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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Clay County, TNTN7,82110.0%+90%

02Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749.8%−25%

03Grundy County, TNTN14,1169.0%+11%

04Jackson County, TNTN12,4667.6%+1%

05Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%−9%

06Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.3%−4%

07Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.2%−2%

08Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.2%−10%

09Marion County, TNTN29,8047.1%+38%

10Madison County, TNTN100,7907.0%+5%

11Humphreys County, TNTN19,6466.9%−24%

12Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+41%

13Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616.6%+41%

14Bradley County, TNTN115,4656.6%+22%

15Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.3%−48%

16Carter County, TNTN57,3616.2%+6%

17Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.1%−21%

18Warren County, TNTN43,7175.9%+55%

19Haywood County, TNTN17,0425.9%+1%

20Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.8%−34%

21Perry County, TNTN9,1265.8%−34%

22McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.8%−16%

23Greene County, TNTN73,8315.7%+16%

24DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735.6%+15%

25Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175.6%−21%

26White County, TNTN29,6125.6%+14%

27Tipton County, TNTN62,2875.5%+5%

28Meigs County, TNTN14,1865.5%−39%

29Sullivan County, TNTN163,7595.4%−17%

30Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%−27%

31Polk County, TNTN18,5925.3%−16%

32Hamblen County, TNTN68,8435.3%−32%

33Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%−34%

34Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.1%−15%

35Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.1%−19%

36Gibson County, TNTN51,7795.0%−14%

37Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.0%−51%

38Lake County, TNTN6,2494.9%−61%

39Roane County, TNTN57,3954.9%−19%

40Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144.9%−40%

41McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.9%−21%

42Henry County, TNTN32,8964.8%+3%

43Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.8%−25%

44Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534.7%+24%

45Washington County, TNTN141,1994.7%−2%

46Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.7%+3%

47Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.7%−25%

48Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.7%−10%

49Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.7%−26%

50Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%−25%

51Carroll County, TNTN29,2004.5%+13%

52Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294.5%−37%

53Moore County, TNTN6,9204.5%+15%

54Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.5%−5%

55Giles County, TNTN31,4334.4%−19%

56Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.4%−4%

57Monroe County, TNTN49,7304.3%−37%

58Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.3%+1%

59Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.3%−29%

60Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.2%−51%

61Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.2%−4%

62Obion County, TNTN30,0674.2%−32%

63Chester County, TNTN17,9944.1%−44%

64Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.0%−14%

65Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.9%−38%

66Houston County, TNTN8,4793.9%−34%

67Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.7%−32%

68Putnam County, TNTN86,6123.7%−36%

69Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.7%−18%

70Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523.6%−15%

71Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.6%+5%

72Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.6%−19%

73Blount County, TNTN143,8203.5%−26%

74Knox County, TNTN511,4533.5%−17%

75Macon County, TNTN27,6633.4%−22%

76Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.4%−44%

77Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.4%−3%

78Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.3%−30%

79Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.3%−29%

80Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.2%−8%

81Overton County, TNTN23,7873.2%−11%

82Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.2%+4%

83Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.9%−32%

84Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.8%−29%

85Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.8%−7%

86Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.8%−23%

87Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%−55%

88Smith County, TNTN20,9812.7%−28%

89Union County, TNTN21,4502.6%−61%

90Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.4%−1%

91Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.4%−26%

92Maury County, TNTN118,1312.4%−37%

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.3%−54%

94Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201.8%−76%

95Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−86%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES