davidson County11.788+0.92 pts
26Union County11.761-1.51 pts
27Humphreys County11.639-3.83 pts
28Chester County11.562-1.67 pts
29Fayette County11.557+0.24 pts
30Decatur County11.498+1.39 pts
31Giles County11.438+3.61 pts
32Knox County11.41+1.02 pts
33Monroe County11.398+2.02 pts
34Polk County11.372-6.19 pts
35Marion County11.217-2.55 pts
36Weakley County11.138-0.79 pts
37Williamson County11.108-3.05 pts
38Sevier County11.059-2.49 pts
39Roane County10.972-1.52 pts
40Blount County10.822-2.19 pts
41Gibson County10.787-5.4 pts
42Shelby County10.714+0.03 pts
43Sumner County10.637+1.65 pts
44Anderson County10.56-3.11 pts
45Carter County10.439+2.02 pts
46Madison County10.403-1.32 pts
47Bradley County10.388+0.83 pts
48Jefferson County10.381-3.02 pts
49Sullivan County10.373-0.22 pts
50Henry County10.274-2.77 pts
51Van Buren County10.18-12.58 pts
52Putnam County10.138-1.25 pts
53Lauderdale County10.106-10.63 pts
54Lawrence County10.034-1.7 pts
55Hancock County10.024-12.57 pts
56Bedford County9.779+0.1 pts
57Tipton County9.686-3.9 pts
58Rutherford County9.556-0.88 pts
59Morgan County9.439-3.88 pts
60Maury County9.013-1.59 pts
61Hardin County8.964+0.02 pts
62Cocke County8.842-0.47 pts
63Lincoln County8.815-3.36 pts
64Marshall County8.726+0.09 pts
65Johnson County8.638+0.38 pts
66White County8.55-5.08 pts
67Lewis County8.53+0.77 pts
68Campbell County8.479-3.11 pts
69Trousdale County8.438-3.29 pts
70Coffee County8.417+1.28 pts
71Rhea County8.4-2.91 pts
72Smith County8.105+0.91 pts
73Greene County7.884-0.48 pts
74Meigs County7.883-9.66 pts
75Cheatham County7.798-4.11 pts
76Benton County7.784-3.96 pts
77Fentress County7.763+1.15 pts
78Dickson County7.754-1.66 pts
79Warren County7.729-2.23 pts
80Claiborne County7.723-2.94 pts
81Robertson County7.686-1.13 pts
82Hawkins County7.654-0.89 pts
83McMinn County7.573-0.72 pts
84Cannon County7.375-2.68 pts
85Franklin County7.33+0.96 pts
86Scott County7.265-5.02 pts
87Macon County7.093-3.13 pts
88Grundy County7.034-2.65 pts
89Sequatchie County6.712-3.71 pts
90Moore County6.34+2.09 pts
91Grainger County5.949-1.32 pts
92Jackson County5.908-4.19 pts
93Hardeman County5.757-5.74 pts
94Perry County4.955-0.45 pts
95Unicoi County4.948-1.34 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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 destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate, 2013) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate, 2013. 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-destruction-rate/tennessee-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate, 2013. 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-destruction-rate/tennessee-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate, 2013 [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-destruction-rate/tennessee-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Clay County, with 29.791% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Unicoi County, with 4.948% in 2013.

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