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Counties in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Davidson County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 95 counties in 2024, at 72.3%. Lake County had the lowest, at 30.6%. The median was 55.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 62.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.3Davidson County
Lowest30.6Lake County
Median55.195 counties
Tennessee62.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 58.1 %Bedford County: 63.6 %Benton County: 50.4 %Bledsoe County: 47.7 %Blount County: 61 %Bradley County: 61.7 %Campbell County: 51.5 %Cannon County: 55.9 %Carroll County: 53.3 %Carter County: 52.6 %Cheatham County: 66.2 %Chester County: 53.9 %Claiborne County: 52.5 %Clay County: 45.9 %Cocke County: 53.5 %Coffee County: 59.7 %Crockett County: 62.8 %Cumberland County: 45.9 %Davidson County: 72.3 %Decatur County: 50.7 %DeKalb County: 55.6 %Dickson County: 63.6 %Dyer County: 58.6 %Fayette County: 59.4 %Fentress County: 46.5 %Franklin County: 56.6 %Gibson County: 58.9 %Giles County: 56.6 %Grainger County: 52.1 %Greene County: 53 %Grundy County: 50.1 %Hamblen County: 58.5 %Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hancock County: 46.6 %Hardeman County: 47.6 %Hardin County: 51.6 %Hawkins County: 50.7 %Haywood County: 56.5 %Henderson County: 53.1 %Henry County: 52.3 %Hickman County: 57.1 %Houston County: 53.4 %Humphreys County: 54.8 %Jackson County: 53.4 %Jefferson County: 60.1 %Johnson County: 44.6 %Knox County: 65 %Lake County: 30.6 %Lauderdale County: 47.5 %Lawrence County: 58.7 %Lewis County: 58.2 %Lincoln County: 58.7 %Loudon County: 54.9 %McMinn County: 56.2 %McNairy County: 53.6 %Macon County: 61.1 %Madison County: 61.6 %Marion County: 54.1 %Marshall County: 62 %Maury County: 63.9 %Meigs County: 50.8 %Monroe County: 50.9 %Montgomery County: 67.5 %Moore County: 58.2 %Morgan County: 46.9 %Obion County: 54.8 %Overton County: 57.9 %Perry County: 54.6 %Pickett County: 47.8 %Polk County: 53.5 %Putnam County: 61.3 %Rhea County: 52.8 %Roane County: 54.3 %Robertson County: 66.5 %Rutherford County: 71.7 %Scott County: 53.9 %Sequatchie County: 48.9 %Sevier County: 62.4 %Shelby County: 64.7 %Smith County: 61.3 %Stewart County: 53.1 %Sullivan County: 56.2 %Sumner County: 67.4 %Tipton County: 60.3 %Trousdale County: 52.5 %Unicoi County: 54 %Union County: 55.3 %Van Buren County: 52 %Warren County: 57.8 %Washington County: 59.8 %Wayne County: 47 %Weakley County: 55.1 %White County: 54.4 %Williamson County: 66.4 %Wilson County: 66.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Davidson County: 72.3 %Davidson County72.3Rutherford County: 71.7 %Rutherford County71.7Montgomery County: 67.5 %Montgomery County67.5Sumner County: 67.4 %Sumner County67.4Robertson County: 66.5 %Robertson County66.5Williamson County: 66.4 %Williamson County66.4Wilson County: 66.4 %Wilson County66.4Cheatham County: 66.2 %Cheatham County66.2Knox County: 65 %Knox County65Shelby County: 64.7 %Shelby County64.7Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hamilton County64.1Maury County: 63.9 %Maury County63.9Bedford County: 63.6 %Bedford County63.6Dickson County: 63.6 %Dickson County63.6Crockett County: 62.8 %Crockett County62.8Sevier County: 62.4 %Sevier County62.4Marshall County: 62 %Marshall County62Bradley County: 61.7 %Bradley County61.7Madison County: 61.6 %Madison County61.6Putnam County: 61.3 %Putnam County61.3Smith County: 61.3 %Smith County61.3Macon County: 61.1 %Macon County61.1Blount County: 61 %Blount County61Tipton County: 60.3 %Tipton County60.3Jefferson County: 60.1 %Jefferson County60.1Washington County: 59.8 %Washington County59.8Coffee County: 59.7 %Coffee County59.7Fayette County: 59.4 %Fayette County59.4Gibson County: 58.9 %Gibson County58.9Lawrence County: 58.7 %Lawrence County58.7Lincoln County: 58.7 %Lincoln County58.7Dyer County: 58.6 %Dyer County58.6Hamblen County: 58.5 %Hamblen County58.5Lewis County: 58.2 %Lewis County58.2Moore County: 58.2 %Moore County58.2Anderson County: 58.1 %Anderson County58.1Overton County: 57.9 %Overton County57.9Warren County: 57.8 %Warren County57.8Hickman County: 57.1 %Hickman County57.1Franklin County: 56.6 %Franklin County56.6Davidson County: 72.3 %Davidson County72.3Rutherford County: 71.7 %Rutherford County71.7Montgomery County: 67.5 %Montgomery County67.5Sumner County: 67.4 %Sumner County67.4Robertson County: 66.5 %Robertson County66.5Williamson County: 66.4 %Williamson County66.4Wilson County: 66.4 %Wilson County66.4Cheatham County: 66.2 %Cheatham County66.2Knox County: 65 %Knox County65Shelby County: 64.7 %Shelby County64.7Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hamilton County64.1Maury County: 63.9 %Maury County63.9Bedford County: 63.6 %Bedford County63.6Dickson County: 63.6 %Dickson County63.6Crockett County: 62.8 %Crockett County62.8Sevier County: 62.4 %Sevier County62.4Marshall County: 62 %Marshall County62Bradley County: 61.7 %Bradley County61.7Madison County: 61.6 %Madison County61.6Putnam County: 61.3 %Putnam County61.3Smith County: 61.3 %Smith County61.3Macon County: 61.1 %Macon County61.1Blount County: 61 %Blount County61Tipton County: 60.3 %Tipton County60.3Jefferson County: 60.1 %Jefferson County60.1Washington County: 59.8 %Washington County59.8Coffee County: 59.7 %Coffee County59.7Fayette County: 59.4 %Fayette County59.4Gibson County: 58.9 %Gibson County58.9Lawrence County: 58.7 %Lawrence County58.7Lincoln County: 58.7 %Lincoln County58.7Dyer County: 58.6 %Dyer County58.6Hamblen County: 58.5 %Hamblen County58.5Lewis County: 58.2 %Lewis County58.2Moore County: 58.2 %Moore County58.2Anderson County: 58.1 %Anderson County58.1Overton County: 57.9 %Overton County57.9Warren County: 57.8 %Warren County57.8Hickman County: 57.1 %Hickman County57.1Franklin County: 56.6 %Franklin County56.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Davidson County72.3+0.3 pts
2Rutherford County71.7+0.4 pts
3Montgomery County67.5+0.5 pts
4Sumner County67.4+0.4 pts
5Robertson County66.5+1.3 pts
6Williamson County66.4-0.6 pts
7Wilson County66.4+0.2 pts
8Cheatham County66.2+1.1 pts
9Knox County65+0.4 pts
10Shelby County64.7-0.1 pts
11Hamilton County64.1+0.1 pts
12Maury County63.9-0.5 pts
13Bedford County63.6+0.7 pts
14Dickson County63.6+0.9 pts
15Crockett County62.8+2 pts
16Sevier County62.4+0.8 pts
17Marshall County62-0.9 pts
18Bradley County61.7+0.1 pts
19Madison County61.6+0.2 pts
20Putnam County61.3+0.3 pts
20Smith County61.3+1.4 pts
22Macon County61.1-2.1 pts
23Blount County61+0.1 pts
24Tipton County60.3-0.8 pts
25Jefferson County60.1+0.9 pts
26Washington County59.8-0.2 pts
27Coffee County59.7+1 pts
28Fayette County59.4+1 pts
29Gibson County58.9+1.1 pts
30Lawrence County58.7+0.4 pts
31Lincoln County58.7+0.1 pts
32Dyer County58.6+1.2 pts
33Hamblen County58.5+0.6 pts
34Lewis County58.2+2.8 pts
35Moore County58.2+0.3 pts
36Anderson County58.1+1.3 pts
37Overton County57.9+1.1 pts
38Warren County57.8+0.7 pts
39Hickman County57.1+3 pts
40Franklin County56.6-0.6 pts
40Giles County56.6-0.4 pts
42Haywood County56.5+1.6 pts
43McMinn County56.2+0.8 pts
44Sullivan County56.2-0.4 pts
45Cannon County55.9+0.3 pts
46DeKalb County55.6+1.3 pts
47Union County55.3+0.5 pts
48Weakley County55.1+1.3 pts
49Loudon County54.9+0.3 pts
50Obion County54.8-0.1 pts
51Humphreys County54.8-0.6 pts
52Perry County54.6+2.8 pts
53White County54.4-0.1 pts
54Roane County54.3+0.7 pts
55Marion County54.1+0.8 pts
56Unicoi County54+0.2 pts
57Scott County53.9+1.7 pts
58Chester County53.9+0.8 pts
59McNairy County53.6+1.7 pts
60Polk County53.5-1.3 pts
61Cocke County53.5+0.5 pts
62Houston County53.4+0.9 pts
63Jackson County53.4+2.9 pts
64Carroll County53.3-1.5 pts
65Stewart County53.1+1.1 pts
66Henderson County53.1-0.8 pts
67Greene County53+0.7 pts
68Rhea County52.8-1 pts
69Carter County52.6+0.5 pts
70Claiborne County52.5+0.4 pts
70Trousdale County52.5-0.1 pts
72Henry County52.3+1.5 pts
73Grainger County52.1-0.6 pts
74Van Buren County52-1 pts
75Hardin County51.6+1.7 pts
76Campbell County51.5-0.3 pts
77Monroe County50.9-0.6 pts
78Meigs County50.8+1.1 pts
79Decatur County50.7+2.1 pts
80Hawkins County50.7+0.3 pts
81Benton County50.4+0.8 pts
82Grundy County50.1+0.7 pts
83Sequatchie County48.9+0.5 pts
84Pickett County47.8+4.1 pts
85Bledsoe County47.7+1.3 pts
86Hardeman County47.6-0.1 pts
87Lauderdale County47.5-0.3 pts
88Wayne County47-1.3 pts
89Morgan County46.9+0.2 pts
90Hancock County46.6+1.4 pts
91Fentress County46.5-1.2 pts
92Clay County45.9-0.5 pts
93Cumberland County45.9+0.3 pts
94Johnson County44.6+0.3 pts
95Lake County30.6+2.6 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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-counties. 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. Counties in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-counties.

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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, Counties in Tennessee by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-counties. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Davidson County, with 72.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lake County, with 30.6% in 2024.

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