Sullivan County Average Annual Wage by Major Industry
Below is a 2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry comparison for Sullivan County and Tennessee. The graph below is from the State of Tennessee and shows the average wages if you were employed. The unemployment rate for June 2009 was 12.7 percent for Kingsport
Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)
- Kingsport $34,391
- Bristol $36,374
- Sullivan County $37,559
- Tennessee $41,821
Manufacturing is the winner in the above graph, but Vice Mayor Ben Mallicote in his election debates made some statements that appears that he was anti-smokestack business. See the short clip below.