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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Lake County, TNTN6,24930.6%−0%

02Johnson County, TNTN18,71844.6%+14%

03Cumberland County, TNTN66,30045.9%+0%

04Clay County, TNTN7,82145.9%−0%

05Fentress County, TNTN20,32246.5%−7%

06Hancock County, TNTN7,07546.6%+5%

07Morgan County, TNTN22,16046.9%+8%

08Wayne County, TNTN16,41647.0%+1%

09Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61747.5%−2%

10Hardeman County, TNTN25,27447.6%+5%

11Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92047.7%−5%

12Pickett County, TNTN5,21947.8%+1%

13Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86148.9%−5%

14Grundy County, TNTN14,11650.1%−7%

15Benton County, TNTN16,18350.4%+9%

16Hawkins County, TNTN59,55950.7%−0%

17Decatur County, TNTN11,82050.7%+1%

18Meigs County, TNTN14,18650.8%−1%

19Monroe County, TNTN49,73050.9%−1%

20Campbell County, TNTN40,29051.5%−4%

21Hardin County, TNTN27,98351.6%+4%

22Van Buren County, TNTN6,87452.0%−1%

23Grainger County, TNTN25,73952.1%−3%

24Henry County, TNTN32,89652.3%+4%

25Claiborne County, TNTN33,22952.5%+2%

26Trousdale County, TNTN12,62352.5%−4%

27Carter County, TNTN57,36152.6%+1%

28Rhea County, TNTN34,84452.7%−2%

29Greene County, TNTN73,83153.0%+2%

30Henderson County, TNTN28,51853.1%−3%

31Stewart County, TNTN14,43953.1%−3%

32Carroll County, TNTN29,20053.2%−1%

33Jackson County, TNTN12,46653.4%+5%

34Houston County, TNTN8,47953.4%+6%

35Cocke County, TNTN37,88953.5%+3%

36Polk County, TNTN18,59253.5%−5%

37McNairy County, TNTN26,23653.6%+9%

38Chester County, TNTN17,99453.9%+5%

39Scott County, TNTN22,67153.9%+5%

40Unicoi County, TNTN17,85654.0%+2%

41Marion County, TNTN29,80454.1%−3%

42Roane County, TNTN57,39554.3%−0%

43White County, TNTN29,61254.4%+3%

44Perry County, TNTN9,12654.6%+11%

45Humphreys County, TNTN19,64654.8%−1%

46Obion County, TNTN30,06754.8%−1%

47Loudon County, TNTN63,76454.9%+1%

48Weakley County, TNTN33,26155.1%+2%

49Union County, TNTN21,45055.3%+5%

50DeKalb County, TNTN21,87355.6%+6%

51Cannon County, TNTN15,29655.8%−0%

52Sullivan County, TNTN163,75956.2%+2%

53McMinn County, TNTN57,40456.2%+4%

54Haywood County, TNTN17,04256.5%−3%

55Franklin County, TNTN45,57956.6%+3%

56Giles County, TNTN31,43356.6%+1%

57Hickman County, TNTN26,21957.1%+8%

58Warren County, TNTN43,71757.8%+2%

59Overton County, TNTN23,78757.9%+5%

60Anderson County, TNTN82,06658.1%+5%

61Moore County, TNTN6,92058.2%+6%

62Lewis County, TNTN13,48758.2%+14%

63Hamblen County, TNTN68,84358.5%+3%

64Dyer County, TNTN36,32058.6%−2%

65Lincoln County, TNTN36,85358.7%−1%

66Lawrence County, TNTN46,91458.7%+8%

67Gibson County, TNTN51,77958.9%+6%

68Fayette County, TNTN45,07159.4%+5%

69Coffee County, TNTN62,41959.7%−2%

70Washington County, TNTN141,19959.8%+1%

71Jefferson County, TNTN60,02460.1%+6%

72Tipton County, TNTN62,28760.3%−0%

73Blount County, TNTN143,82061.0%+2%

74Macon County, TNTN27,66361.0%+1%

75Smith County, TNTN20,98161.3%+5%

76Putnam County, TNTN86,61261.3%+3%

77Madison County, TNTN100,79061.6%+5%

78Bradley County, TNTN115,46561.7%+1%

79Marshall County, TNTN38,07162.0%+2%

80Sevier County, TNTN101,34262.4%+1%

81Crockett County, TNTN14,00662.8%+9%

82Dickson County, TNTN58,66263.5%+6%

83Bedford County, TNTN55,27363.6%+2%

84Maury County, TNTN118,13163.9%+0%

85Hamilton County, TNTN390,83364.1%+2%

86Shelby County, TNTN910,22664.7%+1%

87Knox County, TNTN511,45365.0%+1%

88Cheatham County, TNTN42,77866.2%+3%

89Wilson County, TNTN175,03366.4%+1%

90Williamson County, TNTN272,06166.4%−2%

91Robertson County, TNTN80,17566.5%+2%

92Sumner County, TNTN215,53867.4%+2%

93Montgomery County, TNTN249,93567.5%+1%

94Rutherford County, TNTN386,35271.7%+1%

95Davidson County, TNTN745,90472.3%+1%

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