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
Decatur County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Decatur County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	334	66th	0.8%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	76,378	62nd	0.7%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	86,858	75th	0.8%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	455	76th	0.6%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	168	21st
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	11,757	84th	0.2%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	11,731	82nd	0.2%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	26	87th	0.0%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	0.2%	86th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	35	84th	22.9%
		2000 Census			138	35	84th	25.5%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	0	71st	0.0%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	0	72nd	0.0%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	n/a	n/a
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	0.0%	71st	-63.6%
		1990 Census			60.9%	0.0%	72nd	-60.9%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	44	10th
		2000 Census			36	41	5th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	21.0%	83rd	1.5%
			18-24		6.9%	6.0%	85th	-0.9%
			24-44		33.2%	27.2%	88th	-5.9%
			45-64		27.0%	28.6%	23rd	1.6%
			65 & over		13.4%	19.1%	5th	5.7%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	21.7%	85th	-2.9%
			18-24		9.6%	7.9%	77th	-1.8%
			25-44		30.2%	25.9%	92nd	-4.3%
			45-64		23.2%	26.3%	14th	3.1%
			65 & over		12.4%	18.2%	2nd	5.8%
	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	Decatur County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	97.3	28th	102.3%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	8.2	25th	90.1%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	3.0	20th	71.4%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Decatur County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$29,582	33rd	86.3%
		2000			$26,097	$20,184	60th	77.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	4.34%	12th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$32,776	72nd	78.6%
		2000			$35,760	$29,300	72nd	81.9%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.25%	54th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	21.1%	71st	3.90%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	26.8%	65th	5.00%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	16.0%	64th	2.50%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	18.9%	56th	1.26%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	23.6%	56th	3.23%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	22.3%	63rd	4.49%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	1.9%	52nd	-0.54%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.2%	65th	-0.26%
	*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	Decatur County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	10.9	13th	78.4%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	31.2%	7th	70.9%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	6.4%	11th	69.6%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	66.0	38th	82.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	9.1	16th	66.9%
		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	13.0	46th	136.8%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	401.6	88th	168.6%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	200.8	21st	94.1%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
					Tennessee	Decatur County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.8	36th	43.1%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	3.5	32nd	83.3%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	109.1	6th	237.0%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	0.5%	72nd	-8.9%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Decatur County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	12.0%	48th	1.8%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	5.4%	75th	1.4%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	30.2%	50th	1.3%
	* 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	3,637	69th	0.1%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	24.6%	29th	0.3%
		Local Government			10.9%	19.5%	54th	0.3%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	13.1%	73rd	0.2%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	9.1%	76th	0.1%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	7.0%	39th	0.2%
		Construction			3.9%	4.8%	53rd	0.2%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	4.5%	64th	0.1%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	3.9%	50th	0.1%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	3.9%	48th	0.1%
		Transportation and Warehousing			4.8%	1.9%	34th	0.1%
		Information			1.7%	1.6%	47th	0.1%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	1.1%	44th	0.0%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.0%	70th	0.1%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	0.7%	72nd	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
								2nd
								19th
								38th
								15th
								8th
								91st
								71st
								46th
								44th
								41st
								53rd
								39th
								48th
								62nd
								51st

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Decatur County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$353,247	84th	75.6%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$2,104	95th	62.3%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$5,923,000	79th	0.2%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$515	54th	121.4%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Decatur County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     21,761	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     11,247	51.7%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$       7,992	36.7%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	3,255	15.0%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       2,294	10.5%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$       8,219	37.8%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	3,386	15.6%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	2,007	9.2%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	2,826	13.0%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$224,434	79th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$19,089	43rd
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.99	64th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$66,797	59th	0.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$5,681	53rd
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.50%	33rd

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Decatur County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$      14,882	87th	0.1%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	3,852	84th	0.1%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	1,400	43rd	0.7%
		Storm Water			355,315	750	27th	0.2%
		Recreation			1,084,915	295	87th	0.0%
		Public Buildings			441,686	100	68th	0.0%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	50	91st	0.0%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	-	50th	-
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	-	76th	-
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	-	46th	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	28th	-
		Other Utilities			604,980	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Fire Protection			218,982	-	-	-
		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	$      21,329	94th	0.1%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Decatur County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	71.6%	75th	-10.2%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	8.8%	80th	-13.6%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	52.9%	65th	-14.1%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	4.8%	91st	-11.1%
	*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	Decatur County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	0
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	0
	Other Public Institutions				94	1
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			20	0
		Off-campus Sites			34	1
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	322
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	0
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	322
		*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	Decatur County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	1,598
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	1999-2010			892,270	1,812
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(214)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-11.8%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	58.8%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	70.8%
	Special Education			14.5%	23.2%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	12.6%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Decatur County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	35.3%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	96.4%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	13
	1999-2000			16	15
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(2)
	*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%	98.3%
		1998-1999		96.4%	98.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	2.3%
		1998-1999		14.8%	11.4%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Decatur County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,513
		Percent of Statewide			92.4%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,259
		Percent of Statewide			96.1%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,254
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$42,071
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$32,065
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0
	Percent Change			25.5%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	62.6%
		Federal		13.5%	16.1%
		Local		39.3%	21.3%
		System Rank for Percent Local			96th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	64.8%
		Federal		9.1%	11.0%
		Local		43.3%	24.3%
		System Rank for Percent Local			92nd
				Statewide	Decatur County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,865	40th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				62.9%

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