Counties in Tennessee by unemployment rate

Maury County had the highest unemployment rate of 95 counties in December 2025, at 5.7%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.7Maury County
Median3.695 counties
Tennessee3.6History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

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Maury CountyMaury County: 5.7 %5.7Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.6 %5.6Perry CountyPerry County: 5.3 %5.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 5 %5Meigs CountyMeigs County: 5 %5Pickett CountyPickett County: 5 %5Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 4.9 %4.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.7 %4.7Giles CountyGiles County: 4.6 %4.6Greene CountyGreene County: 4.6 %4.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.6 %4.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.5 %4.5Lake CountyLake County: 4.5 %4.5Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 4.5 %4.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 4.4 %4.4Benton CountyBenton County: 4.3 %4.3Cocke CountyCocke County: 4.3 %4.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.3 %4.3Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4.2 %4.2Henderson CountyHenderson County: 4.2 %4.2Rhea CountyRhea County: 4.2 %4.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 4.1 %4.1Clay CountyClay County: 4.1 %4.1McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 4.1 %4.1Grundy CountyGrundy County: 4 %4Scott CountyScott County: 4 %4Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 4 %4Henry CountyHenry County: 3.9 %3.9Stewart CountyStewart County: 3.9 %3.9Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 3.9 %3.9White CountyWhite County: 3.9 %3.9Chester CountyChester County: 3.8 %3.8Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 3.8 %3.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 3.8 %3.8Houston CountyHouston County: 3.8 %3.8Marion CountyMarion County: 3.8 %3.8McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 3.8 %3.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.8 %3.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.8 %3.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Maury County5.7+2.8 pts
2Lewis County5.6+2 pts
3Perry County5.3+0.4 pts
4Hancock County5+0.8 pts
4Meigs County5+0.1 pts
4Pickett County50 pts
7Hardeman County4.9+0.5 pts
8Lawrence County4.7+0.9 pts
9Giles County4.6+0.7 pts
9Greene County4.6+0.1 pts
9Marshall County4.6+1.3 pts
12Johnson County4.5-0.4 pts
12Lake County4.5-0.4 pts
12Lauderdale County4.5+0.2 pts
15Decatur County4.4+0.1 pts
16Benton County4.3-0.4 pts
16Cocke County4.3-0.5 pts
16Shelby County4.3+0.1 pts
19Cumberland County4.2-0.3 pts
19Henderson County4.2+0.5 pts
19Rhea County4.2+0.2 pts
22Carroll County4.1+0.4 pts
22Clay County4.1+0.1 pts
22McMinn County4.1-0.2 pts
25Grundy County40 pts
25Scott County4+0.5 pts
25Sequatchie County40 pts
28Henry County3.9+0.1 pts
28Stewart County3.9+0.4 pts
28Unicoi County3.9-1.2 pts
28White County3.9-0.1 pts
32Chester County3.8+0.1 pts
32Claiborne County3.8+0.2 pts
32DeKalb County3.8-0.1 pts
32Houston County3.8-0.4 pts
32Marion County3.8-0.1 pts
32McNairy County3.8-0.2 pts
32Morgan County3.8+0.1 pts
32Wayne County3.8+0.3 pts
40Campbell County3.7+0.2 pts
40Franklin County3.70 pts
40Hardin County3.7+0.1 pts
40Hawkins County3.7-0.2 pts
40Jackson County3.7-0.2 pts
40Weakley County3.7+0.1 pts
46Bradley County3.60 pts
46Carter County3.6-0.4 pts
46Gibson County3.60 pts
46Humphreys County3.60 pts
46Madison County3.6-0.1 pts
46Monroe County3.6-1.2 pts
46Montgomery County3.6+0.2 pts
46Polk County3.6-0.2 pts
54Fayette County3.50 pts
54Hamblen County3.5+0.2 pts
54Hickman County3.5+0.3 pts
54Tipton County3.5-0.1 pts
54Warren County3.5-0.2 pts
59Coffee County3.4+0.1 pts
59Lincoln County3.4+0.1 pts
59Obion County3.40 pts
59Roane County3.4-0.2 pts
63Bedford County3.3+0.2 pts
63Dyer County3.30 pts
63Fentress County3.3-0.1 pts
63Grainger County3.3-0.2 pts
63Jefferson County3.3+0.1 pts
63Putnam County3.3+0.1 pts
63Sullivan County3.3-0.1 pts
63Union County3.3-0.2 pts
63Van Buren County3.3-0.1 pts
72Hamilton County3.2+0.1 pts
72Haywood County3.20 pts
72Moore County3.20 pts
75Anderson County3.1-0.1 pts
75Bledsoe County3.10 pts
75Crockett County3.1-0.1 pts
75Loudon County3.1-0.3 pts
75Overton County3.10 pts
75Washington County3.1-0.1 pts
81Smith County3+0.1 pts
82Davidson County2.9+0.1 pts
82Trousdale County2.90 pts
84Blount County2.8-0.1 pts
84Cannon County2.8-0.6 pts
84Robertson County2.80 pts
84Sevier County2.80 pts
84Sumner County2.80 pts
89Cheatham County2.7-0.1 pts
89Dickson County2.7-0.3 pts
89Knox County2.7-0.1 pts
89Macon County2.70 pts
89Rutherford County2.7-0.1 pts
89Wilson County2.7-0.1 pts
95Williamson County2.60 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Maury County, with 5.7% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Williamson County, with 2.6% in December 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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