Knoxville

#286

Global Rank

9.4

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.4%


Share

United States North America

Population
1.2M
GDP
$72B
GDP per capita
$58,716
Land area
10,657 km²
Density
115/km²

Primary city Knoxville

State / province Tennessee

Language English

Knoxville metro area

35.97, -83.95
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

TennesseeCollege Football

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Total Teams, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

7 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/SoccerUnited States

One Knoxville SC

KnoxvilleLevel: 3

Other Men’s Teams1 team

BaseballSouthern League

Knoxville Smokies

Kodak (TN)

Other College Teams1 team

BaseballCollege Baseball

Tennessee

Knoxville

Defunct/Relocated Teams2 teams

Championship History

11 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Knoxville, across all sports, newest first. 11 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Tennessee
2024· 2024-06-24
2008· 2008-04-08
2007· 2007-04-03
Tennessee
1998· 1999-01-04
1998· 1998-03-29
1997· 1997-03-30
1996· 1996-03-31
1991· 1991-03-31
1989· 1989-04-02
1987· 1987-03-29
Tennessee
1951· 1952-01-01

Top Companies

3 companies
1Pilot Flying J
$89B
Private
2HT Hackney
$12B
Private
3Standard Nuclear
$2B
Public

Total Market Cap: $103B across 3 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA purchase-only index for Knoxville, TN, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0100200300400500200020102020
One year
One year +1.6%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +87.4%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +109.9%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −21.6%
2007Q3 to 2011Q1

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks2 items

Great Smoky Mountains NP

Gatlinburg • Park/Garden

Dollywood

Pigeon Forge • Theme Park

Sound of Knoxville

#53 by artist origin · combined 78.7 (US 12.5 / UK 0.9) · signature decade 2020s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Morgan Wallen, Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney

Number-one singles by Knoxville artists6

What I Want

Morgan Wallen

US2025

I Had Some Help

Morgan Wallen

US2024

Love Somebody

Morgan Wallen

US2024

Last Night

Morgan Wallen

US2023

Islands in the Stream

Dolly Parton

US1983

9 to 5

Dolly Parton

US1981

Screen of Knoxville

#98 by film pedigree · score 40.5 · 10 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Clarence Brown, Adam Wingard, Megan Fox, James Agee, Dolly Parton

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#240

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, United States

Top Research Institutions1 entry

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge • National Laboratory

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

McGhee Tyson Airport

Knoxville • 4 - Regional