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Highest labor force participation, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Davidson County, TNTN745,90471.9%–

02Rutherford County, TNTN386,35271.2%–

03Williamson County, TNTN272,06168.1%–

04Montgomery County, TNTN249,93566.7%–

05Sumner County, TNTN215,53866.1%–

06Wilson County, TNTN175,03365.6%–

07Robertson County, TNTN80,17565.3%–

08Knox County, TNTN511,45364.5%–

09Cheatham County, TNTN42,77864.3%–

10Shelby County, TNTN910,22664.2%–

11Maury County, TNTN118,13163.6%–

12Hamilton County, TNTN390,83362.6%–

13Bedford County, TNTN55,27362.5%–

14Sevier County, TNTN101,34261.6%–

15Bradley County, TNTN115,46561.2%–

16Marshall County, TNTN38,07161.0%–

17Coffee County, TNTN62,41960.9%–

18Tipton County, TNTN62,28760.4%–

19Macon County, TNTN27,66360.3%–

20Dickson County, TNTN58,66260.1%–

21Blount County, TNTN143,82059.9%–

22Putnam County, TNTN86,61259.6%–

23Dyer County, TNTN36,32059.6%–

24Washington County, TNTN141,19959.3%–

25Lincoln County, TNTN36,85359.0%–

26Smith County, TNTN20,98158.6%–

27Madison County, TNTN100,79058.4%–

28Haywood County, TNTN17,04258.1%–

29Crockett County, TNTN14,00657.6%–

30Warren County, TNTN43,71756.9%–

31Hamblen County, TNTN68,84356.9%–

32Jefferson County, TNTN60,02456.7%–

33Fayette County, TNTN45,07156.5%–

34Polk County, TNTN18,59256.1%–

35Cannon County, TNTN15,29655.9%–

36Giles County, TNTN31,43355.8%–

37Gibson County, TNTN51,77955.8%–

38Marion County, TNTN29,80455.5%–

39Humphreys County, TNTN19,64655.4%–

40Anderson County, TNTN82,06655.3%–

41Overton County, TNTN23,78755.3%–

42Franklin County, TNTN45,57955.2%–

43Obion County, TNTN30,06755.2%–

44Moore County, TNTN6,92055.1%–

45Sullivan County, TNTN163,75955.0%–

46Henderson County, TNTN28,51854.7%–

47Stewart County, TNTN14,43954.6%–

48Trousdale County, TNTN12,62354.6%–

49Roane County, TNTN57,39554.5%–

50Loudon County, TNTN63,76454.5%–

51Lawrence County, TNTN46,91454.3%–

52Weakley County, TNTN33,26154.2%–

53McMinn County, TNTN57,40454.2%–

54Rhea County, TNTN34,84454.1%–

55Grundy County, TNTN14,11653.9%–

56Grainger County, TNTN25,73953.9%–

57Campbell County, TNTN40,29053.8%–

58Carroll County, TNTN29,20053.6%–

59Unicoi County, TNTN17,85653.0%–

60White County, TNTN29,61252.8%–

61Hickman County, TNTN26,21952.7%–

62Union County, TNTN21,45052.4%–

63Van Buren County, TNTN6,87452.4%–

64DeKalb County, TNTN21,87352.2%–

65Cocke County, TNTN37,88952.1%–

66Carter County, TNTN57,36152.0%–

67Greene County, TNTN73,83151.9%–

68Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86151.6%–

69Meigs County, TNTN14,18651.4%–

70Claiborne County, TNTN33,22951.4%–

71Monroe County, TNTN49,73051.3%–

72Scott County, TNTN22,67151.2%–

73Chester County, TNTN17,99451.1%–

74Lewis County, TNTN13,48751.1%–

75Jackson County, TNTN12,46650.9%–

76Hawkins County, TNTN59,55950.8%–

77Houston County, TNTN8,47950.4%–

78Decatur County, TNTN11,82050.4%–

79Fentress County, TNTN20,32250.2%–

80Henry County, TNTN32,89650.0%–

81Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92050.0%–

82Hardin County, TNTN27,98349.8%–

83Perry County, TNTN9,12649.3%–

84McNairy County, TNTN26,23649.1%–

85Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61748.6%–

86Pickett County, TNTN5,21947.1%–

87Wayne County, TNTN16,41646.7%–

88Clay County, TNTN7,82146.1%–

89Benton County, TNTN16,18346.1%–

90Cumberland County, TNTN66,30045.8%–

91Hardeman County, TNTN25,27445.4%–

92Hancock County, TNTN7,07544.4%–

93Morgan County, TNTN22,16043.5%–

94Johnson County, TNTN18,71839.3%–

95Lake County, TNTN6,24930.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES