Tri-Cities, Tennessee - wikipedia Tri-Cities, Tennessee The Tri-Cities in Tennessee - Virginia. The red dot is Kingsport, the blue is Bristol, the green is Johnson City. 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. 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 ). ( 1 ) As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 480,091 ( though a July 1, 2008 estimate placed the population at 500,538 ). Contents 1 Combined Statistical Area 1.1 Components 1.2 Communities 1.2. 1 Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants 1.2. 2 Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants 1.2. 3 Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants 1.2. 4 Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants 1.2. 5 Unincorporated places 1.3 Demographics 2 Transportation 2.1 Highways 2.1. 1 Interstates 2.1. 2 US Highways 2.2 Airport 3 Education 3.1 Colleges and universities 4 All - American City Award 5 Sister cities 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 Dustin McPhetridge 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 Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants Baileyton, Tennessee Bulls Gap, Tennessee Damascus, Virginia Clinchport, Virginia Duffield, Virginia Dungannon, Virginia Meadow View, 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 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 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 Interstate 26 Interstate 81 US Highways 11 11E 11E Business 11W 19 19E 19W 23 23 Business 58 58 Alternate 58 Business 321 321 Truck 421 421 Business Airport The region is served by 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 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 East Tennessee Template : Tri-Cities TV References Jump up ^ `` Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas : April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 ( CBSA - EST2008 - 02 ) '' ( XLS ). 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2009 - 03 - 27. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 25. Jump up ^ `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. 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 Dustin mcphetridge On NBC Dateline 's To Catch A Predator one of the predators made a reference about visiting a Japanese steakhouse near the Tri-cities. hide State of Tennessee Nashville ( capital ) Topics History Geography Tennesseans African Americans Media Newspapers Radio TV Constitution Elections Governors Lieutenant Governors General Assembly Supreme Court Tennessee National Guard Law Enforcement Tourist attractions Seal of Tennessee Grand Divisions East Tennessee Middle Tennessee West Tennessee Regions Blue Ridge Mountains Cumberland Mountains Cumberland Plateau Highland Rim Mississippi Plain Nashville Basin Ridge - and - Valley Appalachians Tennessee Valley Tri-Cities Largest cities Bartlett Bristol Chattanooga Clarksville Cleveland Franklin Hendersonville Jackson Johnson City Kingsport Knoxville Memphis Murfreesboro Nashville Counties Anderson Bedford Benton Bledsoe Blount Bradley Campbell Cannon Carroll Carter Cheatham Chester Claiborne Clay Cocke Coffee Crockett Cumberland Davidson Decatur DeKalb Dickson Dyer Fayette Fentress Franklin Gibson Giles Grainger Greene Grundy Hamblen Hamilton Hancock Hardeman Hardin Hawkins Haywood Henderson Henry Hickman Houston Humphreys Jackson Jefferson Johnson Knox Lake Lauderdale Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Loudon Macon Madison Marion Marshall Maury McMinn McNairy Meigs Monroe Montgomery Moore Morgan Obion Overton Perry Pickett Polk Putnam Rhea Roane Robertson Rutherford Scott Sequatchie Sevier Shelby Smith Stewart Sullivan Sumner Tipton Trousdale Unicoi Union Van Buren Warren Washington Wayne Weakley White Williamson Wilson Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tri-Cities,_Tennessee&oldid=845450162 '' Categories : East Tennessee Populated places in Tennessee Johnson City metropolitan area Kingsport -- Bristol metropolitan area Geography of Carter County, Tennessee Geography of Hawkins County, Tennessee Geography of Unicoi County, Tennessee Geography of Sullivan County, Tennessee Geography of Washington County, Tennessee Geography of Scott County, Virginia Geography of Washington County, Virginia Bristol, Virginia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 June 2018, at 21 : 49 ( UTC ). 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Question: what is the tri cities area of tennessee
Answer: the region comprising the cities of Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol and the surrounding smaller towns and communities in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia