Grainger County, TN

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2024 Population

24,266

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.4

3.72% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.1%

4.33% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$50,538

1.58% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$189,200

10% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,087

1.45% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Grainger 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.

99.1% of the residents in Grainger County, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Grainger County, TN was $189,200, and the homeownership rate was 77.1%.

Most people in Grainger County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Grainger County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Grainger County, TN borders Claiborne County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, and Union County, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Grainger County, TN is home to a population of 24.3k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.05% of Grainger County, TN residents were born outside of the country (739 people).

In 2024, there were 40.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.6k people) in Grainger County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 554 White (Hispanic) and 259 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Grainger County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Grainger County, TN was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grainger County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.6k ± 45
White (Hispanic)
554 ± 256
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
259 ± 116

3.61%

Hispanic Population

877 people

3.61% of the people in Grainger County, TN are hispanic (877 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Grainger 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

3.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

739 people

2.38%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

570 people

As of 2024, 3.05% of Grainger County, TN residents (739 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 Grainger County, TN was 2.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
594 ± 151
Gulf War (2001-)
196 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
143 ± 81

Grainger County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Grainger County, TN employs 10.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Grainger County, TN were Manufacturing (1,925 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,377 people), and Retail Trade (1,292 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($85,417), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($61,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,539).

Employment

Occupations

10.1k

2024 Value

± 724

1.45%

1 Year growth

± 10%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grainger County, TN grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 9.94k employees to 10.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grainger County, TN, are Production Occupations (1,329 people), Sales & Related Occupations (965 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (962 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grainger 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

10.1k

2024 Value

± 724

1.45%

1 Year growth

± 10%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Grainger County, TN grew at a rate of 1.45%, from 9.94k employees to 10.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grainger County, TN, are Manufacturing (1,925 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,377 people), and Retail Trade (1,292 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grainger County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Grainger County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,726

Median earning men ± $3,151

$33,202

Median earning women ± $3,473

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($57,917), Manufacturing ($51,124), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,776).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,647), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,745), and Manufacturing ($39,167).

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

32
Other Services (except Public Administration)
26
Retail Trade
25
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

$69.9k
Manufacturing
$12.5k
Construction
$11.7k
Retail Trade

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 Grainger 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Grainger County, TN was $189,200 in 2024, which is 0.569 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $172,000 to $189,200, a 10% increase. The homeownership rate in Grainger County, TN is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Grainger County, TN have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grainger County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Grainger County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.45%.

Housing

Property

$189,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,466

$7,450

Median Property Taxes

±$516

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 Grainger County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.1%

Homeownership

2024

70.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Grainger County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Grainger 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.

$50,538

Median Household Income

± $2,961

9.66k

Number of Households

± 666

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.66k households in Grainger County, TN declined from $50,538 from the previous year's value of $51,351.

The following chart displays the households in Grainger 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grainger 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 (82.5%)
Carpooled (7.67%)
Worked At Home (7.61%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Grainger County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.67%) and those who worked at home (7.61%).

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

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grainger County, TN have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Grainger County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Grainger 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 Grainger County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Grainger County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Grainger County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.45%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grainger County, TN (4.11k out of 24.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Grainger County, TN is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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, 21.7% of the children was living in poverty in Grainger County, TN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.6%.

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 210 in Grainger County, TN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 64.4 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

91.5% of the population of Grainger County, TN has health coverage, with 39.4% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 15.6% on non-group plans, and 1.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Grainger County, TN see 7,921 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,921 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 8092 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4936 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,921 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Grainger County, TN

Primary care physicians in Grainger County, TN see an average of 7,921 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (7,921 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.48%

Uninsured

39.4%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

18.6%

Medicare

15.6%

Non-Group

1.36%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grainger County, TN declined by 3.36% from 8.78% to 8.48%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Grainger 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 73.2 in Grainger County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Grainger 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 38% in Grainger County, TN.

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