

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants Johnson City, Tennessee (principal city).However, the Tri-Cities are usually still considered one population center, which is the fifth-largest in Tennessee.Ĭombined Statistical Area Components TennesseeĬommunities Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants 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). The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) due to the U.S. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, while Bristol has a twin city of the same name in Virginia.

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.
