Hancock County, Tennessee
County seat: Sneedville · Population 7,075 (2025) · 222 sq mi
Hancock County is the 91st most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 7,075 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sneedville. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Hancock County facts
- County seat
- Sneedville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,075 +6.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 222 sq mi 87th largest of 95
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 32 per sq mi
- Established
- 1844
- Same name
- One of 10 Hancock Counties in the US
- Named after
- John Hancock American Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution (1737–1793)
- Largest city
- Sneedville 1,349
- Median household income
- $34,960
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 47067
Cities and towns in Hancock County
Hancock County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Hancock County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sneedville (county seat) | Town | 1,349 |
ZIP codes in Hancock County
5 ZIP codes reach into Hancock County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37731 also Hawkins County
- 37765
- 37869 also Hawkins and Claiborne counties
- 37879 also Claiborne County
- 37881 also Grainger, Hawkins and Claiborne counties
Population of Hancock County, 2020–2025
Hancock County grew by 414 people (+6.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 274 more deaths than births and a net gain of 689 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,628 |
| 2021 | 6,791 |
| 2022 | 6,839 |
| 2023 | 6,974 |
| 2024 | 7,046 |
| 2025 | 7,075 |
Neighboring counties
- Hawkins County east · 59,559 people
- Lee County, Virginia northeast · 21,642 people
- Claiborne County west · 33,229 people
- Grainger County southwest · 25,739 people
- Scott County, Virginia east · 21,200 people
Printable Hancock 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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