Middle Tennessee Overview

Economic Profile

Middle Tennessee has the largest and most diversified economy in the Valley, with strong population growth.

The auto industry continues to be important in manufacturing, but the area also draws other investments, including Bridgestone-Firestone, Lousiana-Pacific, Caremark Corporation, and many other corporate headquarters.

Services such as hospitality, retail, and finance are significant in the region. It’s also home to some of the country’s top health-services companies.

Counties

Bedford County

Cannon County

Cheatham County

Clay County

Coffee County

Davidson County

DeKalb County

Dickson County

Franklin County

Giles County

Hardin County

Hickman County

Houston County

Humphreys County

Jackson County

Lawrence County

Lewis County

Lincoln County

Macon County

Marshall County

Maury County

Montgomery County

Moore County

Overton County

Perry County

Putnam County

Robertson County

Rutherford County

Smith County

Stewart County

Sumner County

Trousdale County

Van Buren County

Warren County

Wayne County

White County

Williamson County

Wilson County

Transportation

Major air: Nashville International Airport

Major highways: Interstates 24, 40, 65

Rail: CSX Transportation

Water: Cumberland River ports

Power Distributors

Caney Fork Electric Cooperative

Clarksville Department of Electric

Columbia Power & Water Systems

Cookeville Electric Department

Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation

Dickson Electric System

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation

Fayetteville Electric System

Gallatin Department of Electricity

Lawrenceburg Electric, Gas and Water

Lewisburg Electric System

McMinnville Electric System

Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative

Middle Tennessee Electric

Membership Corporation

Mount Pleasant Power System

Murfreesboro Electric Department

Nashville Electric Service

Pulaski Electric System

Shelbyville Power System

Smithville Electric System

Sparta Electric System

Springfield Electric

Tennessee Valley Electric Cooperative

Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation

Tullahoma Utilities Board

Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation

Winchester Utilities

Education

Higher Education - Public

Austin-Peay State University - Clarksville

Middle Tennessee State University - Murfreesboro

Tennessee State University - Nashville

Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville

University of Tennessee Space Institute - Tullahoma

Columbia State Community College - Columbia

Motlow State Community College - Tullahoma

Nashville State Technical Community College

Volunteer State Community College - Gallatin

Tennessee Technology Centers - Dickson, Hartsville, Hohenwald, Livingston, McMinnville,

Murfreesboro, Shelbyville

Higher Education - Independent

Aquinas College - Nashville

Belmont College - Nashville

Cumberland University - Lebanon

David Lipscomb University - Nashville

Fisk University - Nashville

Martin Methodist College - Pulaski

Trevecca Nazarene College - Nashville

University of the South - Sewanee

Vanderbilt University - Nashville