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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties ranked by the lowest 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 –

01Williamson County, TNTN272,0612.5%–

02Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.0%–

03Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.0%–

04Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.3%–

05Sumner County, TNTN215,5383.4%–

06Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.5%–

07Wilson County, TNTN175,0333.5%–

08Overton County, TNTN23,7873.6%–

09Loudon County, TNTN63,7643.6%–

10Smith County, TNTN20,9813.7%–

11Maury County, TNTN118,1313.8%–

12Warren County, TNTN43,7173.8%–

13Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.8%–

14Moore County, TNTN6,9203.9%–

15Carroll County, TNTN29,2004.0%–

16Franklin County, TNTN45,5794.0%–

17Rutherford County, TNTN386,3524.2%–

18Knox County, TNTN511,4534.2%–

19Crockett County, TNTN14,0064.2%–

20Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.3%–

21Macon County, TNTN27,6634.4%–

22Coffee County, TNTN62,4194.4%–

23Bedford County, TNTN55,2734.4%–

24Lewis County, TNTN13,4874.5%–

25Hamilton County, TNTN390,8334.6%–

26Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.6%–

27Trousdale County, TNTN12,6234.6%–

28Robertson County, TNTN80,1754.7%–

29Henry County, TNTN32,8964.7%–

30Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.7%–

31Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614.7%–

32Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.7%–

33Blount County, TNTN143,8204.8%–

34Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.8%–

35Pickett County, TNTN5,2194.8%–

36Washington County, TNTN141,1994.8%–

37White County, TNTN29,6124.9%–

38DeKalb County, TNTN21,8734.9%–

39Greene County, TNTN73,8315.0%–

40Van Buren County, TNTN6,8745.0%–

41Marion County, TNTN29,8045.2%–

42Grainger County, TNTN25,7395.2%–

43Tipton County, TNTN62,2875.3%–

44Clay County, TNTN7,8215.3%–

45Bradley County, TNTN115,4655.4%–

46Giles County, TNTN31,4335.4%–

47Anderson County, TNTN82,0665.5%–

48Gibson County, TNTN51,7795.8%–

49Haywood County, TNTN17,0425.8%–

50Houston County, TNTN8,4795.8%–

51Putnam County, TNTN86,6125.9%–

52Carter County, TNTN57,3615.9%–

53Montgomery County, TNTN249,9356.0%–

54Roane County, TNTN57,3956.0%–

55Wayne County, TNTN16,4166.0%–

56Stewart County, TNTN14,4396.0%–

57Unicoi County, TNTN17,8566.1%–

58Obion County, TNTN30,0676.2%–

59Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246.2%–

60McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.2%–

61Dyer County, TNTN36,3206.2%–

62Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006.2%–

63Polk County, TNTN18,5926.3%–

64Fentress County, TNTN20,3226.3%–

65Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%–

66Fayette County, TNTN45,0716.4%–

67Sullivan County, TNTN163,7596.5%–

68Union County, TNTN21,4506.7%–

69Madison County, TNTN100,7906.7%–

70Monroe County, TNTN49,7306.9%–

71McNairy County, TNTN26,2366.9%–

72Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6177.0%–

73Claiborne County, TNTN33,2297.2%–

74Benton County, TNTN16,1837.2%–

75Chester County, TNTN17,9947.3%–

76Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.4%–

77Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.5%–

78Jackson County, TNTN12,4667.6%–

79Hawkins County, TNTN59,5597.6%–

80Hamblen County, TNTN68,8437.7%–

81Morgan County, TNTN22,1607.7%–

82Henderson County, TNTN28,5187.7%–

83Decatur County, TNTN11,8208.0%–

84Grundy County, TNTN14,1168.0%–

85Scott County, TNTN22,6718.2%–

86Lawrence County, TNTN46,9148.2%–

87Cocke County, TNTN37,8898.6%–

88Rhea County, TNTN34,8448.8%–

89Perry County, TNTN9,1268.8%–

90Meigs County, TNTN14,1868.9%–

91Humphreys County, TNTN19,6469.1%–

92Campbell County, TNTN40,29010.2%–

93Hancock County, TNTN7,07512.0%–

94Lake County, TNTN6,24912.4%–

95Hardeman County, TNTN25,27413.1%–

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