Grainger County was formerly part of both the Knoxville and Morristown Metropolitans until 2023.

Including Grainger County, the 2020 census showed that the MSA had a population of 142,709.

[2] The MSA is also a component of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.

The metropolitan area formerly included Grainger County until it was removed in 2023.

[3] As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 123,081 people, 48,636 households, and 35,364 families residing within the MSA.