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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
Humphreys County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Humphreys County County
Rank
Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 532 30th  1.3%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 118,412  41st   1.1%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 119,419  49th   1.1%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 638  53rd   0.8%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 186  15th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 18,538 69th  0.3%
2000 Census 5,689,283 17,929 66th  0.3%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 609 74th  0.1%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 3.4% 70th 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)           Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154 35 69th  22.6%
2000 Census 138 34 69th  24.4%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2000 Census 3,618,968 3,814 60th  0.1%
1990 Census 2,969,948 3,925 58th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% -2.8% 58th 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2000 Census 63.6% 21.3% 58th  -42.3%
1990 Census 60.9% 24.8% 51st  -36.0%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 42 33rd 
2000 Census 36 39 19th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket           Percentage Point Difference
2005-2009 (5-year average)
under 18 19.5% 23.1% 49th  3.5%
18-24 6.9% 7.2% 13th  0.3%
24-44 33.2% 28.2% 78th  -5.0%
45-64 27.0% 28.3% 27th  1.3%
65 & over 13.4% 16.4% 22nd  3.0%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.9% 45th  -0.7%
18-24 9.6% 7.6% 81st  -2.0%
25-44 30.2% 27.5% 69th  -2.7%
45-64 23.2% 26.2% 21st  3.0%
65 & over 12.4% 14.8% 32nd  2.4%
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 Humphreys County County
Rank*
Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 96.7 27th  101.7%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009 9.1 6.7 66th  73.6%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009 4.2 3.8 35th  90.5%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Humphreys County County
Rank*
Comparison to State Figure
2009 $34,277 $28,784 40th  84.0%
2000 $26,097 $21,898 40th  83.9%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.08% 3.08% 59th 
Median Household Income            
2009 $41,715 $42,310 19th  101.4%
2000 $35,760 $35,905 26th  100.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.73% 1.84% 15th 
2009 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages  17.2% 14.3% 13th  -2.90%
Related Children Under 18 Years  21.8% 20.4% 20th  -1.40%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.5% 10.8% 14th  -2.67%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 12.5% 10th  -5.15%
2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 20.4% 17.9% 21st  -2.45%
Percent of Individuals 17.8% 18.4% 34th  0.56%
2009 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Households 2.4% 1.8% 49th  -0.60%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.9% 53rd  -0.61%
*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 Humphreys County County
Rank*
Comparison to State Figure
2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates             
Live births per 1,000 Population 13.9               9.5  6th 68.3%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.0% 44.6% 57th 101.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.2% 7.3% 15th 79.3%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               79.6              55.9  7th 70.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               13.6               4.1  4th 30.1%
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              11.8  36th  124.2%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             238.2            332.9 73rd 139.8%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             213.3            236.3 46th 110.8%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
32nd
  
16th
Tennessee Humphreys County County
Rank
Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare            
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 0.4 70th  24.2%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 1.3 66th  31.0%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 55.7 32nd  120.9%
              Percentage Point Difference
2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  9.4% 2.3% 51st  -7.1%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Humphreys County County
Rank*
Percentage Point Difference
2011 (June) 10.2% 10.9% 34th  0.7%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 5.1% 62nd  1.1%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 21.8% 14th  -7.1%
* 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 5,456 58th  0.2%
Manufacturing 11.7% 22.5% 56th  0.4%
Local Government 10.9% 16.6% 49th  0.3%
Retail Trade 12.0% 10.8% 62nd  0.2%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 6.9% 52nd  0.2%
Federal Government 2.0% 6.8% 18th  0.7%
Transportation and Warehousing 4.8% 5.2% 24th  0.2%
Construction 3.9% 5.1% 43rd  0.3%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 3.3% 26th  0.2%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 2.0% 65th  0.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 1.9% 50th  0.2%
State Government 3.5% 1.0% 26th  0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1.1% 0.7% 49th  0.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.3% 0.7% 46th  0.1%
Information 1.7% 0.5% 55th  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
4th 
2nd 
20th 
30th 
8th 
19th 
24th 
15th 
19th 
53rd 
38th 
73rd 
71st 
82nd 
39th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates     Tennessee Humphreys County County
Rank
Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $477,999 32nd  102.3%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $2,575 76th  76.2%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $9,592,000 71st  0.4%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $525 52nd  123.9%
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Humphreys County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $   8,660,673 100.0%  $     35,927 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $   2,637,323 30.5%  $     18,617 51.8%
Public Schools*       2,236,881 25.8%  $     14,484 40.3%
All Other          400,441 4.6%           4,133 11.5%
Federal Revenue  $      614,129 7.1%  $       3,767 10.5%
Total Local Revenue  $   5,409,221 62.5%  $     13,544 37.7%
Property Tax       2,563,733 29.6%           7,574 21.1%
Local Sales Tax       1,081,514 12.5%           3,187 8.9%
Other Local        1,763,975 20.4%           2,783 7.7%
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank
Percent of State Total
2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,745,094 $400,289 54th  0.3%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,808 $21,593 27th 
2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.83 73rd 
2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $64,073,298 $120,000 33rd  0.2%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,096 $6,473 41st 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 29th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)     Tennessee Humphreys County County
 Rank
Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Transportation  $ 18,890,537  $    143,243 34th 0.8%
Water & Wastewater       4,004,578          19,345 49th 0.5%
Existing School Improvements       1,905,950          13,455 28th 0.7%
Recreation       1,084,915            8,173 33rd 0.8%
K-12 New School Construction       1,548,048            7,000 41st 0.5%
Industrial Sites & Parks          194,809            4,700 16th 2.4%
Law Enforcement       1,880,412            1,460 55th 0.1%
Non K-12 Education       4,096,971                   - 50th -
Business District Development          954,871                   - 28th -
Other Utilities          604,980                   - 34th -
Public Buildings          441,686                   - 72nd -
Public Health Facilities          395,979                   - - -
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites          390,159                   - - -
Community Development          374,527                   - - -
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  $    197,376 42nd 0.5%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Humphreys County County
 Rank
Percentage Point Difference
2005-2009 American Community Survey
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 81.8% 81.2% 20th  -0.6%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.4% 12.6% 48th  -9.8%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 63.5% 23rd  -3.5%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 9.2% 37th  -6.8%
*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 Humphreys 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* 129,651 491  
Community Colleges 69,816 0  
Technology Centers 12,237 0  
Two-Year Private Institutions 13,088 0  
Off-campus Sites 34,510 491  
*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 Humphreys County          
Number of Students
2009-2010 948,508 3,052
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
1999-2010 892,270 3,007
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
Increase/(Decrease) 56,238                 45                    
Percent Change 6.3% 1.5%          
  
2008-2009*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 57.8% 71.7%
Federal Title 1 41.4% 28.7%
Special Education 14.5% 16.4%
English Language Learners 9.2% 0.7%
*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.   
        Statewide Humphreys County          
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 73.2% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.1% 100.0%
*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2009-2010 15 14               
1999-2000 16 22               
Increase/(Decrease)            (1)                  (8)                    
*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% 98.9%  
1998-1999 96.4% 96.8%
Dropout Rate
2008-2009 10.4% 8.3%
1998-1999 14.8% 11.9%
  
*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
        Statewide Humphreys County          
Expenditures per Student
2009-2010 $8,132 $7,537
Percent of Statewide 92.7%          
1999-2000 $5,475 $4,870
Percent of Statewide 89.0%          
Increase/Decrease $2,657 $2,667          
Percent Change 48.5%            
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2009-2010 $45,597 $41,618
Percent of Statewide 0.0%
1999-2000 $36,328 $32,562
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% 61.8%
Federal 13.5% 15.1%  
Local 39.3% 23.2%          
System Rank for Percent Local 80th           
1999-2000
State 47.5% 59.9%
Federal 9.1% 9.8%
Local 43.3% 30.3%
System Rank for Percent Local 71st           
        Statewide Humphreys County County
Rank
       
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $2,967 $2,096 35th 
Percent of Statewide Figure 70.6%
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