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Blount County, Tennessee

Blount County had 142,211 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 558.8 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
142,211
#11 of 95 in Tennessee · #477 in US
Area
558.8 sq mi
#23 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,856 in US
Density
254 / sq mi
#15 of 95 in Tennessee · #492 in US
Median household income
$77,206
#9 of 95 in Tennessee · #572 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Blount County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Blount County population, land area and income

Blount County had 142,211 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 558.8 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 254.5 people per square mile, 2.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Blount County is 4.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,206 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

142,211

3144th1st

477th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

559 sq mi

3144th1st

1856th of 3,144 (US)

Density

254.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

492nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,206

3143rd1st

572nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

142,211

95th1st

11th of 95 (TN)

Land area

559 sq mi

95th1st

23rd of 95 (TN)

Density

254.5 / sq mi

95th1st

15th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$77,206

95th1st

9th of 95 (TN)

How Blount County's population changed since 2020

Blount County gained 6,555 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.8%. That ranks 40th of 95 in Tennessee for growth. The median Tennessee county changed by +4.4%, and the state as a whole by +4.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Blount County recorded 5,536 births and 7,959 deaths, a natural change of -2,423. Net international migration added +437 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8,873. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 8,873 people.

135.7k2020137.6k2021139.8k2022141.4k2023142.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
5,536
Deaths
7,959
Net international migration
+437
Net domestic migration
+8,873
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+827

Where Blount County is

The Census internal point of Blount County is at 35.688200, -83.923000. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Blount County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Warren County: +6.2%Bledsoe County: +4.3%Cheatham County: +3.7%Crockett County: +0.5%Putnam County: +6.0%Houston County: +2.8%Macon County: +7.6%Sequatchie County: +11.2%Fayette County: +6.2%Trousdale County: +4.5%Union County: +6.1%Claiborne County: +3.1%Weakley County: +0.8%Coffee County: +5.4%Johnson County: +2.8%Overton County: +4.3%Lake County: -8.1%Moore County: +4.7%Hardeman County: -0.0%Jefferson County: +7.8%Smith County: +4.1%Robertson County: +7.5%Gibson County: +1.9%Henry County: +2.3%Grundy County: +4.4%Decatur County: +3.2%Greene County: +4.3%Hamblen County: +4.9%Humphreys County: +2.9%Knox County: +5.5%Roane County: +5.7%Lewis County: +6.4%Rhea County: +4.4%Rutherford County: +9.8%Montgomery County: +11.2%Lauderdale County: -2.0%Shelby County: -2.1%Tipton County: +1.9%Perry County: +7.2%Stewart County: +4.8%Chester County: +2.8%Washington County: +4.8%Polk County: +4.4%Van Buren County: +8.3%Dyer County: -0.8%Davidson County: +1.9%Cocke County: +4.3%Williamson County: +7.8%Benton County: +2.0%Dickson County: +5.9%Lawrence County: +5.2%Hamilton County: +5.0%McNairy County: +0.9%Meigs County: +8.8%Hawkins County: +4.7%Blount County: +4.8%White County: +6.1%Marshall County: +9.8%Sullivan County: +2.8%Campbell County: +2.4%Haywood County: -4.1%Bradley County: +4.5%Franklin County: +5.4%Sumner County: +7.2%Hardin County: +2.4%Grainger County: +6.4%Hickman County: +3.6%Pickett County: +2.2%Carroll County: +2.4%Henderson County: +1.3%Sevier County: +1.3%Hancock County: +6.2%Scott County: +2.9%McMinn County: +6.4%Morgan County: +4.3%Lincoln County: +4.0%Obion County: -1.7%Unicoi County: -0.0%Wayne County: -1.5%Cannon County: +4.0%Fentress County: +8.6%Loudon County: +12.7%Wilson County: +14.3%Bedford County: +7.6%Monroe County: +5.9%DeKalb County: +7.7%Marion County: +3.2%Carter County: +1.9%Clay County: +3.5%Madison County: +1.6%Cumberland County: +6.9%Anderson County: +5.3%Maury County: +11.4%Giles County: +2.1%Jackson County: +6.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +1.9%
  2. < +3.7%
  3. < +4.9%
  4. < +6.4%
  5. ≥ +6.4%
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Orange pin: Blount County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.688200, -83.923000
DMS
35°41'17.52"N 83°55'22.80"W
UTM
17N 235486.9E 3953304.3N
Geohash
dnk742c4u
Plus code
867RM3QG+7R

Towns in Blount County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Blount County, 50,295 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Blount County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Maryville with 32,373.

  1. 01Maryville32,373
  2. 02Alcoa13,588
  3. 03Louisville4,334
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Blount County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Blount County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Knox County, TN, with 506,748 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 163.4 miles WNW of Blount County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 19.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Maryville, TN (population 32,373), 5.2 miles away.

Blount County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Blount County is 47009: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,206.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Blount County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 142,211. That is up 6,555 people (4.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 135,656.

What is the FIPS code of Blount County?

47009. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Blount County?

Maryville, with 32,373 residents inside Blount County in 2024.

Which counties border Blount County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Knox County, TN; Sevier County, TN; Loudon County, TN; Monroe County, TN; Swain County, NC; Graham County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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