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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.

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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 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS