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1069of 3,144

Obion, Tennessee

Score 6.56 / 10· population 30,411

Obion County, in northwest Tennessee, has Tyson Foods as its biggest employer: the company opened a plant here in 1996 and has about 1,500 workers in Union City, the county seat. Reelfoot Lake, formed by the earthquakes of 1811 and 1812, is part of the state park system. Statewide life expectancy for 2020-2022 was 73.5 years and Obion's was 71.9, while 30.3 percent of local adults were physically inactive in 2022.

Sources
  • Obion County is in northwest Tennessee tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Tyson Foods opened a processing plant in Obion County in 1996 tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Reelfoot Lake was formed by the earthquakes of 1811-12 and is part of Tennessee's park system tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Top county employers: Tyson Foods, Inc., about 1,500 employees in Union City (first on the list); Union City is the county seat tnecd.com
  • Life expectancy: Obion County 71.9 years, Tennessee 73.5 years (County Health Rankings 2025, data years 2020-2022) countyhealthrankings.org
  • Physical inactivity: 30.3 percent of Obion County adults physically inactive, against 26.5 percent in Tennessee (County Health Rankings 2025, data year 2022) countyhealthrankings.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025 data years: life expectancy 2020-2022; physical inactivity 2022 (BRFSS) 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 President8.2
  4. Sales tax1.1
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy2.0
  3. Government employees3.0
  4. Single-parent households3.0

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