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Highest unemployment, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 5.8%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Hardeman County, TNTN25,27413.1%–

02Lake County, TNTN6,24912.4%–

03Hancock County, TNTN7,07512.0%–

04Campbell County, TNTN40,29010.2%–

05Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469.1%–

06Meigs County, TNTN14,1868.9%–

07Perry County, TNTN9,1268.8%–

08Rhea County, TNTN34,8448.8%–

09Cocke County, TNTN37,8898.6%–

10Lawrence County, TNTN46,9148.2%–

11Scott County, TNTN22,6718.2%–

12Grundy County, TNTN14,1168.0%–

13Decatur County, TNTN11,8208.0%–

14Henderson County, TNTN28,5187.7%–

15Morgan County, TNTN22,1607.7%–

16Hamblen County, TNTN68,8437.7%–

17Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.6%–

18Jackson County, TNTN12,4667.6%–

19Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.5%–

20Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.4%–

21Chester County, TNTN17,9947.3%–

22Benton County, TNTN16,1837.2%–

23Claiborne County, TNTN33,2297.2%–

24Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6177.0%–

25McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.9%–

26Monroe County, TNTN49,7306.9%–

27Madison County, TNTN100,7906.7%–

28Union County, TNTN21,4506.7%–

29Sullivan County, TNTN163,7596.5%–

30Fayette County, TNTN45,0716.4%–

31Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%–

32Fentress County, TNTN20,3226.3%–

33Polk County, TNTN18,5926.3%–

34Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006.2%–

35Dyer County, TNTN36,3206.2%–

36McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.2%–

37Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246.2%–

38Obion County, TNTN30,0676.2%–

39Unicoi County, TNTN17,8566.1%–

40Stewart County, TNTN14,4396.0%–

41Wayne County, TNTN16,4166.0%–

42Roane County, TNTN57,3956.0%–

43Montgomery County, TNTN249,9356.0%–

44Carter County, TNTN57,3615.9%–

45Putnam County, TNTN86,6125.9%–

46Houston County, TNTN8,4795.8%–

47Haywood County, TNTN17,0425.8%–

48Gibson County, TNTN51,7795.8%–

49Anderson County, TNTN82,0665.5%–

50Giles County, TNTN31,4335.4%–

51Bradley County, TNTN115,4655.4%–

52Clay County, TNTN7,8215.3%–

53Tipton County, TNTN62,2875.3%–

54Grainger County, TNTN25,7395.2%–

55Marion County, TNTN29,8045.2%–

56Van Buren County, TNTN6,8745.0%–

57Greene County, TNTN73,8315.0%–

58DeKalb County, TNTN21,8734.9%–

59White County, TNTN29,6124.9%–

60Washington County, TNTN141,1994.8%–

61Pickett County, TNTN5,2194.8%–

62Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.8%–

63Blount County, TNTN143,8204.8%–

64Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.7%–

65Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614.7%–

66Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.7%–

67Henry County, TNTN32,8964.7%–

68Robertson County, TNTN80,1754.7%–

69Trousdale County, TNTN12,6234.6%–

70Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.6%–

71Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.6%–

72Lewis County, TNTN13,4874.5%–

73Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.4%–

74Coffee County, TNTN62,4194.4%–

75Macon County, TNTN27,6634.4%–

76Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.3%–

77Crockett County, TNTN14,0064.2%–

78Knox County, TNTN511,4534.2%–

79Rutherford County, TNTN386,3524.2%–

80Franklin County, TNTN45,5794.0%–

81Carroll County, TNTN29,2004.0%–

82Moore County, TNTN6,9203.9%–

83Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.8%–

84Warren County, TNTN43,7173.8%–

85Maury County, TNTN118,1313.8%–

86Smith County, TNTN20,9813.7%–

87Loudon County, TNTN63,7643.6%–

88Overton County, TNTN23,7873.6%–

89Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.5%–

90Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.5%–

91Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.4%–

92Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.3%–

93Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.0%–

94Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.0%–

95Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS