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Counties in Tennessee by job destruction rate

Decatur County had the highest job destruction rate of 95 counties in 2022, at 27.395%. Meigs County had the lowest, at 3.944%. The median was 10.984% and the figure for Tennessee was 11.009%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.395Decatur County
Lowest3.944Meigs County
Median10.98495 counties
Tennessee11.009History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 9.465 %Bedford County: 13.125 %Benton County: 10.735 %Bledsoe County: 17.634 %Blount County: 9.126 %Bradley County: 9.811 %Campbell County: 10.721 %Cannon County: 12.301 %Carroll County: 15.959 %Carter County: 12.88 %Cheatham County: 11.636 %Chester County: 12.822 %Claiborne County: 7.401 %Clay County: 17.171 %Cocke County: 16.006 %Coffee County: 9.035 %Crockett County: 9.115 %Cumberland County: 9.797 %Davidson County: 9.909 %Decatur County: 27.395 %DeKalb County: 11.275 %Dickson County: 11.341 %Dyer County: 10.601 %Fayette County: 15.667 %Fentress County: 12.802 %Franklin County: 9.289 %Gibson County: 10.661 %Giles County: 10.265 %Grainger County: 9.117 %Greene County: 8.753 %Grundy County: 20.366 %Hamblen County: 6.998 %Hamilton County: 10.984 %Hancock County: 13.45 %Hardeman County: 15.641 %Hardin County: 12.304 %Hawkins County: 11.821 %Haywood County: 10.938 %Henderson County: 9.188 %Henry County: 13.33 %Hickman County: 12.043 %Houston County: 16.355 %Humphreys County: 13.031 %Jackson County: 10.559 %Jefferson County: 11.24 %Johnson County: 8.496 %Knox County: 10.898 %Lake County: 16.279 %Lauderdale County: 11.542 %Lawrence County: 10.671 %Lewis County: 15.095 %Lincoln County: 13.771 %Loudon County: 7.793 %McMinn County: 8.538 %McNairy County: 16.039 %Macon County: 9.387 %Madison County: 11.117 %Marion County: 9.606 %Marshall County: 13.748 %Maury County: 9.598 %Meigs County: 3.944 %Monroe County: 9.305 %Montgomery County: 9.496 %Moore County: 8.063 %Morgan County: 11.774 %Obion County: 11.301 %Overton County: 8.243 %Perry County: 14.653 %Pickett County: 13.799 %Polk County: 17.391 %Putnam County: 7.351 %Rhea County: 9.439 %Roane County: 10.861 %Robertson County: 9.691 %Rutherford County: 11.765 %Scott County: 13.044 %Sequatchie County: 7.885 %Sevier County: 12.015 %Shelby County: 12.801 %Smith County: 9.754 %Stewart County: 10.293 %Sullivan County: 10.365 %Sumner County: 9.986 %Tipton County: 13.067 %Trousdale County: 7.685 %Unicoi County: 8.68 %Union County: 8.727 %Van Buren County: 12.737 %Warren County: 17.683 %Washington County: 10.054 %Wayne County: 12.909 %Weakley County: 11.404 %White County: 12.097 %Williamson County: 13.034 %Wilson County: 9.635 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Decatur County: 27.395 %Decatur County27.395Grundy County: 20.366 %Grundy County20.366Warren County: 17.683 %Warren County17.683Bledsoe County: 17.634 %Bledsoe County17.634Polk County: 17.391 %Polk County17.391Clay County: 17.171 %Clay County17.171Houston County: 16.355 %Houston County16.355Lake County: 16.279 %Lake County16.279McNairy County: 16.039 %McNairy County16.039Cocke County: 16.006 %Cocke County16.006Carroll County: 15.959 %Carroll County15.959Fayette County: 15.667 %Fayette County15.667Hardeman County: 15.641 %Hardeman County15.641Lewis County: 15.095 %Lewis County15.095Perry County: 14.653 %Perry County14.653Pickett County: 13.799 %Pickett County13.799Lincoln County: 13.771 %Lincoln County13.771Marshall County: 13.748 %Marshall County13.748Hancock County: 13.45 %Hancock County13.45Henry County: 13.33 %Henry County13.33Bedford County: 13.125 %Bedford County13.125Tipton County: 13.067 %Tipton County13.067Scott County: 13.044 %Scott County13.044Williamson County: 13.034 %Williamson County13.034Humphreys County: 13.031 %Humphreys County13.031Wayne County: 12.909 %Wayne County12.909Carter County: 12.88 %Carter County12.88Chester County: 12.822 %Chester County12.822Fentress County: 12.802 %Fentress County12.802Shelby County: 12.801 %Shelby County12.801Van Buren County: 12.737 %Van Buren County12.737Hardin County: 12.304 %Hardin County12.304Cannon County: 12.301 %Cannon County12.301White County: 12.097 %White County12.097Hickman County: 12.043 %Hickman County12.043Sevier County: 12.015 %Sevier County12.015Hawkins County: 11.821 %Hawkins County11.821Morgan County: 11.774 %Morgan County11.774Rutherford County: 11.765 %Rutherford County11.765Cheatham County: 11.636 %Cheatham County11.636Decatur County: 27.395 %Decatur County27.395Grundy County: 20.366 %Grundy County20.366Warren County: 17.683 %Warren County17.683Bledsoe County: 17.634 %Bledsoe County17.634Polk County: 17.391 %Polk County17.391Clay County: 17.171 %Clay County17.171Houston County: 16.355 %Houston County16.355Lake County: 16.279 %Lake County16.279McNairy County: 16.039 %McNairy County16.039Cocke County: 16.006 %Cocke County16.006Carroll County: 15.959 %Carroll County15.959Fayette County: 15.667 %Fayette County15.667Hardeman County: 15.641 %Hardeman County15.641Lewis County: 15.095 %Lewis County15.095Perry County: 14.653 %Perry County14.653Pickett County: 13.799 %Pickett County13.799Lincoln County: 13.771 %Lincoln County13.771Marshall County: 13.748 %Marshall County13.748Hancock County: 13.45 %Hancock County13.45Henry County: 13.33 %Henry County13.33Bedford County: 13.125 %Bedford County13.125Tipton County: 13.067 %Tipton County13.067Scott County: 13.044 %Scott County13.044Williamson County: 13.034 %Williamson County13.034Humphreys County: 13.031 %Humphreys County13.031Wayne County: 12.909 %Wayne County12.909Carter County: 12.88 %Carter County12.88Chester County: 12.822 %Chester County12.822Fentress County: 12.802 %Fentress County12.802Shelby County: 12.801 %Shelby County12.801Van Buren County: 12.737 %Van Buren County12.737Hardin County: 12.304 %Hardin County12.304Cannon County: 12.301 %Cannon County12.301White County: 12.097 %White County12.097Hickman County: 12.043 %Hickman County12.043Sevier County: 12.015 %Sevier County12.015Hawkins County: 11.821 %Hawkins County11.821Morgan County: 11.774 %Morgan County11.774Rutherford County: 11.765 %Rutherford County11.765Cheatham County: 11.636 %Cheatham County11.636
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Decatur County27.395+16.03 pts
2Grundy County20.366+4.6 pts
3Warren County17.683+3.49 pts
4Bledsoe County17.634+4.14 pts
5Polk County17.391-0.89 pts
6Clay County17.171+8.89 pts
7Houston County16.355+4.91 pts
8Lake County16.279-4.83 pts
9McNairy County16.039-3.96 pts
10Cocke County16.006+6.69 pts
11Carroll County15.959+2.4 pts
12Fayette County15.667+5.38 pts
13Hardeman County15.641+2.88 pts
14Lewis County15.095+9.84 pts
15Perry County14.653-3 pts
16Pickett County13.799-3.08 pts
17Lincoln County13.771+2.4 pts
18Marshall County13.748-3.68 pts
19Hancock County13.45+3.49 pts
20Henry County13.33+0.65 pts
21Bedford County13.125+0.05 pts
22Tipton County13.067-2.25 pts
23Scott County13.044-4.74 pts
24Williamson County13.034-0.94 pts
25Humphreys County13.031+3.29 pts
26Wayne County12.909+4.8 pts
27Carter County12.88+1.11 pts
28Chester County12.822-7.23 pts
29Fentress County12.802-38.79 pts
30Shelby County12.801-2.07 pts
31Van Buren County12.737-8.34 pts
32Hardin County12.304+3.45 pts
33Cannon County12.301-4.44 pts
34White County12.097+2.15 pts
35Hickman County12.043+1.18 pts
36Sevier County12.015-4.32 pts
37Hawkins County11.821+3.31 pts
38Morgan County11.774-3.67 pts
39Rutherford County11.765-1.83 pts
40Cheatham County11.636-5.41 pts
41Lauderdale County11.542-1.51 pts
42Weakley County11.404-5.73 pts
43Dickson County11.341-2.43 pts
44Obion County11.301+0.4 pts
45DeKalb County11.275-11.97 pts
46Jefferson County11.24+2.25 pts
47Madison County11.117-0.67 pts
48Hamilton County10.984-2.04 pts
49Haywood County10.938+0.48 pts
50Knox County10.898-2.99 pts
51Roane County10.861-0.92 pts
52Benton County10.735-0.52 pts
53Campbell County10.721-2.47 pts
54Lawrence County10.671-2.87 pts
55Gibson County10.661-3.61 pts
56Dyer County10.601-0.34 pts
57Jackson County10.559+2.94 pts
58Sullivan County10.365-3.38 pts
59Stewart County10.293-0.94 pts
60Giles County10.265+2.48 pts
61Washington County10.054-1.47 pts
62Sumner County9.986-3.19 pts
63Davidson County9.909-8.83 pts
64Bradley County9.811-0.3 pts
65Cumberland County9.797-2.19 pts
66Smith County9.754+2.32 pts
67Robertson County9.691-4.63 pts
68Wilson County9.635-5.73 pts
69Marion County9.606-2.84 pts
70Maury County9.598-4.29 pts
71Montgomery County9.496-4.28 pts
72Anderson County9.465+2.18 pts
73Rhea County9.439-2.39 pts
74Macon County9.387-0.81 pts
75Monroe County9.305+0.42 pts
76Franklin County9.289-3.22 pts
77Henderson County9.188+0.1 pts
78Blount County9.126-2.09 pts
79Grainger County9.117+1.64 pts
80Crockett County9.115+0.47 pts
81Coffee County9.035-1.01 pts
82Greene County8.753+0.25 pts
83Union County8.727-0.43 pts
84Unicoi County8.68-0.45 pts
85McMinn County8.538-0.74 pts
86Johnson County8.496-0.97 pts
87Overton County8.243-9.44 pts
88Moore County8.063-0.02 pts
89Sequatchie County7.885-1.75 pts
90Loudon County7.793-4.39 pts
91Trousdale County7.685+0.58 pts
92Claiborne County7.401+0.6 pts
93Putnam County7.351-3.31 pts
94Hamblen County6.998-3.42 pts
95Meigs County3.944-1.69 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Decatur County, with 27.395% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Meigs County, with 3.944% in 2022.

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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