Rank

1413of 3,144

Henderson, Tennessee

Score 6.38 / 10· population 28,070

Henderson County's government is its largest employer, with about 663 workers, ahead of AutoZone's 610 in Lexington, the county seat near Interstate 40. Lexington sits at 720 feet, the highest of any West Tennessee county seat, and the county has nine recreational lakes, two inside Natchez Trace State Park. Adults here have a 43 percent obesity rate, four points above the state's, and an average life expectancy of 71.7 years.

Sources
  • Lexington is the Henderson County seat; I-40 serves the county; top employers are Henderson County Government (663) and AutoZone (610), both in Lexington tnecd.com
  • At 720 feet Lexington is the highest in elevation of all West Tennessee county seats; nine recreational lakes are in the county, two within Natchez Trace State Park tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • County Health Rankings 2025: 43.0% of Henderson County adults have obesity (Tennessee 39.1%); life expectancy 71.7 years countyhealthrankings.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President8.4
  4. Sales tax1.1
  5. Property tax8.2

Environment

  1. Air quality6.0
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.7
  2. Life expectancy1.7
  3. Government employees2.1
  4. Single-parent households5.1

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