GDP, 2025$586.2B#16 of 51 · 1.9% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+2.1%#21 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$69,274#32 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20263.4%#17 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $74.1B | 12.6% | −1.1 pp | 32 | ||
| Government | $57.4B | 9.8% | −1.3 pp | 37 | ||
| Manufacturing | $68.0B | 11.6% | +2.1 pp | 14 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $37.3B | 6.4% | −2.3 pp | 29 | ||
| Professional services | $37.8B | 6.4% | −1.5 pp | 27 | ||
| Health care | $53.7B | 9.2% | +1.6 pp | 12 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $43.3B | 7.4% | +1.1 pp | 10 | ||
| Retail trade | $42.3B | 7.2% | +1.3 pp | 9 | ||
| Information | $22.5B | 3.8% | −1.9 pp | 20 | ||
| Construction | $24.3B | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | 34 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $26.9B | 4.6% | +1.3 pp | 7 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $25.2B | 4.3% | +1.2 pp | 10 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $21.2B | 3.6% | +0.6 pp | 5 | ||
| Other services | $14.1B | 2.4% | +0.4 pp | 2 | ||
| Management of companies | $9.3B | 1.6% | −0.2 pp | 25 | ||
| Utilities | $7.5B | 1.3% | −0.4 pp | 47 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $1.6B | 0.3% | −1.0 pp | 26 | ||
| Education | $5.8B | 1.0% | −0.2 pp | 22 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $12.0B | 2.0% | +1.0 pp | 2 | ||
| Agriculture | $2.0B | 0.3% | −0.5 pp | 41 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2,150,553 | $224.4B | $84,977 | 3.0% | |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1,339,345 | $107.5B | $62,653 | 4.4% | |
| Knoxville, TN | 957,608 | $70.3B | $66,419 | 3.2% | |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 588,050 | $44.1B | $62,021 | 3.3% | |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 345,955 | $18.9B | $53,194 | 4.1% | |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 313,876 | $19.4B | $54,260 | 3.6% | |
| Johnson City, TN | 214,948 | $11.5B | $55,481 | 3.6% | |
| Jackson, TN | 183,680 | $11.8B | $55,356 | 3.9% | |
| Cleveland, TN | 132,120 | $7.2B | $51,903 | 3.8% | |
| Morristown, TN | 126,932 | $7.1B | $52,189 | 3.7% |