Tennessee
Tennessee has $1.9B in tracked subsidies across 3214 beneficiary companies. 291 of these companies also donated to political campaigns (9% donor rate). County-level data available for 39 of 95 counties.
About these scores and findings: Scores, donor rates, and spike counts on this page are pattern-detection outputs computed from public records. They document correlations and timing patterns in the data; they are not findings of wrongdoing by any company, official, or agency.
Companies that donated to political committees affiliated with IDA-appointing officials received tax exemptions. This analysis documents a correlation between donations and exemptions; it does not establish that donations caused approvals.
County Overview
39 counties ranked by subsidy total. Click any county for full details.
Key Findings
- 291 of 3,214 subsidized companies (9.1%) made campaign donations — $13.8M total.
- $7.2M in donations flowed from beneficiaries to 376 political committees. Top recipient: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC ($1.9M).
- $1.92B in total subsidies tracked across 3,214 beneficiary companies in Tennessee.
Political Committee Activity
Top recipient: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC ($1889K — 100% beneficiary-funded)
All Counties
| County | Score | Total Subsidies | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maury | 67.0 | $116.3M | 0 |
| Shelby | 46.0 | $30.2M | 0 |
| Knox | 39.0 | $0.5M | 0 |
| Davidson | 13.0 | $23.9M | 0 |
| Hamilton | 9.0 | $16.8M | 0 |
| Mcminn | 4.0 | $6.5M | 0 |
| Blount | 3.0 | $5.3M | 0 |
| Coffee | 3.0 | — | 0 |
| Houston | 3.0 | $1.5M | 0 |
| Wilson | 3.0 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Anderson | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| Hardin | 2.0 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Madison | 2.0 | $1.4M | 0 |
| Marshall | 2.0 | $0.0M | 0 |
| Montgomery | 2.0 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Perry | 2.0 | $1.0M | 0 |
| Rhea | 2.0 | $2.8M | 0 |
| Sequatchie | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| Williamson | 2.0 | $1.4M | 0 |
| Bradley | 1.0 | $2.7M | 0 |
| Sullivan | 1.0 | $2.3M | 0 |
| Bedford | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Cocke | 0.0 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Franklin | 0.0 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Gibson | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Giles | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Greene | 0.0 | $0.4M | 0 |
| Hamblen | 0.0 | $0.9M | 0 |
| Lauderdale | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Loudon | 0.0 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Marion | 0.0 | $0.1M | 0 |
| Mcnairy | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Putnam | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Rutherford | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Sumner | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Trousdale | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| Weakley | 0.0 | $0.2M | 0 |
| White | 0.0 | $0.5M | 0 |
How we calculated this
State summaries aggregate county-level data from Good Jobs First subsidy records cross-referenced with state campaign finance databases. Donor rates reflect the percentage of subsidy recipients matched to campaign contributors. County scorecards use a composite weighted score (subsidy concentration 35%, donor overlap 30%, tax burden 20%, WARN notices 15%).