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  • Largest town: Morristown

Hamblen County, Tennessee

Hamblen County had 67,715 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 161.2 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 93rd by land area.

Population
67,715
#21 of 95 in Tennessee · #807 in US
Area
161.2 sq mi
#93 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,049 in US
Density
420 / sq mi
#9 of 95 in Tennessee · #331 in US
Median household income
$55,904
#58 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,242 in US

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

Hamblen County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Hamblen County population, land area and income

Hamblen County had 67,715 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 161.2 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 93rd by land area. That works out to 420.1 people per square mile, 4.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Hamblen County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,904 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

67,715

3144th1st

807th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

161 sq mi

3144th1st

3049th of 3,144 (US)

Density

420.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

331st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,904

3143rd1st

2242nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

67,715

95th1st

21st of 95 (TN)

Land area

161 sq mi

95th1st

93rd of 95 (TN)

Density

420.1 / sq mi

95th1st

9th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$55,904

95th1st

58th of 95 (TN)

How Hamblen County's population changed since 2020

Hamblen County gained 3,173 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.9%. That ranks 39th 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, Hamblen County recorded 3,225 births and 4,303 deaths, a natural change of -1,078. Net international migration added +632 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,563. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,563 people.

64.5k202064.4k202165.3k202266.5k202367.7k2024
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
3,225
Deaths
4,303
Net international migration
+632
Net domestic migration
+3,563
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,249

Where Hamblen County is

The Census internal point of Hamblen County is at 36.218400, -83.266100. 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 Hamblen 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: Hamblen County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.218400, -83.266100
DMS
36°13'6.24"N 83°15'57.96"W
UTM
17N 296310.3E 4010553.4N
Geohash
dnky11r7r
Plus code
868R6P9M+9H

Towns in Hamblen County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hamblen County, 32,990 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hamblen County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Morristown with 32,990.

  1. 01Morristown (part)32,990
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hamblen County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hamblen County. The most populous is Greene County, TN, with 73,398 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 196.2 miles W of Hamblen County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 41.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morristown, TN (population 32,994), 2.1 miles away.

Hamblen County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hamblen County is 47063: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,904.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hamblen County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 67,715. That is up 3,173 people (4.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 64,542.

What is the FIPS code of Hamblen County?

47063. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hamblen County?

Morristown, with 32,990 residents inside Hamblen County in 2024 (32,994 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Hamblen County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Greene County, TN; Hawkins County, TN; Jefferson County, TN; Cocke County, TN; Grainger 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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