Blount County, TN

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2024 Population

139,333

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.7

0.456% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.37%

5.78% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$77,365

3.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$320,500

16.2% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

67,661

1.87% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Blount County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Blount County, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Blount County, TN are Maryville College (188 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Blount County, TN was $320,500, and the homeownership rate was 77%.

Most people in Blount County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Blount County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Blount County, TN borders Graham County, NC, Swain County, NC, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Monroe County, TN, and Sevier County, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Blount County, TN is home to a population of 139k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.15% of Blount County, TN residents were born outside of the country (4.39k people).

In 2024, there were 28.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (123k people) in Blount County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.37k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.52k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Blount County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blount County, TN was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Blount County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blount County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
123k ± 518
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.37k ± 526
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.52k ± 365

4.68%

Hispanic Population

6.52k people

4.68% of the people in Blount County, TN are hispanic (6.52k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Blount County, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
96,695 ± 7,581 people
Guatemala
27,777 ± 4,084 people
India
24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

Foreign-Born Population

3.15%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.39k people

3.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.51k people

As of 2024, 3.15% of Blount County, TN residents (4.39k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Blount County, TN was 3.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Blount County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,973 ± 291
Gulf War (2001-)
2,042 ± 349
Gulf War (1990s)
1,791 ± 356

Blount County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Blount County, TN.

Economy

The economy of Blount County, TN employs 67.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blount County, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,932 people), Manufacturing (8,844 people), and Retail Trade (8,825 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,521), Utilities ($75,265), and Information ($73,646).

Employment

Occupations

67.7k

2024 Value

± 2,262

1.87%

1 Year growth

± 4.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blount County, TN grew at a rate of 1.87%, from 66.4k employees to 67.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blount County, TN, are Management Occupations (7,489 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7,159 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,937 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blount County, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

67.7k

2024 Value

± 2,262

1.87%

1 Year growth

± 4.63%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blount County, TN grew at a rate of 1.87%, from 66.4k employees to 67.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blount County, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,932 people), Manufacturing (8,844 people), and Retail Trade (8,825 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blount County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Blount County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,518

Median earning men ± $1,940

$37,894

Median earning women ± $1,412

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($74,225), Wholesale Trade ($73,619), and Public Administration ($71,987).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,240), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,345), and Wholesale Trade ($47,531).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

180
Other Services (except Public Administration)
173
Construction
162
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$525k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$508k
Manufacturing
$364k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Blount County, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Blount County, TN awarded 188 degrees. The student population of Blount County, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 528 male students and 619 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Blount County, TN are White (154 and 84.2%), Hispanic or Latino (12 and 6.56%), Black or African American (7 and 3.83%), and Two or More Races (4 and 2.19%).

The largest universities in Blount County, TN by number of degrees awarded are Maryville College (188 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Blount County, TN are General Business Administration & Management (13 and 6.91%), General Psychology (12 and 6.38%), and Counseling Psychology (12 and 6.38%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $37,618.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Blount County, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,147 (46% men and 54% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,147 students enrolled in Blount County, TN, 46% men and 54% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 814 records, of which 57% were women and 43% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
13 degrees awarded
Counseling Psychology
12 degrees awarded
General Psychology
12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Blount County, TN was General Business Administration & Management with 13 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Blount County, TN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Maryville College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

188 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Maryville College with 188 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 68 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Blount County, TN, which is 0.567 times less than the 120 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 154 degrees mean that there were 12.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 12 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,618) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($896) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,256) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blount County, TN was $320,500 in 2024, which is 0.963 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $275,700 to $320,500, a 16.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Blount County, TN is 77%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blount County, TN have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blount County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Blount County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.2%.

Housing

Property

$320,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,701

$42,744

Median Property Taxes

±$1,644

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Blount County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Blount County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77% of the housing units in Blount County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blount County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$77,365

Median Household Income

± $2,375

55.5k

Number of Households

± 1,941

In 2024, the median household income of the 55.5k households in Blount County, TN grew to $77,365 from the previous year's value of $74,607.

The following chart displays the households in Blount County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blount County, TN is from Tennessee.

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (7.26%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Blount County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blount County, TN have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.24% of the workforce in Blount County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Blount County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blount County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blount County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Blount County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blount County, TN (11.5k out of 137k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blount County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.1% of the children was living in poverty in Blount County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 354 in Blount County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 31.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

90.6% of the population of Blount County, TN has health coverage, with 47.1% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 2.07% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Blount County, TN see 1,464 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,464 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1818 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 575 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,464 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Blount County, TN

Primary care physicians in Blount County, TN see an average of 1,464 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,464 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Blount County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.39%

Uninsured

47.1%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

2.07%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blount County, TN declined by 3.81% from 9.76% to 9.39%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Blount County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.9 in Blount County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Blount County, TN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.4% in Blount County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Blount County, TN.