Counties in Tennessee by unemployment rate

Pickett County had the highest unemployment rate of 95 counties in February 2026, at 6.7%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.7Pickett County
Median4.195 counties
Tennessee3.6History

Top 40 counties, February 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Pickett CountyPickett County: 6.7 %6.7Perry CountyPerry County: 6.6 %6.6Cocke CountyCocke County: 6.5 %6.5Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 5.9 %5.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.8 %5.8Lake CountyLake County: 5.7 %5.7Maury CountyMaury County: 5.5 %5.5Meigs CountyMeigs County: 5.5 %5.5Benton CountyBenton County: 5.3 %5.3Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.3 %5.3Sevier CountySevier County: 5.3 %5.3Decatur CountyDecatur County: 5.2 %5.2Greene CountyGreene County: 5.1 %5.1Giles CountyGiles County: 5 %5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 5 %5Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 5 %5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4.9 %4.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.9 %4.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.9 %4.9Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.9 %4.9Henry CountyHenry County: 4.8 %4.8Clay CountyClay County: 4.7 %4.7Grundy CountyGrundy County: 4.7 %4.7Henderson CountyHenderson County: 4.6 %4.6Houston CountyHouston County: 4.6 %4.6Rhea CountyRhea County: 4.6 %4.6Scott CountyScott County: 4.6 %4.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 4.5 %4.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.5 %4.5McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 4.5 %4.5Sequatchie CountySequatchie County: 4.5 %4.5Stewart CountyStewart County: 4.5 %4.5White CountyWhite County: 4.5 %4.5Campbell CountyCampbell County: 4.4 %4.4Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 4.4 %4.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.4 %4.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.4 %4.4Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 4.4 %4.4Marion CountyMarion County: 4.3 %4.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 4.3 %4.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Pickett County6.7+0.1 pts
2Perry County6.6+1.7 pts
3Cocke County6.5-0.3 pts
4Hardeman County5.9+0.7 pts
5Hancock County5.8+1.7 pts
6Lake County5.7+0.3 pts
7Maury County5.50 pts
7Meigs County5.5+0.2 pts
9Benton County5.3+0.8 pts
9Lewis County5.3-0.7 pts
9Sevier County5.3+0.3 pts
12Decatur County5.2+0.3 pts
13Greene County5.1+0.6 pts
14Giles County5+0.1 pts
14Johnson County5-0.8 pts
14Lauderdale County5+0.2 pts
17Cumberland County4.9+0.3 pts
17Lawrence County4.9+0.3 pts
17Marshall County4.9-0.3 pts
17Shelby County4.9+0.4 pts
21Henry County4.8+0.6 pts
22Clay County4.7+0.3 pts
22Grundy County4.7+0.8 pts
24Henderson County4.6+0.2 pts
24Houston County4.6+0.6 pts
24Rhea County4.6+0.6 pts
24Scott County4.6+0.8 pts
28Carroll County4.5+0.6 pts
28Jackson County4.5-0.2 pts
28McMinn County4.5+0.3 pts
28Sequatchie County4.5+0.5 pts
28Stewart County4.5+0.7 pts
28White County4.5+0.2 pts
34Campbell County4.4+0.9 pts
34Claiborne County4.4+0.4 pts
34Jefferson County4.4+0.2 pts
34Morgan County4.4+0.4 pts
34Unicoi County4.4-0.7 pts
39Marion County4.3+0.3 pts
39Wayne County4.3+0.1 pts
39Weakley County4.3+0.6 pts
42Hawkins County4.2+0.3 pts
42Humphreys County4.2+0.2 pts
42McNairy County4.2+0.3 pts
42Overton County4.2+0.5 pts
42Polk County4.2+0.5 pts
47Chester County4.1+0.5 pts
47DeKalb County4.1+0.2 pts
47Gibson County4.1+0.5 pts
47Hamblen County4.1+0.4 pts
47Madison County4.1+0.2 pts
47Monroe County4.1+0.2 pts
47Montgomery County4.1+0.6 pts
54Bradley County4+0.3 pts
54Carter County4+0.1 pts
54Franklin County4+0.6 pts
54Grainger County4+0.3 pts
54Hardin County4+0.3 pts
59Tipton County3.9+0.4 pts
59Union County3.9+0.1 pts
59Warren County3.9+0.3 pts
62Coffee County3.8+0.4 pts
62Fayette County3.8+0.2 pts
62Lincoln County3.8+0.3 pts
62Roane County3.8+0.1 pts
66Bedford County3.7+0.5 pts
66Crockett County3.70 pts
66Dyer County3.7+0.3 pts
66Fentress County3.7+0.2 pts
66Hickman County3.7+0.1 pts
66Obion County3.7+0.1 pts
66Putnam County3.7+0.6 pts
66Sullivan County3.7+0.4 pts
74Anderson County3.6+0.3 pts
74Hamilton County3.6+0.5 pts
74Haywood County3.6+0.2 pts
74Van Buren County3.6+0.1 pts
78Moore County3.5+0.1 pts
78Smith County3.5+0.1 pts
80Loudon County3.4+0.2 pts
80Trousdale County3.4+0.1 pts
80Washington County3.4+0.3 pts
83Bledsoe County3.30 pts
83Blount County3.3+0.3 pts
85Cannon County3.2+0.2 pts
85Davidson County3.2+0.3 pts
85Robertson County3.2+0.5 pts
88Dickson County3.1+0.1 pts
88Knox County3.1+0.3 pts
88Rutherford County3.1+0.3 pts
88Sumner County3.1+0.2 pts
88Wilson County3.1+0.4 pts
93Cheatham County3+0.2 pts
93Macon County3+0.1 pts
93Williamson County3+0.3 pts

Other periods

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?

Pickett County, with 6.7% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Williamson County, with 3% in February 2026.

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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