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Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate

Pickett County had the highest job destruction rate of 95 counties in 2019, at 31.952%. Moore County had the lowest, at 2.248%. The median was 9.874% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.088%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.952Pickett County
Lowest2.248Moore County
Median9.87495 counties
Tennessee10.088History

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 8.696 %Bedford County: 6.788 %Benton County: 10.609 %Bledsoe County: 5.725 %Blount County: 8.36 %Bradley County: 8.354 %Campbell County: 19.359 %Cannon County: 10.347 %Carroll County: 12.008 %Carter County: 10.208 %Cheatham County: 10.502 %Chester County: 11.454 %Claiborne County: 5.992 %Clay County: 13.448 %Cocke County: 8.597 %Coffee County: 9.071 %Crockett County: 10.136 %Cumberland County: 9.002 %Davidson County: 10.702 %Decatur County: 10.195 %DeKalb County: 6.588 %Dickson County: 7.14 %Dyer County: 7.468 %Fayette County: 13.68 %Fentress County: 5.664 %Franklin County: 6.179 %Gibson County: 13.159 %Giles County: 7.44 %Grainger County: 9.573 %Greene County: 9.032 %Grundy County: 10.209 %Hamblen County: 11.815 %Hamilton County: 9.086 %Hancock County: 14.402 %Hardeman County: 6.674 %Hardin County: 6.973 %Hawkins County: 12.979 %Haywood County: 12.333 %Henderson County: 8.939 %Henry County: 11.807 %Hickman County: 16.244 %Houston County: 11.23 %Humphreys County: 7.839 %Jackson County: 15.096 %Jefferson County: 10.878 %Johnson County: 5.757 %Knox County: 9.818 %Lake County: 11.034 %Lauderdale County: 6.444 %Lawrence County: 7.023 %Lewis County: 6.581 %Lincoln County: 6.194 %Loudon County: 9.874 %McMinn County: 6.612 %McNairy County: 12.419 %Macon County: 12.163 %Madison County: 8.086 %Marion County: 11.207 %Marshall County: 6.628 %Maury County: 7.683 %Meigs County: 14.128 %Monroe County: 5.946 %Montgomery County: 11.07 %Moore County: 2.248 %Morgan County: 10.969 %Obion County: 9.442 %Overton County: 9.377 %Perry County: 12.896 %Pickett County: 31.952 %Polk County: 15.697 %Putnam County: 7.945 %Rhea County: 6.82 %Roane County: 12.116 %Robertson County: 10.074 %Rutherford County: 10.979 %Scott County: 9.798 %Sequatchie County: 10.555 %Sevier County: 11.115 %Shelby County: 10.359 %Smith County: 9.36 %Stewart County: 10.843 %Sullivan County: 11.205 %Sumner County: 10.95 %Tipton County: 6.566 %Trousdale County: 10.023 %Unicoi County: 8.744 %Union County: 11.894 %Van Buren County: 6.904 %Warren County: 15.055 %Washington County: 8.598 %Wayne County: 7.21 %Weakley County: 7.425 %White County: 8.232 %Williamson County: 11.391 %Wilson County: 10.513 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Pickett County: 31.952 %Pickett County31.952Campbell County: 19.359 %Campbell County19.359Hickman County: 16.244 %Hickman County16.244Polk County: 15.697 %Polk County15.697Jackson County: 15.096 %Jackson County15.096Warren County: 15.055 %Warren County15.055Hancock County: 14.402 %Hancock County14.402Meigs County: 14.128 %Meigs County14.128Fayette County: 13.68 %Fayette County13.68Clay County: 13.448 %Clay County13.448Gibson County: 13.159 %Gibson County13.159Hawkins County: 12.979 %Hawkins County12.979Perry County: 12.896 %Perry County12.896McNairy County: 12.419 %McNairy County12.419Haywood County: 12.333 %Haywood County12.333Macon County: 12.163 %Macon County12.163Roane County: 12.116 %Roane County12.116Carroll County: 12.008 %Carroll County12.008Union County: 11.894 %Union County11.894Hamblen County: 11.815 %Hamblen County11.815Henry County: 11.807 %Henry County11.807Chester County: 11.454 %Chester County11.454Williamson County: 11.391 %Williamson County11.391Houston County: 11.23 %Houston County11.23Marion County: 11.207 %Marion County11.207Sullivan County: 11.205 %Sullivan County11.205Sevier County: 11.115 %Sevier County11.115Montgomery County: 11.07 %Montgomery County11.07Lake County: 11.034 %Lake County11.034Rutherford County: 10.979 %Rutherford County10.979Morgan County: 10.969 %Morgan County10.969Sumner County: 10.95 %Sumner County10.95Jefferson County: 10.878 %Jefferson County10.878Stewart County: 10.843 %Stewart County10.843Davidson County: 10.702 %Davidson County10.702Benton County: 10.609 %Benton County10.609Sequatchie County: 10.555 %Sequatchie County10.555Wilson County: 10.513 %Wilson County10.513Cheatham County: 10.502 %Cheatham County10.502Shelby County: 10.359 %Shelby County10.359Pickett County: 31.952 %Pickett County31.952Campbell County: 19.359 %Campbell County19.359Hickman County: 16.244 %Hickman County16.244Polk County: 15.697 %Polk County15.697Jackson County: 15.096 %Jackson County15.096Warren County: 15.055 %Warren County15.055Hancock County: 14.402 %Hancock County14.402Meigs County: 14.128 %Meigs County14.128Fayette County: 13.68 %Fayette County13.68Clay County: 13.448 %Clay County13.448Gibson County: 13.159 %Gibson County13.159Hawkins County: 12.979 %Hawkins County12.979Perry County: 12.896 %Perry County12.896McNairy County: 12.419 %McNairy County12.419Haywood County: 12.333 %Haywood County12.333Macon County: 12.163 %Macon County12.163Roane County: 12.116 %Roane County12.116Carroll County: 12.008 %Carroll County12.008Union County: 11.894 %Union County11.894Hamblen County: 11.815 %Hamblen County11.815Henry County: 11.807 %Henry County11.807Chester County: 11.454 %Chester County11.454Williamson County: 11.391 %Williamson County11.391Houston County: 11.23 %Houston County11.23Marion County: 11.207 %Marion County11.207Sullivan County: 11.205 %Sullivan County11.205Sevier County: 11.115 %Sevier County11.115Montgomery County: 11.07 %Montgomery County11.07Lake County: 11.034 %Lake County11.034Rutherford County: 10.979 %Rutherford County10.979Morgan County: 10.969 %Morgan County10.969Sumner County: 10.95 %Sumner County10.95Jefferson County: 10.878 %Jefferson County10.878Stewart County: 10.843 %Stewart County10.843Davidson County: 10.702 %Davidson County10.702Benton County: 10.609 %Benton County10.609Sequatchie County: 10.555 %Sequatchie County10.555Wilson County: 10.513 %Wilson County10.513Cheatham County: 10.502 %Cheatham County10.502Shelby County: 10.359 %Shelby County10.359
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Pickett County31.952+17.81 pts
2Campbell County19.359+7.78 pts
3Hickman County16.244+6.26 pts
4Polk County15.697+3.18 pts
5Jackson County15.096-2.11 pts
6Warren County15.055+1.77 pts
7Hancock County14.402+3.24 pts
8Meigs County14.128+5.63 pts
9Fayette County13.68+4.72 pts
10Clay County13.448+3.42 pts
11Gibson County13.159-0.31 pts
12Hawkins County12.979+3.88 pts
13Perry County12.896+1.59 pts
14McNairy County12.419-0.1 pts
15Haywood County12.333-0.58 pts
16Macon County12.163+0.68 pts
17Roane County12.116+2.5 pts
18Carroll County12.008-2.69 pts
19Union County11.894+4.14 pts
20Hamblen County11.815+3.03 pts
21Henry County11.807+2.09 pts
22Chester County11.454-2.08 pts
23Williamson County11.391-0 pts
24Houston County11.23-5.63 pts
25Marion County11.207+0.46 pts
26Sullivan County11.205+0.16 pts
27Sevier County11.115+0.71 pts
28Montgomery County11.07+0.82 pts
29Lake County11.034-2.46 pts
30Rutherford County10.979+3.54 pts
31Morgan County10.969-1.24 pts
32Sumner County10.95-0.21 pts
33Jefferson County10.878+4.33 pts
34Stewart County10.843+2.04 pts
35Davidson County10.702-0.02 pts
36Benton County10.609-4.36 pts
37Sequatchie County10.555+1.19 pts
38Wilson County10.513-0.1 pts
39Cheatham County10.502+1.57 pts
40Shelby County10.359-1.11 pts
41Cannon County10.347+1.75 pts
42Grundy County10.209-5.33 pts
43Carter County10.208-1.98 pts
44Decatur County10.195+2.79 pts
45Crockett County10.136-0.7 pts
46Robertson County10.074+2.43 pts
47Trousdale County10.023-0.88 pts
48Loudon County9.874+0.07 pts
49Knox County9.818-0.79 pts
50Scott County9.798-1.51 pts
51Grainger County9.573+0.6 pts
52Obion County9.442-0.81 pts
53Overton County9.377-2.28 pts
54Smith County9.36-1.03 pts
55Hamilton County9.086+0.24 pts
56Coffee County9.071+0.21 pts
57Greene County9.032+0.89 pts
58Cumberland County9.002+2.55 pts
59Henderson County8.939-6.18 pts
60Unicoi County8.744-2.19 pts
61Anderson County8.696-1.11 pts
62Washington County8.598-1.71 pts
63Cocke County8.597-2.35 pts
64Blount County8.36-1.82 pts
65Bradley County8.354-0.4 pts
66White County8.232-2.24 pts
67Madison County8.086-1.51 pts
68Putnam County7.945-1.3 pts
69Humphreys County7.839-1.25 pts
70Maury County7.683-3.04 pts
71Dyer County7.468-3.52 pts
72Giles County7.44-7.94 pts
73Weakley County7.425-4.55 pts
74Wayne County7.21-0.23 pts
75Dickson County7.14-3.42 pts
76Lawrence County7.023-5.45 pts
77Hardin County6.973-3.18 pts
78Van Buren County6.904-21.7 pts
79Rhea County6.82-8.23 pts
80Bedford County6.788-0.48 pts
81Hardeman County6.674-2 pts
82Marshall County6.628-1.48 pts
83McMinn County6.612-1.79 pts
84DeKalb County6.588+1.57 pts
85Lewis County6.581-0.71 pts
86Tipton County6.566-3.11 pts
87Lauderdale County6.444-8.3 pts
88Lincoln County6.194-2.34 pts
89Franklin County6.179-0.81 pts
90Claiborne County5.992-0.04 pts
91Monroe County5.946-4.95 pts
92Johnson County5.757-4.18 pts
93Bledsoe County5.725-6.36 pts
94Fentress County5.664-3.63 pts
95Moore County2.248-2.58 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Pickett County, with 31.952% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Moore County, with 2.248% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

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

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