Counties in Tennessee by unemployment rate

Maury County had the highest unemployment rate of 95 counties in April 2026, at 6.1%. Dickson County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Tennessee was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.1Maury County
Median3.595 counties
Tennessee3.6History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

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Maury CountyMaury County: 6.1 %6.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.8 %5.8Perry CountyPerry County: 5.3 %5.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.2 %5.2Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 5 %5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 5 %5Giles CountyGiles County: 4.7 %4.7Lake CountyLake County: 4.7 %4.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.7 %4.7Meigs CountyMeigs County: 4.7 %4.7Pickett CountyPickett County: 4.5 %4.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.4 %4.4Benton CountyBenton County: 4.3 %4.3Greene CountyGreene County: 4.3 %4.3Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 4.3 %4.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.2 %4.2Cocke CountyCocke County: 4.1 %4.1Decatur CountyDecatur County: 4.1 %4.1McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 4.1 %4.1Henry CountyHenry County: 4 %4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 3.9 %3.9Scott CountyScott County: 3.9 %3.9White CountyWhite County: 3.9 %3.9Chester CountyChester County: 3.8 %3.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 3.8 %3.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 3.8 %3.8Henderson CountyHenderson County: 3.8 %3.8Rhea CountyRhea County: 3.8 %3.8Weakley CountyWeakley County: 3.8 %3.8Grundy CountyGrundy County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.7 %3.7Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 3.6 %3.6Clay CountyClay County: 3.6 %3.6Gibson CountyGibson County: 3.6 %3.6Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 3.6 %3.6Hickman CountyHickman County: 3.6 %3.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.6 %3.6Stewart CountyStewart County: 3.6 %3.6Bradley CountyBradley County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Maury County6.1+3.4 pts
2Lewis County5.8+2.4 pts
3Perry County5.3+1 pts
4Hancock County5.2+1.3 pts
5Hardeman County5+0.2 pts
5Marshall County5+2 pts
7Giles County4.7+1 pts
7Lake County4.7-0.1 pts
7Lawrence County4.7+1.3 pts
7Meigs County4.7+0.6 pts
11Pickett County4.5+0.3 pts
12Shelby County4.4+0.4 pts
13Benton County4.3+0.3 pts
13Greene County4.3+0.4 pts
13Lauderdale County4.30 pts
16Johnson County4.2-1.4 pts
17Cocke County4.1-0.6 pts
17Decatur County4.1+0.4 pts
17McMinn County4.1+0.3 pts
20Henry County4+0.4 pts
21Carroll County3.9+0.5 pts
21Scott County3.9+0.6 pts
21White County3.9+0.1 pts
24Chester County3.8+0.4 pts
24Cumberland County3.8-0.1 pts
24DeKalb County3.8+0.4 pts
24Henderson County3.8+0.5 pts
24Rhea County3.8+0.4 pts
24Weakley County3.8+0.5 pts
30Grundy County3.70 pts
30Madison County3.7+0.3 pts
30Wayne County3.7+0.4 pts
33Claiborne County3.6+0.2 pts
33Clay County3.6-0.8 pts
33Gibson County3.6+0.4 pts
33Hawkins County3.6+0.1 pts
33Hickman County3.6+0.7 pts
33Morgan County3.6+0.1 pts
33Stewart County3.6+0.3 pts
40Bradley County3.5+0.2 pts
40Campbell County3.5+0.5 pts
40Dyer County3.5+0.4 pts
40Franklin County3.5+0.2 pts
40Houston County3.5-0.2 pts
40Jackson County3.5-0.1 pts
40Marion County3.5+0.1 pts
40McNairy County3.5-0.2 pts
40Monroe County3.5+0.1 pts
40Montgomery County3.5+0.4 pts
40Tipton County3.5+0.2 pts
51Carter County3.4-0.1 pts
51Hardin County3.4-0.1 pts
51Humphreys County3.4+0.2 pts
51Polk County3.4+0.1 pts
51Sequatchie County3.40 pts
51Unicoi County3.4-1.8 pts
51Warren County3.40 pts
58Bedford County3.3+0.4 pts
58Coffee County3.3+0.2 pts
58Fayette County3.3+0.1 pts
58Hamblen County3.3+0.1 pts
58Lincoln County3.3+0.1 pts
63Moore County3.2+0.4 pts
63Putnam County3.2+0.3 pts
63Union County3.20 pts
66Fentress County3.1+0.1 pts
66Grainger County3.10 pts
66Haywood County3.1-0.1 pts
66Jefferson County3.10 pts
66Obion County3.10 pts
66Overton County3.1+0.2 pts
66Roane County3.10 pts
66Sullivan County3.1+0.1 pts
74Anderson County3+0.2 pts
74Hamilton County3+0.2 pts
74Trousdale County3+0.2 pts
74Van Buren County3-0.1 pts
74Washington County3+0.2 pts
79Crockett County2.9-0.2 pts
79Loudon County2.90 pts
81Bledsoe County2.8+0.1 pts
81Davidson County2.8+0.2 pts
81Robertson County2.8+0.2 pts
81Rutherford County2.8+0.3 pts
81Sevier County2.8+0.2 pts
81Smith County2.8-0.1 pts
87Blount County2.7+0.1 pts
87Cannon County2.70 pts
87Knox County2.7+0.2 pts
87Macon County2.7+0.1 pts
87Sumner County2.7+0.1 pts
87Williamson County2.7+0.4 pts
87Wilson County2.7+0.2 pts
94Cheatham County2.6+0.1 pts
94Dickson County2.60 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?

Maury County, with 6.1% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickson County, with 2.6% in April 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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