Counties in Tennessee by unemployment rate

Pickett County had the highest unemployment rate of 95 counties in March 2026, at 5.7%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.7Pickett County
Median3.595 counties
Tennessee3.6History

Top 40 counties, March 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Pickett CountyPickett County: 5.7 %5.7Perry CountyPerry County: 5.4 %5.4Maury CountyMaury County: 5.1 %5.1Meigs CountyMeigs County: 5.1 %5.1Hancock CountyHancock County: 5 %5Lewis CountyLewis County: 5 %5Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 4.9 %4.9Polk CountyPolk County: 4.7 %4.7Cocke CountyCocke County: 4.6 %4.6Decatur CountyDecatur County: 4.6 %4.6Giles CountyGiles County: 4.5 %4.5Benton CountyBenton County: 4.4 %4.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.4 %4.4Lake CountyLake County: 4.4 %4.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.4 %4.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.4 %4.4Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.4 %4.4Greene CountyGreene County: 4.2 %4.2Henry CountyHenry County: 4.2 %4.2Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 4.2 %4.2McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 4.2 %4.2Bradley CountyBradley County: 4.1 %4.1Clay CountyClay County: 4.1 %4.1Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4 %4Rhea CountyRhea County: 4 %4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 3.9 %3.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 3.9 %3.9Scott CountyScott County: 3.9 %3.9Grundy CountyGrundy County: 3.8 %3.8Henderson CountyHenderson County: 3.8 %3.8Houston CountyHouston County: 3.8 %3.8White CountyWhite County: 3.8 %3.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 3.7 %3.7McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 3.7 %3.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.7 %3.7Stewart CountyStewart County: 3.7 %3.7Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 3.7 %3.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.7 %3.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3.6 %3.6Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 3.6 %3.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Pickett County5.7-0.2 pts
2Perry County5.4+0.6 pts
3Maury County5.1+2.1 pts
3Meigs County5.10 pts
5Hancock County5+0.6 pts
5Lewis County5+1.2 pts
7Hardeman County4.9-0.5 pts
8Polk County4.7+1 pts
9Cocke County4.6-0.8 pts
9Decatur County4.6+0.2 pts
11Giles County4.5+0.5 pts
12Benton County4.4+0.1 pts
12Johnson County4.4-1.1 pts
12Lake County4.4-1.1 pts
12Lawrence County4.4+0.7 pts
12Marshall County4.4+1.2 pts
12Shelby County4.4-0.1 pts
18Greene County4.2-0.1 pts
18Henry County4.2+0.1 pts
18Lauderdale County4.2-0.5 pts
18McMinn County4.2-0.2 pts
22Bradley County4.1+0.4 pts
22Clay County4.1-0.7 pts
24Cumberland County4-0.6 pts
24Rhea County4+0.2 pts
26Carroll County3.90 pts
26Jackson County3.9-0.5 pts
26Scott County3.9+0.2 pts
29Grundy County3.8-0.1 pts
29Henderson County3.8-0.1 pts
29Houston County3.8-0.2 pts
29White County3.8-0.5 pts
33DeKalb County3.7-0.2 pts
33McNairy County3.7-0.4 pts
33Morgan County3.7-0.3 pts
33Stewart County3.70 pts
33Unicoi County3.7-1.2 pts
33Wayne County3.7+0.1 pts
39Campbell County3.6+0.2 pts
39Claiborne County3.6-0.2 pts
39Hawkins County3.6-0.4 pts
39Madison County3.6-0.2 pts
39Marion County3.6-0.3 pts
39Overton County3.6+0.1 pts
39Sequatchie County3.6-0.3 pts
39Weakley County3.60 pts
47Carter County3.5-0.4 pts
47Chester County3.5-0.2 pts
47Fayette County3.5-0.1 pts
47Gibson County3.5-0.1 pts
47Monroe County3.5-0.3 pts
47Montgomery County3.50 pts
47Tipton County3.5-0.1 pts
54Franklin County3.4-0.2 pts
54Hardin County3.4-0.4 pts
54Humphreys County3.4-0.3 pts
54Warren County3.4-0.3 pts
58Coffee County3.3-0.1 pts
58Grainger County3.3-0.3 pts
58Hamblen County3.3-0.3 pts
58Hickman County3.3+0.1 pts
58Lincoln County3.3-0.2 pts
58Sevier County3.3-0.1 pts
58Union County3.3-0.3 pts
65Haywood County3.2-0.1 pts
65Moore County3.2-0.2 pts
65Roane County3.2-0.4 pts
65Sullivan County3.2-0.2 pts
69Bedford County3.10 pts
69Crockett County3.1-0.6 pts
69Dyer County3.1-0.4 pts
69Fentress County3.1-0.4 pts
69Hamilton County3.10 pts
69Jefferson County3.1-0.4 pts
69Obion County3.1-0.3 pts
69Putnam County3.1-0.1 pts
77Anderson County3-0.3 pts
77Smith County3-0.3 pts
77Van Buren County3-0.4 pts
80Bledsoe County2.9-0.3 pts
80Loudon County2.9-0.4 pts
80Washington County2.9-0.2 pts
83Blount County2.8-0.1 pts
83Davidson County2.8-0.1 pts
83Robertson County2.8-0.1 pts
83Trousdale County2.8-0.5 pts
87Cannon County2.7-0.4 pts
87Rutherford County2.7-0.1 pts
87Sumner County2.7-0.2 pts
87Wilson County2.7-0.1 pts
91Cheatham County2.6-0.2 pts
91Dickson County2.6-0.4 pts
91Knox County2.6-0.2 pts
91Macon County2.6-0.3 pts
95Williamson County2.5-0.1 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?

Pickett County, with 5.7% in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Williamson County, with 2.5% in March 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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