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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Knoxville, TN metro area

The Knoxville, TN metropolitan area spans 9 counties and had 957,608 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $70.3 billion that year.

Tennessee9 countiesPart of Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN
GDP, 2024$70.3B#64 of 387 · +5.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$66,419#131 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.2%#50 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.6#228 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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Knoxville, TNUnited States
600K700K800K900K1M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$20B$40B$60B$80B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 9 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

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

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$7.2B10.2%11.1%
Manufacturing$7.6B10.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$3.8B5.4%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$6.1B8.7%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction——4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services$3.1B4.4%3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities——1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$168M0.2%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture——0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Anderson CountyTennesseeCentral47001
Blount CountyTennesseeCentral47009
Campbell CountyTennesseeOutlying47013
Grainger CountyTennesseeOutlying47057
Knox CountyTennesseeCentral47093
Loudon CountyTennesseeCentral47105
Morgan CountyTennesseeOutlying47129
Roane CountyTennesseeOutlying47145
Union CountyTennesseeOutlying47173