| | Putnam County | TN | 47141 | | Cookeville, TN 18260 | | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=PutnamCounty+TN |
| | Rhea County | TN | 47143 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | federal/state
government-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RheaCounty+Tennessee |
| | Roane County | TN | 47145 | | Knoxville, TN 28940 | Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville,
TN 315 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=RoaneCounty+TN |
| | Robertson County | TN | 47147 | | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin,
TN 34980 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro,
TN 400 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RobertsonCounty+TN |
| | Rutherford County | TN | 47149 | | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin,
TN 34980 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro,
TN 400 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | manufacturing-dependent | https://maps.google.com/?q=RutherfordCounty+TN |
| | Scott County | TN | 47151 | | | | | nonmetro county (rural) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ScottCounty+TN |
| | Sequatchie County | TN | 47153 | | Chattanooga, TN-GA 16860 | Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton,
TN-GA-AL 174 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=SequatchieCounty+TN |
| | Sevier County | TN | 47155 | | Sevierville, TN 42940 | Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville,
TN 315 | Central | nonmetro county (rural) | recreation | https://maps.google.com/?q=SevierCounty+TN |
| | Shelby County | TN | 47157 | | Memphis, TN-MS-AR 32820 | Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest
City, TN-MS-AR 368 | Central | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=ShelbyCounty+TN |
| | Smith County | TN | 47159 | | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin,
TN 34980 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro,
TN 400 | Outlying | metro county (urban) | nonspecialized | https://maps.google.com/?q=SmithCounty+TN |