Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metropolitan area spans 5 counties and had 313,876 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $19.4 billion that year.

Tennessee, Virginia5 countiesPart of Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

GDP, 2024$19.4B#186 of 387 · +6.5% nominal

Income per person, 2024$54,260#306 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.6%#111 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)86.4#360 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Kingsport, TNUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 5 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	—	—	13.7%
Government	$1.6B	8.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$5.6B	29.0%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$630M	3.2%	8.7%
Professional services	$658M	3.4%	8.0%
Health care	—	—	7.5%
Wholesale trade	—	—	6.3%
Retail trade	$1.7B	8.8%	5.9%
Information	$480M	2.5%	5.7%
Construction	—	—	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	$506M	2.6%	3.3%
Accommodation & food	—	—	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	—	—	3.0%
Other services	$486M	2.5%	2.0%
Management of companies	—	—	1.8%
Utilities	$472M	2.4%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$100M	0.5%	1.3%
Education	—	—	1.1%
Arts & recreation	—	—	1.0%
Agriculture	—	—	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Bristol city	Virginia	Outlying	51520
Hawkins County	Tennessee	Central	47073
Scott County	Virginia	Outlying	51169
Sullivan County	Tennessee	Central	47163
Washington County	Virginia	Outlying	51191