Cocke County is located in eastern Tennessee. The County Seat is Newport and the largest city is Newport. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.cockecountytn.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 35,374 and the 2010 census population was 35,662. The land area is 434.57 square miles and there are 82.1 persons per square mile.
95.4% of the population is White, 2% is Black or African American, 2.1% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.6% is two or more races. 76.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 9.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $99,700, there are 14,917 households, an average of 2.36 persons per household. The per capita income is $17,476, the median household income is $30,573, and 26.1% of the persons in Cocke County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,791. Retail sales (in $1000) were $326,897, and sales per capita were $9,236.
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