County profile
Cocke County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#1687 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
5,871
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
474
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
37,889
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$48.0k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
11.0%±1.8%
Poverty rate
21.9%±3.0%
Business applications
343 · 2025
Retail establishments
115
30.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1United Tennessee Bankshares, Inc.Financial Services$12.2M45DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade31%
Manufacturing26%
Food & accommodation20%
Health care17%
Other services4%
Construction3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
37,889
residents · 2025 · +5.1% since 2020
Income per capita $46.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+3,400
International migration+122
Natural change−1,729
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$807.4M2019
$802.2M2020
$930.5M2021
$1.0B2022
$1.1B2023
$1.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$158.1k±$11.4k
Median gross rent
$798/mo±$91/mo
Vacancy rate
13.6%±2.5%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$1.1M
7 units · 0.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
54.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$925/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 95Earthquake 77Lightning 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1782016
1872017
1972018
2132019
2162020
2562021
3042022
3482023
3582024
3682025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
02021
02022
82023
132024
72025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.0 km
I-40
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
NS
Nearest port
64.8 km
Burkhart Enterprises, Forks-of-the-River Slip.
Nearest commercial airport
75.6 km
ASHEVILLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.4k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cocke?
Cocke's economy produced $1.2B in 2024, growing 11.7% year over year — faster than 94% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.