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

Davidson County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 95 counties in 2022, at 71.7%. Lake County had the lowest, at 30.7%. The median was 54.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 61.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.7Davidson County
Lowest30.7Lake County
Median54.795 counties
Tennessee61.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 55.6 %Bedford County: 62.1 %Benton County: 49.3 %Bledsoe County: 47.7 %Blount County: 60.5 %Bradley County: 61.3 %Campbell County: 51.2 %Cannon County: 56.5 %Carroll County: 54.7 %Carter County: 52.7 %Cheatham County: 64.8 %Chester County: 54.3 %Claiborne County: 51.7 %Clay County: 45.2 %Cocke County: 52.9 %Coffee County: 59.2 %Crockett County: 61.1 %Cumberland County: 45.8 %Davidson County: 71.7 %Decatur County: 50.8 %DeKalb County: 53.2 %Dickson County: 62.3 %Dyer County: 57.9 %Fayette County: 58.1 %Fentress County: 49.5 %Franklin County: 56.6 %Gibson County: 57.7 %Giles County: 55.9 %Grainger County: 52.4 %Greene County: 52.9 %Grundy County: 51.7 %Hamblen County: 56.6 %Hamilton County: 63.8 %Hancock County: 44.8 %Hardeman County: 48.7 %Hardin County: 49.8 %Hawkins County: 50.5 %Haywood County: 55.2 %Henderson County: 54.7 %Henry County: 50.7 %Hickman County: 53.8 %Houston County: 50.9 %Humphreys County: 56.4 %Jackson County: 51.8 %Jefferson County: 58.1 %Johnson County: 43.8 %Knox County: 64.2 %Lake County: 30.7 %Lauderdale County: 49.1 %Lawrence County: 57.5 %Lewis County: 54.1 %Lincoln County: 59.2 %Loudon County: 54.9 %McMinn County: 55.1 %McNairy County: 49.6 %Macon County: 61.7 %Madison County: 61.1 %Marion County: 54.7 %Marshall County: 62.4 %Maury County: 64 %Meigs County: 51.3 %Monroe County: 51.5 %Montgomery County: 66.9 %Moore County: 56.7 %Morgan County: 45.7 %Obion County: 57 %Overton County: 57.5 %Perry County: 51.3 %Pickett County: 42.8 %Polk County: 54.6 %Putnam County: 61 %Rhea County: 52.8 %Roane County: 55.2 %Robertson County: 64.3 %Rutherford County: 71.2 %Scott County: 50.5 %Sequatchie County: 50 %Sevier County: 60.6 %Shelby County: 64.5 %Smith County: 59.1 %Stewart County: 52.6 %Sullivan County: 55.9 %Sumner County: 66.2 %Tipton County: 61.3 %Trousdale County: 52.2 %Unicoi County: 54.2 %Union County: 53.8 %Van Buren County: 49.5 %Warren County: 56.4 %Washington County: 59.7 %Wayne County: 47.5 %Weakley County: 53.5 %White County: 54 %Williamson County: 67.8 %Wilson County: 65.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Davidson County: 71.7 %Davidson County71.7Rutherford County: 71.2 %Rutherford County71.2Williamson County: 67.8 %Williamson County67.8Montgomery County: 66.9 %Montgomery County66.9Sumner County: 66.2 %Sumner County66.2Wilson County: 65.5 %Wilson County65.5Cheatham County: 64.8 %Cheatham County64.8Shelby County: 64.5 %Shelby County64.5Robertson County: 64.3 %Robertson County64.3Knox County: 64.2 %Knox County64.2Maury County: 64 %Maury County64Hamilton County: 63.8 %Hamilton County63.8Marshall County: 62.4 %Marshall County62.4Dickson County: 62.3 %Dickson County62.3Bedford County: 62.1 %Bedford County62.1Macon County: 61.7 %Macon County61.7Tipton County: 61.3 %Tipton County61.3Bradley County: 61.3 %Bradley County61.3Crockett County: 61.1 %Crockett County61.1Madison County: 61.1 %Madison County61.1Putnam County: 61 %Putnam County61Sevier County: 60.6 %Sevier County60.6Blount County: 60.5 %Blount County60.5Washington County: 59.7 %Washington County59.7Coffee County: 59.2 %Coffee County59.2Lincoln County: 59.2 %Lincoln County59.2Smith County: 59.1 %Smith County59.1Jefferson County: 58.1 %Jefferson County58.1Fayette County: 58.1 %Fayette County58.1Dyer County: 57.9 %Dyer County57.9Gibson County: 57.7 %Gibson County57.7Lawrence County: 57.5 %Lawrence County57.5Overton County: 57.5 %Overton County57.5Obion County: 57 %Obion County57Moore County: 56.7 %Moore County56.7Franklin County: 56.6 %Franklin County56.6Hamblen County: 56.6 %Hamblen County56.6Cannon County: 56.5 %Cannon County56.5Humphreys County: 56.4 %Humphreys County56.4Warren County: 56.4 %Warren County56.4Davidson County: 71.7 %Davidson County71.7Rutherford County: 71.2 %Rutherford County71.2Williamson County: 67.8 %Williamson County67.8Montgomery County: 66.9 %Montgomery County66.9Sumner County: 66.2 %Sumner County66.2Wilson County: 65.5 %Wilson County65.5Cheatham County: 64.8 %Cheatham County64.8Shelby County: 64.5 %Shelby County64.5Robertson County: 64.3 %Robertson County64.3Knox County: 64.2 %Knox County64.2Maury County: 64 %Maury County64Hamilton County: 63.8 %Hamilton County63.8Marshall County: 62.4 %Marshall County62.4Dickson County: 62.3 %Dickson County62.3Bedford County: 62.1 %Bedford County62.1Macon County: 61.7 %Macon County61.7Tipton County: 61.3 %Tipton County61.3Bradley County: 61.3 %Bradley County61.3Crockett County: 61.1 %Crockett County61.1Madison County: 61.1 %Madison County61.1Putnam County: 61 %Putnam County61Sevier County: 60.6 %Sevier County60.6Blount County: 60.5 %Blount County60.5Washington County: 59.7 %Washington County59.7Coffee County: 59.2 %Coffee County59.2Lincoln County: 59.2 %Lincoln County59.2Smith County: 59.1 %Smith County59.1Jefferson County: 58.1 %Jefferson County58.1Fayette County: 58.1 %Fayette County58.1Dyer County: 57.9 %Dyer County57.9Gibson County: 57.7 %Gibson County57.7Lawrence County: 57.5 %Lawrence County57.5Overton County: 57.5 %Overton County57.5Obion County: 57 %Obion County57Moore County: 56.7 %Moore County56.7Franklin County: 56.6 %Franklin County56.6Hamblen County: 56.6 %Hamblen County56.6Cannon County: 56.5 %Cannon County56.5Humphreys County: 56.4 %Humphreys County56.4Warren County: 56.4 %Warren County56.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Davidson County71.7-0 pts
2Rutherford County71.20 pts
3Williamson County67.8-0.6 pts
4Montgomery County66.90 pts
5Sumner County66.2-0.3 pts
6Wilson County65.5-0.2 pts
7Cheatham County64.8-0.3 pts
8Shelby County64.5-0 pts
9Robertson County64.3-0 pts
10Knox County64.2-0.1 pts
11Maury County64-1.2 pts
12Hamilton County63.8+0.5 pts
13Marshall County62.4+0.7 pts
14Dickson County62.3+0.9 pts
15Bedford County62.1+0.4 pts
16Macon County61.7+1.3 pts
17Tipton County61.3+0.6 pts
18Bradley County61.3-0.1 pts
19Crockett County61.1+2.5 pts
20Madison County61.1+1.5 pts
21Putnam County61+0.7 pts
22Sevier County60.6+0.6 pts
23Blount County60.50 pts
24Washington County59.7+0.8 pts
25Coffee County59.2-1.6 pts
26Lincoln County59.2+0.1 pts
27Smith County59.1-0.9 pts
28Jefferson County58.1+1.1 pts
29Fayette County58.1+2 pts
30Dyer County57.9-1.5 pts
31Gibson County57.7+1.2 pts
32Lawrence County57.5+0.6 pts
33Overton County57.5+3 pts
34Obion County57+1.2 pts
35Moore County56.7-0.6 pts
36Franklin County56.6+1.1 pts
37Hamblen County56.6-0.8 pts
38Cannon County56.5+0.7 pts
39Humphreys County56.4+0.3 pts
40Warren County56.4-1.5 pts
41Sullivan County55.9+0.6 pts
42Giles County55.9-0.8 pts
43Anderson County55.6-0.1 pts
44Roane County55.2+0.5 pts
45Haywood County55.2-0.9 pts
46McMinn County55.1+0.2 pts
47Loudon County54.9-1 pts
48Marion County54.7-0.5 pts
49Carroll County54.7+1.6 pts
50Henderson County54.7-0.8 pts
51Polk County54.6-0.6 pts
52Chester County54.3+2.6 pts
53Unicoi County54.2+0.1 pts
54Lewis County54.1+4.1 pts
55White County54+1.3 pts
56Union County53.8-0.5 pts
57Hickman County53.8+0.8 pts
58Weakley County53.5+0.6 pts
59DeKalb County53.2+0.4 pts
60Greene County52.9+0.1 pts
61Cocke County52.9-0 pts
62Rhea County52.8-0.5 pts
63Carter County52.7+0.8 pts
64Stewart County52.6-2.6 pts
65Grainger County52.4-0.5 pts
66Trousdale County52.2-1.4 pts
67Jackson County51.8+0.8 pts
68Grundy County51.7+0.9 pts
69Claiborne County51.7-1.2 pts
70Monroe County51.5+0.4 pts
71Meigs County51.3-0.1 pts
72Perry County51.3+1.6 pts
73Campbell County51.2-1.5 pts
74Houston County50.9-0.2 pts
75Decatur County50.8-0.6 pts
76Henry County50.7+1.7 pts
77Hawkins County50.5-0.1 pts
78Scott County50.5-1.4 pts
79Sequatchie County50-1.3 pts
80Hardin County49.8-0.5 pts
81McNairy County49.6+0.6 pts
82Fentress County49.5-0.8 pts
82Van Buren County49.5-1.1 pts
84Benton County49.3+2 pts
85Lauderdale County49.1+1.3 pts
86Hardeman County48.7+3.2 pts
87Bledsoe County47.70 pts
88Wayne County47.5+1.5 pts
89Cumberland County45.8-0.5 pts
90Morgan County45.7+1.6 pts
91Clay County45.2+0.4 pts
92Hancock County44.8-0.8 pts
93Johnson County43.8+2 pts
94Pickett County42.8-0.6 pts
95Lake County30.7-0 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (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?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. 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 county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Davidson County, with 71.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 30.7% in 2022.

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