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Lowest labor force participation, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01Lake County, TNTN6,24930.6%−0.1 pts
02Johnson County, TNTN18,71844.6%+5.3 pts
03Cumberland County, TNTN66,30045.9%+0.1 pts
04Clay County, TNTN7,82145.9%−0.2 pts
05Fentress County, TNTN20,32246.5%−3.7 pts
06Hancock County, TNTN7,07546.6%+2.2 pts
07Morgan County, TNTN22,16046.9%+3.4 pts
08Wayne County, TNTN16,41647.0%+0.3 pts
09Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61747.5%−1.0 pts
10Hardeman County, TNTN25,27447.6%+2.2 pts
11Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92047.7%−2.3 pts
12Pickett County, TNTN5,21947.8%+0.7 pts
13Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86148.9%−2.7 pts
14Grundy County, TNTN14,11650.1%−3.9 pts
15Benton County, TNTN16,18350.4%+4.3 pts
16Hawkins County, TNTN59,55950.7%−0.1 pts
17Decatur County, TNTN11,82050.7%+0.3 pts
18Meigs County, TNTN14,18650.8%−0.7 pts
19Monroe County, TNTN49,73050.9%−0.5 pts
20Campbell County, TNTN40,29051.5%−2.4 pts
21Hardin County, TNTN27,98351.6%+1.8 pts
22Van Buren County, TNTN6,87452.0%−0.3 pts
23Grainger County, TNTN25,73952.1%−1.8 pts
24Henry County, TNTN32,89652.3%+2.2 pts
25Claiborne County, TNTN33,22952.5%+1.1 pts
26Trousdale County, TNTN12,62352.5%−2.1 pts
27Carter County, TNTN57,36152.6%+0.6 pts
28Rhea County, TNTN34,84452.7%−1.3 pts
29Greene County, TNTN73,83153.0%+1.1 pts
30Henderson County, TNTN28,51853.1%−1.6 pts
31Stewart County, TNTN14,43953.1%−1.5 pts
32Carroll County, TNTN29,20053.2%−0.4 pts
33Jackson County, TNTN12,46653.4%+2.6 pts
34Houston County, TNTN8,47953.4%+3.0 pts
35Cocke County, TNTN37,88953.5%+1.4 pts
36Polk County, TNTN18,59253.5%−2.6 pts
37McNairy County, TNTN26,23653.6%+4.4 pts
38Chester County, TNTN17,99453.9%+2.8 pts
39Scott County, TNTN22,67153.9%+2.7 pts
40Unicoi County, TNTN17,85654.0%+0.9 pts
41Marion County, TNTN29,80454.1%−1.4 pts
42Roane County, TNTN57,39554.3%−0.2 pts
43White County, TNTN29,61254.4%+1.7 pts
44Perry County, TNTN9,12654.6%+5.3 pts
45Humphreys County, TNTN19,64654.8%−0.6 pts
46Obion County, TNTN30,06754.8%−0.3 pts
47Loudon County, TNTN63,76454.9%+0.4 pts
48Weakley County, TNTN33,26155.1%+0.9 pts
49Union County, TNTN21,45055.3%+2.8 pts
50DeKalb County, TNTN21,87355.6%+3.4 pts
51Cannon County, TNTN15,29655.8%−0.1 pts
52Sullivan County, TNTN163,75956.2%+1.2 pts
53McMinn County, TNTN57,40456.2%+2.0 pts
54Haywood County, TNTN17,04256.5%−1.6 pts
55Franklin County, TNTN45,57956.6%+1.4 pts
56Giles County, TNTN31,43356.6%+0.8 pts
57Hickman County, TNTN26,21957.1%+4.4 pts
58Warren County, TNTN43,71757.8%+0.9 pts
59Overton County, TNTN23,78757.9%+2.7 pts
60Anderson County, TNTN82,06658.1%+2.8 pts
61Moore County, TNTN6,92058.2%+3.1 pts
62Lewis County, TNTN13,48758.2%+7.1 pts
63Hamblen County, TNTN68,84358.5%+1.6 pts
64Dyer County, TNTN36,32058.6%−1.0 pts
65Lincoln County, TNTN36,85358.7%−0.3 pts
66Lawrence County, TNTN46,91458.7%+4.4 pts
67Gibson County, TNTN51,77958.9%+3.1 pts
68Fayette County, TNTN45,07159.4%+2.9 pts
69Coffee County, TNTN62,41959.7%−1.2 pts
70Washington County, TNTN141,19959.8%+0.4 pts
71Jefferson County, TNTN60,02460.1%+3.3 pts
72Tipton County, TNTN62,28760.3%−0.1 pts
73Blount County, TNTN143,82061.0%+1.1 pts
74Macon County, TNTN27,66361.0%+0.7 pts
75Smith County, TNTN20,98161.3%+2.7 pts
76Putnam County, TNTN86,61261.3%+1.6 pts
77Madison County, TNTN100,79061.6%+3.2 pts
78Bradley County, TNTN115,46561.7%+0.5 pts
79Marshall County, TNTN38,07162.0%+1.0 pts
80Sevier County, TNTN101,34262.4%+0.8 pts
81Crockett County, TNTN14,00662.8%+5.2 pts
82Dickson County, TNTN58,66263.5%+3.5 pts
83Bedford County, TNTN55,27363.6%+1.1 pts
84Maury County, TNTN118,13163.9%+0.3 pts
85Hamilton County, TNTN390,83364.1%+1.5 pts
86Shelby County, TNTN910,22664.7%+0.5 pts
87Knox County, TNTN511,45365.0%+0.5 pts
88Cheatham County, TNTN42,77866.2%+1.9 pts
89Wilson County, TNTN175,03366.4%+0.8 pts
90Williamson County, TNTN272,06166.4%−1.7 pts
91Robertson County, TNTN80,17566.5%+1.1 pts
92Sumner County, TNTN215,53867.4%+1.3 pts
93Montgomery County, TNTN249,93567.5%+0.8 pts
94Rutherford County, TNTN386,35271.7%+0.5 pts
95Davidson County, TNTN745,90472.3%+0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES