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Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate

Morgan County had the highest job destruction rate of 95 counties in 2015, at 24.072%. Trousdale County had the lowest, at 4.786%. The median was 9.733% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.253%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.072Morgan County
Lowest4.786Trousdale County
Median9.73395 counties
Tennessee10.253History

Map of counties, 2015

Anderson County: 9.712 %Bedford County: 8.374 %Benton County: 9.548 %Bledsoe County: 20.827 %Blount County: 8.292 %Bradley County: 11.175 %Campbell County: 7.287 %Cannon County: 10.239 %Carroll County: 8.043 %Carter County: 9.535 %Cheatham County: 8.199 %Chester County: 4.934 %Claiborne County: 6.546 %Clay County: 13.612 %Cocke County: 12.409 %Coffee County: 10.045 %Crockett County: 11.075 %Cumberland County: 9.343 %Davidson County: 10.04 %Decatur County: 14.027 %DeKalb County: 12.33 %Dickson County: 9.505 %Dyer County: 7.523 %Fayette County: 8.856 %Fentress County: 5.034 %Franklin County: 6.663 %Gibson County: 9.635 %Giles County: 8.478 %Grainger County: 10.117 %Greene County: 9.4 %Grundy County: 13.781 %Hamblen County: 9.522 %Hamilton County: 8.335 %Hancock County: 5.013 %Hardeman County: 8.137 %Hardin County: 11.31 %Hawkins County: 13.638 %Haywood County: 12.516 %Henderson County: 10.394 %Henry County: 9.933 %Hickman County: 12.574 %Houston County: 9.254 %Humphreys County: 7.999 %Jackson County: 11.4 %Jefferson County: 9.797 %Johnson County: 9.491 %Knox County: 13.733 %Lake County: 12.092 %Lauderdale County: 7.712 %Lawrence County: 13.664 %Lewis County: 10.927 %Lincoln County: 8.712 %Loudon County: 11.363 %McMinn County: 5.276 %McNairy County: 11.869 %Macon County: 7.568 %Madison County: 8.56 %Marion County: 13.745 %Marshall County: 8.415 %Maury County: 7.945 %Meigs County: 5.019 %Monroe County: 6.578 %Montgomery County: 9.824 %Moore County: 6.796 %Morgan County: 24.072 %Obion County: 11.283 %Overton County: 9.319 %Perry County: 6.806 %Pickett County: 14.074 %Polk County: 15.647 %Putnam County: 9.146 %Rhea County: 7.819 %Roane County: 20.685 %Robertson County: 6.944 %Rutherford County: 9.581 %Scott County: 10.776 %Sequatchie County: 12.876 %Sevier County: 10.255 %Shelby County: 10.834 %Smith County: 6.339 %Stewart County: 11.129 %Sullivan County: 9.884 %Sumner County: 10.002 %Tipton County: 9.641 %Trousdale County: 4.786 %Unicoi County: 15.913 %Union County: 9.733 %Van Buren County: 8.801 %Warren County: 7.142 %Washington County: 9.927 %Wayne County: 11.048 %Weakley County: 10.303 %White County: 10.221 %Williamson County: 11.12 %Wilson County: 12.483 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Morgan County: 24.072 %Morgan County24.072Bledsoe County: 20.827 %Bledsoe County20.827Roane County: 20.685 %Roane County20.685Unicoi County: 15.913 %Unicoi County15.913Polk County: 15.647 %Polk County15.647Pickett County: 14.074 %Pickett County14.074Decatur County: 14.027 %Decatur County14.027Grundy County: 13.781 %Grundy County13.781Marion County: 13.745 %Marion County13.745Knox County: 13.733 %Knox County13.733Lawrence County: 13.664 %Lawrence County13.664Hawkins County: 13.638 %Hawkins County13.638Clay County: 13.612 %Clay County13.612Sequatchie County: 12.876 %Sequatchie County12.876Hickman County: 12.574 %Hickman County12.574Haywood County: 12.516 %Haywood County12.516Wilson County: 12.483 %Wilson County12.483Cocke County: 12.409 %Cocke County12.409DeKalb County: 12.33 %DeKalb County12.33Lake County: 12.092 %Lake County12.092McNairy County: 11.869 %McNairy County11.869Jackson County: 11.4 %Jackson County11.4Loudon County: 11.363 %Loudon County11.363Hardin County: 11.31 %Hardin County11.31Obion County: 11.283 %Obion County11.283Bradley County: 11.175 %Bradley County11.175Stewart County: 11.129 %Stewart County11.129Williamson County: 11.12 %Williamson County11.12Crockett County: 11.075 %Crockett County11.075Wayne County: 11.048 %Wayne County11.048Lewis County: 10.927 %Lewis County10.927Shelby County: 10.834 %Shelby County10.834Scott County: 10.776 %Scott County10.776Henderson County: 10.394 %Henderson County10.394Weakley County: 10.303 %Weakley County10.303Sevier County: 10.255 %Sevier County10.255Cannon County: 10.239 %Cannon County10.239White County: 10.221 %White County10.221Grainger County: 10.117 %Grainger County10.117Coffee County: 10.045 %Coffee County10.045Morgan County: 24.072 %Morgan County24.072Bledsoe County: 20.827 %Bledsoe County20.827Roane County: 20.685 %Roane County20.685Unicoi County: 15.913 %Unicoi County15.913Polk County: 15.647 %Polk County15.647Pickett County: 14.074 %Pickett County14.074Decatur County: 14.027 %Decatur County14.027Grundy County: 13.781 %Grundy County13.781Marion County: 13.745 %Marion County13.745Knox County: 13.733 %Knox County13.733Lawrence County: 13.664 %Lawrence County13.664Hawkins County: 13.638 %Hawkins County13.638Clay County: 13.612 %Clay County13.612Sequatchie County: 12.876 %Sequatchie County12.876Hickman County: 12.574 %Hickman County12.574Haywood County: 12.516 %Haywood County12.516Wilson County: 12.483 %Wilson County12.483Cocke County: 12.409 %Cocke County12.409DeKalb County: 12.33 %DeKalb County12.33Lake County: 12.092 %Lake County12.092McNairy County: 11.869 %McNairy County11.869Jackson County: 11.4 %Jackson County11.4Loudon County: 11.363 %Loudon County11.363Hardin County: 11.31 %Hardin County11.31Obion County: 11.283 %Obion County11.283Bradley County: 11.175 %Bradley County11.175Stewart County: 11.129 %Stewart County11.129Williamson County: 11.12 %Williamson County11.12Crockett County: 11.075 %Crockett County11.075Wayne County: 11.048 %Wayne County11.048Lewis County: 10.927 %Lewis County10.927Shelby County: 10.834 %Shelby County10.834Scott County: 10.776 %Scott County10.776Henderson County: 10.394 %Henderson County10.394Weakley County: 10.303 %Weakley County10.303Sevier County: 10.255 %Sevier County10.255Cannon County: 10.239 %Cannon County10.239White County: 10.221 %White County10.221Grainger County: 10.117 %Grainger County10.117Coffee County: 10.045 %Coffee County10.045
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Morgan County24.072+4 pts
2Bledsoe County20.827+10.89 pts
3Roane County20.685+11.28 pts
4Unicoi County15.913-3.17 pts
5Polk County15.647+2.83 pts
6Pickett County14.074+4.03 pts
7Decatur County14.027+4.81 pts
8Grundy County13.781-4.06 pts
9Marion County13.745+5.64 pts
10Knox County13.733+2.68 pts
11Lawrence County13.664+1.58 pts
12Hawkins County13.638+5.41 pts
13Clay County13.612-1.95 pts
14Sequatchie County12.876-2.38 pts
15Hickman County12.574+3.47 pts
16Haywood County12.516+5.85 pts
17Wilson County12.483+3.96 pts
18Cocke County12.409-1.69 pts
19DeKalb County12.33+0.55 pts
20Lake County12.092-2.95 pts
21McNairy County11.869-4.22 pts
22Jackson County11.4+2.8 pts
23Loudon County11.363-3.43 pts
24Hardin County11.31-1.16 pts
25Obion County11.283+2.06 pts
26Bradley County11.175+2.92 pts
27Stewart County11.129-5.51 pts
28Williamson County11.12-1.93 pts
29Crockett County11.075+6.52 pts
30Wayne County11.048+0.94 pts
31Lewis County10.927+1.56 pts
32Shelby County10.834-0.4 pts
33Scott County10.776-3.43 pts
34Henderson County10.394+1.99 pts
35Weakley County10.303+0.79 pts
36Sevier County10.255+0.63 pts
37Cannon County10.239+0.76 pts
38White County10.221+0.44 pts
39Grainger County10.117-1.96 pts
40Coffee County10.045+1.88 pts
41Davidson County10.04-0.38 pts
42Sumner County10.002+1.49 pts
43Henry County9.933-1.96 pts
44Washington County9.927+0.41 pts
45Sullivan County9.884+0.33 pts
46Montgomery County9.824-0.7 pts
47Jefferson County9.797-2.2 pts
48Union County9.733-8.88 pts
49Anderson County9.712-2.36 pts
50Tipton County9.641+1.88 pts
51Gibson County9.635-4.59 pts
52Rutherford County9.581+0.31 pts
53Benton County9.548+0.78 pts
54Carter County9.535+0.86 pts
55Hamblen County9.522+3.16 pts
56Dickson County9.505+1.61 pts
57Johnson County9.491+4.1 pts
58Greene County9.4+1.76 pts
59Cumberland County9.343-0.32 pts
60Overton County9.319+2.16 pts
61Houston County9.254-9.65 pts
62Putnam County9.146-0.01 pts
63Fayette County8.856-9.09 pts
64Van Buren County8.801-4.22 pts
65Lincoln County8.712+0.14 pts
66Madison County8.56+0.91 pts
67Giles County8.478+2.32 pts
68Marshall County8.415+2.53 pts
69Bedford County8.374+3.28 pts
70Hamilton County8.335-1.46 pts
71Blount County8.292-0.21 pts
72Cheatham County8.199+0.56 pts
73Hardeman County8.137+1.35 pts
74Carroll County8.043-6.51 pts
75Humphreys County7.999-5.85 pts
76Maury County7.945-3.29 pts
77Rhea County7.819+1.63 pts
78Lauderdale County7.712-1.07 pts
79Macon County7.568-1.98 pts
80Dyer County7.523-4.29 pts
81Campbell County7.287-6.86 pts
82Warren County7.142-3.62 pts
83Robertson County6.944-0.12 pts
84Perry County6.806-9.56 pts
85Moore County6.796-3.97 pts
86Franklin County6.663+0.76 pts
87Monroe County6.578-2.72 pts
88Claiborne County6.546-1.42 pts
89Smith County6.339-5.32 pts
90McMinn County5.276-2.85 pts
91Fentress County5.034-0.46 pts
92Meigs County5.019-1.41 pts
93Hancock County5.013-4.03 pts
94Chester County4.934-10.02 pts
95Trousdale County4.786-3.7 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Morgan County, with 24.072% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Trousdale County, with 4.786% in 2015.

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