Grainger County, Tennessee
County seat: Rutledge · Population 25,739 (2025) · 281 sq mi
Grainger County is the 59th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 25,739 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Rutledge. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Grainger County facts
- County seat
- Rutledge
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 25,739 +9.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 281 sq mi 78th largest of 95
- Water area
- 22 sq mi
- Population density
- 92 per sq mi
- Established
- 1796
- Largest city
- Bean Station 3,180 in the county
- Median household income
- $50,538
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 47057
Cities and towns in Grainger County
Grainger County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Grainger County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Station | City | 3,180 | Hawkins County |
| Blaine | City | 2,212 | |
| Rutledge (county seat) | Town | 1,411 |
ZIP codes in Grainger County
9 ZIP codes reach into Grainger County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37708
- 37709 also Knox County
- 37779 also Union and Knox counties
- 37806 also Knox County
- 37811 also Hawkins County
- 37848 also Union County
- 37861
- 37881 also Hancock, Hawkins and Claiborne counties
- 37888 also Union County
Population of Grainger County, 2020–2025
Grainger County grew by 2,207 people (+9.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 604 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,784 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 23,572 |
| 2021 | 23,794 |
| 2022 | 24,208 |
| 2023 | 24,713 |
| 2024 | 25,098 |
| 2025 | 25,739 |
Neighboring counties
- Claiborne County northwest · 33,229 people
- Jefferson County south · 60,024 people
- Hamblen County east · 68,843 people
- Union County west · 21,450 people
- Knox County southwest · 511,453 people
- Hawkins County east · 59,559 people
- Hancock County northeast · 7,075 people
Printable Grainger County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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