County profile
Knox County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#135 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$43.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
242,117
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,519
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$62.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
511,453
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$74.2k±$1.4k
Bachelor's degree+
41.0%±0.9%
Poverty rate
12.2%±0.6%
Business applications
8,486 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,786
35.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Tennessee Valley AuthorityUtilities$12.1B58C2Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$336.1k35D3SafeSpace Global CorporationTechnology$322.0k34D4SmartFinancial, Inc.Financial Services———5Windrock Land CompanyEnergy———HQ-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
Health care24%
Admin & support22%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction9%
Professional services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
511,453
residents · 2025 · +6.4% since 2020
Income per capita $72.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+23,843
International migration+7,517
Natural change−955
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$28.8B2019
$29.9B2020
$33.8B2021
$37.3B2022
$41.1B2023
$43.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$320.9k±$5.5k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
8.0%±0.5%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$1.3B
5,013 units · 9.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
92.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Lightning 98Earthquake 97Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4562016
4802017
5142018
5442019
5762020
6712021
8252022
9312023
9912024
10202025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 77% since 20212,8312021
2,5032022
4,2932023
4,5082024
5,0132025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.0 km
I-275
Nearest freight rail
0.3 km
NS
Nearest port
4.5 km
SOUTHERN STATES ASPHALT, KNOXVILLE ASPHALT WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
20.9 km
MC GHEE TYSON
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR11 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$62.6k
avg. annual pay · +25% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Knox?
Knox's economy produced $43.6B in 2024, growing 6.1% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.