State profile
Tennessee
United States · GDP 2025
#16 of 51 US states by GDPtop-quartile growth
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2025 (USD)
$589.8B
BEA · 2025
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.1%
BEA · 2025
Jobs tracked
2,971,417
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
150,129
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
6,923,772
Census PEP · 2022
Tennessee · GDP by county
BEA 2025 · hover or taplower
higher · USD
Counties
top 24 by GDP · BEA 2024Davidson$116.9BShelby$88.4BKnox$43.6BWilliamson$38.8BHamilton$37.3BRutherford$27.6BSumner$11.9BSullivan$11.9BWilson$10.2BMontgomery$9.4BWashington$9.2BBlount$9.1BMadison$8.5BAnderson$7.9BSevier$7.8BMaury$7.1BBradley$6.7BPutnam$5.3BHamblen$4.6BCoffee$4.2BRobertson$3.9BRoane$3.5BGreene$3.4BLoudon$3.1B
See all counties in Tennessee →Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1FedEx CorporationIndustrials$87.9B——2HCA Healthcare, Inc.Healthcare$75.6B78B+3Dollar General CorporationConsumer Defensive$42.7B70B4International Paper CompanyBasic Materials$23.6B71B5AutoZone, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$18.9B80B+6Tractor Supply CompanyConsumer Cyclical$15.5B61C7Unum GroupFinancial Services$13.1B73B8Community Health Systems, Inc.Healthcare$12.5B74B9Tennessee Valley AuthorityUtilities$12.1B58C10Delek US Holdings, Inc.Energy$10.7B56C11Eastman Chemical CompanyBasic Materials$8.8B74B12Ardent Health Inc.Healthcare$6.3B61C13Yellow CorporationIndustrials$5.2B——14Mueller Industries, Inc.Industrials$4.2B85A15Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreConsumer Cyclical$3.5B63C16First Horizon CorporationFinancial Services$3.4B67B17Sylvamo CorpBasic Materials$3.4B59C18Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.Healthcare$3.3B67B19Surgery Partners, Inc.Healthcare$3.3B71B20Brookdale Senior Living Inc.Healthcare$3.2B73B21Louisiana-Pacific CorporationBasic Materials$2.7B74B22Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.Real Estate$2.6B65B23Forward Air CorporationIndustrials$2.5B56C24Genesco Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.4B58C25CoreCivic, Inc.Real Estate$2.2B66BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care24%
Manufacturing19%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation17%
Admin & support11%
Transportation10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
GDP trend
2021–2025 · nominal
$443.4B2021
$490.6B2022
$531.2B2023
$561.2B2024
$589.8B2025
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR84 filings from 38 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.7k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Tennessee?
Tennessee's economy produced $589.8B in 2025, growing 5.1% year over year — faster than most US states. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2025), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.