21,954 people (2024 Census estimate, +4.3% since 2020)
522 square miles of land · 42 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.
1 active community water system list Morgan County in the area they serve, reporting 12,074 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).
| PLATEAU UTILITY DISTRICT surface water · local government · TN0000729 | 12,074 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 75 people were held in Morgan County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2024), or 533 per 100,000 residents ages 15–64. In 2019 it was about 86.
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.
1 school district has its office in Morgan County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $38.4 million — $35.8 million to run schools, about $12,432 per student, plus $1.8 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.5 million local (mostly property tax), $22.5 million state, $9.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.9 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: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Morgan County about $6.5 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
120 bridges in Morgan County: 60 in good condition, 54 fair, and 6 poor (5.0%). “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 29 over CROOKED FORK CREEK · built 1928 | 4,266 vehicles a day |
| FAP 29 over MASSINGALE CREEK · built 1927 | 2,086 vehicles a day |
| FAS 298 over CLEAR CREEK · built 1935 | 937 vehicles a day |
| NFA A253 over EMORY RIVER · built 1975 | 150 vehicles a day |
| NFA A413 over FLAT FORK CREEK · built 1935 | 150 vehicles a day |
| NFA A153 over ISLAND CREEK · built 1953 | 100 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $6.3 million of work in Morgan County in fiscal 2025, about $302 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: Roane County (21 mi) · Scott County (22 mi) · Fentress County (23 mi) · Cumberland County (24 mi) · Anderson County (25 mi) · Campbell County (32 mi).