Northeast Tennessee Demographics

Uninsured and Federal Poverty Levels

County

Population

Uninsured*

% Uninsured

% below FPL**

Carter

53,299

6,590

12%

16.4%

Hawkins

50,109

5,744

11%

14.8%

Johnson

16,736

1,966

12%

22.1%

Sullivan

150,231

13,937

9%

13.0%

Unicoi

17,310

1,958

11%

14.4%

Washington

123,793

9,616

8%

12.8%

*1999 Bureau of TennCare data
**2000 U.S. Census Bureau data