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Most unemployed people, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 689. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Warren County, TN, up 22 places to #30.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Shelby County, TNTN910,22633,086−4%

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90418,8950%

03Knox County, TNTN511,4539,214−11%

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338,557+1%

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527,216−5%

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355,4370%

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594,079−13%

08Sumner County, TNTN215,5383,910+17%

09▲4Bradley County, TNTN115,4653,637+28%

10Madison County, TNTN100,7903,459+13%

11▲1Williamson County, TNTN272,0613,262+10%

12▼1Washington County, TNTN141,1993,222+6%

13▲1Wilson County, TNTN175,0332,700+5%

14▼5Blount County, TNTN143,8202,482−20%

15▲12Greene County, TNTN73,8311,818+24%

16▲4Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591,791−1%

17▼2Sevier County, TNTN101,3421,691−29%

18▲6Tipton County, TNTN62,2871,613+6%

19▼3Hamblen County, TNTN68,8431,588−29%

20▲10Carter County, TNTN57,3611,567+8%

21▼4Putnam County, TNTN86,6121,544−31%

22▼4Anderson County, TNTN82,0661,391−26%

23▼4Maury County, TNTN118,1311,311−28%

24▼1Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241,308−17%

25▼3Robertson County, TNTN80,1751,305−24%

26▲3Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001,255−14%

27▼1Roane County, TNTN57,3951,228−17%

28McMinn County, TNTN57,4041,217−17%

29▲6Gibson County, TNTN51,7791,168−6%

30▲22Warren County, TNTN43,7171,145+62%

31▲8Bedford County, TNTN55,2731,091+5%

32▲4Fayette County, TNTN45,0711,029−15%

33▼8Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141,015−33%

34▲3Coffee County, TNTN62,419997−15%

35▼2Hardeman County, TNTN25,274990−21%

36▲7Cheatham County, TNTN42,778977+8%

37▲7Dickson County, TNTN58,662961+8%

38▲17Marion County, TNTN29,804928+39%

39▼8Monroe County, TNTN49,730863−35%

40▼6Rhea County, TNTN34,844857−32%

41▼20Campbell County, TNTN40,290833−53%

42▲14Lincoln County, TNTN36,853802+30%

43▼5Dyer County, TNTN36,320787−27%

44▲1Loudon County, TNTN63,764739−14%

45▼3Henderson County, TNTN28,518730−22%

46▲3Scott County, TNTN22,671708−3%

47▼7Marshall County, TNTN38,071694−33%

48▲11White County, TNTN29,612689+23%

49▼17Cocke County, TNTN37,889683−48%

50▲7Henry County, TNTN32,896671+9%

51McNairy County, TNTN26,236655−8%

52▼11Claiborne County, TNTN33,229640−35%

53▼3Giles County, TNTN31,433622−15%

54▼1Weakley County, TNTN33,261605−14%

55▼7Humphreys County, TNTN19,646596−21%

56▼9Franklin County, TNTN45,579587−24%

57▼11Obion County, TNTN30,067563−32%

58▲9Carroll County, TNTN29,200555+15%

59▲10Hardin County, TNTN27,983549+15%

60▲14DeKalb County, TNTN21,873533+28%

61▼7Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617529−24%

62▲9Grundy County, TNTN14,116507+8%

63▼2Grainger County, TNTN25,739495−9%

64▲6Haywood County, TNTN17,042468−1%

65▲17Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861449+49%

66▼2Macon County, TNTN27,663427−13%

67▼9Morgan County, TNTN22,160421−30%

68▼3Polk County, TNTN18,592421−14%

69▲7Jackson County, TNTN12,466415+8%

70▼7Unicoi County, TNTN17,856353−29%

71▲2Benton County, TNTN16,183351−20%

72▲5Decatur County, TNTN11,820350−8%

73▲7Overton County, TNTN23,787346−2%

74▼6Fentress County, TNTN20,322345−28%

75▼13Chester County, TNTN17,994314−39%

76▼4Meigs County, TNTN14,186304−34%

77▲15Clay County, TNTN7,821294+95%

78▲1Hickman County, TNTN26,219286−19%

79▲2Smith County, TNTN20,981268−23%

80▼20Union County, TNTN21,450240−57%

81▲7Lewis County, TNTN13,4872260%

82▲2Perry County, TNTN9,126224−19%

83▼8Wayne County, TNTN16,416222−44%

84▲7Johnson County, TNTN18,718220+22%

85Crockett County, TNTN14,006200−27%

86▲3Cannon County, TNTN15,296185−6%

87▼9Stewart County, TNTN14,439166−54%

88▼5Hancock County, TNTN7,075163−43%

89▲5Moore County, TNTN6,920145+28%

90Houston County, TNTN8,479142−28%

91▲4Pickett County, TNTN5,219138+47%

92▼26Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920113−77%

93▼7Lake County, TNTN6,24985−65%

94▼1Van Buren County, TNTN6,87464−50%

95▼8Trousdale County, TNTN12,62334−85%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES