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Which counties in Tennessee have the lowest unemployment?

Williamson County (2.8%), Cheatham County (2.9%) and Rutherford County (2.9%) had the lowest unemployment in Tennessee in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 95 ranked Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Williamson County2.8%+0.3 pts272,061
2Cheatham County2.9%+0.2 pts42,778
3Rutherford County2.9%+0.3 pts386,352
4Wilson County2.9%+0.2 pts175,033
5Blount County3.0%−0.1 pts143,820
6Davidson County3.0%+0.5 pts745,904
7Dickson County3.0%+0.0 pts58,662
8Knox County3.0%+0.1 pts511,453
9Macon County3.0%+0.2 pts27,663
10Robertson County3.0%+0.1 pts80,175
11Sumner County3.0%+0.3 pts215,538
12Cannon County3.1%+0.1 pts15,296
13Trousdale County3.2%+0.5 pts12,623
14Bledsoe County3.3%−0.2 pts15,920
15Hamilton County3.3%+0.2 pts390,833
16Hickman County3.3%+0.2 pts26,219
17Loudon County3.3%+0.0 pts63,764
18Sevier County3.3%−0.2 pts101,342
19Smith County3.3%+0.4 pts20,981
20Washington County3.3%+0.0 pts141,199
21Anderson County3.4%−0.2 pts82,066
22Bedford County3.4%+0.2 pts55,273
23Moore County3.4%−0.2 pts6,920
24Dyer County3.5%−1.0 pts36,320
25Overton County3.5%−0.2 pts23,787
26Putnam County3.5%+0.2 pts86,612
27Sullivan County3.5%−0.1 pts163,759
28Campbell County3.6%−0.5 pts40,290
29Coffee County3.6%+0.4 pts62,419
30Crockett County3.6%+0.0 pts14,006
31Fayette County3.6%+0.1 pts45,071
32Grainger County3.6%−0.2 pts25,739
33Haywood County3.6%−0.8 pts17,042
34Maury County3.6%+0.5 pts118,131
35Van Buren County3.6%+0.2 pts6,874
36Fentress County3.7%−0.5 pts20,322
37Jefferson County3.7%+0.1 pts60,024
38Lincoln County3.7%+0.1 pts36,853
39Montgomery County3.7%+0.2 pts249,935
40Obion County3.7%−1.0 pts30,067
41Roane County3.7%−0.3 pts57,395
42Union County3.7%+0.1 pts21,450
43Bradley County3.8%+0.4 pts115,465
44Gibson County3.8%−0.5 pts51,779
45Hamblen County3.8%−0.1 pts68,843
46Humphreys County3.8%−0.3 pts19,646
47Marshall County3.8%+0.5 pts38,071
48Polk County3.8%+0.0 pts18,592
49Tipton County3.8%+0.1 pts62,287
50Wayne County3.8%−0.7 pts16,416
51Carter County3.9%−0.2 pts57,361
52Franklin County3.9%+0.4 pts45,579
53Hardin County3.9%−0.2 pts27,983
54Madison County3.9%+0.1 pts100,790
55Stewart County3.9%−0.3 pts14,439
56Warren County3.9%+0.0 pts43,717
57Hawkins County4.0%−0.3 pts59,559
58Monroe County4.0%+0.2 pts49,730
59Morgan County4.0%+0.0 pts22,160
60Chester County4.1%−0.1 pts17,994
61Claiborne County4.1%+0.1 pts33,229
62DeKalb County4.1%+0.1 pts21,873
63Henderson County4.1%−0.3 pts28,518
64Henry County4.1%−0.3 pts32,896
65Houston County4.1%+0.0 pts8,479
66Marion County4.1%−0.3 pts29,804
67Scott County4.1%+0.1 pts22,671
68Sequatchie County4.1%−0.2 pts17,861
69Carroll County4.2%−0.6 pts29,200
70Jackson County4.2%−0.4 pts12,466
71Lawrence County4.2%+0.1 pts46,914
72Lewis County4.2%+0.2 pts13,487
73McNairy County4.2%−0.2 pts26,236
74Rhea County4.2%−1.2 pts34,844
75Giles County4.3%+0.0 pts31,433
76Grundy County4.3%+0.4 pts14,116
77Weakley County4.3%+0.0 pts33,261
78White County4.3%+0.3 pts29,612
79McMinn County4.4%+0.6 pts57,404
80Cumberland County4.5%−0.1 pts66,300
81Benton County4.6%−0.4 pts16,183
82Clay County4.6%−0.8 pts7,821
83Decatur County4.6%−0.9 pts11,820
84Hancock County4.6%−1.0 pts7,075
85Shelby County4.6%+0.7 pts910,226
86Unicoi County4.6%+0.2 pts17,856
87Greene County4.7%+0.0 pts73,831
88Lauderdale County4.8%−0.5 pts24,617
89Cocke County5.1%+0.6 pts37,889
90Lake County5.1%−0.6 pts6,249
91Meigs County5.1%+0.4 pts14,186
92Hardeman County5.2%+0.1 pts25,274
93Johnson County5.3%+0.9 pts18,718
94Pickett County5.3%−0.5 pts5,219
95Perry County5.5%+0.1 pts9,126

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Tennessee has the lowest unemployment rate?

Williamson County: 2.8%, ahead of Cheatham County (2.9%) and Rutherford County (2.9%), of 95 Tennessee counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. 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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