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The Tri-Cities is the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, while Bristol has a twin city of the same name in Virginia.

Tri-Cities
Images, from top down, Kingsport skyline, Johnson City skyline, downtown Bristol, TN-VA
The Tri-Cities in Tennessee-Virginia. The red dot is Kingsport, the blue is Bristol, the green is Johnson City
Country	United States
State	Tennessee and Virginia
County	Tennessee: Carter County Greene County Hancock County Hawkins County Johnson County Sullivan County Unicoi County Washington County Virginia: City of Bristol (Independent City) Scott County Washington County
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); due to the U.S. Census Bureau's revised definitions of urban areas in the early 2000s, it is now a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with two metropolitan components: Johnson City and Kingsport-Bristol (TN)-Bristol (VA). However, the Tri-Cities are usually still considered one population center, which is the sixth-largest in Tennessee.

Combined Statistical Area

Components

Tennessee

• Carter County
• Greene County
• Hancock County
• Hawkins County
• Johnson County
• Sullivan County
• Unicoi County
• Washington County

Virginia

• City of Bristol (Independent City)
• Scott County
• Washington County

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

• Johnson City, Tennessee (principal city)
• Kingsport, Tennessee (principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Bristol, Tennessee (principal city)
• Bristol, Virginia (principal city)
• Bloomingdale, Tennessee (CDP)
• Elizabethton, Tennessee
• Greeneville, Tennessee

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Abingdon, Virginia Banner Hill, Tennessee (CDP) Bean Station, Tennessee (partial) Blountville, Tennessee (CDP) Bluff City, Tennessee Castlewood, Virginia (CDP) Central, Tennessee (CDP) Church Hill, Tennessee Colonial Heights, Tennessee (CDP) Emory, Virginia (CDP) Erwin, Tennessee Fall Branch, Tennessee (CDP) Gate City, Virginia Glade Spring, Virginia Gray, Tennessee (CDP) Honaker, Virginia Hunter, Tennessee (CDP) Jonesborough, Tennessee Lebanon, Virginia

Mosheim, Tennessee Mountain City, Tennessee Mount Carmel, Tennessee Oak Grove, Tennessee (CDP) Pine Crest, Tennessee (CDP) Roan Mountain, Tennessee (CDP) Rogersville, Tennessee Saint Paul, Virginia Saltville, Virginia (partial) Sneedville, Tennessee Spurgeon, Tennessee (CDP) Surgoinsville, Tennessee Tusculum, Tennessee Unicoi, Tennessee Walnut Hill, Tennessee (CDP) Weber City, Virginia Wise, Virginia

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

• Baileyton, Tennessee
• Bulls Gap, Tennessee
• Damascus, Virginia
• Clinchport, Virginia
• Duffield, Virginia
• Dungannon, Virginia
• Meadowview, Virginia (CDP)
• Mooresburg, Tennessee (CDP)
• Nickelsville, Virginia
• Telford, Tennessee (CDP)
• Watauga, Tennessee

Unincorporated places

Afton, Tennessee Biltmore, Tennessee Bowmantown, Tennessee Boones Creek, Tennessee Camp Creek, Tennessee Clinchburg, Virginia Doeville, Tennessee Chuckey, Tennessee Eidson, Tennessee Embreeville, Tennessee Fish Springs, Tennessee Flag Pond, Tennessee Fort Blackmore, Virginia Friendship, Virginia Fordtown, Tennessee Hampton, Tennessee Hayter's Gap, Virginia Hiltons, Virginia Indian Springs, Tennessee Konnarock, Virginia Kyles Ford, Tennessee Lamar, Tennessee Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee Leesburg, Tennessee Liberty Hill, Tennessee

Limestone, Tennessee Lodi, Virginia Maces Spring, Virginia McDonald, Tennessee Mendota, Virginia Midway, Greene County, Tennessee Midway, Washington County, Tennessee Mohawk, Tennessee Newmansville, Tennessee Persia, Tennessee Piney Flats, Tennessee Rheatown, Tennessee Romeo, Tennessee Saint Clair, Tennessee Shady Valley, Tennessee South Central, Tennessee South Greene, Tennessee Stoney Creek, Tennessee Sullivan Gardens, Tennessee Sulphur Springs, Tennessee Swords Creek, Virginia Treadway, Tennessee Trade, Tennessee Valley Forge, Tennessee Yuma, Virginia

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 480,091 people, 199,218 households, and 138,548 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 96.22% White, 2.12% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.02% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $30,331, and the median income for a family was $37,254. Males had a median income of $29,561 versus $21,014 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $16,923.

Transportation

Interstate Highways I-26 and I-81 intersect in the region, while I-40, I-77, and I-75 are nearby. Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) has non-stop service to Atlanta, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, and St. Petersburg/Clearwater. Airlines include Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Allegiant Air and American Eagle Airlines. Additionally, TRI manages an aggressive Air Cargo program, administers Foreign Trade Zone 204, supports and promotes U.S. Customs Port 2027, and provides trade development assistance. The Region has both CSX and Norfolk Southern mainline railway access.

Highways

Interstates

• I-26
• I-81

US Highways

• US 11
  • US 11E
    • 
      US 11E Bus.
  • US 11W
• US 19
  • US 19E
  • US 19W
• US 23
  • 
    US 23 Bus.
• US 58
  • 
    US 58 Alt.
  • 
    US 58 Bus.
• US 321
  • 
    US 321 Truck
• US 421
  • 
    US 421 Bus.

Airport

The region is served by the Tri-Cities Regional Airport which has scheduled airline passenger jet service.

Education

Colleges and universities

• East Tennessee State University
• Emmanuel Christian Seminary
• Emory & Henry College
• King University
• Milligan College
• Northeast State Community College
• University of Virginia's College at Wise
• Virginia Intermont College (Closed May 2014)
• Virginia Highlands Community College
• Walters State Community College

The Kingsport Higher Education Center is a complex in downtown Kingsport, Tennessee that combines classes from five area colleges and universities, including The University of Tennessee.

All-American City Award

The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. In 1999, the Tri-Cities were collectively designated as an All-America City by the National Civic League.

The award is the oldest community recognition program in the nation and recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results.

Since the program's inception in 1949, more than 4,000 communities have competed and over 500 have been named All-America Cities.

Sister cities

The Greater Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia has three sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

• Guaranda, Ecuador
• Teterow, Germany
• Rybinsk, Russia

See also

• Doe River
• Watauga River
• Watauga Lake
• South Holston Lake and River
• Nolichucky River
• Roan Mountain
• Bays Mountain
• Gray Fossil Site
• Bristol Motor Speedway
• Birthplace of Country Music

References

General

Specific

• OMB Bulletin No. 04-03. Updates to Statistical Areas. December 2003.
• U.S. Census Bureau, Table 6. Population in Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs): 1990 and 2000

External links

• Tri-Cities TN/VA - The Regional Alliance for Economic Development
• Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association

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