Rank

937of 3,144

Tipton, Tennessee

Score 6.64 / 10· population 62,015

Tipton County sits in the Memphis metro area, and about 57% of its working residents held jobs outside the county in 2020-2024, on commutes averaging 32.9 minutes. Inside the county there are 2,753 government jobs for 61,553 residents, and the largest employers are the school district (1,345 workers), Unilever's Covington plant (700) and Baptist Memorial Hospital (499). Sales tax runs 9.25% to 9.75%, depending on where you buy.

Sources
  • Tipton County is in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan area (Greater Memphis ECD region) tnecd.com
  • ACS 2020-2024: of 27,409 workers living in Tipton County, 15,322 worked in another Tennessee county and 276 outside the state, about 57% working outside the county api.censusreporter.org
  • Mean travel time to work is 32.9 minutes (ACS 2024 5-year) censusreporter.org
  • Population 61,553 (ACS 2024 5-year) censusreporter.org
  • Government employment in the county is 2,753 tnecd.com
  • Top employers: Tipton County School District 1,345; Unilever Manufacturing (US), Inc., Covington, 700; Baptist Memorial Hospital, Covington, 499 tnecd.com
  • State sales tax 7.00% plus county sales tax of 2.25% to 2.75% tnecd.com
  • Minimum combined sales tax rate for Tipton County in 2026 is 9.25% (7% state, 2.25% county) avalara.com

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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 President7.6
  4. Sales tax1.6
  5. Property tax7.2

Environment

  1. Air quality5.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes4.6

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate10.0
  2. Life expectancy2.5
  3. Government employees7.1
  4. Single-parent households1.7

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