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
Dyer County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Dyer County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	511	35th	1.2%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	238,614	6th	2.2%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	230,906	33rd	2.1%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	584	61st	0.7%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	409	3rd
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	38,335	41st	0.6%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	37,279	39th	0.7%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	1,056	60th	0.2%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	2.8%	73rd
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	75	41st	48.8%
		2000 Census			138	73	41st	52.9%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	20,673	25th	0.6%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	18,832	23rd	0.6%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	9.8%	42nd
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	55.5%	19th	-8.2%
		1990 Census			60.9%	54.0%	14th	-6.9%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	39	66th
		2000 Census			36	37	63rd
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	25.1%	18th	5.6%
			18-24		6.9%	7.3%	11th	0.4%
			24-44		33.2%	30.3%	44th	-2.9%
			45-64		27.0%	26.7%	64th	-0.3%
			65 & over		13.4%	13.9%	66th	0.5%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	25.7%	19th	1.2%
			18-24		9.6%	8.7%	35th	-0.9%
			25-44		30.2%	28.6%	48th	-1.6%
			45-64		23.2%	23.5%	69th	0.3%
			65 & over		12.4%	13.4%	57th	1.1%
	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	Dyer County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	93.0	68th	97.7%
	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	6.0	90th	142.9%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Dyer County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$31,070	23rd	90.6%
		2000			$26,097	$22,372	34th	85.7%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.72%	29th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$36,356	47th	87.2%
		2000			$35,760	$33,719	37th	94.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	0.84%	80th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	20.8%	66th	3.60%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	24.5%	45th	2.70%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	15.9%	62nd	2.45%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	21.0%	72nd	3.42%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	28.3%	77th	7.93%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	24.8%	75th	6.99%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.7%	86th	0.30%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.7%	86th	0.25%
	*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	Dyer County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	14.0	44th	100.7%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	55.6%	70th	126.4%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	11.4%	49th	123.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	75.5	66th	94.8%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	18.3	69th	134.6%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	3.8	21st	316.7%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	10.5	24th	110.5%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	305.9	59th	128.4%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	203.9	23rd	95.6%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							49th
							52nd
					Tennessee	Dyer County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	1.2	21st	64.4%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	5.9	9th	140.5%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	56.9	29th	123.6%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	6.4%	22nd	-3.0%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Dyer County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	14.5%	88th	4.3%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	5.2%	66th	1.2%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	32.7%	61st	3.7%
	* 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	16,568	25th	0.6%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	24.6%	20th	1.4%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	16.8%	9th	1.6%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	11.3%	22nd	0.6%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	11.3%	28th	0.6%
		Local Government			10.9%	10.5%	29th	0.6%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	5.2%	32nd	0.4%
		Construction			3.9%	3.8%	26th	0.6%
		State Government			3.5%	3.0%	9th	0.6%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	3.0%	23rd	0.5%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	3.0%	26th	0.4%
		Transportation and Warehousing			4.8%	1.6%	25th	0.2%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	1.5%	27th	0.4%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	0.9%	21st	0.5%
		Federal Government			2.0%	0.7%	37th	0.2%
	*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
								1st
								9th
								30th
								15th
								23rd
								17th
								19th
								53rd
								18th
								7th
								22nd
								52nd
								19th
								58th
								43rd

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Dyer County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$1,124,138	2nd	240.5%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$2,751	71st	81.4%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$61,814,000	11th	2.4%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$1,640	19th	386.9%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Dyer County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     67,318	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     20,912	31.1%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     15,834	23.5%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	5,078	7.5%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       4,151	6.2%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     42,255	62.8%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	15,934	23.7%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	10,721	15.9%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	15,601	23.2%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$618,425	42nd	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$16,132	66th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.50	23rd
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$331,814	21st	0.5%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$8,656	24th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.75%	1st

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Dyer County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$      54,532	73rd	0.3%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	18,200	21st	1.2%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	15,310	25th	0.8%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	11,019	18th	0.3%
		Recreation			1,084,915	7,694	35th	0.7%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	4,040	45th	0.2%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	3,723	85th	0.1%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	2,500	25th	1.3%
		Public Buildings			441,686	1,900	29th	0.4%
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	1,800	12th	0.5%
		Fire Protection			218,982	1,150	22nd	0.5%
		Solid Waste			40,152	50	28th	0.1%
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities			604,980	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Other Facilities			31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$    121,918	64th	0.3%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Dyer County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	76.6%	44th	-5.2%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	13.8%	39th	-8.6%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	55.3%	55th	-11.8%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	9.4%	35th	-6.6%
	*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	Dyer County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	0
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	0
	Other Public Institutions				94	3
		Community Colleges			13	1
		Technology Centers			27	1
		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	2,928
		Community Colleges			69,816	2,247
		Technology Centers			12,237	676
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	0
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	5
		*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	Dyer County	Dyersburg City
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	3,497	3,136
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%	0.3%
	1999-2010			892,270	3,488	3,276
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%	0.4%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	9	(140)
	Percent Change			6.3%	0.3%	-4.3%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	64.1%	69.1%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	13.8%	69.6%
	Special Education			14.5%	13.5%	11.5%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	1.6%	0.6%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Dyer County	Dyersburg City
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	100.0%	0.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	60.0%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	16	15.4
	1999-2000			16	17	15.9
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(1)	(1)
	*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%	99.0%	99.6%
		1998-1999		96.4%	99.0%	95.9%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	5.4%	5.8%
		1998-1999		14.8%	8.3%	7.4%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Dyer County	Dyersburg City
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,770	$8,361
		Percent of Statewide			95.5%	102.8%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,575	$5,581
		Percent of Statewide			101.8%	101.9%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,195	$2,780
	Percent Change			48.5%		49.8%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$42,453	$47,883
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	105.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$35,657	$40,023
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	110.2%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$7,860
	Percent Change			25.5%		19.6%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	55.6%	49.0%
		Federal		13.5%	12.0%	18.1%
		Local		39.3%	32.4%	32.9%
		System Rank for Percent Local			47th	43rd
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	48.9%	46.2%
		Federal		9.1%	10.8%	7.2%
		Local		43.3%	40.3%	46.6%
		System Rank for Percent Local			34th	20th
				Statewide	Dyer County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$2,246	30th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				75.7%

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