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Cities in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Nolensville, TN had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 65 cities in 2022, at 75.4%. Paris, TN had the lowest, at 50.6%. The median was 62.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 61.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.4Nolensville, TN
Lowest50.6Paris, TN
Median62.965 cities
Tennessee61.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Nolensville, TN: 75.4 %Nolensville, TN75.4La Vergne, TN: 74.4 %La Vergne, TN74.4Arlington, TN: 73.7 %Arlington, TN73.7Smyrna, TN: 73.5 %Smyrna, TN73.5Spring Hill, TN: 72.7 %Spring Hill, TN72.7Murfreesboro, TN: 72.2 %Murfreesboro, TN72.2Portland, TN: 71.9 %Portland, TN71.9Nashville, TN: 71.9 %Nashville, TN71.9White House, TN: 71.8 %White House, TN71.8Red Bank, TN: 71.7 %Red Bank, TN71.7Franklin, TN: 70.2 %Franklin, TN70.2Mount Juliet, TN: 69.3 %Mount Juliet, TN69.3Hendersonville, TN: 69.1 %Hendersonville, TN69.1Alcoa, TN: 68.8 %Alcoa, TN68.8Fairview, TN: 68.1 %Fairview, TN68.1Shelbyville, TN: 68 %Shelbyville, TN68Collegedale, TN: 67.5 %Collegedale, TN67.5Oakland, TN: 67.4 %Oakland, TN67.4Clarksville, TN: 67.4 %Clarksville, TN67.4East Ridge, TN: 66.7 %East Ridge, TN66.7Collierville, TN: 66.6 %Collierville, TN66.6Goodlettsville, TN: 66.4 %Goodlettsville, TN66.4Dickson, TN: 65.5 %Dickson, TN65.5Atoka, TN: 65.5 %Atoka, TN65.5Columbia, TN: 64.4 %Columbia, TN64.4Chattanooga, TN: 64 %Chattanooga, TN64Memphis, TN: 63.6 %Memphis, TN63.6Knoxville, TN: 63.5 %Knoxville, TN63.5Lebanon, TN: 63.5 %Lebanon, TN63.5Brentwood, TN: 63.2 %Brentwood, TN63.2Gallatin, TN: 63.1 %Gallatin, TN63.1Bartlett, TN: 63 %Bartlett, TN63Lakeland, TN: 62.9 %Lakeland, TN62.9Manchester, TN: 62.7 %Manchester, TN62.7Farragut, TN: 62.6 %Farragut, TN62.6Johnson City, TN: 62 %Johnson City, TN62Germantown, TN: 61.8 %Germantown, TN61.8Cleveland, TN: 61.4 %Cleveland, TN61.4Jackson, TN: 61.4 %Jackson, TN61.4Lenoir City, TN: 60.5 %Lenoir City, TN60.5Nolensville, TN: 75.4 %Nolensville, TN75.4La Vergne, TN: 74.4 %La Vergne, TN74.4Arlington, TN: 73.7 %Arlington, TN73.7Smyrna, TN: 73.5 %Smyrna, TN73.5Spring Hill, TN: 72.7 %Spring Hill, TN72.7Murfreesboro, TN: 72.2 %Murfreesboro, TN72.2Portland, TN: 71.9 %Portland, TN71.9Nashville, TN: 71.9 %Nashville, TN71.9White House, TN: 71.8 %White House, TN71.8Red Bank, TN: 71.7 %Red Bank, TN71.7Franklin, TN: 70.2 %Franklin, TN70.2Mount Juliet, TN: 69.3 %Mount Juliet, TN69.3Hendersonville, TN: 69.1 %Hendersonville, TN69.1Alcoa, TN: 68.8 %Alcoa, TN68.8Fairview, TN: 68.1 %Fairview, TN68.1Shelbyville, TN: 68 %Shelbyville, TN68Collegedale, TN: 67.5 %Collegedale, TN67.5Oakland, TN: 67.4 %Oakland, TN67.4Clarksville, TN: 67.4 %Clarksville, TN67.4East Ridge, TN: 66.7 %East Ridge, TN66.7Collierville, TN: 66.6 %Collierville, TN66.6Goodlettsville, TN: 66.4 %Goodlettsville, TN66.4Dickson, TN: 65.5 %Dickson, TN65.5Atoka, TN: 65.5 %Atoka, TN65.5Columbia, TN: 64.4 %Columbia, TN64.4Chattanooga, TN: 64 %Chattanooga, TN64Memphis, TN: 63.6 %Memphis, TN63.6Knoxville, TN: 63.5 %Knoxville, TN63.5Lebanon, TN: 63.5 %Lebanon, TN63.5Brentwood, TN: 63.2 %Brentwood, TN63.2Gallatin, TN: 63.1 %Gallatin, TN63.1Bartlett, TN: 63 %Bartlett, TN63Lakeland, TN: 62.9 %Lakeland, TN62.9Manchester, TN: 62.7 %Manchester, TN62.7Farragut, TN: 62.6 %Farragut, TN62.6Johnson City, TN: 62 %Johnson City, TN62Germantown, TN: 61.8 %Germantown, TN61.8Cleveland, TN: 61.4 %Cleveland, TN61.4Jackson, TN: 61.4 %Jackson, TN61.4Lenoir City, TN: 60.5 %Lenoir City, TN60.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nolensville, TN75.4+0.7 pts
2La Vergne, TN74.4+0.7 pts
3Arlington, TN73.7+1.6 pts
4Smyrna, TN73.5-0.3 pts
5Spring Hill, TN72.7-0.3 pts
6Murfreesboro, TN72.2+0.5 pts
7Portland, TN71.9+1.8 pts
8Nashville, TN71.9-0 pts
9White House, TN71.8+1 pts
10Red Bank, TN71.7+2.8 pts
11Franklin, TN70.2-0.9 pts
12Mount Juliet, TN69.3-0.6 pts
13Hendersonville, TN69.1-0.6 pts
14Alcoa, TN68.8-0.9 pts
15Fairview, TN68.1-1.2 pts
16Shelbyville, TN68+0.7 pts
17Collegedale, TN67.5+0.3 pts
18Oakland, TN67.4+3.6 pts
19Clarksville, TN67.40 pts
20East Ridge, TN66.7-0.5 pts
21Collierville, TN66.60 pts
22Goodlettsville, TN66.4-1.4 pts
23Dickson, TN65.5+1.5 pts
24Atoka, TN65.5-0.8 pts
25Columbia, TN64.4-2 pts
26Chattanooga, TN64+1 pts
27Memphis, TN63.6+0.3 pts
28Knoxville, TN63.50 pts
28Lebanon, TN63.5+0.9 pts
30Brentwood, TN63.2-1.4 pts
31Gallatin, TN63.1-0.2 pts
32Bartlett, TN63-0.3 pts
33Lakeland, TN62.9-2.4 pts
34Manchester, TN62.7+0.8 pts
35Farragut, TN62.6+3.1 pts
36Johnson City, TN62+1.5 pts
37Germantown, TN61.8-1.6 pts
38Cleveland, TN61.4-0.6 pts
39Jackson, TN61.4+1.9 pts
40Lenoir City, TN60.5-1.1 pts
41Union City, TN60.3+3.4 pts
42Cookeville, TN60+0.3 pts
43Tullahoma, TN59.9+0.1 pts
44Springfield, TN59.9-0.7 pts
45Maryville, TN59.8-0.8 pts
46Lewisburg, TN59.2-0.3 pts
47Winchester, TN58.4+3.1 pts
48Bristol, TN57.9-0.1 pts
49Sevierville, TN57.8+0.9 pts
50Oak Ridge, TN56.8-0.9 pts
51Millington, TN56.6-2.1 pts
52Soddy-Daisy, TN56.4+1.9 pts
53Clinton, TN56.2+0.6 pts
54Athens, TN55.4+0.5 pts
55Morristown, TN55-1 pts
56Dyersburg, TN54.8-2.3 pts
57Kingsport, TN53.6+1.3 pts
58Lawrenceburg, TN53.1+0.4 pts
59Martin, TN52.6+0.8 pts
60Crossville, TN52.4-1.5 pts
61Hartsville, TN52.2-1.4 pts
62Greeneville, TN51.6-0.2 pts
63McMinnville, TN51.4-0.5 pts
64Elizabethton, TN50.6+2.4 pts
64Paris, TN50.6+1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Nolensville, TN, with 75.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Paris, TN, with 50.6% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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