Business Formation Pulse · TN counties

Tennessee Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Tennessee. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 95 counties

Interactive county map

Where are business applications concentrated?

Choose a year and map view, then select a bubble or ranking bar for exact county context.

Map view
Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications

County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

County ranking

Highest application counties

The ranking follows the selected year and map measure. Select a bar to inspect that county.

Ranking

All counties

Ranked by 2025 business applications

Tennessee counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Davidson County17,739+8.1%17.2%
2Shelby County16,497+13.6%16.0%
3Knox County8,486+19.6%8.2%
4Rutherford County5,575+10.9%5.4%
5Hamilton County5,561+17.1%5.4%
6Williamson County5,278+3.6%5.1%
7Montgomery County3,286+17.3%3.2%
8Sumner County2,883+14.8%2.8%
9Wilson County2,532+10.6%2.5%
10Maury County1,624+25.5%1.6%
11Sevier County1,592+29.9%1.5%
12Blount County1,548+34.7%1.5%
13Sullivan County1,546+17.7%1.5%
14Washington County1,460+8.5%1.4%
15Madison County1,292+6.2%1.3%
16Bradley County1,186+14.7%1.1%
17Robertson County984+13.1%1.0%
18Putnam County905+7.4%0.9%
19Anderson County853+16.8%0.8%
20Greene County714+22.5%0.7%
21Tipton County697+26.7%0.7%
22Loudon County641+16.1%0.6%
23Coffee County628+17.4%0.6%
24Jefferson County628+15.2%0.6%
25Dickson County617+14.7%0.6%
26Hamblen County615+11.4%0.6%
27Cumberland County586+19.1%0.6%
28Fayette County586-9.0%0.6%
29Bedford County553+23.7%0.5%
30Gibson County549+29.8%0.5%
31Roane County548+30.2%0.5%
32Cheatham County5430.0%0.5%
33McMinn County532+24.3%0.5%
34Hawkins County504+30.6%0.5%
35Carter County496+35.9%0.5%
36Lawrence County458+23.8%0.4%
37Warren County421+34.5%0.4%
38Marshall County419+17.4%0.4%
39Monroe County391+22.2%0.4%
40Franklin County390+13.0%0.4%
41Marion County375+46.5%0.4%
42Dyer County374+41.1%0.4%
43Lincoln County353+18.5%0.3%
44Campbell County352+34.4%0.3%
45Cocke County343+29.9%0.3%
46Rhea County325+36.6%0.3%
47White County310+52.7%0.3%
48Giles County300+22.4%0.3%
49Weakley County285+26.1%0.3%
50Claiborne County277+35.8%0.3%
51Henderson County271+28.4%0.3%
52Hardin County258+47.4%0.2%
53Henry County253+5.9%0.2%
54Hardeman County252-47.6%0.2%
55Hickman County252+31.9%0.2%
56Macon County246+25.5%0.2%
57McNairy County241+21.7%0.2%
58Carroll County240+27.7%0.2%
59DeKalb County238+4.8%0.2%
60Obion County238+2.1%0.2%
61Grainger County237+40.2%0.2%
62Lauderdale County234+14.7%0.2%
63Haywood County229+18.7%0.2%
64Fentress County210+24.3%0.2%
65Overton County203-6.0%0.2%
66Smith County200+33.3%0.2%
67Johnson County195+66.7%0.2%
68Union County194+48.1%0.2%
69Chester County193+27.0%0.2%
70Benton County188-28.8%0.2%
71Humphreys County184-2.1%0.2%
72Polk County182+23.8%0.2%
73Scott County180+10.4%0.2%
74Morgan County176+36.4%0.2%
75Sequatchie County164+18.8%0.2%
76Cannon County153+27.5%0.1%
77Unicoi County150+9.5%0.1%
78Wayne County148+45.1%0.1%
79Lewis County147+32.4%0.1%
80Meigs County143-4.7%0.1%
81Jackson County137+44.2%0.1%
82Stewart County135+23.9%0.1%
83Crockett County129+5.7%0.1%
84Grundy County127-5.2%0.1%
85Decatur County115+43.8%0.1%
86Bledsoe County113+27.0%0.1%
87Trousdale County109+38.0%0.1%
88Houston County91+68.5%0.1%
89Perry County87-3.3%0.1%
90Clay County79+17.9%0.1%
91Moore County67+42.6%0.1%
92Hancock County57+67.6%0.1%
93Van Buren County57-3.4%0.1%
94Pickett County42-2.3%0.0%
95Lake County34-22.7%0.0%