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Highest unemployment, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Clay County, TNTN7,82110.0%+4.8 pts
02Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749.8%−3.3 pts
03Grundy County, TNTN14,1169.0%+0.9 pts
04Jackson County, TNTN12,4667.6%+0.0 pts
05Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%−0.7 pts
06Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.3%−0.3 pts
07Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.2%−0.2 pts
08Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.2%−0.8 pts
09Marion County, TNTN29,8047.1%+2.0 pts
10Madison County, TNTN100,7907.0%+0.3 pts
11Humphreys County, TNTN19,6466.9%−2.2 pts
12Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+2.0 pts
13Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616.6%+1.9 pts
14Bradley County, TNTN115,4656.6%+1.2 pts
15Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.3%−5.7 pts
16Carter County, TNTN57,3616.2%+0.3 pts
17Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.1%−1.6 pts
18Warren County, TNTN43,7175.9%+2.1 pts
19Haywood County, TNTN17,0425.9%+0.0 pts
20Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.8%−3.0 pts
21Perry County, TNTN9,1265.8%−3.0 pts
22McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.8%−1.1 pts
23Greene County, TNTN73,8315.7%+0.8 pts
24DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735.6%+0.7 pts
25Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175.6%−1.4 pts
26White County, TNTN29,6125.6%+0.7 pts
27Tipton County, TNTN62,2875.5%+0.3 pts
28Meigs County, TNTN14,1865.5%−3.4 pts
29Sullivan County, TNTN163,7595.4%−1.1 pts
30Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%−1.9 pts
31Polk County, TNTN18,5925.3%−1.0 pts
32Hamblen County, TNTN68,8435.3%−2.4 pts
33Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%−2.6 pts
34Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.1%−0.9 pts
35Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.1%−1.2 pts
36Gibson County, TNTN51,7795.0%−0.8 pts
37Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.0%−5.2 pts
38Lake County, TNTN6,2494.9%−7.5 pts
39Roane County, TNTN57,3954.9%−1.1 pts
40Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144.9%−3.3 pts
41McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.9%−1.3 pts
42Henry County, TNTN32,8964.8%+0.2 pts
43Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.8%−1.6 pts
44Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534.7%+0.9 pts
45Washington County, TNTN141,1994.7%−0.1 pts
46Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.7%+0.2 pts
47Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.7%−1.5 pts
48Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.7%−0.5 pts
49Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.7%−1.7 pts
50Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%−1.6 pts
51Carroll County, TNTN29,2004.5%+0.5 pts
52Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294.5%−2.7 pts
53Moore County, TNTN6,9204.5%+0.6 pts
54Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.5%−0.2 pts
55Giles County, TNTN31,4334.4%−1.0 pts
56Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.4%−0.2 pts
57Monroe County, TNTN49,7304.3%−2.6 pts
58Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.3%+0.0 pts
59Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.3%−1.8 pts
60Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.2%−4.4 pts
61Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.2%−0.2 pts
62Obion County, TNTN30,0674.2%−2.0 pts
63Chester County, TNTN17,9944.1%−3.2 pts
64Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.0%−0.7 pts
65Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.9%−2.4 pts
66Houston County, TNTN8,4793.9%−2.0 pts
67Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.7%−1.8 pts
68Putnam County, TNTN86,6123.7%−2.1 pts
69Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.7%−0.8 pts
70Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523.6%−0.6 pts
71Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.6%+0.2 pts
72Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.6%−0.8 pts
73Blount County, TNTN143,8203.5%−1.2 pts
74Knox County, TNTN511,4533.5%−0.7 pts
75Macon County, TNTN27,6633.4%−0.9 pts
76Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.4%−2.6 pts
77Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.4%−0.1 pts
78Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.3%−1.5 pts
79Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.3%−1.4 pts
80Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.2%−0.3 pts
81Overton County, TNTN23,7873.2%−0.4 pts
82Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.2%+0.1 pts
83Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.9%−1.3 pts
84Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.8%−1.2 pts
85Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.8%−0.2 pts
86Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.8%−0.8 pts
87Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%−3.3 pts
88Smith County, TNTN20,9812.7%−1.0 pts
89Union County, TNTN21,4502.6%−4.0 pts
90Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.4%−0.0 pts
91Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.4%−0.9 pts
92Maury County, TNTN118,1312.4%−1.4 pts
93Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.3%−2.7 pts
94Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201.8%−5.7 pts
95Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−4.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES