While the 2010 census will yield hard and fast numbers, Tennessee county population growth has already been projected for the next 20 years by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in conjunction with the University of Tennessee Center for Business and Economic Research. They’re not claiming clairvoyance, cautioning that assumptions and unforeseen factors make these projections most suitable as an aid in local planning efforts, not a definitive statement. By their reckoning of nearby areas, in 20 years Sevier County will have almost doubled in population, Knox County will have added around 20 percent, Blount County about 50 percent more people—and Anderson County will stay almost the same. Here are the projections, in five-year increments:
Population Projections for the State of Tennessee, 2010-2030
Anderson / Blount / Knox / Sevier
2000: 71,3300 / 105,823 / 382,032 / 71,170
2005: 71,801 / 115,261 / 409,116 / 79,593
2010: 72,220 / 123,830 / 425,233 / 86,374
2015: 73,085 / 140,045 / 453,164 / 98,578
2020: 73,382 / 151,018 / 471,912 / 106,928
2025: 72,657 / 157,827 / 482,431 / 115,878
2030: 71,627 / 164,211 / 491,100 / 124,788
Source: Center for Business & Economic Research, The University of Tennessee, July 2009
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