2022 population: 160,820 ( 3,997 from 2010 , 2,659 from 2020)
Land area: 413.4 square miles
Population density: 389.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	148,513	92.35%	0.3%
Black:	3,738	2.32%	14.2%
Indian:	474	0.29%	25.1%
Asian:	1,411	0.88%	55.2%
2+ races:	2,620	1.63%	45.6%
Hispanic:	4,064	2.53%	75.1%

Total non-White:	12,307	7.65%	40.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,279	10.4
Deaths:	6,032	19.1
Net Migration:	5,337	16.9
Net Immigration:	9	0.0

Change in White population:	480	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,517	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
156,823
148,033	94.39%
3,272	2.09%
379	0.24%
909	0.58%
1,799	1.15%
2,321	1.48%
8,790	5.61%

2000
153,048
147,036	96.07%
2,868	1.87%
322	0.21%
663	0.43%
977	0.64%
1,090	0.71%
6,012	3.93%

1990
143,596
139,850	97.39%
2,364	1.65%
508	0.35%
512	0.36%
n/a
362	0.25%
3,746	2.61%

1980
143,968
139,920	97.19%
2,644	1.84%
262	0.18%
296	0.21%
n/a
826	0.57%
4,048	2.81%

1970
127,329
123,599	97.07%
3,227	2.53%
67	0.05%
68	0.05%
n/a
319	0.25%
3,730	2.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
15,398	10.1
16,606	10.9
2,813	1.8
893	0.6

997	0.7
2,778	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
17,687	12.3
15,222	10.6
3,498	2.4
601	0.4

7,186	5.0
2,266	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
16,845	11.7
12,480	8.7
-4,243	-2.9
n/a

-70	-0.0
-302	-0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,989	4.7
n/a

16,321	12.8
318	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Sullivan County, TN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.2
30,301	18.8%
130,519	81.2%
34,884	21.7%

67,575
2.31

42,975	63.6%
31,473	73.2%
4,005	9.3%
24,600	36.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
32,293	20.6%
124,530	79.4%
29,215	18.6%

66,298
2.33

44,369	66.9%
33,822	76.2%
3,724	8.4%
21,929	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
33,353	21.8%
119,695	78.2%
24,305	15.9%

63,602
2.36

45,046	70.8%
36,806	81.7%
3,388	7.5%
18,556	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
32,405	22.6%
111,191	77.4%
20,505	14.3%

56,582
2.50

42,468	75.1%
35,782	84.3%
2,532	6.0%
14,114	24.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
39,919	27.7%
104,049	72.3%
15,054	10.5%

51,985
2.75

41,862	80.5%
36,008	86.0%
2,275	5.4%
10,123	19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Sullivan County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,353	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,789	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,738	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,642	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,409	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,404	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,353	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,239	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,686	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,995	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,405	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,083	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,630	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,507	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,663	5.4%
$200,000 or more	3,679	5.4%

Median Household Income	54,357
Per Capita Income	33,934

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,770	7.1%
Public Assistance	1,171	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,990	13.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	63,361	66.5%
Unemployed	4,284	4.5%
In Armed Forces	179	0.2%

Total Labor Force	67,824	71.2%
Not in Labor Force	27,500	28.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,462	22,034	55.5%
Non-Profit	1,655	3,656	31.2%
Self-Employed	4,163	2,065	66.8%

Local Government	1,514	3,070	33.0%
State Government	875	1,159	43.0%
Federal Government	818	558	59.4%

Total Private + Self	31,625	24,099	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,862	8,443	36.5%
Total	36,487	32,542	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,457	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,466	22.3%
Professional, Technical	16,028	23.2%
Service Occupations	11,310	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	71	0.1%
All others	16,945	24.5%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,986	15.9%
Manufacturing	10,239	14.8%
Retail trade	9,435	13.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,262	7.6%
Educational services	4,964	7.2%
Construction	4,849	7.0%
Other services	3,839	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,100	4.5%
Finance and insurance	2,988	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,982	4.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,785	4.0%
Public administration	2,019	2.9%
Wholesale trade	1,728	2.5%
Information	1,412	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	852	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	746	1.1%
Utilities	332	0.5%
Management	313	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	197	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	178	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,067	1.30%
Puerto Rican	596	0.38%
Cuban	73	0.05%
Dominican	79	0.05%

Total Central American	347	0.22%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	100	0.06%
Honduran	24	0.02%
Nicaraguan	43	0.03%
Panamanian	102	0.06%
Salvadoran	59	0.04%
Other Central American	19	0.01%

Total South American	242	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	33	0.02%
Chilean	5	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	20	0.01%
Peruvian	149	0.09%
Uruguayan	15	0.01%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	130	0.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	572	0.36%
Chinese	309	0.19%
Filipino	146	0.09%
Vietnamese	79	0.05%
Japanese	47	0.03%
Cambodian	43	0.03%
Korean	7	0.00%
Thai	4	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	147,765	97.7%
Spanish	2,099	1.4%
Other Indo-European	449	0.3%
Chinese	255	0.2%
German, other Germanic	170	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	118	0.1%
Tagalog	108	0.1%
Other Asian	90	0.1%
Other	62	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	28,701	18.1%
American	25,699	16.2%
Irish	20,567	13.0%
German	19,359	12.2%
Scotch-Irish	5,668	3.6%
Scottish	4,639	2.9%
Italian	2,902	1.8%
European	2,477	1.6%
French	2,003	1.3%
Dutch	2,002	1.3%
Polish	1,406	0.9%
Welsh	952	0.6%
British	850	0.5%
Norwegian	712	0.4%
Swedish	592	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	157,411	99.2%
Not a citizen	1,311	0.8%

Native	156,125	98.4%
Foreign-born	2,597	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,371	3.8%	8,021	6.9%	38,159	32.9%	35,010	30.2%	20,213	17.4%	10,337	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,371	3.8%
9-12 Years	8,021	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,159	32.9%
Some College	35,010	30.2%
Bach. Degree	20,213	17.4%
Grad Degree	10,337	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	69,151	66,396	2,755	4.0%	5.3%
1991	70,104	66,757	3,347	4.8%	6.6%
1992	72,176	68,517	3,659	5.1%	6.5%
1993	72,881	69,237	3,644	5.0%	5.8%
1994	74,446	70,814	3,632	4.9%	4.8%
1995	75,995	72,472	3,523	4.6%	5.2%
1996	76,420	73,399	3,021	4.0%	5.2%
1997	76,146	73,195	2,951	3.9%	5.3%
1998	75,264	72,301	2,963	3.9%	4.3%
1999	75,418	72,390	3,028	4.0%	4.0%

2000	72,772	70,113	2,659	3.7%	3.9%
2001	73,169	70,138	3,031	4.1%	4.5%
2002	73,943	70,178	3,765	5.1%	5.1%
2003	73,962	69,847	4,115	5.6%	5.5%
2004	72,056	68,078	3,978	5.5%	5.3%
2005	71,320	67,625	3,695	5.2%	5.5%
2006	73,763	70,368	3,395	4.6%	5.3%
2007	73,546	70,644	2,902	3.9%	4.6%
2008	74,793	70,881	3,912	5.2%	6.5%
2009	74,546	68,195	6,351	8.5%	10.1%

2010	73,678	66,902	6,776	9.2%	9.8%
2011	74,441	68,171	6,270	8.4%	9.1%
2012	72,833	67,252	5,581	7.7%	8.0%
2013	71,779	66,347	5,432	7.6%	7.8%
2014	70,014	65,343	4,671	6.7%	6.6%
2015	69,296	65,319	3,977	5.7%	5.6%
2016	69,815	66,193	3,622	5.2%	4.7%
2017	69,846	67,031	2,815	4.0%	3.7%
2018	70,267	67,692	2,575	3.7%	3.5%
2019	70,708	68,109	2,599	3.7%	3.4%

2020	69,352	64,370	4,982	7.2%	7.5%
2021	68,704	65,648	3,056	4.4%	4.5%
2022	68,794	66,378	2,416	3.5%	3.4%
2023	69,003	66,605	2,398	3.5%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	75,686
Median Value	$173,000

Occupied	67,575	89.3%
Vacant	8,111	10.7%

Owned	49,020	72.5%
Rented	18,555	27.5%
Median Rent	$793

Single-Family Units	54,738	72.3%
Detached	52,975	70.0%
Attached	1,763	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,464	9.9%
Mobile Homes	8,245	10.9%

Sullivan County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sullivan County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Sullivan County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sullivan County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sullivan County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sullivan County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Sullivan County, TN