Tri-Cities (Tennessee–Virginia)

Region in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia Combined statistical area in the United StatesTri-CitiesCombined statistical areaJohnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA Images, from top down, Kingsport skyline, Johnson City skyline, downtown Bristol, TN–VAJohnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA CSA Kingsport–Bristol, TN–VA MSA Johnson City, TN MSA Greeneville, TN µSA Kingsport, TN Johnson City, TN Bristol, TN and Bristol, VA Country United StatesState Tennessee VirginiaCounty Tennessee: Carter County Greene County Hawkins County Sullivan County Unicoi County Washington County Virginia: Scott County Washington County City of Bristol (Independent City) Population (2020) • Total514,899 (87th)Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT) 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. All three cities are located in Northeast Tennessee, while Bristol has a twin city of the same name in Virginia. The Tri-Cities region was formerly a single Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); due to the U.S. Census Bureau's revised defin