# Counties in Tennessee by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 95 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hancock County | 5.5 |
| 1 | Perry County | 5.5 |
| 3 | Pickett County | 5.2 |
| 4 | Hardeman County | 5.1 |
| 5 | Meigs County | 5 |
| 5 | Shelby County | 5 |
| 7 | Greene County | 4.9 |
| 8 | Lake County | 4.8 |
| 8 | Lauderdale County | 4.8 |
| 10 | Benton County | 4.7 |
| 10 | Decatur County | 4.7 |
| 10 | Weakley County | 4.7 |
| 13 | McMinn County | 4.6 |
| 14 | Chester County | 4.5 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 4.5 |
| 14 | Lewis County | 4.5 |
| 17 | Giles County | 4.4 |
| 17 | Hardin County | 4.4 |
| 17 | Henry County | 4.4 |
| 17 | Rhea County | 4.4 |
| 17 | Scott County | 4.4 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 4.3 |
| 22 | Cocke County | 4.3 |
| 22 | Lawrence County | 4.3 |
| 22 | Madison County | 4.3 |
| 22 | Stewart County | 4.3 |
| 27 | McNairy County | 4.2 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 4.2 |
| 29 | Cumberland County | 4.1 |
| 29 | DeKalb County | 4.1 |
| 29 | Marshall County | 4.1 |
| 29 | Maury County | 4.1 |
| 29 | White County | 4.1 |
| 34 | Bradley County | 4 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 4 |
| 34 | Gibson County | 4 |
| 34 | Grundy County | 4 |
| 34 | Hawkins County | 4 |
| 34 | Jackson County | 4 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | 4 |
| 34 | Moore County | 4 |
| 34 | Wayne County | 4 |
| 43 | Carter County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Claiborne County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Henderson County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Marion County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Sequatchie County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Tipton County | 3.9 |
| 43 | Warren County | 3.9 |
| 52 | Campbell County | 3.8 |
| 52 | Clay County | 3.8 |
| 52 | Hamblen County | 3.8 |
| 52 | Humphreys County | 3.8 |
| 56 | Coffee County | 3.7 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 3.7 |
| 56 | Houston County | 3.7 |
| 56 | Polk County | 3.7 |
| 56 | Putnam County | 3.7 |
| 61 | Bedford County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Grainger County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Hickman County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Obion County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Overton County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Roane County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Unicoi County | 3.6 |
| 61 | Union County | 3.6 |
| 69 | Anderson County | 3.5 |
| 69 | Fentress County | 3.5 |
| 69 | Hamilton County | 3.5 |
| 69 | Haywood County | 3.5 |
| 69 | Jefferson County | 3.5 |
| 69 | Sullivan County | 3.5 |
| 69 | Washington County | 3.5 |
| 76 | Dyer County | 3.4 |
| 76 | Van Buren County | 3.4 |
| 78 | Crockett County | 3.3 |
| 79 | Knox County | 3.2 |
| 79 | Smith County | 3.2 |
| 81 | Bledsoe County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Blount County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Cannon County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Davidson County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Loudon County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Rutherford County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Sumner County | 3.1 |
| 81 | Trousdale County | 3.1 |
| 89 | Dickson County | 3 |
| 89 | Macon County | 3 |
| 89 | Robertson County | 3 |
| 89 | Williamson County | 3 |
| 89 | Wilson County | 3 |
| 94 | Cheatham County | 2.9 |
| 94 | Sevier County | 2.9 |