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

Red Bank, TN had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 65 cities in 2023, at 73.8%. Paris, TN had the lowest, at 50.5%. The median was 63% and the figure for Tennessee was 62.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.8Red Bank, TN
Lowest50.5Paris, TN
Median6365 cities
Tennessee62.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Red Bank, TN: 73.8 %Red Bank, TN73.8La Vergne, TN: 73.6 %La Vergne, TN73.6Smyrna, TN: 73.5 %Smyrna, TN73.5Nolensville, TN: 73.2 %Nolensville, TN73.2Arlington, TN: 72.7 %Arlington, TN72.7Spring Hill, TN: 72.5 %Spring Hill, TN72.5Nashville, TN: 72.2 %Nashville, TN72.2Murfreesboro, TN: 72.2 %Murfreesboro, TN72.2White House, TN: 72 %White House, TN72Portland, TN: 71.9 %Portland, TN71.9Mount Juliet, TN: 70 %Mount Juliet, TN70Franklin, TN: 69.6 %Franklin, TN69.6Hendersonville, TN: 69.3 %Hendersonville, TN69.3Fairview, TN: 68.8 %Fairview, TN68.8Shelbyville, TN: 68.1 %Shelbyville, TN68.1Alcoa, TN: 67.8 %Alcoa, TN67.8Clarksville, TN: 67.7 %Clarksville, TN67.7East Ridge, TN: 67.6 %East Ridge, TN67.6Oakland, TN: 67.3 %Oakland, TN67.3Goodlettsville, TN: 66.9 %Goodlettsville, TN66.9Dickson, TN: 66.4 %Dickson, TN66.4Lakeland, TN: 66.1 %Lakeland, TN66.1Collierville, TN: 66 %Collierville, TN66Gallatin, TN: 65.1 %Gallatin, TN65.1Atoka, TN: 64.9 %Atoka, TN64.9Columbia, TN: 64.5 %Columbia, TN64.5Bartlett, TN: 64.4 %Bartlett, TN64.4Chattanooga, TN: 64.3 %Chattanooga, TN64.3Lebanon, TN: 64.1 %Lebanon, TN64.1Memphis, TN: 63.9 %Memphis, TN63.9Farragut, TN: 63.5 %Farragut, TN63.5Knoxville, TN: 63.5 %Knoxville, TN63.5Springfield, TN: 63 %Springfield, TN63Johnson City, TN: 62.6 %Johnson City, TN62.6Maryville, TN: 62.5 %Maryville, TN62.5Manchester, TN: 62.3 %Manchester, TN62.3Collegedale, TN: 62.2 %Collegedale, TN62.2Germantown, TN: 61.7 %Germantown, TN61.7Brentwood, TN: 61.7 %Brentwood, TN61.7Sevierville, TN: 61.4 %Sevierville, TN61.4Red Bank, TN: 73.8 %Red Bank, TN73.8La Vergne, TN: 73.6 %La Vergne, TN73.6Smyrna, TN: 73.5 %Smyrna, TN73.5Nolensville, TN: 73.2 %Nolensville, TN73.2Arlington, TN: 72.7 %Arlington, TN72.7Spring Hill, TN: 72.5 %Spring Hill, TN72.5Nashville, TN: 72.2 %Nashville, TN72.2Murfreesboro, TN: 72.2 %Murfreesboro, TN72.2White House, TN: 72 %White House, TN72Portland, TN: 71.9 %Portland, TN71.9Mount Juliet, TN: 70 %Mount Juliet, TN70Franklin, TN: 69.6 %Franklin, TN69.6Hendersonville, TN: 69.3 %Hendersonville, TN69.3Fairview, TN: 68.8 %Fairview, TN68.8Shelbyville, TN: 68.1 %Shelbyville, TN68.1Alcoa, TN: 67.8 %Alcoa, TN67.8Clarksville, TN: 67.7 %Clarksville, TN67.7East Ridge, TN: 67.6 %East Ridge, TN67.6Oakland, TN: 67.3 %Oakland, TN67.3Goodlettsville, TN: 66.9 %Goodlettsville, TN66.9Dickson, TN: 66.4 %Dickson, TN66.4Lakeland, TN: 66.1 %Lakeland, TN66.1Collierville, TN: 66 %Collierville, TN66Gallatin, TN: 65.1 %Gallatin, TN65.1Atoka, TN: 64.9 %Atoka, TN64.9Columbia, TN: 64.5 %Columbia, TN64.5Bartlett, TN: 64.4 %Bartlett, TN64.4Chattanooga, TN: 64.3 %Chattanooga, TN64.3Lebanon, TN: 64.1 %Lebanon, TN64.1Memphis, TN: 63.9 %Memphis, TN63.9Farragut, TN: 63.5 %Farragut, TN63.5Knoxville, TN: 63.5 %Knoxville, TN63.5Springfield, TN: 63 %Springfield, TN63Johnson City, TN: 62.6 %Johnson City, TN62.6Maryville, TN: 62.5 %Maryville, TN62.5Manchester, TN: 62.3 %Manchester, TN62.3Collegedale, TN: 62.2 %Collegedale, TN62.2Germantown, TN: 61.7 %Germantown, TN61.7Brentwood, TN: 61.7 %Brentwood, TN61.7Sevierville, TN: 61.4 %Sevierville, TN61.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Red Bank, TN73.8+2.1 pts
2La Vergne, TN73.6-0.8 pts
3Smyrna, TN73.5-0 pts
4Nolensville, TN73.2-2.2 pts
5Arlington, TN72.7-1 pts
6Spring Hill, TN72.5-0.2 pts
7Nashville, TN72.2+0.4 pts
8Murfreesboro, TN72.20 pts
9White House, TN72+0.1 pts
10Portland, TN71.9-0.1 pts
11Mount Juliet, TN70+0.7 pts
12Franklin, TN69.6-0.6 pts
13Hendersonville, TN69.3+0.2 pts
14Fairview, TN68.8+0.8 pts
15Shelbyville, TN68.1+0.1 pts
16Alcoa, TN67.8-1 pts
17Clarksville, TN67.7+0.3 pts
18East Ridge, TN67.6+0.9 pts
19Oakland, TN67.3-0.2 pts
20Goodlettsville, TN66.9+0.5 pts
21Dickson, TN66.4+0.9 pts
22Lakeland, TN66.1+3.1 pts
23Collierville, TN66-0.5 pts
24Gallatin, TN65.1+2.1 pts
25Atoka, TN64.9-0.6 pts
26Columbia, TN64.5+0.1 pts
27Bartlett, TN64.4+1.5 pts
28Chattanooga, TN64.3+0.3 pts
29Lebanon, TN64.1+0.6 pts
30Memphis, TN63.9+0.3 pts
31Farragut, TN63.5+0.9 pts
32Knoxville, TN63.50 pts
33Springfield, TN63+3.2 pts
34Johnson City, TN62.6+0.6 pts
35Maryville, TN62.5+2.7 pts
36Manchester, TN62.3-0.4 pts
37Collegedale, TN62.2-5.3 pts
38Germantown, TN61.7-0.1 pts
39Brentwood, TN61.7-1.5 pts
40Sevierville, TN61.4+3.7 pts
41Jackson, TN61.2-0.2 pts
42Cleveland, TN60.9-0.5 pts
43Cookeville, TN60.7+0.7 pts
44Lewisburg, TN60.1+0.9 pts
45Bristol, TN59.7+1.7 pts
46Millington, TN59.2+2.5 pts
47Tullahoma, TN59.1-0.8 pts
48Oak Ridge, TN58.2+1.4 pts
49Winchester, TN57.9-0.4 pts
50Soddy-Daisy, TN57.8+1.3 pts
51Union City, TN57.7-2.5 pts
52Athens, TN57.6+2.2 pts
53Morristown, TN57.3+2.3 pts
54Clinton, TN56.6+0.4 pts
55Lenoir City, TN56.5-4 pts
56Lawrenceburg, TN55+1.9 pts
57Martin, TN55+2.4 pts
58Dyersburg, TN54.9+0.1 pts
59Kingsport, TN54.5+0.9 pts
60Greeneville, TN53.4+1.8 pts
61McMinnville, TN53.2+1.9 pts
62Hartsville, TN52.6+0.4 pts
63Crossville, TN52-0.4 pts
64Elizabethton, TN51.2+0.7 pts
65Paris, TN50.5-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Red Bank, TN, with 73.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Paris, TN, with 50.5% in 2023.

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