Sullivan County is located in northeastern Tennessee. The County Seat is Blountville and the largest city is Kingsport. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.sullivancountytn.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 157,047 and the 2010 census population was 156,823. The land area is 413.36 square miles and there are 379.4 persons per square mile.
95.3% of the population is White, 2.3% is Black or African American, 1.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 84.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 20.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $121,700, there are 66,239 households, an average of 2.32 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,850, the median household income is $39,479, and 18.3% of the persons in Sullivan County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 12,859. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,026,276, and sales per capita were $13,200. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23%.
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| Sullivan County Official website of Sullivan County, Tennessee government. |
| Cemeteries & Interments Searchable index of cemeteries in Sullivan County, including interments, maps, gravestone photographs, and more. |
| County Directory Contact information for Sullivan County main offices, school board members, schools, and County Commission. |
| Court | Chancery Information Sullivan County Chancery Court addresses, phone numbers, and office hours. |
| Court | Circuit Information Sullivan County Circuit Court address, phone and fax numbers, jurisdiction information, hours, passport information, and downloadable forms. |
| Court | Payments Court payment service for Blountville Chancery and Circuit Courts, Bristol Chancery and General Sessions Court, and Kingsport Chancery and General Sessions Court in Sullivan County. |
| Directory Sullivan County government department directory. |
| Drug Offenders Search Tennessee Bureau of Investigation records by last name and county for Sullivan County drug offenders. |
| Genealogy Tennessee GenWeb index of available Sullivan County genealogy resources. |
| Marriage License Application Sullivan County Clerk's Office online marriage license application form. |
| Marriages Marriage license search from the Sullivan County Clerk's Office. |
| Minutes Sullivan County Commission meeting Minutes. |
| Notary Application Sullivan County Clerk's Office online Notary Public application. |
| Placards Handicap placard search and renewal service from the Sullivan County Clerk's Office. |
| Plate Renewals Find your license plate by plate number and renew your registration online. |
| Property | Tax Records Search for and pay your Sullivan County property taxes online. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Search for and download images of Sullivan County Register of Deeds recorded documents filed since 01/01/1930. Subscription or pay per search required. |
| Restaurant Inspections Tennessee Department of Health records of food service health inspection reports statewide or limit your search to Sullivan County. |
| Sex Offenders Registry of state and Sullivan County sex offenders from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. |
| Voters Sullivan County voter registration check from the Tennessee Secretary of State. |
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