I. Geography & Demographics					VI.  County Government Finance
II. Income & Poverty					VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
III.  Health & Healthcare					VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
IV.  Employment					IX.  Public School Systems
V.  Value of Farmland & Agricultural Products Sold
Carroll County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	599	14th	1.5%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	179,703	18th	1.6%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	165,547	16th	1.5%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	971	34th	1.2%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	185	16th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	28,522	51st	0.4%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	29,475	47th	0.5%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	-953	94th	-0.1%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	-3.2%	93rd
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	48	51st	30.9%
		2000 Census			138	49	51st	35.6%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	4,957	57th	0.1%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	9,058	37th	0.3%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	-45.3%	68th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	16.8%	65th	-46.8%
		1990 Census			60.9%	32.9%	38th	-28.0%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	42	31st
		2000 Census			36	39	19th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	22.8%	52nd	3.3%
			18-24		6.9%	7.2%	13th	0.3%
			24-44		33.2%	28.8%	71st	-4.4%
			45-64		27.0%	26.9%	60th	-0.1%
			65 & over		13.4%	17.5%	10th	4.1%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	23.2%	58th	-1.4%
			18-24		9.6%	8.4%	48th	-1.2%
			25-44		30.2%	26.7%	83rd	-3.5%
			45-64		23.2%	24.4%	56th	1.1%
			65 & over		12.4%	17.3%	8th	5.0%
	Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2005-2009 (5-year average)
		*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.
	Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)
					Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	93.4	78th	98.2%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	6.7	66th	73.6%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	2.6	13th	61.9%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$28,216	49th	82.3%
		2000			$26,097	$20,942	50th	80.2%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.37%	44th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$34,747	54th	83.3%
		2000			$35,760	$31,361	52nd	87.7%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.15%	65th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	19.6%	54th	2.40%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	25.1%	50th	3.30%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	13.9%	39th	0.41%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	17.9%	45th	0.31%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	23.4%	55th	3.04%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	22.3%	62nd	4.44%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.5%	82nd	0.11%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.7%	85th	0.21%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

III. Health & Healthcare
					Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	13.2	36th	95.0%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	42.0%	44th	95.5%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	11.4%	49th	123.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	74.7	63rd	93.8%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	13.1	44th	96.3%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	-		0.0%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	15.6	54th	164.2%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	551.9	93rd	231.7%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	310.0	84th	145.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							29th
							10th
							32nd
					Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.9	30th	47.9%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	3.9	26th	92.9%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	87.1	10th	189.2%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	3.3%	39th	-6.1%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	13.6%	78th	3.4%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	8.0%	93rd	4.0%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	25.6%	33rd	-3.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2009 Employment Percentages by Major Industry				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Employment Top Industries				2,558,287	7,153	51st	0.3%
		Local Government			10.9%	17.7%	41st	0.5%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	11.6%	51st	0.3%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	11.0%	65th	0.3%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	9.1%	26th	0.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	5.7%	50th	0.2%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	3.6%	38th	0.2%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	2.8%	40th	0.2%
		Construction			3.9%	1.9%	58th	0.1%
		Information			1.7%	1.8%	29th	0.3%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.5%	41st	0.2%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	1.3%	55th	0.1%
		State Government			3.5%	1.2%	19th	0.1%
		Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting			0.3%	0.6%	20th	0.6%
		Transportation and Warehousing			4.8%	0.6%	37th	0.0%
	*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%.
	This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
	2009 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry							County Rank
								24th
								10th
								64th
								34th
								47th
								4th
								34th
								23rd
								47th
								63rd
								35th
								43rd
								50th
								84th
								69th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Carroll County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$470,286	36th	100.6%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$2,541	80th	75.2%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$27,915,000	34th	1.1%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$970	31st	228.7%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Carroll County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     27,455	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$       6,736	24.5%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$       2,059	7.5%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	4,678	17.0%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$          621	2.3%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     20,098	73.2%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	4,579	16.7%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	4,723	17.2%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	10,796	39.3%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$353,766	61st	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$12,403	93rd
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.25	94th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$141,213	49th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$4,951	62nd
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.75%	1st

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Carroll County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$      47,066	76th	0.2%
		Recreation			1,084,915	16,423	16th	1.5%
		Community Development			374,527	10,000	8th	2.7%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	8,889	68th	0.2%
		Public Buildings			441,686	7,968	12th	1.8%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	7,190	36th	0.4%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	2,109	70th	0.1%
		Storm Water			355,315	500	28th	0.1%
		Fire Protection			218,982	400	41st	0.2%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	290	45th	0.0%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	-	46th	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities			604,980	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste			40,152	-	-	-
		Other Facilities			31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$    100,834	72nd	0.3%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Carroll County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	74.8%	56th	-7.0%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	13.7%	42nd	-8.7%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	55.3%	54th	-11.7%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	7.3%	60th	-8.7%
	*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
	because categories are not mutually exclusive.
	*Note: 2010 educational attainment data not yet available.
Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2010)					Tennessee	Carroll County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	1
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	1
	Other Public Institutions				94	1
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	1
		Two-Year Private Institutions			20	0
		Off-campus Sites			34	0
2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions
	Four-year Colleges and Universities*				242,600	4,395
		Public			151,344	0
		Private			91,256	4,395
	Other Public Institutions*				129,651	248
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	248
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	0
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	0
		*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

IX.  Public School Systems			(Total number of school systems is 136)
				Statewide	Carroll County	Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD	Huntingdon SSD	McKenzie SSD	South Carroll SSD	West Carroll SSD
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	6	667	1,225	1,371	365	1,000
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	8	815	1,350	1,370	429	1,137
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(2)	(149)	(125)	2	(64)	(137)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-29.3%	-18.2%	-9.3%	0.1%	-14.9%	-12.0%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	64.3%	64.4%	52.8%	59.9%	50.0%	69.1%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	0.0%	98.6%	30.0%	40.7%	97.1%	51.2%
	Special Education			14.5%	0.0%	18.3%	14.8%	12.5%	17.4%	19.0%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%	0.1%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Carroll County	Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD	Huntingdon SSD	McKenzie SSD	South Carroll SSD	West Carroll SSD
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	0	14.0	14.5	15.8	13.4	13.3
	1999-2000			16	n/a	17.0	15.8	16.2	15.9	16.2
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)		(3)	(1)	(0)	(2)	(3)
	*Note: Classroom teachers include art, music and physical education teachers.  Because these auxiliary teachers are
	included, ratios of students to classroom teachers do not represent and tend to be lower than actual class sizes.
Progress Through School
	Promotion Rate
		2008-2009		98.5%	n/a	97.3%	99.4%	98.7%	100.0%	99.6%
		1998-1999		96.4%	n/a	95.1%	98.4%	98.3%	97.1%	97.2%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	n/a	1.4%	2.7%	1.0%	2.9%	3.0%
		1998-1999		14.8%	n/a	12.2%	4.6%	10.5%	6.7%	13.8%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Carroll County	Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD	Huntingdon SSD	McKenzie SSD	South Carroll SSD	West Carroll SSD
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	n/a	$6,990	$7,160	$6,761	$7,696	$7,455
		Percent of Statewide				86.0%	88.0%	83.1%	94.6%	91.7%
	1999-2000			$5,475	n/a	$4,401	$4,761	$4,249	$4,261	$4,677
		Percent of Statewide				80.4%	87.0%	77.6%	77.8%	85.4%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657		$2,588	$2,400	$2,512	$3,436	$2,779
	Percent Change			48.5%		58.8%	50.4%	59.1%	80.6%	59.4%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$37,046	$38,265	$43,319	$43,218	$39,342	$39,093
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	83.9%	95.0%	94.8%	86.3%	85.7%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$31,567	$30,387	$32,670	$32,406	$31,264	$31,985
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	83.6%	89.9%	89.2%	86.1%	88.0%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$7,878	$10,649	$10,812	$8,078	$7,108
	Percent Change			25.5%		25.9%	32.6%	33.4%	25.8%	22.2%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	65.8%	61.4%	59.1%	61.5%	58.9%	60.3%
		Federal		13.5%	2.5%	15.2%	16.0%	16.1%	17.4%	16.6%
		Local		39.3%	31.7%	23.4%	25.0%	22.4%	23.7%	23.1%
		System Rank for Percent Local			50th	79th	70th	88th	78th	84th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	55.8%	62.2%	58.0%	58.5%	64.4%	55.5%
		Federal		9.1%	5.0%	13.8%	10.8%	9.6%	8.5%	13.0%
		Local		43.3%	39.3%	24.0%	31.2%	31.9%	27.1%	31.4%
		System Rank for Percent Local			32nd	80th	61st	63rd	87th	84th
				Statewide	Carroll County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,412	67th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				47.6%

Sources of Information for County Profiles
I.	Geography & Demographics
	U.S. Bureau of the Census--all data except for marriage and divorce rates.
		www.census.gov
	U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
		http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
	TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
		http://health.tn.gov
II.	Income & Poverty
	U.S. Bureau of the Census--median household income data & poverty rates.
		www.census.gov
	TN Dept. of Human Services--Food Stamp data and Families First data.
		http://www.tn.gov/foodstamps
		http://tn.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.html
	U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - per capita income data
		www.bea.gov
III.	Health & Healthcare
	TN Dept.of Health, Health Statistics & Research--pregnancy, births, mortality & healthcare access data.
		http://health.tn.gov/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV.	Employment
	TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data.
		http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/
	U.S. Department of Labor - employment data.
		ww.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
V.	Value of Farmland and Agricultural Product Sold
	U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
		http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
VI.	County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	TN County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS), Resource Center--county revenue data.
		www.ctas.utk.edu
	TN Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessment--equalized assessed property values.
		http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/taxaggr.htm
	TN Dept. of Revenue--total taxable sales.
		www.tn.gov/revenue/files.htm
VII.	Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--all data.
		http://tn.gov/tacir/infrastructure.html
VIII.	Adult & Post-secondary Education
	U.S. Bureau of the Census--educational attainment.
		www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
	TN Higher Education Commission--post-secondary institution and enrollment data.
		www.tn.gov/thec
IX.	Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
	TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
		http://www.tn.gov/education/reports_data.shtml
	TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
		http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR