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Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate

Morgan County had the highest job destruction rate of 95 counties in 2014, at 20.07%. Crockett County had the lowest, at 4.557%. The median was 9.548% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.184%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.07Morgan County
Lowest4.557Crockett County
Median9.54895 counties
Tennessee10.184History

Map of counties, 2014

Anderson County: 12.076 %Bedford County: 5.095 %Benton County: 8.764 %Bledsoe County: 9.933 %Blount County: 8.507 %Bradley County: 8.255 %Campbell County: 14.148 %Cannon County: 9.476 %Carroll County: 14.553 %Carter County: 8.675 %Cheatham County: 7.636 %Chester County: 14.951 %Claiborne County: 7.97 %Clay County: 15.558 %Cocke County: 14.095 %Coffee County: 8.165 %Crockett County: 4.557 %Cumberland County: 9.662 %Davidson County: 10.421 %Decatur County: 9.22 %DeKalb County: 11.776 %Dickson County: 7.892 %Dyer County: 11.815 %Fayette County: 17.95 %Fentress County: 5.496 %Franklin County: 5.904 %Gibson County: 14.226 %Giles County: 6.159 %Grainger County: 12.073 %Greene County: 7.641 %Grundy County: 17.842 %Hamblen County: 6.365 %Hamilton County: 9.794 %Hancock County: 9.045 %Hardeman County: 6.792 %Hardin County: 12.469 %Hawkins County: 8.228 %Haywood County: 6.664 %Henderson County: 8.4 %Henry County: 11.889 %Hickman County: 9.108 %Houston County: 18.909 %Humphreys County: 13.85 %Jackson County: 8.6 %Jefferson County: 11.994 %Johnson County: 5.394 %Knox County: 11.056 %Lake County: 15.046 %Lauderdale County: 8.785 %Lawrence County: 12.079 %Lewis County: 9.371 %Lincoln County: 8.567 %Loudon County: 14.792 %McMinn County: 8.128 %McNairy County: 16.088 %Macon County: 9.548 %Madison County: 7.647 %Marion County: 8.102 %Marshall County: 5.881 %Maury County: 11.237 %Meigs County: 6.425 %Monroe County: 9.301 %Montgomery County: 10.523 %Moore County: 10.766 %Morgan County: 20.07 %Obion County: 9.221 %Overton County: 7.157 %Perry County: 16.364 %Pickett County: 10.049 %Polk County: 12.817 %Putnam County: 9.161 %Rhea County: 6.186 %Roane County: 9.406 %Robertson County: 7.065 %Rutherford County: 9.271 %Scott County: 14.207 %Sequatchie County: 15.254 %Sevier County: 9.63 %Shelby County: 11.231 %Smith County: 11.656 %Stewart County: 16.639 %Sullivan County: 9.559 %Sumner County: 8.516 %Tipton County: 7.757 %Trousdale County: 8.488 %Unicoi County: 19.082 %Union County: 18.618 %Van Buren County: 13.02 %Warren County: 10.759 %Washington County: 9.515 %Wayne County: 10.109 %Weakley County: 9.512 %White County: 9.778 %Williamson County: 13.052 %Wilson County: 8.52 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Morgan County: 20.07 %Morgan County20.07Unicoi County: 19.082 %Unicoi County19.082Houston County: 18.909 %Houston County18.909Union County: 18.618 %Union County18.618Fayette County: 17.95 %Fayette County17.95Grundy County: 17.842 %Grundy County17.842Stewart County: 16.639 %Stewart County16.639Perry County: 16.364 %Perry County16.364McNairy County: 16.088 %McNairy County16.088Clay County: 15.558 %Clay County15.558Sequatchie County: 15.254 %Sequatchie County15.254Lake County: 15.046 %Lake County15.046Chester County: 14.951 %Chester County14.951Loudon County: 14.792 %Loudon County14.792Carroll County: 14.553 %Carroll County14.553Gibson County: 14.226 %Gibson County14.226Scott County: 14.207 %Scott County14.207Campbell County: 14.148 %Campbell County14.148Cocke County: 14.095 %Cocke County14.095Humphreys County: 13.85 %Humphreys County13.85Williamson County: 13.052 %Williamson County13.052Van Buren County: 13.02 %Van Buren County13.02Polk County: 12.817 %Polk County12.817Hardin County: 12.469 %Hardin County12.469Lawrence County: 12.079 %Lawrence County12.079Anderson County: 12.076 %Anderson County12.076Grainger County: 12.073 %Grainger County12.073Jefferson County: 11.994 %Jefferson County11.994Henry County: 11.889 %Henry County11.889Dyer County: 11.815 %Dyer County11.815DeKalb County: 11.776 %DeKalb County11.776Smith County: 11.656 %Smith County11.656Maury County: 11.237 %Maury County11.237Shelby County: 11.231 %Shelby County11.231Knox County: 11.056 %Knox County11.056Moore County: 10.766 %Moore County10.766Warren County: 10.759 %Warren County10.759Montgomery County: 10.523 %Montgomery County10.523Davidson County: 10.421 %Davidson County10.421Wayne County: 10.109 %Wayne County10.109Morgan County: 20.07 %Morgan County20.07Unicoi County: 19.082 %Unicoi County19.082Houston County: 18.909 %Houston County18.909Union County: 18.618 %Union County18.618Fayette County: 17.95 %Fayette County17.95Grundy County: 17.842 %Grundy County17.842Stewart County: 16.639 %Stewart County16.639Perry County: 16.364 %Perry County16.364McNairy County: 16.088 %McNairy County16.088Clay County: 15.558 %Clay County15.558Sequatchie County: 15.254 %Sequatchie County15.254Lake County: 15.046 %Lake County15.046Chester County: 14.951 %Chester County14.951Loudon County: 14.792 %Loudon County14.792Carroll County: 14.553 %Carroll County14.553Gibson County: 14.226 %Gibson County14.226Scott County: 14.207 %Scott County14.207Campbell County: 14.148 %Campbell County14.148Cocke County: 14.095 %Cocke County14.095Humphreys County: 13.85 %Humphreys County13.85Williamson County: 13.052 %Williamson County13.052Van Buren County: 13.02 %Van Buren County13.02Polk County: 12.817 %Polk County12.817Hardin County: 12.469 %Hardin County12.469Lawrence County: 12.079 %Lawrence County12.079Anderson County: 12.076 %Anderson County12.076Grainger County: 12.073 %Grainger County12.073Jefferson County: 11.994 %Jefferson County11.994Henry County: 11.889 %Henry County11.889Dyer County: 11.815 %Dyer County11.815DeKalb County: 11.776 %DeKalb County11.776Smith County: 11.656 %Smith County11.656Maury County: 11.237 %Maury County11.237Shelby County: 11.231 %Shelby County11.231Knox County: 11.056 %Knox County11.056Moore County: 10.766 %Moore County10.766Warren County: 10.759 %Warren County10.759Montgomery County: 10.523 %Montgomery County10.523Davidson County: 10.421 %Davidson County10.421Wayne County: 10.109 %Wayne County10.109
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Morgan County20.07+10.63 pts
2Unicoi County19.082+14.13 pts
3Houston County18.909+2.3 pts
4Union County18.618+6.86 pts
5Fayette County17.95+6.39 pts
6Grundy County17.842+10.81 pts
7Stewart County16.639+3.91 pts
8Perry County16.364+11.41 pts
9McNairy County16.088+3.41 pts
10Clay County15.558-14.23 pts
11Sequatchie County15.254+8.54 pts
12Lake County15.046+2.36 pts
13Chester County14.951+3.39 pts
14Loudon County14.792+0.21 pts
15Carroll County14.553-2.66 pts
16Gibson County14.226+3.44 pts
17Scott County14.207+6.94 pts
18Campbell County14.148+5.67 pts
19Cocke County14.095+5.25 pts
20Humphreys County13.85+2.21 pts
21Williamson County13.052+1.94 pts
22Van Buren County13.02+2.84 pts
23Polk County12.817+1.45 pts
24Hardin County12.469+3.5 pts
25Lawrence County12.079+2.04 pts
26Anderson County12.076+1.52 pts
27Grainger County12.073+6.12 pts
28Jefferson County11.994+1.61 pts
29Henry County11.889+1.62 pts
30Dyer County11.815-2.58 pts
31DeKalb County11.776-12.08 pts
32Smith County11.656+3.55 pts
33Maury County11.237+2.22 pts
34Shelby County11.231+0.52 pts
35Knox County11.056-0.35 pts
36Moore County10.766+4.43 pts
37Warren County10.759+3.03 pts
38Montgomery County10.523-8.45 pts
39Davidson County10.421-1.37 pts
40Wayne County10.109-6.7 pts
41Pickett County10.049-6.91 pts
42Bledsoe County9.933-5.42 pts
43Hamilton County9.794-3.86 pts
44White County9.778+1.23 pts
45Cumberland County9.662-2.57 pts
46Sevier County9.63-1.43 pts
47Sullivan County9.559-0.81 pts
48Macon County9.548+2.46 pts
49Washington County9.515-2.49 pts
50Weakley County9.512-1.63 pts
51Cannon County9.476+2.1 pts
52Roane County9.406-1.57 pts
53Lewis County9.371+0.84 pts
54Monroe County9.301-2.1 pts
55Rutherford County9.271-0.28 pts
56Obion County9.221-7.85 pts
57Decatur County9.22-2.28 pts
58Putnam County9.161-0.98 pts
59Hickman County9.108-3.55 pts
60Hancock County9.045-0.98 pts
61Lauderdale County8.785-1.32 pts
62Benton County8.764+0.98 pts
63Carter County8.675-1.76 pts
64Jackson County8.6+2.69 pts
65Lincoln County8.567-0.25 pts
66Wilson County8.52-4.51 pts
67Sumner County8.516-2.12 pts
68Blount County8.507-2.31 pts
69Trousdale County8.488+0.05 pts
70Henderson County8.4-11.77 pts
71Bradley County8.255-2.13 pts
72Hawkins County8.228+0.57 pts
73Coffee County8.165-0.25 pts
74McMinn County8.128+0.55 pts
75Marion County8.102-3.12 pts
76Claiborne County7.97+0.25 pts
77Dickson County7.892+0.14 pts
78Tipton County7.757-1.93 pts
79Madison County7.647-2.76 pts
80Greene County7.641-0.24 pts
81Cheatham County7.636-0.16 pts
82Overton County7.157-6.43 pts
83Robertson County7.065-0.62 pts
84Hardeman County6.792+1.04 pts
85Haywood County6.664-7 pts
86Meigs County6.425-1.46 pts
87Hamblen County6.365-6.99 pts
88Rhea County6.186-2.21 pts
89Giles County6.159-5.28 pts
90Franklin County5.904-1.43 pts
91Marshall County5.881-2.85 pts
92Fentress County5.496-2.27 pts
93Johnson County5.394-3.24 pts
94Bedford County5.095-4.68 pts
95Crockett County4.557-15.59 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Morgan County, with 20.07% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crockett County, with 4.557% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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