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
Hancock County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Hancock County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	222	87th	0.5%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	60,646	69th	0.6%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	80,348	91st	0.7%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	462	74th	0.6%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	131	45th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	6,819	92nd	0.1%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	6,786	92nd	0.1%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	33	86th	0.0%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	0.5%	83rd
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	31	92nd	19.9%
		2000 Census			138	31	92nd	22.1%
	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	43	17th
		2000 Census			36	39	17th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	21.2%	80th	1.7%
			18-24		6.9%	6.8%	28th	-0.1%
			24-44		33.2%	28.6%	74th	-4.6%
			45-64		27.0%	29.2%	12th	2.2%
			65 & over		13.4%	15.3%	39th	1.8%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	23.1%	62nd	-1.4%
			18-24		9.6%	8.8%	31st	-0.9%
			25-44		30.2%	26.9%	79th	-3.3%
			45-64		23.2%	25.5%	33rd	2.3%
			65 & over		12.4%	15.7%	18th	3.3%
	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	Hancock County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	97.5	21st	102.5%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	6.5	73rd	71.4%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	4.0	42nd	95.2%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Hancock County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$19,186	95th	56.0%
		2000			$26,097	$13,904	94th	53.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.64%	32nd
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$23,901	95th	57.3%
		2000			$35,760	$20,849	95th	58.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.53%	35th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	32.4%	94th	15.20%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	44.1%	95th	22.30%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	29.4%	95th	15.89%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	37.5%	95th	19.88%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	39.6%	91st	19.24%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	37.6%	94th	19.82%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	3.7%	92nd	1.24%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	3.2%	91st	0.72%
	*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	Hancock County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	11.4	18th	82.0%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	41.6%	43rd	94.5%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	7.8%	19th	84.8%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	62.3	24th	78.3%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	14.4	52nd	105.9%
		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	12.9	45th	135.8%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	340.1	78th	142.8%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	251.4	56th	117.9%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
					Tennessee	Hancock County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.4	68th	24.8%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	1.5	62nd	35.7%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	45.2	55th	98.1%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	9.2%	n/a	-0.2%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Hancock County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	14.9%	89th	4.7%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	5.2%	66th	1.2%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	41.2%	81st	12.2%
	* 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	960	93rd	0.0%
		Local Government			10.9%	44.5%	61st	0.2%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	17.8%	51st	0.1%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	11.5%	90th	0.0%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	4.8%	71st	0.0%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	3.8%	92nd	0.0%
		Construction			3.9%	2.4%	79th	0.0%
		State Government			3.5%	1.6%	47th	0.0%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.3%	80th	0.0%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	0.4%	80th	0.0%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	0.3%	55th	0.0%
		0			0.0%	0.0%	0	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
								11th
								92nd
								51st
								44th
								63rd
								95th
								79th
								92nd
								88th
								81st
								33rd
								0th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Hancock County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$387,894	71st	83.0%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$2,955	65th	87.5%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$6,981,000	74th	0.3%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$1,045	28th	246.5%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Hancock County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     19,717	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$       9,781	49.6%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$       6,772	34.3%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	3,009	15.3%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       2,307	11.7%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$       7,628	38.7%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	2,055	10.4%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	425	2.2%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	5,148	26.1%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$106,940	94th	0.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$15,683	70th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.22	45th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$15,959	61st	0.0%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$2,340	92nd
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.00%	57th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Hancock County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$      25,431	83rd	0.1%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	10,391	63rd	0.3%
		Community Development			374,527	4,855	16th	1.3%
		Recreation			1,084,915	2,793	52nd	0.3%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	1,009	48th	0.5%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	808	78th	0.0%
		Other Utilities			604,980	492	27th	0.1%
		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	-
		Public Buildings			441,686	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		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	$      45,780	87th	0.1%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Hancock County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	61.8%	95th	-19.9%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	7.3%	90th	-15.1%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	42.4%	95th	-24.7%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	5.1%	86th	-10.9%
	*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	Hancock 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	Hancock County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	1,027
		Percent of Statewide			0.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	1,122
		Percent of Statewide			0.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(95)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-8.5%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	83.0%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	91.8%
	Special Education			14.5%	20.1%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	2.7%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Hancock County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	14.8%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	64.7%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	11
	1999-2000			16	24
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(12)
	*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%
		1998-1999		96.4%	96.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	9.2%
		1998-1999		14.8%	25.7%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Hancock County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$8,526
		Percent of Statewide			104.8%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,344
		Percent of Statewide			97.6%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$3,183
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$39,457
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$31,701
		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%	68.2%
		Federal		13.5%	21.3%
		Local		39.3%	10.5%
		System Rank for Percent Local			136th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	67.9%
		Federal		9.1%	17.8%
		Local		43.3%	14.3%
		System Rank for Percent Local			136th
				Statewide	Hancock County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$497	95th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				16.8%

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