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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
Haywood County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Haywood County County
Rank
Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 533 29th  1.3%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 214,336  13th   2.0%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 224,247  60th   2.0%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 491  71st   0.6%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 437  2nd  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 18,787 67th  0.3%
2000 Census 5,689,283 19,797 64th  0.3%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 -1,010 95th  -0.2%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% -5.1% 95th 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)           Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154 35 67th  22.9%
2000 Census 138 37 67th  26.9%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2000 Census 3,618,968 10,309 41st  0.3%
1990 Census 2,969,948 10,019 34th  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 2.9% 51st 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2000 Census 63.6% 52.1% 23rd  -11.5%
1990 Census 60.9% 51.5% 17th  -9.3%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 39 72nd 
2000 Census 36 35 82nd 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket           Percentage Point Difference
2005-2009 (5-year average)
under 18 19.5% 26.7% 5th  7.2%
18-24 6.9% 7.4% 8th  0.5%
24-44 33.2% 29.0% 65th  -4.1%
45-64 27.0% 26.7% 65th  -0.3%
65 & over 13.4% 13.5% 71st  0.0%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 27.2% 6th  2.6%
18-24 9.6% 9.8% 18th  0.1%
25-44 30.2% 27.3% 77th  -2.9%
45-64 23.2% 21.9% 85th  -1.3%
65 & over 12.4% 13.8% 48th  1.5%
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 Haywood County County
Rank*
Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 89.0 59th  93.5%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009 9.1 6.8 62nd  74.7%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009 4.2 2.2 9th  52.4%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Haywood County County
Rank*
Comparison to State Figure
2009 $34,277 $30,679 24th  89.5%
2000 $26,097 $20,148 61st  77.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.08% 4.78% 4th 
Median Household Income            
2009 $41,715 $32,115 78th  77.0%
2000 $35,760 $28,661 77th  80.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.73% 1.27% 51st 
2009 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages  17.2% 21.4% 75th  4.20%
Related Children Under 18 Years  21.8% 28.3% 73rd  6.50%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.5% 19.5% 84th  6.00%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 24.0% 82nd  6.39%
2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 20.4% 35.8% 88th  15.44%
Percent of Individuals 17.8% 29.2% 88th  11.42%
2009 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Households 2.4% 2.9% 89th  0.48%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 3.1% 90th  0.62%
*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 Haywood 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% 63.1% 73rd 143.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.2% 13.5% 54th 146.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               79.6              69.0 47th 86.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               13.6              14.1 50th 103.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 1.2               2.8 20th 233.3%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2008 Mortality Rates             
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.5              10.9  27th  114.7%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             238.2            343.4 79th 144.2%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             213.3            251.2 55th 117.8%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
24th
39th
54th
Tennessee Haywood County County
Rank
Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare            
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 0.4 78th  20.1%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 3.2 36th  76.2%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 44.1 61st  95.7%
              Percentage Point Difference
2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  9.4% 5.5% 27th  -3.9%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Haywood County County
Rank*
Percentage Point Difference
2011 (June) 10.2% 15.6% 93rd  5.4%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 5.7% 81st  1.7%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 46.0% 86th  17.1%
* 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 5,198 61st  0.2%
Manufacturing 11.7% 26.9% 51st  0.5%
Retail Trade 12.0% 10.8% 64th  0.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 7.9% 40th  0.1%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 4.9% 22nd  0.2%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 4.8% 59th  0.1%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 4.3% 46th  0.2%
Wholesale Trade 4.6% 3.3% 42nd  0.1%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 0.3% 3.2% 9th  2.3%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6.7% 2.5% 52nd  0.1%
Construction 3.9% 2.2% 62nd  0.1%
Federal Government 2.0% 1.8% 44th  0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 1.7% 56th  0.1%
Information 1.7% 1.4% 42nd  0.2%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.3% 1.1% 34th  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 
7th 
15th 
24th 
41st 
17th 
14th 
22nd 
48th 
13th 
54th 
55th 
63rd 
74th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates     Tennessee Haywood County County
Rank
Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $1,056,476 3rd  226.0%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $2,420 85th  71.6%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $46,038,000 17th  1.8%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $2,402 10th  566.5%
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Haywood County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $   8,660,673 100.0%  $     45,354 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $   2,637,323 30.5%  $     19,853 43.8%
Public Schools*       2,236,881 25.8%  $     16,499 36.4%
All Other          400,441 4.6%           3,354 7.4%
Federal Revenue  $      614,129 7.1%  $       5,603 12.4%
Total Local Revenue  $   5,409,221 62.5%  $     19,898 43.9%
Property Tax       2,563,733 29.6%           9,460 20.9%
Local Sales Tax       1,081,514 12.5%           3,019 6.7%
Other Local        1,763,975 20.4%           7,419 16.4%
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank
Percent of State Total
2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,745,094 $387,521 57th  0.3%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,808 $20,627 31st 
2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.38 31st 
2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $64,073,298 $90,237 40th  0.1%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,096 $4,803 63rd 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)     Tennessee Haywood County County
 Rank
Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Transportation  $ 18,890,537  $    103,218 49th 0.5%
Law Enforcement       1,880,412          15,620 20th 0.8%
Industrial Sites & Parks          194,809          11,930 1st 6.1%
Water & Wastewater       4,004,578            7,350 72nd 0.2%
Existing School Improvements       1,905,950            5,728 48th 0.3%
Community Development          374,527            1,156 31st 0.3%
Recreation       1,084,915               175 89th 0.0%
Non K-12 Education       4,096,971                   - 50th -
K-12 New School Construction       1,548,048                   - 46th -
Business District Development          954,871                   - 28th -
Other Utilities          604,980                   - 34th -
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  $    145,177 57th 0.4%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Haywood County County
 Rank
Percentage Point Difference
2005-2009 American Community Survey
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 81.8% 73.7% 60th  -8.1%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.4% 12.8% 47th  -9.6%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 53.0% 64th  -14.1%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 8.7% 42nd  -7.3%
*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 Haywood 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 Haywood County          
Number of Students
2009-2010 948,508 3,265
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
1999-2010 892,270 3,661
Percent of Statewide 0.4%          
Increase/(Decrease) 56,238              (397)                    
Percent Change 6.3% -10.8%          
  
2008-2009*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 57.8% 60.4%
Federal Title 1 41.4% 54.5%
Special Education 14.5% 15.2%
English Language Learners 9.2% 1.5%
*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.   
        Statewide Haywood County          
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 73.2% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.1% 0.0%
*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2009-2010 15 14               
1999-2000 16 20               
Increase/(Decrease)            (1)                  (6)                    
*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% 99.2%  
1998-1999 96.4% 96.6%
Dropout Rate
2008-2009 10.4% 7.3%
1998-1999 14.8% 11.4%
  
*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
        Statewide Haywood County          
Expenditures per Student
2009-2010 $8,132 $8,268
Percent of Statewide 101.7%          
1999-2000 $5,475 $5,394
Percent of Statewide 98.5%          
Increase/Decrease $2,657 $2,874          
Percent Change 48.5%            
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2009-2010 $45,597 $41,765
Percent of Statewide 0.0%
1999-2000 $36,328 $31,990
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% 59.8%
Federal 13.5% 18.8%  
Local 39.3% 21.4%          
System Rank for Percent Local 95th           
1999-2000
State 47.5% 57.0%
Federal 9.1% 16.9%
Local 43.3% 26.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 93rd           
        Statewide Haywood County County
Rank
       
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $2,967 $1,656 53rd 
Percent of Statewide Figure 55.8%
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