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  • Largest town: Church Hill

Hawkins County, Tennessee

Hawkins County had 59,371 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 487.1 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 41st by land area.

Population
59,371
#26 of 95 in Tennessee · #899 in US
Area
487.1 sq mi
#41 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,135 in US
Density
122 / sq mi
#29 of 95 in Tennessee · #791 in US
Median household income
$54,454
#67 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,374 in US

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

Hawkins County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Hawkins County population, land area and income

Hawkins County had 59,371 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 487.1 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 95 in Tennessee by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 121.9 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,454 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

59,371

3144th1st

899th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

487 sq mi

3144th1st

2135th of 3,144 (US)

Density

121.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

791st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,454

3143rd1st

2374th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

59,371

95th1st

26th of 95 (TN)

Land area

487 sq mi

95th1st

41st of 95 (TN)

Density

121.9 / sq mi

95th1st

29th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$54,454

95th1st

67th of 95 (TN)

How Hawkins County's population changed since 2020

Hawkins County gained 2,650 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.7%. That ranks 44th 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, Hawkins County recorded 2,183 births and 4,154 deaths, a natural change of -1,971. Net international migration added +15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,542. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,542 people.

56.7k202057.2k202157.9k202258.6k202359.4k2024
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
2,183
Deaths
4,154
Net international migration
+15
Net domestic migration
+4,542
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+763

Where Hawkins County is

The Census internal point of Hawkins County is at 36.452100, -82.931500. 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 Hawkins 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: Hawkins County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
36.452100, -82.931500
DMS
36°27'7.56"N 82°55'53.40"W
UTM
17N 326907.8E 4035828.7N
Geohash
dnmp2gghg
Plus code
868VF329+R9

Towns in Hawkins County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hawkins County, 22,385 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hawkins County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Church Hill with 7,310.

  1. 01Church Hill7,310
  2. 02Mount Carmel5,549
  3. 03Rogersville4,720
  4. 04Kingsport (part)2,866
  5. 05Surgoinsville1,930
  6. 06Bean Station (part)10
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hawkins County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Hawkins County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Sullivan County, TN, with 162,703 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Nashville and the nearest big city

Nashville is 215.4 miles W of Hawkins County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 65.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greeneville, TN (population 15,979), 20.6 miles away.

Hawkins County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hawkins County is 47073: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,454.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hawkins County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 59,371. That is up 2,650 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 56,721.

What is the FIPS code of Hawkins County?

47073. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hawkins County?

Church Hill, with 7,310 residents inside Hawkins County in 2024.

Which counties border Hawkins County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sullivan County, TN; Washington County, TN; Greene County, TN; Hamblen County, TN; Grainger County, TN; Scott County, VA; 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.