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Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate

Fentress County had the highest job destruction rate of 95 counties in 2016, at 27.637%. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 4.338%. The median was 9.212% and the figure for Tennessee was 9.729%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.637Fentress County
Lowest4.338Van Buren County
Median9.21295 counties
Tennessee9.729History

Map of counties, 2016

Anderson County: 7.031 %Bedford County: 4.944 %Benton County: 12.776 %Bledsoe County: 11.171 %Blount County: 9.586 %Bradley County: 9.009 %Campbell County: 7.82 %Cannon County: 26.309 %Carroll County: 6.716 %Carter County: 8.178 %Cheatham County: 12.171 %Chester County: 9.61 %Claiborne County: 5.515 %Clay County: 10.948 %Cocke County: 8.161 %Coffee County: 10.798 %Crockett County: 7.574 %Cumberland County: 7.646 %Davidson County: 9.704 %Decatur County: 10.165 %DeKalb County: 12.172 %Dickson County: 8.794 %Dyer County: 7.626 %Fayette County: 8.623 %Fentress County: 27.637 %Franklin County: 8.025 %Gibson County: 8.206 %Giles County: 6.284 %Grainger County: 6.186 %Greene County: 6.219 %Grundy County: 15.424 %Hamblen County: 9.43 %Hamilton County: 10.189 %Hancock County: 7.433 %Hardeman County: 4.884 %Hardin County: 8.609 %Hawkins County: 7.833 %Haywood County: 17.944 %Henderson County: 9.089 %Henry County: 8.787 %Hickman County: 8.114 %Houston County: 7.763 %Humphreys County: 16.309 %Jackson County: 15.239 %Jefferson County: 5.886 %Johnson County: 5.04 %Knox County: 9.364 %Lake County: 9.479 %Lauderdale County: 11.015 %Lawrence County: 10.085 %Lewis County: 10.127 %Lincoln County: 7.204 %Loudon County: 10.305 %McMinn County: 9.424 %McNairy County: 6.809 %Macon County: 11.167 %Madison County: 8.324 %Marion County: 7.968 %Marshall County: 10.322 %Maury County: 8.852 %Meigs County: 10.915 %Monroe County: 8.007 %Montgomery County: 8.896 %Moore County: 5.988 %Morgan County: 9.939 %Obion County: 8.1 %Overton County: 9.212 %Perry County: 9.329 %Pickett County: 10.431 %Polk County: 19.5 %Putnam County: 7.267 %Rhea County: 11.246 %Roane County: 8.111 %Robertson County: 8.799 %Rutherford County: 6.871 %Scott County: 6.499 %Sequatchie County: 9.514 %Sevier County: 8.484 %Shelby County: 9.355 %Smith County: 12.689 %Stewart County: 10.185 %Sullivan County: 13.417 %Sumner County: 9.956 %Tipton County: 10.592 %Trousdale County: 8.652 %Unicoi County: 9.391 %Union County: 6.55 %Van Buren County: 4.338 %Warren County: 9.633 %Washington County: 7.987 %Wayne County: 11.43 %Weakley County: 9.244 %White County: 11.416 %Williamson County: 11.356 %Wilson County: 10.012 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Fentress County: 27.637 %Fentress County27.637Cannon County: 26.309 %Cannon County26.309Polk County: 19.5 %Polk County19.5Haywood County: 17.944 %Haywood County17.944Humphreys County: 16.309 %Humphreys County16.309Grundy County: 15.424 %Grundy County15.424Jackson County: 15.239 %Jackson County15.239Sullivan County: 13.417 %Sullivan County13.417Benton County: 12.776 %Benton County12.776Smith County: 12.689 %Smith County12.689DeKalb County: 12.172 %DeKalb County12.172Cheatham County: 12.171 %Cheatham County12.171Wayne County: 11.43 %Wayne County11.43White County: 11.416 %White County11.416Williamson County: 11.356 %Williamson County11.356Rhea County: 11.246 %Rhea County11.246Bledsoe County: 11.171 %Bledsoe County11.171Macon County: 11.167 %Macon County11.167Lauderdale County: 11.015 %Lauderdale County11.015Clay County: 10.948 %Clay County10.948Meigs County: 10.915 %Meigs County10.915Coffee County: 10.798 %Coffee County10.798Tipton County: 10.592 %Tipton County10.592Pickett County: 10.431 %Pickett County10.431Marshall County: 10.322 %Marshall County10.322Loudon County: 10.305 %Loudon County10.305Hamilton County: 10.189 %Hamilton County10.189Stewart County: 10.185 %Stewart County10.185Decatur County: 10.165 %Decatur County10.165Lewis County: 10.127 %Lewis County10.127Lawrence County: 10.085 %Lawrence County10.085Wilson County: 10.012 %Wilson County10.012Sumner County: 9.956 %Sumner County9.956Morgan County: 9.939 %Morgan County9.939Davidson County: 9.704 %Davidson County9.704Warren County: 9.633 %Warren County9.633Chester County: 9.61 %Chester County9.61Blount County: 9.586 %Blount County9.586Sequatchie County: 9.514 %Sequatchie County9.514Lake County: 9.479 %Lake County9.479Fentress County: 27.637 %Fentress County27.637Cannon County: 26.309 %Cannon County26.309Polk County: 19.5 %Polk County19.5Haywood County: 17.944 %Haywood County17.944Humphreys County: 16.309 %Humphreys County16.309Grundy County: 15.424 %Grundy County15.424Jackson County: 15.239 %Jackson County15.239Sullivan County: 13.417 %Sullivan County13.417Benton County: 12.776 %Benton County12.776Smith County: 12.689 %Smith County12.689DeKalb County: 12.172 %DeKalb County12.172Cheatham County: 12.171 %Cheatham County12.171Wayne County: 11.43 %Wayne County11.43White County: 11.416 %White County11.416Williamson County: 11.356 %Williamson County11.356Rhea County: 11.246 %Rhea County11.246Bledsoe County: 11.171 %Bledsoe County11.171Macon County: 11.167 %Macon County11.167Lauderdale County: 11.015 %Lauderdale County11.015Clay County: 10.948 %Clay County10.948Meigs County: 10.915 %Meigs County10.915Coffee County: 10.798 %Coffee County10.798Tipton County: 10.592 %Tipton County10.592Pickett County: 10.431 %Pickett County10.431Marshall County: 10.322 %Marshall County10.322Loudon County: 10.305 %Loudon County10.305Hamilton County: 10.189 %Hamilton County10.189Stewart County: 10.185 %Stewart County10.185Decatur County: 10.165 %Decatur County10.165Lewis County: 10.127 %Lewis County10.127Lawrence County: 10.085 %Lawrence County10.085Wilson County: 10.012 %Wilson County10.012Sumner County: 9.956 %Sumner County9.956Morgan County: 9.939 %Morgan County9.939Davidson County: 9.704 %Davidson County9.704Warren County: 9.633 %Warren County9.633Chester County: 9.61 %Chester County9.61Blount County: 9.586 %Blount County9.586Sequatchie County: 9.514 %Sequatchie County9.514Lake County: 9.479 %Lake County9.479
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Fentress County27.637+22.6 pts
2Cannon County26.309+16.07 pts
3Polk County19.5+3.85 pts
4Haywood County17.944+5.43 pts
5Humphreys County16.309+8.31 pts
6Grundy County15.424+1.64 pts
7Jackson County15.239+3.84 pts
8Sullivan County13.417+3.53 pts
9Benton County12.776+3.23 pts
10Smith County12.689+6.35 pts
11DeKalb County12.172-0.16 pts
12Cheatham County12.171+3.97 pts
13Wayne County11.43+0.38 pts
14White County11.416+1.2 pts
15Williamson County11.356+0.24 pts
16Rhea County11.246+3.43 pts
17Bledsoe County11.171-9.66 pts
18Macon County11.167+3.6 pts
19Lauderdale County11.015+3.3 pts
20Clay County10.948-2.66 pts
21Meigs County10.915+5.9 pts
22Coffee County10.798+0.75 pts
23Tipton County10.592+0.95 pts
24Pickett County10.431-3.64 pts
25Marshall County10.322+1.91 pts
26Loudon County10.305-1.06 pts
27Hamilton County10.189+1.85 pts
28Stewart County10.185-0.94 pts
29Decatur County10.165-3.86 pts
30Lewis County10.127-0.8 pts
31Lawrence County10.085-3.58 pts
32Wilson County10.012-2.47 pts
33Sumner County9.956-0.05 pts
34Morgan County9.939-14.13 pts
35Davidson County9.704-0.34 pts
36Warren County9.633+2.49 pts
37Chester County9.61+4.68 pts
38Blount County9.586+1.29 pts
39Sequatchie County9.514-3.36 pts
40Lake County9.479-2.61 pts
41Hamblen County9.43-0.09 pts
42McMinn County9.424+4.15 pts
43Unicoi County9.391-6.52 pts
44Knox County9.364-4.37 pts
45Shelby County9.355-1.48 pts
46Perry County9.329+2.52 pts
47Weakley County9.244-1.06 pts
48Overton County9.212-0.11 pts
49Henderson County9.089-1.3 pts
50Bradley County9.009-2.17 pts
51Montgomery County8.896-0.93 pts
52Maury County8.852+0.91 pts
53Robertson County8.799+1.85 pts
54Dickson County8.794-0.71 pts
55Henry County8.787-1.15 pts
56Trousdale County8.652+3.87 pts
57Fayette County8.623-0.23 pts
58Hardin County8.609-2.7 pts
59Sevier County8.484-1.77 pts
60Madison County8.324-0.24 pts
61Gibson County8.206-1.43 pts
62Carter County8.178-1.36 pts
63Cocke County8.161-4.25 pts
64Hickman County8.114-4.46 pts
65Roane County8.111-12.57 pts
66Obion County8.1-3.18 pts
67Franklin County8.025+1.36 pts
68Monroe County8.007+1.43 pts
69Washington County7.987-1.94 pts
70Marion County7.968-5.78 pts
71Hawkins County7.833-5.8 pts
72Campbell County7.82+0.53 pts
73Houston County7.763-1.49 pts
74Cumberland County7.646-1.7 pts
75Dyer County7.626+0.1 pts
76Crockett County7.574-3.5 pts
77Hancock County7.433+2.42 pts
78Putnam County7.267-1.88 pts
79Lincoln County7.204-1.51 pts
80Anderson County7.031-2.68 pts
81Rutherford County6.871-2.71 pts
82McNairy County6.809-5.06 pts
83Carroll County6.716-1.33 pts
84Union County6.55-3.18 pts
85Scott County6.499-4.28 pts
86Giles County6.284-2.19 pts
87Greene County6.219-3.18 pts
88Grainger County6.186-3.93 pts
89Moore County5.988-0.81 pts
90Jefferson County5.886-3.91 pts
91Claiborne County5.515-1.03 pts
92Johnson County5.04-4.45 pts
93Bedford County4.944-3.43 pts
94Hardeman County4.884-3.25 pts
95Van Buren County4.338-4.46 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Fentress County, with 27.637% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Van Buren County, with 4.338% in 2016.

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