| Name | Carter County |
| State | Tennessee |
| FIPS Code | 47019 |
| County Seat | Elizabethton |
| Timezone | Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) |
| Population (2024) | 57,112 |
| Population Growth Rate(2020-2024) | 1.31% |
| Majority Ethnicity | White 95.15% |
| Public School Majority Ethnicity | White 92% |
| Partisan Voting Index | Strongly Republican:+32 |
| Unemployment Rate (May 2026) | 4.0% |
| Sales Tax Rate (2025) | 9.75% |
| Area Code(s) | 423 |
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2023) |
|---|---|
| White | 95.15% |
| African American | 2.06% |
| Hispanic | 2.37% |
| Asian | 0.25% |
| Native American | 0.14% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.03% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
|---|---|
| White | 91.63% |
| African American | 1.39% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native American | 0.23% |
| Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0.05% |