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Most unemployed people, Tennessee counties · 2020

Tennessee counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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.

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01Shelby County, TNTN910,22634,314–

02Davidson County, TNTN745,90418,929–

03Knox County, TNTN511,45310,321–

04Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338,469–

05Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527,568–

06Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355,442–

07Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594,682–

08Sumner County, TNTN215,5383,339–

09Blount County, TNTN143,8203,085–

10Madison County, TNTN100,7903,062–

11Washington County, TNTN141,1993,053–

12Williamson County, TNTN272,0612,977–

13Bradley County, TNTN115,4652,842–

14Wilson County, TNTN175,0332,560–

15Sevier County, TNTN101,3422,369–

16Hamblen County, TNTN68,8432,248–

17Putnam County, TNTN86,6122,224–

18Anderson County, TNTN82,0661,892–

19Maury County, TNTN118,1311,815–

20Hawkins County, TNTN59,5591,813–

21Campbell County, TNTN40,2901,778–

22Robertson County, TNTN80,1751,708–

23Jefferson County, TNTN60,0241,568–

24Tipton County, TNTN62,2871,525–

25Lawrence County, TNTN46,9141,517–

26Roane County, TNTN57,3951,471–

27Greene County, TNTN73,8311,470–

28McMinn County, TNTN57,4041,458–

29Cumberland County, TNTN66,3001,453–

30Carter County, TNTN57,3611,450–

31Monroe County, TNTN49,7301,336–

32Cocke County, TNTN37,8891,320–

33Hardeman County, TNTN25,2741,259–

34Rhea County, TNTN34,8441,255–

35Gibson County, TNTN51,7791,238–

36Fayette County, TNTN45,0711,217–

37Coffee County, TNTN62,4191,174–

38Dyer County, TNTN36,3201,085–

39Bedford County, TNTN55,2731,040–

40Marshall County, TNTN38,0711,039–

41Claiborne County, TNTN33,229979–

42Henderson County, TNTN28,518940–

43Cheatham County, TNTN42,778907–

44Dickson County, TNTN58,662886–

45Loudon County, TNTN63,764861–

46Obion County, TNTN30,067827–

47Franklin County, TNTN45,579770–

48Humphreys County, TNTN19,646753–

49Scott County, TNTN22,671732–

50Giles County, TNTN31,433730–

51McNairy County, TNTN26,236711–

52Warren County, TNTN43,717705–

53Weakley County, TNTN33,261702–

54Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617697–

55Marion County, TNTN29,804669–

56Lincoln County, TNTN36,853618–

57Henry County, TNTN32,896613–

58Morgan County, TNTN22,160601–

59White County, TNTN29,612560–

60Union County, TNTN21,450559–

61Grainger County, TNTN25,739541–

62Chester County, TNTN17,994516–

63Unicoi County, TNTN17,856494–

64Polk County, TNTN18,592492–

65Macon County, TNTN27,663492–

66Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920483–

67Carroll County, TNTN29,200481–

68Hardin County, TNTN27,983478–

69Fentress County, TNTN20,322478–

70Haywood County, TNTN17,042472–

71Grundy County, TNTN14,116471–

72Meigs County, TNTN14,186460–

73Benton County, TNTN16,183440–

74DeKalb County, TNTN21,873415–

75Wayne County, TNTN16,416394–

76Jackson County, TNTN12,466383–

77Decatur County, TNTN11,820379–

78Stewart County, TNTN14,439362–

79Hickman County, TNTN26,219354–

80Overton County, TNTN23,787352–

81Smith County, TNTN20,981346–

82Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861302–

83Hancock County, TNTN7,075285–

84Perry County, TNTN9,126276–

85Crockett County, TNTN14,006275–

86Lake County, TNTN6,249243–

87Trousdale County, TNTN12,623230–

88Lewis County, TNTN13,487225–

89Houston County, TNTN8,479196–

90Cannon County, TNTN15,296196–

91Johnson County, TNTN18,718180–

92Clay County, TNTN7,821151–

93Van Buren County, TNTN6,874127–

94Moore County, TNTN6,920113–

95Pickett County, TNTN5,21994–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS