Economic Impact of Hospitals in Tennessee
Without question, one topic commanding a large share of attention among all Tennesseans this year has been health care.
The important role of local hospitals in the communities they serve has never been more apparent. As the collective voice for all hospitals and the patients they serve, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) seeks to heighten the understanding of the critical impact hospitals have on the economy and quality of life in our state.
Hospitals have an annual $8 billion economic impact in Tennessee. Please refer to the print brochure and table below for the economic impact your hospital(s) has on your community.
• Impact of Hospitals on Communities Across Tennessee 
Economic Impact of Hospitals on Communities Across Tennessee
| County with Hospital(s) |
ER Visits |
Babies Delivered |
Charity Care |
Jobs |
Rank Among Largest Employers |
Payroll |
Economic Impact |
| ANDERSON |
43,061 |
1,009 |
$3.4 million |
1,219 |
3 |
$51,670,000 |
$71,060,976 |
| BEDFORD |
18,992 |
241 |
$1.5 million |
390 |
6 |
$10,345,000 |
$16,570,807 |
| BENTON |
8,273 |
NA |
$.36 million |
69 |
6 |
$2,150,000 |
$2,991,332 |
| BLEDSOE |
5,746 |
NA |
$.34 million |
56 |
5 |
$2,169,000 |
$2,517,517 |
| BLOUNT |
46,999 |
782 |
$3.4 million |
2,232 |
2 |
$61,618,000 |
$126,708,914 |
| BRADLEY |
58,840 |
918 |
$3.7 million |
946 |
3 |
34,360,000 |
$58,229,548 |
| CAMPBELL |
32,224 |
242 |
$1.9 million |
567 |
1 |
$14,705,000 |
$27,171,428 |
| CANNON |
6,551 |
NA |
$.25 million |
145 |
2 |
$4,729,000 |
$6,374,834 |
| CARROLL |
16,981 |
429 |
$.79 million |
259 |
5 |
$8,598,000 |
$12,639,713 |
| CARTER |
23,694 |
416 |
$.99 million |
256 |
4 |
10,420,000 |
$15,359,486 |
| CLAIBORNE |
17,045 |
NA |
$.86 million |
390 |
3 |
$9,076,000 |
$16,377,052 |
| CLAY |
4,286 |
NA |
$.11 million |
119 |
3 |
$3,744,000 |
$4,894,838 |
| COCKE |
21,207 |
163 |
$.98 million |
258 |
3 |
$9,219,000 |
$13,538,369 |
| COFFEE |
13,847 |
714 |
$2.7 million |
655 |
4 |
$24,235,000 |
$37,230,849 |
| CUMBERLAND |
31,742 |
650 |
$1.8 million |
1052 |
1 |
$29,598,000 |
$54,775,272 |
| DAVIDSON |
349,378 |
15,564 |
$87 million |
20,442 |
1 |
$947,133,000 |
$1,442,963,755 |
| DECATUR |
6,838 |
NA |
$.38 million |
136 |
2 |
$3,944,000 |
$5,683,647 |
| DEKALB |
9,334 |
59 |
$.29 million |
160 |
7 |
$5,613,000 |
$8,337,915 |
| DICKSON |
29,287 |
561 |
$2.1 million |
372 |
4 |
$17,089,000 |
$22,708,632 |
| DYER |
19,700 |
441 |
$1.5 million |
327 |
5 |
$13,583,000 |
$18,950,608 |
| FAYETTE |
7,342 |
NA |
$.55 million |
68 |
1 |
2,696,000 |
$3,913,346 |
| FENTRESS |
12,879 |
61 |
$.22 million |
281 |
1 |
$8,251,000 |
$13,306,924 |
| FRANKLIN |
21,305 |
482 |
$1.1 million |
304 |
5 |
$13,019,000 |
$18,255,763 |
| GIBSON |
27,651 |
110 |
$1.1 million |
277 |
9 |
$8,735,000 |
$13,023,125 |
| GILES |
11,904 |
238 |
$.74 million |
195 |
7 |
$6,933,000 |
$9,530,247 |
| GREENE |
42,886 |
668 |
$2.5 million |
925 |
5 |
$25,933,000 |
$42,216,823 |
| HAMBLEN |
43,385 |
1,263 |
$2.4 million |
1019 |
3 |
$34,538,000 |
$51,478,544 |
| HAMILTON |
192,078 |
6,512 |
$33 million |
8593 |
1 |
$353,728,000 |
$586,941,578 |
| HARDEMAN |
10,831 |
NA |
$.37 million |
721 |
2 |
$22,830,000 |
$32,001,359 |
| HARDIN |
12,601 |
88 |
$.51 million |
223 |
5 |
$5,982,000 |
$9,806,855 |
| HAWKINS |
17,012 |
NA |
$.65 million |
149 |
16 |
$4,934,000 |
$7,540,844 |
| HAYWOOD |
8,088 |
NA |
$.48 million |
77 |
6 |
$3,000,000 |
$4,126,014 |
| HENDERSON |
10,210 |
75 |
$.71 million |
128 |
9 |
$4,659,000 |
$6,018,776 |
| HENRY |
16,358 |
361 |
$1.1 million |
504 |
2 |
$16,104,000 |
$26,344,244 |
| HICKMAN |
4,880 |
NA |
$.16 million |
67 |
2 |
$2,669,000 |
$3,539,550 |
| HOUSTON |
6,922 |
NA |
$.31 million |
92 |
2 |
$2,981,000 |
$4,007,415 |
| HUMPHREYS |
7,343 |
NA |
$.37 million |
81 |
6 |
$2,872,000 |
$3,570,106 |
| JEFFERSON |
22,599 |
155 |
$1.5 million |
219 |
6 |
$8,674,000 |
$11,982,402 |
| JOHNSON |
8,808 |
NA |
$.30 million |
49 |
7 |
$1,901,000 |
$2,433,601 |
| KNOX |
258,705 |
8,873 |
$34 million |
10,540 |
1 |
$410,024,000 |
$723,107,666 |
| LAUDERDALE |
10,529 |
NA |
$.82 million |
141 |
6 |
$4,843,000 |
$6,396,470 |
| LAWRENCE |
16,270 |
265 |
$.53 million |
244 |
5 |
$8,823,000 |
$12,102,933 |
| LINCOLN |
13,420 |
282 |
$1.3 million |
320 |
2 |
$8,012,000 |
$13,062,156 |
| LOUDON |
15,486 |
NA |
$.79 million |
131 |
22 |
$4,719,000 |
$6,956,825 |
| MACON |
6,581 |
NA |
$.48 million |
99 |
5 |
$3,817,000 |
$5,038,184 |
| MADISON |
86,631 |
3434 |
$12 million |
3818 |
2 |
$150,768,000 |
$236,354,923 |
| MARION |
18,832 |
NA |
$1.5 million |
202 |
7 |
$7,497,000 |
$11,393,498 |
| MARSHALL |
13,932 |
NA |
$.70 million |
148 |
11 |
$5,390,000 |
$7,244,209 |
| MAURY |
39,188 |
1655 |
$4.6 million |
1989 |
2 |
$67,396,000 |
$107,249,883 |
| MCMINN |
37,883 |
402 |
$2.0 million |
488 |
6 |
$17,436,000 |
$24,756,191 |
| MCNAIRY |
10,852 |
388 |
$.54 million |
127 |
7 |
$4,125,000 |
$5,747,470 |
| MONROE |
19,775 |
273 |
$1.4 million |
394 |
1 |
$10,583,000 |
$16,339,983 |
| MONTGOMERY |
44,693 |
1,376 |
$3.8 million |
909 |
4 |
$39,032,000 |
$61,250,927 |
| OBION |
14,783 |
307 |
$1.4 million |
379 |
5 |
$11,699,000 |
$17,029,053 |
| OVERTON |
11,925 |
389 |
$.40 million |
239 |
3 |
$7,778,000 |
$10,789,470 |
| PERRY |
4,594 |
NA |
$.13 million |
89 |
4 |
$2,747,000 |
$3,477,526 |
| POLK |
4,652 |
NA |
$.53 million |
111 |
3 |
$3,124,000 |
$5,288,935 |
| PUTNAM |
37,885 |
1,086 |
$4.1 million |
1307 |
1 |
$42,790,000 |
$72,858,191 |
| RHEA |
17,871 |
NA |
$.67 million |
148 |
9 |
$4,792,000 |
$6,409,444 |
| ROANE |
23,784 |
NA |
$.84 million |
478 |
1 |
$14,315,000 |
$19,700,346 |
| ROBERTSON |
27,023 |
637 |
$3.1 million |
489 |
2 |
$18,037,000 |
$27,660,930 |
| RUTHERFORD |
58,858 |
239 |
$6.6 million |
2357 |
2 |
$208,669,000 |
$239,085,219 |
| SCOTT |
16,652 |
139 |
NR |
220 |
4 |
$9,560,000 |
$12,707,439 |
| SEVIER |
37,588 |
760 |
$2.4 million |
352 |
2 |
$12,128,000 |
$17,119,788 |
| SHELBY |
428,246 |
17,369 |
$186 million |
20,539 |
2 |
$936,656,000 |
$1,566,514,074 |
| SMITH |
5,155 |
85 |
$.73 million |
248 |
2 |
$8,658,000 |
$12,129,581 |
| SULLIVAN |
141,577 |
2,649 |
$15.0 million |
3,998 |
2 |
$151,235,000 |
$271,216,229 |
| SUMNER |
59,160 |
1270 |
$6.2 million |
1029 |
2 |
$50,041,000 |
$76,638,492 |
| TIPTON |
17,119 |
466 |
$1.5 million |
265 |
4 |
$8,966,000 |
$12,870,541 |
| TROUSDALE |
4,637 |
NA |
$.54 million |
74 |
3 |
$2,862,000 |
$3,846,740 |
| UNICOI |
13,968 |
NA |
$.34 million |
182 |
5 |
$4,182,000 |
$6,776,626 |
| WARREN |
19,615 |
593 |
$1.5 million |
314 |
6 |
$12,376,000 |
$17,231,377 |
| WASHINGTON |
73,854 |
2287 |
$7.3 million |
2,956 |
1 |
$110,445,000 |
$178,105,153 |
| WAYNE |
5,569 |
NA |
$.34 million |
124 |
3 |
$3,485,000 |
$4,625,135 |
| WEAKLEY |
11,096 |
368 |
$.99 million |
319 |
2 |
$11,180,000 |
$16,382,803 |
| WHITE |
12,002 |
164 |
$.53 million |
181 |
6 |
$7,520,000 |
$9,827,324 |
| WILLIAMSON |
26,379 |
720 |
$2.5 million |
775 |
1 |
$36,280,000 |
$52,166,395 |
| WILSON |
26,234 |
762 |
$2.7 million |
747 |
3 |
$28,621,000 |
$51,078,868 |
| TOTALS |
2,946,110 |
79,440 |
$477 MILLION |
101,493 |
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$4,245,050,000 |
$7,914,178,312 |
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Economic Impact of Hospitals in Tennessee