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
Cocke County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Cocke County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	434	49th	1.1%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	64,163	67th	0.6%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	84,029	88th	0.8%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	705	48th	0.9%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	91	78th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	35,662	42nd	0.6%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	33,565	42nd	0.6%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	2,097	43rd	0.3%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	6.2%	52nd
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	82	42nd	53.3%
		2000 Census			138	77	42nd	56.0%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	10,918	40th	0.3%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	7,123	45th	0.2%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	53.3%	18th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	32.5%	41st	-31.1%
		1990 Census			60.9%	24.4%	53rd	-36.5%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	43	17th
		2000 Census			36	39	29th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	22.1%	70th	2.6%
			18-24		6.9%	6.3%	65th	-0.6%
			24-44		33.2%	28.9%	68th	-4.2%
			45-64		27.0%	29.1%	15th	2.1%
			65 & over		13.4%	15.1%	44th	1.7%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	22.8%	72nd	-1.8%
			18-24		9.6%	8.3%	54th	-1.3%
			25-44		30.2%	28.8%	44th	-1.4%
			45-64		23.2%	26.4%	10th	3.2%
			65 & over		12.4%	13.6%	53rd	1.3%
	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	Cocke County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	94.3	69th	99.2%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	8.3	21st	91.2%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	4.6	56th	109.5%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Cocke County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$23,602	83rd	68.9%
		2000			$26,097	$17,955	79th	68.8%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.09%	58th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$28,906	89th	69.3%
		2000			$35,760	$26,574	86th	74.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	0.94%	75th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	23.2%	84th	6.00%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	33.3%	89th	11.50%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	22.5%	88th	9.04%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	31.8%	92nd	14.22%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	32.1%	83rd	11.72%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	29.1%	87th	11.33%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.2%	64th	-0.26%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.1%	60th	-0.42%
	*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	Cocke County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	12.0	24th	86.3%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	49.7%	68th	113.0%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	8.4%	24th	91.3%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	68.6	45th	86.2%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	16.4	60th	120.6%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	0.9	8th	75.0%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	11.2	30th	117.9%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	349.7	82nd	146.8%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	254.6	60th	119.4%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							25th
							13th
					Tennessee	Cocke County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.5	66th	26.5%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	2.1	51st	50.0%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	36.7	81st	79.7%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	8.2%	15th	-1.2%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Cocke County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	13.6%	78th	3.4%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	6.5%	87th	2.5%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	29.9%	47th	0.9%
	* 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	7,365	49th	0.3%
		Local Government			10.9%	22.3%	31st	0.6%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	20.0%	49th	0.5%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	16.8%	41st	0.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	10.1%	38th	0.3%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	3.7%	39th	0.2%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	2.3%	54th	0.2%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			1.1%	2.2%	19th	0.5%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	1.6%	53rd	0.1%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	1.3%	54th	0.1%
		Transportation and Warehousing			4.8%	1.2%	33rd	0.1%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.1%	50th	0.2%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	0.9%	37th	0.1%
		State Government			3.5%	0.7%	27th	0.1%
		Information			1.7%	0.6%	50th	0.1%
	*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
								19th
								28th
								25th
								70th
								14th
								68th
								32nd
								36th
								53rd
								58th
								41st
								40th
								57th
								68th
								72nd

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Cocke County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$343,441	87th	73.5%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$3,774	31st	111.7%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$22,237,000	46th	0.8%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$628	47th	148.2%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Cocke County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     61,716	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     26,554	43.0%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     22,773	36.9%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	3,780	6.1%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       8,457	13.7%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     26,706	43.3%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	12,761	20.7%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	8,197	13.3%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	5,748	9.3%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$616,469	43rd	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$17,286	59th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.05	56th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$252,153	34th	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$7,071	33rd
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.75%	1st

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Cocke County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    252,074	20th	1.3%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	20,004	48th	0.5%
		Other Utilities			604,980	14,700	6th	2.4%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	8,395	37th	0.4%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	3,750	48th	0.2%
		Recreation			1,084,915	1,769	65th	0.2%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	-	50th	-
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	-	46th	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	28th	-
		Public Buildings			441,686	-	72nd	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	26th	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		Fire Protection			218,982	-	-	-
		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	$    300,691	27th	0.8%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Cocke County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	70.3%	79th	-11.5%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	8.6%	83rd	-13.8%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	50.4%	78th	-16.7%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	5.5%	81st	-10.5%
	*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	Cocke County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	0
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	0
	Other Public Institutions				94	0
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	0
		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	0
		Public			151,344	0
		Private			91,256	0
	Other Public Institutions*				129,651	0
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	0
		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	Cocke County	Newport City
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	4,771	754
		Percent of Statewide			0.5%	0.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	4,632	709
		Percent of Statewide			0.5%	0.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	139	45
	Percent Change			6.3%	3.0%	6.3%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	80.9%	55.7%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	61.3%	27.1%
	Special Education			14.5%	16.6%	14.3%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.4%	0.7%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Cocke County	Newport City
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	50.0%	100.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	100.0%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	14	12.1
	1999-2000			16	16	15.4
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(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%	98.1%	95.3%
		1998-1999		96.4%	97.1%	98.0%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	8.6%	0.0%
		1998-1999		14.8%	14.5%	n/a
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Cocke County	Newport City
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,858	$8,620
		Percent of Statewide			96.6%	106.0%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,872	$5,573
		Percent of Statewide			89.0%	101.8%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,986	$3,047
	Percent Change			48.5%		54.7%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$41,509	$42,829
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	93.9%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$31,103	$37,339
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	102.8%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$5,490
	Percent Change			25.5%		14.7%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	58.7%	53.9%
		Federal		13.5%	20.4%	16.6%
		Local		39.3%	21.0%	29.5%
		System Rank for Percent Local			98th	57th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	59.9%	57.7%
		Federal		9.1%	14.6%	6.0%
		Local		43.3%	25.5%	36.3%
		System Rank for Percent Local			96th	48th
				Statewide	Cocke County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,570	62nd
	Percent of Statewide Figure				52.9%

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