Tennessee is divided into 14 districts for preliminary district competitions. Winners of each district competition will advance to the state competition based on the number of schools participating. Here are the districts:
District 1
Carter, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties
District 2
Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Fentress, Grainger, Jefferson, Scott, Sevier and Union counties
District 3
Knox County
District 4
Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea and Roane counties
District 5
Hamilton County
District 6
Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren and White counties
District 7
Cannon, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rutherford and Sequatchie counties
District 8
Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale and Wilson counties
District 9
Davidson County
District 10
Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson and Stewart counties
District 11
Bedford, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Wayne and Williamson counties
District 12
Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties
District 13
Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison and Tipton counties
District 14
Shelby County