Jefferson County, Tennessee
12 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
- 56,864
- Median household income
- $66,114
- ±2,864
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 1,308 of 28,485 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.8%
- 18,938 of 21,817 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 Jefferson | 55,624 (2021) | Po Box 710, Dandridge | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Baneberry | 549 (2021) | 521 Harrison Ferry Rd, Baneberry | Website |
| City of Jefferson City | 8,262 (2021) | Po Box 530, Jefferson City | Website |
| Town of Dandridge | 3,377 (2021) | Po Box 249, Dandridge | Website |
| Town of New Market | 1,362 (2021) | Po Box 300, New Market | — |
| Town of White Pine | 2,572 (2021) | Po Box 66, White Pine | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson-Cocke County Public Utility District | Gas supply utility | 122 Highway 25 E, Newport | Website |
| Jefferson City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 942 E Ellis St, Jefferson City | — |
| East Tennessee Regional Agribusiness Marketing Authority | Miscellaneous commercial activities | Po Box 505, White Pine | Website |
| Jefferson County Soil and Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 319 Highway 92 S, Dandridge | Website |
| New Market Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 96, New Market | — |
| Shady Grove Utility District | Water supply utility | Po Box 830, Dandridge | Website |
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
Jefferson County
School district14 schools
1221 Gay ST, Dandridge, TN, 37725
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
Newport Farmer's Market (424 Heritage Blvd. Newport)
Dixie Lee Farmers Market () · Dixie Lee Farmers Market () · Ebenezer Road Farmers Market (1001 Ebenezer Road Knoxville) · and 7 more
Gatlinburg Farmers Market (849 Glades Road Gatlinburg)
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.