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Which counties in Tennessee are adding jobs fastest?

Wilson County (+37.3%), Fayette County (+35.4%) and Blount County (+32.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Tennessee between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Tennessee counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Wilson County+37.3%57,080175,033
2Fayette County+35.4%9,38645,071
3Blount County+32.5%57,256143,820
4Stewart County+31.4%1,88214,439
5Moore County+28.8%1,4046,920
6Jackson County+27.9%1,13112,466
7Overton County+25.2%4,80623,787
8Hickman County+21.6%3,02526,219
9Lewis County+20.1%2,70313,487
10Morgan County+18.9%1,59122,160
11Bledsoe County+17.8%96015,920
12Anderson County+17.8%48,10482,066
13Smith County+17.7%4,92120,981
14Sumner County+17.2%56,402215,538
15Montgomery County+17.1%53,777249,935
16Lawrence County+15.3%9,68146,914
17Davidson County+15.2%526,927745,904
18Williamson County+15.1%149,544272,061
19Sevier County+13.7%47,891101,342
20Sequatchie County+13.2%2,24317,861
21Unicoi County+13.2%4,20317,856
22Gibson County+12.6%12,65651,779
23Rutherford County+12.5%128,935386,352
24Cheatham County+11.6%7,64942,778
25Tipton County+11.4%10,69162,287
26Dickson County+10.9%15,74958,662
27Meigs County+10.7%1,83914,186
28Maury County+10.6%33,755118,131
29Loudon County+10.1%14,92063,764
30Coffee County+10.0%21,06062,419
31Weakley County+9.8%8,54033,261
32Polk County+9.6%1,47818,592
33Knox County+9.6%242,117511,453
34Macon County+8.6%3,97727,663
35Putnam County+8.4%33,82986,612
36Monroe County+8.3%13,31849,730
37Grainger County+8.1%2,81225,739
38Scott County+8.0%4,17322,671
39Benton County+7.9%3,53016,183
40Franklin County+7.6%12,79845,579
41Bradley County+7.1%42,835115,465
42Hamilton County+7.1%205,761390,833
43Marion County+6.9%6,64929,804
44Cumberland County+6.9%16,49466,300
45Union County+6.9%1,97121,450
46Henry County+6.7%9,51332,896
47Washington County+6.5%56,072141,199
48Dyer County+6.1%13,56436,320
49Robertson County+6.0%21,55280,175
50Rhea County+5.4%9,14534,844
51White County+5.0%5,85029,612
52Hamblen County+4.6%30,30168,843
53Chester County+4.2%3,22417,994
54Johnson County+4.0%3,41518,718
55Obion County+3.9%8,96330,067
56Madison County+3.7%55,344100,790
57Houston County+3.6%1,0408,479
58Hardin County+2.5%7,80227,983
59McMinn County+2.0%17,15657,404
60Carter County+1.7%9,17757,361
61Shelby County+1.7%446,048910,226
62Wayne County+1.4%2,81016,416
63Hancock County+1.3%4537,075
64Bedford County+1.2%14,83955,273
65Jefferson County+1.0%11,70960,024
66Henderson County+0.9%6,45928,518
67Trousdale County+0.6%1,45712,623
68Roane County+0.5%8,99657,395
69Lauderdale County+0.3%4,64524,617
70Greene County+0.2%23,95773,831
71Marshall County+0.2%8,36738,071
72Lincoln County+0.1%8,51436,853
73Humphreys County+0.0%4,45819,646
74Grundy County−0.2%1,22814,116
75Decatur County−0.4%3,05311,820
76Cocke County−0.6%5,87137,889
77Crockett County−0.9%2,06014,006
78Cannon County−0.9%1,71615,296
79Haywood County−1.9%4,74317,042
80Campbell County−2.7%7,28540,290
81Carroll County−3.1%5,41629,200
82Sullivan County−6.0%60,008163,759
83DeKalb County−7.6%4,32321,873
84Warren County−7.8%9,73843,717
85Giles County−8.3%8,39131,433
86Perry County−8.3%1,6089,126
87Hawkins County−8.5%9,98659,559
88McNairy County−8.9%4,29426,236
89Claiborne County−9.5%7,08433,229
90Van Buren County−11.9%4006,874
91Clay County−15.1%9667,821
92Lake County−16.5%5456,249
93Fentress County−20.7%3,04520,322
94Pickett County−22.3%6215,219
95Hardeman County−22.8%4,40425,274

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Which county in Tennessee has the fastest job growth?

Wilson County: +37.3%, ahead of Fayette County (+35.4%) and Blount County (+32.5%), of 95 Tennessee counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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