County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson County | 91 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Rutherford County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Sumner County | 86 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Wilson County | 84 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Blount County | 77 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Knox County | 77 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Hamilton County | 77 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Maury County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Cheatham County | 72 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Robertson County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Dickson County | 68 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Fayette County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Montgomery County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Loudon County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Bedford County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Tipton County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Bradley County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Trousdale County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Washington County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Cannon County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Marshall County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Smith County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Putnam County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Hickman County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Roane County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Macon County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Chester County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Coffee County | 53 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Moore County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Crockett County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Franklin County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Anderson County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Gibson County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Sullivan County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Lawrence County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Cumberland County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Polk County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Lewis County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Union County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Sequatchie County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Sevier County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Madison County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Bledsoe County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Overton County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Warren County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Fentress County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Carroll County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Jackson County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Hamblen County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Houston County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Morgan County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Henry County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Stewart County | 41 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Grundy County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | White County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Van Buren County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | McMinn County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Humphreys County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 61 | Giles County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 62 | Marion County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 63 | Greene County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 64 | Campbell County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 65 | Henderson County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 66 | Grainger County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 67 | Carter County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 68 | Rhea County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 69 | Hardin County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 70 | Monroe County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 71 | DeKalb County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 72 | Meigs County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 73 | Hawkins County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 74 | Pickett County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 75 | McNairy County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 76 | Dyer County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 77 | Claiborne County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 78 | Benton County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 79 | Perry County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 80 | Johnson County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 81 | Decatur County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 82 | Cocke County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 83 | Hancock County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 84 | Scott County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 85 | Obion County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 86 | Wayne County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 87 | Unicoi County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 88 | Weakley County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 89 | Haywood County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 90 | Hardeman County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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