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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Trousdale County, TNTN12,6230.6%–

02Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201.8%–

03Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.3%–

04Maury County, TNTN118,1312.4%–

05Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.4%–

06Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.4%–

07Union County, TNTN21,4502.6%–

08Smith County, TNTN20,9812.7%–

09Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%–

10Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.8%–

11Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.8%–

12Franklin County, TNTN45,5792.8%–

13Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.9%–

14Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.2%–

15Overton County, TNTN23,7873.2%–

16Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.2%–

17Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.3%–

18Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.3%–

19Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.4%–

20Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.4%–

21Macon County, TNTN27,6633.4%–

22Knox County, TNTN511,4533.5%–

23Blount County, TNTN143,8203.5%–

24Coffee County, TNTN62,4193.6%–

25Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.6%–

26Rutherford County, TNTN386,3523.6%–

27Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.7%–

28Putnam County, TNTN86,6123.7%–

29Anderson County, TNTN82,0663.7%–

30Houston County, TNTN8,4793.9%–

31Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.9%–

32Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.0%–

33Chester County, TNTN17,9944.1%–

34Obion County, TNTN30,0674.2%–

35Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.2%–

36Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.2%–

37Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.3%–

38Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.3%–

39Monroe County, TNTN49,7304.3%–

40Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.4%–

41Giles County, TNTN31,4334.4%–

42Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.5%–

43Moore County, TNTN6,9204.5%–

44Claiborne County, TNTN33,2294.5%–

45Carroll County, TNTN29,2004.5%–

46Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%–

47Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.7%–

48Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.7%–

49Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.7%–

50Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.7%–

51Washington County, TNTN141,1994.7%–

52Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534.7%–

53Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.8%–

54Henry County, TNTN32,8964.8%–

55McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.9%–

56Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144.9%–

57Roane County, TNTN57,3954.9%–

58Lake County, TNTN6,2494.9%–

59Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.0%–

60Gibson County, TNTN51,7795.0%–

61Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.1%–

62Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.1%–

63Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%–

64Hamblen County, TNTN68,8435.3%–

65Polk County, TNTN18,5925.3%–

66Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%–

67Sullivan County, TNTN163,7595.4%–

68Meigs County, TNTN14,1865.5%–

69Tipton County, TNTN62,2875.5%–

70White County, TNTN29,6125.6%–

71Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6175.6%–

72DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735.6%–

73Greene County, TNTN73,8315.7%–

74McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.8%–

75Perry County, TNTN9,1265.8%–

76Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.8%–

77Haywood County, TNTN17,0425.9%–

78Warren County, TNTN43,7175.9%–

79Henderson County, TNTN28,5186.1%–

80Carter County, TNTN57,3616.2%–

81Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.3%–

82Bradley County, TNTN115,4656.6%–

83Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616.6%–

84Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%–

85Humphreys County, TNTN19,6466.9%–

86Madison County, TNTN100,7907.0%–

87Marion County, TNTN29,8047.1%–

88Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.2%–

89Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.2%–

90Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.3%–

91Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%–

92Jackson County, TNTN12,4667.6%–

93Grundy County, TNTN14,1169.0%–

94Hardeman County, TNTN25,2749.8%–

95Clay County, TNTN7,82110.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES