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  • FIPS 47029
  • Largest town: Newport

Cocke County, Tennessee

Cocke County had 37,596 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 436.1 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 48th by land area.

Population
37,596
#42 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,248 in US
Area
436.1 sq mi
#48 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,323 in US
Density
86 / sq mi
#42 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,020 in US
Median household income
$47,491
#88 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,866 in US

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

Cocke County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Cocke County population, land area and income

Cocke County had 37,596 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 436.1 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 95 in Tennessee by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 86.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents; Cocke County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,491 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,596

3144th1st

1248th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

436 sq mi

3144th1st

2323rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

86.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1020th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,491

3143rd1st

2866th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

37,596

95th1st

42nd of 95 (TN)

Land area

436 sq mi

95th1st

48th of 95 (TN)

Density

86.2 / sq mi

95th1st

42nd of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$47,491

95th1st

88th of 95 (TN)

How Cocke County's population changed since 2020

Cocke County gained 1,553 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 51st 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, Cocke County recorded 1,541 births and 3,107 deaths, a natural change of -1,566. Net international migration added +58 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,067. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,067 people.

36.0k202036.4k202136.8k202237.3k202337.6k2024
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
1,541
Deaths
3,107
Net international migration
+58
Net domestic migration
+3,067
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+324

Where Cocke County is

The Census internal point of Cocke County is at 35.916200, -83.119200. 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 Cocke 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: Cocke County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.916200, -83.119200
DMS
35°54'58.32"N 83°07'9.12"W
UTM
17N 308786.0E 3976728.8N
Geohash
dnkukd67n
Plus code
867RWV8J+F8

Towns in Cocke County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Cocke County, 6,954 people together, or 18% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cocke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Newport with 6,954.

  1. 01Newport6,954
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cocke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cocke County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Sevier County, TN, with 100,184 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 205.5 miles W of Cocke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 46.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morristown, TN (population 32,994), 22.3 miles away.

Cocke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cocke County is 47029: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,491.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cocke County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,596. That is up 1,553 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,043.

What is the FIPS code of Cocke County?

47029. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cocke County?

Newport, with 6,954 residents inside Cocke County in 2024.

Which counties border Cocke County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sevier County, TN; Greene County, TN; Hamblen County, TN; Haywood County, NC; Jefferson County, TN; Madison 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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