Comparable demographic information on the nine counties of Northwest Tennessee.

Total Nine-County Population: 254,605

Nine-County Labor Force: 115,920


  Benton Carroll Crockett Dyer Gibson Henry Lake Obion Weakley
Population 16,489 28,522 14,586 38,335 49,683 32,330 7,832 31,807 35,021
Labor Force 7,210 13,530 7,050 17,480 22,180 13,970 2,910 15,580 16,010
Unemployment 11.50% 12.70% 11.70% 13.70% 13.70% 12.00% 12.20% 17.00% 15.20%
Pop. With HS
Degree or higher
66.88% 78.58% 66.18% 79.29% 79.92% 83.13% 57.45% 82.30% 84.13%
Pop. With BA
Degree or Higher
6.47% 15.35% 9.17% 13.65% 14.32% 14.91% 5.65% 11.69% 18.27

Buildings /
Up to in sq. ft.

1 /
25,000
5 /
202,500
1 /
30,000
2 /
872,500
19 /
530,000
5 /
320,000
3 /
52,677
3 /
300,000
5 /
340,000
Warehouses /
Up to in sq. ft.
n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 /
200,000
1 /
10,000
n/a 97,000 n/a
Offi ces /
Up to in sq. ft.
n/a n/a n/a n/a 6 /
450,000
1 /
108,900
n/a n/a n/a
Properties /
Up to in Acres
2 / 400 5 / 225 5 / 500 3 / 240 7 / 550 3 / 65 n/a 2 / 548 9 / 203
Certi ed
Deal-Ready Sites
n/a n/a n/a 3 4 1 n/a 2 3