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Most self-employed workers, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most self-employed workers by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010
01Van Buren County, TNTN6,87422.8%+8.3 pts
02Hancock County, TNTN7,07520.9%+5.0 pts
03McNairy County, TNTN26,23619.2%+4.6 pts
04Wayne County, TNTN16,41618.8%+4.5 pts
05Scott County, TNTN22,67118.8%+4.7 pts
06Perry County, TNTN9,12618.4%+5.6 pts
07Jackson County, TNTN12,46618.2%+3.9 pts
08Houston County, TNTN8,47918.2%+3.3 pts
09Haywood County, TNTN17,04217.7%+1.9 pts
10Chester County, TNTN17,99417.3%+0.4 pts
11DeKalb County, TNTN21,87317.2%+3.2 pts
12Grundy County, TNTN14,11617.2%+1.3 pts
13Lake County, TNTN6,24917.2%−6.7 pts
14Hardeman County, TNTN25,27417.1%−2.9 pts
15Cannon County, TNTN15,29616.7%+5.2 pts
16Sequatchie County, TNTN17,86116.4%+5.7 pts
17Obion County, TNTN30,06716.0%+3.4 pts
18Weakley County, TNTN33,26115.8%−0.1 pts
19Carter County, TNTN57,36115.5%+1.7 pts
20Lewis County, TNTN13,48715.4%+1.3 pts
21Morgan County, TNTN22,16015.1%+0.5 pts
22Madison County, TNTN100,79015.1%+0.4 pts
23Lincoln County, TNTN36,85314.9%+2.6 pts
24Benton County, TNTN16,18314.8%−1.6 pts
25Hickman County, TNTN26,21914.7%+1.7 pts
26Henry County, TNTN32,89614.6%+0.3 pts
27Roane County, TNTN57,39514.4%+1.9 pts
28Carroll County, TNTN29,20014.4%+2.5 pts
29Hardin County, TNTN27,98314.4%+1.6 pts
30Montgomery County, TNTN249,93514.4%+2.5 pts
31Humphreys County, TNTN19,64614.3%−1.1 pts
32Bradley County, TNTN115,46514.2%+1.8 pts
33Pickett County, TNTN5,21914.2%+0.5 pts
34Dyer County, TNTN36,32014.1%+0.8 pts
35Stewart County, TNTN14,43914.0%−3.0 pts
36Trousdale County, TNTN12,62313.9%−1.7 pts
37Union County, TNTN21,45013.9%+3.6 pts
38White County, TNTN29,61213.9%+2.4 pts
39Clay County, TNTN7,82113.8%−4.7 pts
40Monroe County, TNTN49,73013.8%+2.7 pts
41Campbell County, TNTN40,29013.7%−0.7 pts
42Macon County, TNTN27,66313.6%+3.7 pts
43Unicoi County, TNTN17,85613.6%+0.6 pts
44Crockett County, TNTN14,00613.6%+0.7 pts
45Polk County, TNTN18,59213.4%+2.3 pts
46Rhea County, TNTN34,84413.3%−1.0 pts
47Putnam County, TNTN86,61213.2%−2.4 pts
48Franklin County, TNTN45,57913.1%−0.2 pts
49Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61713.0%+1.0 pts
50Johnson County, TNTN18,71812.9%−2.5 pts
51Henderson County, TNTN28,51812.9%+0.6 pts
52Greene County, TNTN73,83112.8%+0.8 pts
53Coffee County, TNTN62,41912.7%+0.4 pts
54Smith County, TNTN20,98112.7%+0.7 pts
55Sumner County, TNTN215,53812.7%+1.0 pts
56Claiborne County, TNTN33,22912.6%−3.0 pts
57Anderson County, TNTN82,06612.6%+1.0 pts
58Shelby County, TNTN910,22612.5%−1.0 pts
59Maury County, TNTN118,13112.5%+1.2 pts
60Hawkins County, TNTN59,55912.4%+0.5 pts
61Dickson County, TNTN58,66212.4%−1.2 pts
62Cocke County, TNTN37,88912.3%−0.6 pts
63Tipton County, TNTN62,28712.2%−0.9 pts
64Decatur County, TNTN11,82012.2%−5.7 pts
65Warren County, TNTN43,71712.2%+0.1 pts
66Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.2%+0.2 pts
67Washington County, TNTN141,19912.1%−0.6 pts
68Overton County, TNTN23,78712.1%−0.4 pts
69Bedford County, TNTN55,27311.9%+0.9 pts
70Lawrence County, TNTN46,91411.8%−1.1 pts
71Fentress County, TNTN20,32211.7%−2.3 pts
72Gibson County, TNTN51,77911.7%−1.2 pts
73Knox County, TNTN511,45311.6%+0.2 pts
74Sevier County, TNTN101,34211.6%−0.1 pts
75Cheatham County, TNTN42,77811.6%+0.9 pts
76Rutherford County, TNTN386,35211.5%−0.5 pts
77Blount County, TNTN143,82011.5%−0.5 pts
78Davidson County, TNTN745,90411.4%−0.6 pts
79Grainger County, TNTN25,73911.3%+0.4 pts
80Marion County, TNTN29,80411.3%−1.0 pts
81Robertson County, TNTN80,17511.3%−0.1 pts
82Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.1%−1.8 pts
83Hamilton County, TNTN390,83311.1%−1.3 pts
84Sullivan County, TNTN163,75911.1%−0.5 pts
85Moore County, TNTN6,92010.9%−1.3 pts
86Giles County, TNTN31,43310.7%−0.1 pts
87Williamson County, TNTN272,06110.7%−0.5 pts
88Marshall County, TNTN38,07110.6%−1.7 pts
89Fayette County, TNTN45,07110.4%−3.1 pts
90McMinn County, TNTN57,40410.4%−0.1 pts
91Hamblen County, TNTN68,84310.3%−1.1 pts
92Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.9%−0.6 pts
93Cumberland County, TNTN66,3009.7%−4.6 pts
94Meigs County, TNTN14,1868.7%−3.8 pts
95Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.1%−10.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES