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  • Largest town: Sneedville

Hancock County, Tennessee

Hancock County had 7,038 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 222.3 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 87th by land area.

Population
7,038
#91 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,657 in US
Area
222.3 sq mi
#87 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,965 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#90 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,875 in US
Median household income
$39,077
#95 of 95 in Tennessee · #3,101 in US

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

Hancock County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Hancock County population, land area and income

Hancock County had 7,038 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 222.3 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 87th by land area. That works out to 31.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Tennessee has 32,883 residents, so Hancock County has 21% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $39,077 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,038

3144th1st

2657th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

222 sq mi

3144th1st

2965th of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1875th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$39,077

3143rd1st

3101st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

7,038

95th1st

91st of 95 (TN)

Land area

222 sq mi

95th1st

87th of 95 (TN)

Density

31.7 / sq mi

95th1st

90th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$39,077

95th1st

95th of 95 (TN)

How Hancock County's population changed since 2020

Hancock County gained 412 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.2%. That ranks 26th 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, Hancock County recorded 267 births and 501 deaths, a natural change of -234. Net international migration added +2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +611. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 611 people.

6,62620206,79420216,83820226,96320237,0382024
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
267
Deaths
501
Net international migration
+2
Net domestic migration
+611
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+75

Where Hancock County is

The Census internal point of Hancock County is at 36.521400, -83.227500. 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 Hancock 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: Hancock County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.521400, -83.227500
DMS
36°31'17.04"N 83°13'39.00"W
UTM
17N 300555.8E 4044089.8N
Geohash
dnkzf0e8d
Plus code
868RGQCC+HX

Towns in Hancock County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Hancock County, 1,344 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hancock County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sneedville with 1,344.

  1. 01Sneedville1,344
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hancock County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hancock County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Hawkins County, TN, with 59,371 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 199.4 miles W of Hancock County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 55.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morristown, TN (population 32,994), 22.2 miles away.

Hancock County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hancock County is 47067: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $39,077.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hancock County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,038. That is up 412 people (6.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,626.

What is the FIPS code of Hancock County?

47067. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hancock County?

Sneedville, with 1,344 residents inside Hancock County in 2024.

Which counties border Hancock County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hawkins County, TN; Claiborne County, TN; Grainger County, TN; Lee County, VA; Scott County, VA.

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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