County profile
Sullivan County, TN
United States · GDP 2024
#386 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 68% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$11.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
60,008
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,382
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
163,759
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$58.8k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
26.8%±1.1%
Poverty rate
15.4%±1.2%
Business applications
1,546 · 2025
Retail establishments
573
35.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Eastman Chemical CompanyBasic Materials$8.8B74B2Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.Energy$2.1B50DHQ-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
Manufacturing25%
Health care23%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
163,759
residents · 2025 · +3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $58.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+10,322
International migration+321
Natural change−5,210
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$8.1B2019
$8.4B2020
$9.8B2021
$10.7B2022
$11.1B2023
$11.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$213.3k±$6.3k
Median gross rent
$889/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
9.7%±1.0%
Affordability
3.6× wages
Residential permits
$145.4M
771 units · 4.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
71.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 94Earthquake 87Strong wind 87
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4112016
4202017
4392018
4602019
4782020
5462021
6672022
7362023
7962024
8072025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 106% since 20213742021
6002022
5202023
4532024
7712025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.4 km
I-81
Nearest freight rail
5.6 km
NS
Nearest port
151.2 km
Burkhart Enterprises, Knoxville Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
10.1 km
TRI-CITIES
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.6k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sullivan?
Sullivan's economy produced $11.9B in 2024, growing 7.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
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.