Hawkins County, Tennessee
County seat: Rogersville · Population 59,559 (2025) · 487 sq mi
Hawkins County is the 27th most populous of Tennessee's 95 counties, with 59,559 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Rogersville. It is part of the East Tennessee region, one of the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee. The map shows its 7 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Hawkins County facts
- County seat
- Rogersville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 59,559 +5% since 2020
- Land area
- 487 sq mi 41st largest of 95
- Water area
- 13 sq mi
- Population density
- 122 per sq mi
- Established
- 1786
- Named after
- Benjamin Hawkins American politician (1754-1816)
- Largest city
- Church Hill 7,297
- Median household income
- $56,936
- Cities and towns
- 7 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 47073
Cities and towns in Hawkins County
Hawkins County has 7 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Hawkins County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | City | 7,297 | |
| Mount Carmel | Town | 5,540 | |
| Rogersville (county seat) | Town | 4,690 | |
| Kingsport | City | 2,870 | Sullivan County |
| Surgoinsville | Town | 1,920 | |
| Bulls Gap | Town | 768 | |
| Bean Station | City | 10 | Grainger County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Mooresburg | 755 |
ZIP codes in Hawkins County
12 ZIP codes reach into Hawkins County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 37642
- 37645
- 37660 also Sullivan County
- 37711 also Greene and Hamblen counties
- 37731 also Hancock County
- 37745 also Greene County
- 37811 also Grainger County
- 37857 also Sullivan County
- 37869 also Hancock and Claiborne counties
- 37873
- 37881 also Grainger, Hancock and Claiborne counties
- 37891 also Hamblen County
Population of Hawkins County, 2020–2025
Hawkins County grew by 2,841 people (+5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 2,307 more deaths than births and a net gain of 5,064 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 56,715 |
| 2021 | 57,200 |
| 2022 | 57,919 |
| 2023 | 58,587 |
| 2024 | 59,422 |
| 2025 | 59,559 |
Neighboring counties
- Hancock County west · 7,075 people
- Greene County south · 73,831 people
- Hamblen County southwest · 68,843 people
- Sullivan County east · 163,759 people
- Scott County, Virginia northeast · 21,200 people
- Grainger County west · 25,739 people
- Washington County southeast · 141,199 people
Printable Hawkins 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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