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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 2023, at 72%. Lake County had the lowest, at 28%. The median was 54.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 62.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72Davidson County
Lowest28Lake County
Median54.795 counties
Tennessee62.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 56.8 %Bedford County: 62.9 %Benton County: 49.6 %Bledsoe County: 46.4 %Blount County: 60.9 %Bradley County: 61.6 %Campbell County: 51.7 %Cannon County: 55.6 %Carroll County: 54.7 %Carter County: 52.1 %Cheatham County: 65.2 %Chester County: 53 %Claiborne County: 52.1 %Clay County: 46.4 %Cocke County: 52.9 %Coffee County: 58.7 %Crockett County: 60.8 %Cumberland County: 45.6 %Davidson County: 72 %Decatur County: 48.6 %DeKalb County: 54.3 %Dickson County: 62.7 %Dyer County: 57.4 %Fayette County: 58.4 %Fentress County: 47.6 %Franklin County: 57.2 %Gibson County: 57.8 %Giles County: 57 %Grainger County: 52.7 %Greene County: 52.3 %Grundy County: 49.4 %Hamblen County: 57.9 %Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hancock County: 45.2 %Hardeman County: 47.8 %Hardin County: 49.9 %Hawkins County: 50.4 %Haywood County: 54.9 %Henderson County: 53.9 %Henry County: 50.8 %Hickman County: 54.1 %Houston County: 52.6 %Humphreys County: 55.5 %Jackson County: 50.6 %Jefferson County: 59.1 %Johnson County: 44.4 %Knox County: 64.6 %Lake County: 28 %Lauderdale County: 47.8 %Lawrence County: 58.3 %Lewis County: 55.4 %Lincoln County: 58.6 %Loudon County: 54.6 %McMinn County: 55.4 %McNairy County: 51.8 %Macon County: 63.1 %Madison County: 61.4 %Marion County: 53.3 %Marshall County: 63 %Maury County: 64.4 %Meigs County: 49.6 %Monroe County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 67 %Moore County: 57.8 %Morgan County: 46.7 %Obion County: 55 %Overton County: 56.8 %Perry County: 51.8 %Pickett County: 43.7 %Polk County: 54.8 %Putnam County: 61 %Rhea County: 53.7 %Roane County: 53.6 %Robertson County: 65.2 %Rutherford County: 71.3 %Scott County: 52.2 %Sequatchie County: 48.4 %Sevier County: 61.6 %Shelby County: 64.9 %Smith County: 59.9 %Stewart County: 52.1 %Sullivan County: 56.6 %Sumner County: 67 %Tipton County: 61 %Trousdale County: 52.6 %Unicoi County: 53.7 %Union County: 54.7 %Van Buren County: 53 %Warren County: 57.1 %Washington County: 60 %Wayne County: 48.4 %Weakley County: 53.8 %White County: 54.5 %Williamson County: 67 %Wilson County: 66.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Davidson County: 72 %Davidson County72Rutherford County: 71.3 %Rutherford County71.3Williamson County: 67 %Williamson County67Montgomery County: 67 %Montgomery County67Sumner County: 67 %Sumner County67Wilson County: 66.3 %Wilson County66.3Robertson County: 65.2 %Robertson County65.2Cheatham County: 65.2 %Cheatham County65.2Shelby County: 64.9 %Shelby County64.9Knox County: 64.6 %Knox County64.6Maury County: 64.4 %Maury County64.4Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hamilton County64.1Macon County: 63.1 %Macon County63.1Marshall County: 63 %Marshall County63Bedford County: 62.9 %Bedford County62.9Dickson County: 62.7 %Dickson County62.7Sevier County: 61.6 %Sevier County61.6Bradley County: 61.6 %Bradley County61.6Madison County: 61.4 %Madison County61.4Tipton County: 61 %Tipton County61Putnam County: 61 %Putnam County61Blount County: 60.9 %Blount County60.9Crockett County: 60.8 %Crockett County60.8Washington County: 60 %Washington County60Smith County: 59.9 %Smith County59.9Jefferson County: 59.1 %Jefferson County59.1Coffee County: 58.7 %Coffee County58.7Lincoln County: 58.6 %Lincoln County58.6Fayette County: 58.4 %Fayette County58.4Lawrence County: 58.3 %Lawrence County58.3Hamblen County: 57.9 %Hamblen County57.9Moore County: 57.8 %Moore County57.8Gibson County: 57.8 %Gibson County57.8Dyer County: 57.4 %Dyer County57.4Franklin County: 57.2 %Franklin County57.2Warren County: 57.1 %Warren County57.1Giles County: 57 %Giles County57Anderson County: 56.8 %Anderson County56.8Overton County: 56.8 %Overton County56.8Sullivan County: 56.6 %Sullivan County56.6Davidson County: 72 %Davidson County72Rutherford County: 71.3 %Rutherford County71.3Williamson County: 67 %Williamson County67Montgomery County: 67 %Montgomery County67Sumner County: 67 %Sumner County67Wilson County: 66.3 %Wilson County66.3Robertson County: 65.2 %Robertson County65.2Cheatham County: 65.2 %Cheatham County65.2Shelby County: 64.9 %Shelby County64.9Knox County: 64.6 %Knox County64.6Maury County: 64.4 %Maury County64.4Hamilton County: 64.1 %Hamilton County64.1Macon County: 63.1 %Macon County63.1Marshall County: 63 %Marshall County63Bedford County: 62.9 %Bedford County62.9Dickson County: 62.7 %Dickson County62.7Sevier County: 61.6 %Sevier County61.6Bradley County: 61.6 %Bradley County61.6Madison County: 61.4 %Madison County61.4Tipton County: 61 %Tipton County61Putnam County: 61 %Putnam County61Blount County: 60.9 %Blount County60.9Crockett County: 60.8 %Crockett County60.8Washington County: 60 %Washington County60Smith County: 59.9 %Smith County59.9Jefferson County: 59.1 %Jefferson County59.1Coffee County: 58.7 %Coffee County58.7Lincoln County: 58.6 %Lincoln County58.6Fayette County: 58.4 %Fayette County58.4Lawrence County: 58.3 %Lawrence County58.3Hamblen County: 57.9 %Hamblen County57.9Moore County: 57.8 %Moore County57.8Gibson County: 57.8 %Gibson County57.8Dyer County: 57.4 %Dyer County57.4Franklin County: 57.2 %Franklin County57.2Warren County: 57.1 %Warren County57.1Giles County: 57 %Giles County57Anderson County: 56.8 %Anderson County56.8Overton County: 56.8 %Overton County56.8Sullivan County: 56.6 %Sullivan County56.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Davidson County72+0.3 pts
2Rutherford County71.30 pts
3Williamson County67-0.8 pts
4Montgomery County67+0.1 pts
4Sumner County67+0.8 pts
6Wilson County66.3+0.7 pts
7Robertson County65.2+0.9 pts
8Cheatham County65.2+0.3 pts
9Shelby County64.9+0.4 pts
10Knox County64.6+0.4 pts
11Maury County64.4+0.4 pts
12Hamilton County64.1+0.2 pts
13Macon County63.1+1.4 pts
14Marshall County63+0.6 pts
15Bedford County62.9+0.8 pts
16Dickson County62.7+0.4 pts
17Sevier County61.6+1 pts
18Bradley County61.6+0.3 pts
19Madison County61.4+0.3 pts
20Tipton County61-0.3 pts
21Putnam County610 pts
22Blount County60.9+0.4 pts
23Crockett County60.8-0.3 pts
24Washington County60+0.3 pts
25Smith County59.9+0.8 pts
26Jefferson County59.1+1 pts
27Coffee County58.7-0.5 pts
28Lincoln County58.6-0.6 pts
29Fayette County58.4+0.3 pts
30Lawrence County58.3+0.8 pts
31Hamblen County57.9+1.3 pts
32Moore County57.8+1.1 pts
33Gibson County57.8+0.1 pts
34Dyer County57.4-0.5 pts
35Franklin County57.2+0.6 pts
36Warren County57.1+0.7 pts
37Giles County57+1.1 pts
38Anderson County56.8+1.2 pts
39Overton County56.8-0.7 pts
40Sullivan County56.6+0.6 pts
41Cannon County55.6-0.9 pts
42Humphreys County55.5-0.9 pts
43Lewis County55.4+1.4 pts
44McMinn County55.4+0.3 pts
45Obion County55-2.1 pts
46Haywood County54.9-0.3 pts
47Polk County54.8+0.2 pts
48Union County54.7+0.9 pts
49Carroll County54.70 pts
50Loudon County54.6-0.3 pts
51White County54.5+0.5 pts
52DeKalb County54.3+1.1 pts
53Hickman County54.1+0.3 pts
54Henderson County53.9-0.8 pts
55Weakley County53.8+0.3 pts
56Unicoi County53.7-0.5 pts
57Rhea County53.7+0.9 pts
58Roane County53.6-1.6 pts
59Marion County53.3-1.5 pts
60Chester County53-1.2 pts
61Van Buren County53+3.5 pts
62Cocke County52.9+0.1 pts
63Grainger County52.7+0.3 pts
64Trousdale County52.6+0.4 pts
65Houston County52.6+1.7 pts
66Greene County52.3-0.6 pts
67Scott County52.2+1.7 pts
68Carter County52.1-0.6 pts
69Stewart County52.1-0.5 pts
70Claiborne County52.1+0.4 pts
71McNairy County51.8+2.2 pts
72Perry County51.8+0.5 pts
73Campbell County51.7+0.6 pts
74Monroe County51.4-0.1 pts
75Henry County50.8+0.1 pts
76Jackson County50.6-1.2 pts
77Hawkins County50.4-0.1 pts
78Hardin County49.9+0.1 pts
79Meigs County49.6-1.7 pts
80Benton County49.6+0.3 pts
81Grundy County49.4-2.3 pts
82Decatur County48.6-2.2 pts
83Sequatchie County48.4-1.6 pts
84Wayne County48.4+0.9 pts
85Lauderdale County47.8-1.3 pts
86Hardeman County47.8-0.9 pts
87Fentress County47.6-1.9 pts
88Morgan County46.7+1 pts
89Clay County46.4+1.3 pts
90Bledsoe County46.4-1.4 pts
91Cumberland County45.6-0.2 pts
92Hancock County45.2+0.4 pts
93Johnson County44.4+0.6 pts
94Pickett County43.7+0.9 pts
95Lake County28-2.7 pts

Other periods

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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/tennessee-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake County, with 28% in 2023.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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