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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. The median across all 95 is 4.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Warren County, TN, up 66 places to #18.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲51Clay County, TNTN7,82110.0%+4.8 pts

02▼1Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749.8%−3.3 pts

03▲9Grundy County, TNTN14,1169.0%+0.9 pts

04▲14Jackson County, TNTN12,4667.6%0.0 pts

05▲6Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%−0.7 pts

06▲11Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.3%−0.3 pts

07▲13Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.2%−0.2 pts

08▲5Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.2%−0.8 pts

09▲46Marion County, TNTN29,8047.1%+2.0 pts

10▲17Madison County, TNTN100,7907.0%+0.3 pts

11▼6Humphreys County, TNTN19,6466.9%−2.2 pts

12▲49Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+2.0 pts

13▲52Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616.6%+1.9 pts

14▲37Bradley County, TNTN115,4656.6%+1.2 pts

15▼12Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.3%−5.7 pts

16▲28Carter County, TNTN57,3616.2%+0.3 pts

17▼3Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.1%−1.6 pts

18▲66Warren County, TNTN43,7175.9%+2.1 pts

19▲28Haywood County, TNTN17,0425.9%0.0 pts

20▼12Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.8%−3.0 pts

21▼14Perry County, TNTN9,1265.8%−3.0 pts

22▲3McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.8%−1.1 pts

23▲34Greene County, TNTN73,8315.7%+0.8 pts

24▲34DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735.6%+0.7 pts

25▼1Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175.6%−1.4 pts

26▲33White County, TNTN29,6125.6%+0.7 pts

27▲26Tipton County, TNTN62,2875.5%+0.3 pts

28▼22Meigs County, TNTN14,1865.5%−3.4 pts

29Sullivan County, TNTN163,7595.4%−1.1 pts

30▼8Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%−1.9 pts

31▲2Polk County, TNTN18,5925.3%−1.0 pts

32▼16Hamblen County, TNTN68,8435.3%−2.4 pts

33▼18Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%−2.6 pts

34▲9Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.1%−0.9 pts

35▼1Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.1%−1.2 pts

36▲12Gibson County, TNTN51,7795.0%−0.8 pts

37▼33Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.0%−5.2 pts

38▼36Lake County, TNTN6,2494.9%−7.5 pts

39▲3Roane County, TNTN57,3954.9%−1.1 pts

40▼30Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144.9%−3.3 pts

41▼5McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.9%−1.3 pts

42▲25Henry County, TNTN32,8964.8%+0.2 pts

43▼13Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.8%−1.6 pts

44▲39Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534.7%+0.9 pts

45▲15Washington County, TNTN141,1994.7%−0.1 pts

46▲24Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.7%+0.2 pts

47▼12Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.7%−1.5 pts

48▲6Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.7%−0.5 pts

49▼17Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.7%−1.7 pts

50▼13Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%−1.6 pts

51▲30Carroll County, TNTN29,2004.5%+0.5 pts

52▼29Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294.5%−2.7 pts

53▲29Moore County, TNTN6,9204.5%+0.6 pts

54▲10Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.5%−0.2 pts

55▼5Giles County, TNTN31,4334.4%−1.0 pts

56▲15Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.4%−0.2 pts

57▼31Monroe County, TNTN49,7304.3%−2.6 pts

58▲18Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.3%0.0 pts

59▼20Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.3%−1.8 pts

60▼51Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.2%−4.4 pts

61▲12Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.2%−0.2 pts

62▼24Obion County, TNTN30,0674.2%−2.0 pts

63▼42Chester County, TNTN17,9944.1%−3.2 pts

64▲2Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.0%−0.7 pts

65▼34Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.9%−2.4 pts

66▼20Houston County, TNTN8,4793.9%−2.0 pts

67▼18Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.7%−1.8 pts

68▼23Putnam County, TNTN86,6123.7%−2.1 pts

69▲3Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.7%−0.8 pts

70▲9Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523.6%−0.6 pts

71▲20Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.6%+0.2 pts

72▲2Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.6%−0.8 pts

73▼10Blount County, TNTN143,8203.5%−1.2 pts

74▲4Knox County, TNTN511,4533.5%−0.7 pts

75Macon County, TNTN27,6633.4%−0.9 pts

76▼35Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.4%−2.6 pts

77▲13Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.4%−0.1 pts

78▼16Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.3%−1.5 pts

79▼11Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.3%−1.4 pts

80▲9Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.2%−0.3 pts

81▲7Overton County, TNTN23,7873.2%−0.4 pts

82▲11Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.2%+0.1 pts

83▼6Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.9%−1.3 pts

84▼4Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.8%−1.2 pts

85▲9Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.8%−0.2 pts

86▲1Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.8%−0.8 pts

87▼47Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%−3.3 pts

88▼2Smith County, TNTN20,9812.7%−1.0 pts

89▼61Union County, TNTN21,4502.6%−4.0 pts

90▲5Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.4%0.0 pts

91▲1Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.4%−0.9 pts

92▼7Maury County, TNTN118,1312.4%−1.4 pts

93▼37Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.3%−2.7 pts

94▼75Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201.8%−5.7 pts

95▼26Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%−4.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES