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Highest labor force participation, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 55.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lewis County, TN, up 40 places to #34.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Davidson County, TNTN745,90472.3%+0.5 pts
02Rutherford County, TNTN386,35271.7%+0.5 pts
03▲1Montgomery County, TNTN249,93567.5%+0.8 pts
04▲1Sumner County, TNTN215,53867.4%+1.3 pts
05▲2Robertson County, TNTN80,17566.5%+1.1 pts
06▼3Williamson County, TNTN272,06166.4%−1.7 pts
07▼1Wilson County, TNTN175,03366.4%+0.8 pts
08▲1Cheatham County, TNTN42,77866.2%+1.9 pts
09▼1Knox County, TNTN511,45365.0%+0.5 pts
10Shelby County, TNTN910,22664.7%+0.5 pts
11▲1Hamilton County, TNTN390,83364.1%+1.5 pts
12▼1Maury County, TNTN118,13163.9%+0.3 pts
13Bedford County, TNTN55,27363.6%+1.1 pts
14▲6Dickson County, TNTN58,66263.5%+3.5 pts
15▲14Crockett County, TNTN14,00662.8%+5.2 pts
16▼2Sevier County, TNTN101,34262.4%+0.8 pts
17▼1Marshall County, TNTN38,07162.0%+1.0 pts
18▼3Bradley County, TNTN115,46561.7%+0.5 pts
19▲8Madison County, TNTN100,79061.6%+3.2 pts
20▲2Putnam County, TNTN86,61261.3%+1.6 pts
21▲5Smith County, TNTN20,98161.3%+2.7 pts
22▼3Macon County, TNTN27,66361.0%+0.7 pts
23▼2Blount County, TNTN143,82061.0%+1.1 pts
24▼6Tipton County, TNTN62,28760.3%−0.1 pts
25▲7Jefferson County, TNTN60,02460.1%+3.3 pts
26▼2Washington County, TNTN141,19959.8%+0.4 pts
27▼10Coffee County, TNTN62,41959.7%−1.2 pts
28▲5Fayette County, TNTN45,07159.4%+2.9 pts
29▲8Gibson County, TNTN51,77958.9%+3.1 pts
30▲21Lawrence County, TNTN46,91458.7%+4.4 pts
31▼6Lincoln County, TNTN36,85358.7%−0.3 pts
32▼9Dyer County, TNTN36,32058.6%−1.0 pts
33▼2Hamblen County, TNTN68,84358.5%+1.6 pts
34▲40Lewis County, TNTN13,48758.2%+7.1 pts
35▲9Moore County, TNTN6,92058.2%+3.1 pts
36▲4Anderson County, TNTN82,06658.1%+2.8 pts
37▲4Overton County, TNTN23,78757.9%+2.7 pts
38▼8Warren County, TNTN43,71757.8%+0.9 pts
39▲22Hickman County, TNTN26,21957.1%+4.4 pts
40▼4Giles County, TNTN31,43356.6%+0.8 pts
41▲1Franklin County, TNTN45,57956.6%+1.4 pts
42▼14Haywood County, TNTN17,04256.5%−1.6 pts
43▲10McMinn County, TNTN57,40456.2%+2.0 pts
44▲1Sullivan County, TNTN163,75956.2%+1.2 pts
45▼10Cannon County, TNTN15,29655.8%−0.1 pts
46▲18DeKalb County, TNTN21,87355.6%+3.4 pts
47▲15Union County, TNTN21,45055.3%+2.8 pts
48▲4Weakley County, TNTN33,26155.1%+0.9 pts
49▲1Loudon County, TNTN63,76454.9%+0.4 pts
50▼7Obion County, TNTN30,06754.8%−0.3 pts
51▼12Humphreys County, TNTN19,64654.8%−0.6 pts
52▲31Perry County, TNTN9,12654.6%+5.3 pts
53▲7White County, TNTN29,61254.4%+1.7 pts
54▼5Roane County, TNTN57,39554.3%−0.2 pts
55▼17Marion County, TNTN29,80454.1%−1.4 pts
56▲3Unicoi County, TNTN17,85654.0%+0.9 pts
57▲15Scott County, TNTN22,67153.9%+2.7 pts
58▲15Chester County, TNTN17,99453.9%+2.8 pts
59▲25McNairy County, TNTN26,23653.6%+4.4 pts
60▼26Polk County, TNTN18,59253.5%−2.6 pts
61▲4Cocke County, TNTN37,88953.5%+1.4 pts
62▲15Houston County, TNTN8,47953.4%+3.0 pts
63▲12Jackson County, TNTN12,46653.4%+2.6 pts
64▼6Carroll County, TNTN29,20053.2%−0.4 pts
65▼18Stewart County, TNTN14,43953.1%−1.5 pts
66▼20Henderson County, TNTN28,51853.1%−1.6 pts
67Greene County, TNTN73,83153.0%+1.1 pts
68▼14Rhea County, TNTN34,84452.7%−1.3 pts
69▼3Carter County, TNTN57,36152.6%+0.6 pts
70▼22Trousdale County, TNTN12,62352.5%−2.1 pts
71▼1Claiborne County, TNTN33,22952.5%+1.1 pts
72▲8Henry County, TNTN32,89652.3%+2.2 pts
73▼17Grainger County, TNTN25,73952.1%−1.8 pts
74▼11Van Buren County, TNTN6,87452.0%−0.3 pts
75▲7Hardin County, TNTN27,98351.6%+1.8 pts
76▼19Campbell County, TNTN40,29051.5%−2.4 pts
77▼6Monroe County, TNTN49,73050.9%−0.5 pts
78▼9Meigs County, TNTN14,18650.8%−0.7 pts
79▼1Decatur County, TNTN11,82050.7%+0.3 pts
80▼4Hawkins County, TNTN59,55950.7%−0.1 pts
81▲8Benton County, TNTN16,18350.4%+4.3 pts
82▼27Grundy County, TNTN14,11650.1%−3.9 pts
83▼15Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86148.9%−2.7 pts
84▲2Pickett County, TNTN5,21947.8%+0.7 pts
85▼4Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92047.7%−2.3 pts
86▲5Hardeman County, TNTN25,27447.6%+2.2 pts
87▼2Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61747.5%−1.0 pts
88▼1Wayne County, TNTN16,41647.0%+0.3 pts
89▲4Morgan County, TNTN22,16046.9%+3.4 pts
90▲2Hancock County, TNTN7,07546.6%+2.2 pts
91▼12Fentress County, TNTN20,32246.5%−3.7 pts
92▼4Clay County, TNTN7,82145.9%−0.2 pts
93▼3Cumberland County, TNTN66,30045.9%+0.1 pts
94Johnson County, TNTN18,71844.6%+5.3 pts
95Lake County, TNTN6,24930.6%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES