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
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Lincoln County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	570	20th	1.4%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	260,874	3rd	2.4%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	275,219	62nd	2.5%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	1,782	4th	2.2%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	146	33rd
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	33,361	44th	0.5%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	31,340	44th	0.6%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	2,021	44th	0.3%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	6.4%	51st
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	59	44th	38.0%
		2000 Census			138	55	44th	39.8%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	6,746	53rd	0.2%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	6,921	47th	0.2%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	-2.5%	57th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	21.5%	57th	-42.1%
		1990 Census			60.9%	24.6%	52nd	-36.3%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	42	35th
		2000 Census			36	39	21st
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	23.4%	43rd	3.9%
			18-24		6.9%	6.3%	65th	-0.6%
			24-44		33.2%	28.4%	76th	-4.8%
			45-64		27.0%	27.4%	48th	0.4%
			65 & over		13.4%	16.2%	26th	2.8%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	23.9%	46th	-0.7%
			18-24		9.6%	8.0%	71st	-1.6%
			25-44		30.2%	27.7%	67th	-2.5%
			45-64		23.2%	24.9%	45th	1.7%
			65 & over		12.4%	15.6%	20th	3.2%
	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	Lincoln County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	95.2	39th	100.1%
	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	4.4	54th	104.8%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Lincoln County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$29,726	31st	86.7%
		2000			$26,097	$21,937	39th	84.1%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.43%	38th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$40,108	25th	96.1%
		2000			$35,760	$34,600	32nd	96.8%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.65%	27th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	15.6%	22nd	-1.60%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	21.6%	27th	-0.20%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	13.6%	37th	0.17%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	16.8%	33rd	-0.80%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	19.4%	32nd	-1.01%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	17.5%	26th	-0.26%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.3%	70th	-0.14%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.4%	72nd	-0.12%
	*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	Lincoln County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	12.9	33rd	92.8%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	37.8%	29th	85.9%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	10.5%	43rd	114.1%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	76.1	68th	95.6%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	9.4	17th	69.1%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	1.0	9th	83.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	11.5	33rd	121.1%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	349.4	81st	146.7%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	216.9	28th	101.7%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							25th
							23rd
							40th
					Tennessee	Lincoln County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.7	37th	40.4%
		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	66.6	21st	144.5%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	1.2%	67th	-8.2%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Lincoln County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	6.8%	1st	-3.4%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	3.6%	11th	-0.4%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	19.6%	8th	-9.4%
	* 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	8,989	43rd	0.4%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	27.1%	33rd	0.8%
		Local Government			10.9%	26.1%	17th	0.8%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	13.2%	43rd	0.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	6.8%	44th	0.3%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	5.9%	35th	0.2%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	3.7%	34th	0.3%
		Construction			3.9%	2.9%	44th	0.3%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	2.3%	46th	0.1%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	2.2%	51st	0.2%
		Transportation and Warehousing			4.8%	1.9%	29th	0.1%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	1.4%	46th	0.2%
		Information			1.7%	1.0%	38th	0.2%
		Federal Government			2.0%	0.8%	53rd	0.1%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	0.7%	33rd	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
								6th
								44th
								73rd
								42nd
								60th
								36th
								58th
								64th
								43rd
								59th
								47th
								31st
								44th
								54th
								56th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Lincoln County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$503,358	22nd	107.7%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$3,438	45th	101.8%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$57,806,000	13th	2.2%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$1,766	16th	416.5%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Lincoln County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     50,660	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     22,743	44.9%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     18,662	36.8%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	4,081	8.1%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       5,505	10.9%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     22,413	44.2%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	10,000	19.7%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	4,966	9.8%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	7,446	14.7%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$549,900	49th	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$16,483	62nd
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.79	76th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$222,479	22nd	0.3%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$6,669	37th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.50%	16th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Lincoln County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$      80,281	58th	0.4%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	10,900	59th	0.3%
		Recreation			1,084,915	1,916	61st	0.2%
		Storm Water			355,315	1,155	19th	0.3%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	550	83rd	0.0%
		Fire Protection			218,982	400	41st	0.2%
		Other Facilities			31,137	200	12th	0.6%
		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 Buildings			441,686	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste			40,152	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$      95,402	79th	0.3%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Lincoln County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	78.4%	37th	-3.4%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	15.9%	26th	-6.5%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	57.5%	43rd	-9.6%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	9.1%	38th	-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	Lincoln 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	516
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	0
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	516
		*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	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	4,009	993
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%	0.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	4,167	1,087
		Percent of Statewide			0.5%	0.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(158)	(94)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-3.8%	-8.6%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	51.0%	53.5%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	25.6%	15.4%
	Special Education			14.5%	11.5%	10.2%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.1%	1.4%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	100.0%	100.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	100.0%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	15	14.3
	1999-2000			16	22	18.3
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(7)	(4)
	*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%	99.9%	98.6%
		1998-1999		96.4%	99.5%	97.4%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	n/a	9.0%
		1998-1999		14.8%	n/a	13.3%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,242	$8,158
		Percent of Statewide			89.1%	100.3%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,891	$4,749
		Percent of Statewide			89.3%	86.7%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,351	$3,410
	Percent Change			48.5%		71.8%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$40,954	$44,555
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	97.7%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$31,650	$32,881
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	90.5%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$11,674
	Percent Change			25.5%		35.5%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	60.9%	54.4%
		Federal		13.5%	13.9%	13.8%
		Local		39.3%	25.2%	31.8%
		System Rank for Percent Local			69th	49th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	64.7%	55.3%
		Federal		9.1%	8.1%	7.1%
		Local		43.3%	27.2%	37.6%
		System Rank for Percent Local			85th	49th
				Statewide	Lincoln County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,844	42nd
	Percent of Statewide Figure				62.2%

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