Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2021
Updated on June 21, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for January 2021, among all Tennessee counties, Shelby had the highest unemployment rate (8.7%), followed by Cocke (8.3%), and Lake (8.3%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Tennessee BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2021
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby | 8.7 |
| 2 | Cocke | 8.3 |
| 2 | Lake | 8.3 |
| 3 | Hardeman | 7.6 |
| 4 | Perry | 7.4 |
| 5 | Haywood | 7.3 |
| 6 | Decatur | 7.2 |
| 7 | Bledsoe | 7.1 |
| 7 | Lauderdale | 7.1 |
| 8 | McNairy | 7 |
| 9 | Sevier | 6.9 |
| 10 | Clay | 6.8 |
| 11 | Cumberland | 6.7 |
| 11 | Unicoi | 6.7 |
| 12 | Scott | 6.6 |
| 13 | Grundy | 6.5 |
| 13 | Meigs | 6.5 |
| 13 | Rhea | 6.5 |
| 14 | Van Buren | 6.3 |
| 15 | Benton | 6.2 |
| 15 | Houston | 6.2 |
| 16 | Campbell | 6.1 |
| 16 | Carroll | 6.1 |
| 16 | Dyer | 6.1 |
| 16 | Obion | 6.1 |
| 17 | Greene | 5.9 |
| 17 | Hardin | 5.9 |
| 17 | Hawkins | 5.9 |
| 17 | Morgan | 5.9 |
| 18 | Henderson | 5.8 |
| 18 | Montgomery | 5.8 |
| 18 | Warren | 5.8 |
| 19 | Davidson | 5.7 |
| 19 | Hancock | 5.7 |
| 19 | Madison | 5.7 |
| 19 | Sequatchie | 5.7 |
| 20 | Grainger | 5.6 |
| 20 | Jefferson | 5.6 |
| 20 | Sullivan | 5.6 |
| 21 | DeKalb | 5.5 |
| 21 | McMinn | 5.5 |
| 21 | Marion | 5.5 |
| 21 | Maury | 5.5 |
| 22 | Gibson | 5.4 |
| 22 | Henry | 5.4 |
| 22 | Jackson | 5.4 |
| 23 | Bedford | 5.3 |
| 23 | Bradley | 5.3 |
| 23 | Carter | 5.3 |
| 23 | Fentress | 5.3 |
| 23 | Giles | 5.3 |
| 23 | Polk | 5.3 |
| 23 | Tipton | 5.3 |
| 23 | Wayne | 5.3 |
| 24 | Claiborne | 5.2 |
| 24 | Fayette | 5.2 |
| 24 | Hamilton | 5.2 |
| 24 | Lawrence | 5.2 |
| 24 | Lincoln | 5.2 |
| 24 | Roane | 5.2 |
| 24 | Union | 5.2 |
| 25 | Lewis | 5.1 |
| 25 | Stewart | 5.1 |
| 26 | Anderson | 5 |
| 26 | Hamblen | 5 |
| 26 | Humphreys | 5 |
| 26 | Marshall | 5 |
| 26 | Monroe | 5 |
| 27 | Coffee | 4.9 |
| 27 | Johnson | 4.9 |
| 27 | Macon | 4.9 |
| 27 | Pickett | 4.9 |
| 27 | Trousdale | 4.9 |
| 27 | White | 4.9 |
| 28 | Crockett | 4.7 |
| 28 | Franklin | 4.7 |
| 28 | Overton | 4.7 |
| 28 | Putnam | 4.7 |
| 28 | Weakley | 4.7 |
| 29 | Blount | 4.5 |
| 29 | Rutherford | 4.5 |
| 29 | Washington | 4.5 |
| 30 | Cannon | 4.3 |
| 30 | Knox | 4.3 |
| 30 | Loudon | 4.3 |
| 30 | Sumner | 4.3 |
| 30 | Wilson | 4.3 |
| 31 | Chester | 4.2 |
| 31 | Dickson | 4.2 |
| 31 | Hickman | 4.2 |
| 31 | Robertson | 4.2 |
| 32 | Cheatham | 4.1 |
| 33 | Smith | 4 |
| 34 | Moore | 3.4 |
| 35 | Williamson | 3.1 |