This chart compares the annual payroll generated within a county to its resident population.
Comparing the two columns, a lopsided differential between payroll and population means the county is an “economic engine” (generates jobs and payroll). A lopsided differential between population and payroll indicates a “bedroom community” (residents live in the county, but work elsewhere). Those in between have achieved a reasonable balance of jobs and residents.
Similarly,
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| County | Primary Cities | 2003 Annual Payroll | 2004 Population | Payroll per Capita |
| | | $1,627,999,000 | 72,244 | $22,535 |
| | | $7,304,732,000 | 401,174 | $18,208 |
| | | $5,848,214,000 | 400,061 | $14,618 |
| | | $862,839,000 | 59,489 | $14,504 |
| | | $3,772,031,000 | 264,230 | $14,276 |
| | | $2,062,155,000 | 152,498 | $13,523 |
| | | $2,685,218,000 | 215,680 | $12,450 |
| | | $1,296,693,000 | 110,996 | $11,682 |
| | | $1,253,161,000 | 113,744 | $11,017 |
| | | $924,564,000 | 87,659 | $10,547 |
| | Greeneville | $592,869,000 | 64,718 | $9,161 |
| | | $285,216,000 | 32,538 | $8,766 |
| | Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg | $650,871,000 | 77,270 | $8,423 |
| | Erwin | $125,729,000 | 17,703 | $7,102 |
| | Wise, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn | $291,871,000 | 41,744 | $6,992 |
| | Abingdon | $356,304,000 | 52,030 | $6,848 |
| | | $176,184,000 | 28,893 | $6,098 |
| | | $253,980,000 | 47,593 | $5,336 |
| | Rogersville, Church Hill | $278,294,000 | 55,851 | $4,983 |
| | Jonesville | $83,153,000 | 23,846 | $3,487 |
| | | $61,161,000 | 18,049 | $3,389 |
| | Elizabethton | $197,340,000 | 58,622 | $3,366 |
| | | $71,661,000 | 22,982 | $3,118 |
