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Lowest unemployment, Tennessee counties · 2020

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

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