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Welcome to Johnson County ...

Time Zone: Johnson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mountain City is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1836 and was created by taking area from Carter County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 17,788 people. This is a decrease of 2.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,286 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.29% of the total population of Tennessee.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.