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Grainger County, Tennessee

Grainger County had 25,073 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 280.6 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 78th by land area.

Population
25,073
#60 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,620 in US
Area
280.6 sq mi
#78 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,847 in US
Density
89 / sq mi
#40 of 95 in Tennessee · #997 in US
Median household income
$57,132
#51 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,115 in US

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

Grainger County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Grainger County population, land area and income

Grainger County had 25,073 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 280.6 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 89.4 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; Grainger County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,132 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,073

3144th1st

1620th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

281 sq mi

3144th1st

2847th of 3,144 (US)

Density

89.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

997th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,132

3143rd1st

2115th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

25,073

95th1st

60th of 95 (TN)

Land area

281 sq mi

95th1st

78th of 95 (TN)

Density

89.4 / sq mi

95th1st

40th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$57,132

95th1st

51st of 95 (TN)

How Grainger County's population changed since 2020

Grainger County gained 1,504 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.4%. That ranks 23rd 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, Grainger County recorded 1,018 births and 1,549 deaths, a natural change of -531. Net international migration added +22 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,021. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,021 people.

23.6k202023.8k202124.2k202224.7k202325.1k2024
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
1,018
Deaths
1,549
Net international migration
+22
Net domestic migration
+2,021
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+376

Where Grainger County is

The Census internal point of Grainger County is at 36.277500, -83.509500. 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 Grainger 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: Grainger County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.277500, -83.509500
DMS
36°16'39.00"N 83°30'34.20"W
UTM
17N 274598.0E 4017649.8N
Geohash
dnkw7sn5z
Plus code
868R7FHR+26

Towns in Grainger County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Grainger County, 6,616 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grainger County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bean Station with 3,101.

  1. 01Bean Station (part)3,101
  2. 02Blaine2,167
  3. 03Rutledge1,348
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grainger County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Grainger County. 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 182.7 miles W of Grainger County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 32.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morristown, TN (population 32,994), 12.7 miles away.

Grainger County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grainger County is 47057: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,132.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grainger County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,073. That is up 1,504 people (6.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,569.

What is the FIPS code of Grainger County?

47057. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grainger County?

Bean Station, with 3,101 residents inside Grainger County in 2024 (3,111 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Grainger County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Knox County, TN; Hamblen County, TN; Hawkins County, TN; Jefferson County, TN; Claiborne County, TN; Union County, TN; Hancock County, TN.

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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