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Knoxville Region
Blount County
Total population  141,456
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â 19.7%
Rural population  32.6%
Anderson County
Total population  80,234
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â 21.0%
Rural population  34.7%
Roane County
Total population  56,096
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â 18.8%
Rural population    51%
Loudon County
Total population    60,591
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 18.7%
Rural population    40.6%
Sevier County
Total population    99,415
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20.8%
Rural population    56.7%
Jefferson County
Total population  57,838
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 19.2%
Rural population   59.5%
Grainger County
Total population  24,681
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â 19.2%
Rural population  100.0%
Knox County
Total population  500,669
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 20.8%
Rural population   10.9%
Union County
Total population  20,741
Children < 18Â Â Â Â Â Â 21.0%
Rural population  100.0%
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