142,211 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.8% since 2020)
559 square miles of land · 254 people per square mile
“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
6 active community water systems list Blount County in the area they serve, reporting 161,355 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| SOUTH BLOUNT UTILITY DISTRICT surface water · local government · TN0000643 | 53,864 served |
| CITY OF MARYVILLE W&S DEPT surface water · local government · TN0000438 | 52,105 served |
| ALCOA WATER SYSTEM surface water · local government · TN0000007 | 35,238 served |
| TUCKALEECHEE UTILITY DISTRICT buys surface water · local government · TN0000714 | 14,522 served |
| FRIENDSVILLE WATER WORKS buys surface water · local government · TN0000249 | 5,507 served |
| COUNTRY ACRES FARM groundwater · private · TN0008003 | 119 served |
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.
About 345 people were held in Blount County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 389 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 614.
Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.
3 school districts have their office in Blount County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $159.3 million — $126.6 million to run schools, about $12,370 per student, plus $29.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $77.8 million local (mostly property tax), $54.7 million state, $23.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.7 million.
Spent $78.2 million — $68.5 million to run schools, about $12,075 per student, plus $7.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $45.4 million local (mostly property tax), $28.6 million state, $6.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $17 million.
Spent $33.6 million — $29.1 million to run schools, about $13,177 per student, plus $1.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $16.9 million local (mostly property tax), $11.1 million state, $3.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $43.4 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Blount County about $36.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Moderate; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
216 bridges in Blount County: 137 in good condition, 72 fair, and 7 poor (3.2%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| FAP 35 over SR 115 (US 129 NB) · built 1959 | 15,955 vehicles a day |
| FAS 333 over LACKEY CREEK · built 1959 | 6,958 vehicles a day |
| FAU 33 over RODDY BRANCH · built 1924 | 6,242 vehicles a day |
| NFA 5551 over GALLAGHER CREEK · built 1930 | 1,214 vehicles a day |
| NFA A066 347619F over CSX RAILROAD · built 1945 | 120 vehicles a day |
| NFA A868 over NINE MILE CREEK · built 1930 | 40 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $7.1 million of work in Blount County in fiscal 2025, about $53 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-29. Mail ballot request deadline: 2026-10-24. Election Day: 2026-11-03.
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State: elections calendar · Tennessee Secretary of State: registration deadline FAQ · Tennessee Secretary of State: GoVoteTN
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Nearby counties: Knox County (21 mi) · Loudon County (22 mi) · Sevier County (23 mi) · Graham County, NC (24 mi) · Monroe County (25 mi) · Swain County, NC (27 mi).