Grainger County, Tennessee
6 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
- 24,266
- Median household income
- $50,538
- ±2,961
- Unemployed
- 4.7%
- 495 of 10,582 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.5%
- 7,675 of 9,660 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 Grainger | 23,763 (2021) | Po Box 126, Rutledge | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bean Station | 2,981 (2021) | 785 Main St, Bean Station | — |
| City of Blaine | 2,093 (2021) | Po Box 85, Blaine | — |
| City of Rutledge | 1,277 (2021) | Po Box 36, Rutledge | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainger County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 639, Rutledge | — |
| Bean Station Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 520, Bean Station | — |
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
Grainger County
School district9 schools
7850 Rutledge PIKE, Rutledge, TN, 37861
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
Dixie Lee Farmers Market () · Dixie Lee Farmers Market () · Ebenezer Road Farmers Market (1001 Ebenezer Road Knoxville) · and 7 more
Union County Farmers' Market (Maynardville)
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.