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What sets Nashville's economy apart

Performing arts and live entertainment is where Nashville is most unlike the rest of the country: 1,187 establishments, a share of local businesses 2.8 times the national one. Next come film, television and music production (447 establishments, 2.4 times) and warehousing (208 establishments, 1.6 times). Of the 61 metros on these pages with published figures for performing arts and live entertainment, Nashville ranks 2nd, behind Los Angeles, CA.

Venue, promoter and artist-management deals share booking contracts, rights and financial records.

Production companies share rights agreements, financing documents and talent contracts that must stay tightly held. In film, television and music production, Nashville places 2nd of 61 metros here; Los Angeles, CA leads.

How Nashville compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro's population at 2,150,553 in July 2024, up 136,128 or 6.8 percent on the April 2020 base of 2,014,425.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 2,113,986, the same year as the business count, Nashville has 37.9 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 55th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Columbus, OH at 38.1 and Charlotte, NC at 38.2.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Columbus, OH, with 836; the metro closest in population, Indianapolis, IN at 2,174,833 residents, has 877 law offices and 714 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Nashville's nearest match is Providence, RI, with 647.

• Residents, July 2024: 2,150,553
• Residents, April 2020 base: 2,014,425
• Change since 2020: +136,128 (6.8 percent), 14th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 37.9, 55th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 31.0, 58th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 31.2, 45th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 20.5, 6th of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 31.0, 54th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 5,600
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 9,400

The courts and regulators behind Nashville paperwork

When a Nashville dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

CPAs practicing in Tennessee are licensed by the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy.

If personal information in a Nashville deal, audit or case file is exposed, Tennessee's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.