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Roane County, Tennessee

Roane County had 56,742 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 360.8 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 62nd by land area.

Population
56,742
#31 of 95 in Tennessee · #927 in US
Area
360.8 sq mi
#62 of 95 in Tennessee · #2,649 in US
Density
157 / sq mi
#24 of 95 in Tennessee · #675 in US
Median household income
$65,970
#21 of 95 in Tennessee · #1,301 in US

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

Roane County within Tennessee. Pin: Nashville.

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Roane County population, land area and income

Roane County had 56,742 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 360.8 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 95 in Tennessee by population and 62nd by land area. That works out to 157.3 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,970 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

56,742

3144th1st

927th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

361 sq mi

3144th1st

2649th of 3,144 (US)

Density

157.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

675th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,970

3143rd1st

1301st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Tennessee (95)

Population

56,742

95th1st

31st of 95 (TN)

Land area

361 sq mi

95th1st

62nd of 95 (TN)

Density

157.3 / sq mi

95th1st

24th of 95 (TN)

Median household income

$65,970

95th1st

21st of 95 (TN)

How Roane County's population changed since 2020

Roane County gained 3,078 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.7%. That ranks 32nd 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, Roane County recorded 2,085 births and 3,752 deaths, a natural change of -1,667. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,815. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,815 people.

53.7k202054.2k202155.3k202256.2k202356.7k2024
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
2,085
Deaths
3,752
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+4,815
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+519

Where Roane County is

The Census internal point of Roane County is at 35.847300, -84.523900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Tennessee's 95 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Roane 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: Roane County internal point. Dark pin: Nashville.

Internal point

Decimal
35.847300, -84.523900
DMS
35°50'50.28"N 84°31'26.04"W
UTM
16N 723616.5E 3969842.7N
Geohash
dn7gutg9d
Plus code
867QRFWG+WC

Towns in Roane County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Roane County, 23,254 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Roane County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kingston with 6,340.

  1. 01Kingston6,340
  2. 02Harriman6,216
  3. 03Rockwood5,684
  4. 04Oak Ridge (part)4,050
  5. 05Oliver Springs (part)964
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Roane County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Roane 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 128.2 miles W of Roane County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Knoxville, TN (population 198,722), 33.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lenoir City, TN (population 12,041), 13.7 miles away.

Roane County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Roane County is 47145: state code 47 for Tennessee plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,970.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Roane County, Tennessee?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 56,742. That is up 3,078 people (5.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 53,664.

What is the FIPS code of Roane County?

47145. The first two digits (47) are Tennessee; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Roane County?

Kingston, with 6,340 residents inside Roane County in 2024.

Which counties border Roane County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Knox County, TN; Anderson County, TN; Cumberland County, TN; Loudon County, TN; McMinn County, TN; Rhea County, TN; Morgan County, TN; Meigs 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.