Claiborne County, Tennessee
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 32,466
- Median household income
- $49,379
- ±3,839
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 640 of 14,235 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.9%
- 10,832 of 13,724 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Claiborne | 32,267 (2021) | Po Box 318, Tazewell | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Harrogate | 4,327 (2021) | Po Box 979, Harrogate | Website |
| Town of Cumberland Gap | 305 (2021) | Po Box 78, Cumberland Gap | Website |
| Town of New Tazewell | 2,790 (2021) | Po Box 609, New Tazewell | Website |
| Town of Tazewell | 2,354 (2021) | Po Box 206, Tazewell | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County Utility District | Other multi-function districts | 630 Davis Dr, New Tazewell | Website |
| Claiborne County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2178 Highway 25E, Tazewell | — |
| Arthur Shawnee Utility District | Water supply utility | 112 Kirby St, Harrogate | — |
| Clearfork Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 63, Clairfield | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Claiborne County
School district14 schools
1403 Tazewell RD, Tazewell, TN, 37879
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Union County Farmers' Market (Maynardville)
Whitley County Farmers Market (Corbin) · Whitley County Farmers Market (WCFM) (Williamsburg)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.