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
Meigs County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Meigs County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	195	89th	0.5%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	49,116	79th	0.4%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	56,253	78th	0.5%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	367	82nd	0.5%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	134	41st
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	11,753	85th	0.2%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	11,086	85th	0.2%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	667	69th	0.1%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	6.0%	54th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	60	85th	39.2%
		2000 Census			138	57	83rd	41.2%
	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	37	59th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	23.1%	46th	3.6%
			18-24		6.9%	6.1%	83rd	-0.8%
			24-44		33.2%	29.1%	64th	-4.1%
			45-64		27.0%	29.2%	13th	2.2%
			65 & over		13.4%	13.6%	68th	0.2%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	25.1%	26th	0.5%
			18-24		9.6%	8.1%	67th	-1.5%
			25-44		30.2%	28.9%	42nd	-1.3%
			45-64		23.2%	26.3%	17th	3.1%
			65 & over		12.4%	11.5%	81st	-0.8%
	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	Meigs County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	99.0	9th	104.1%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	8.0	28th	87.9%
	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	Meigs County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$25,404	74th	74.1%
		2000			$26,097	$18,085	78th	69.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.85%	22nd
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$35,809	50th	85.8%
		2000			$35,760	$30,102	67th	84.2%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.95%	12th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	20.4%	62nd	3.20%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	31.5%	84th	9.70%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	18.3%	79th	4.83%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	23.5%	80th	5.92%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	32.4%	84th	12.02%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	26.5%	81st	8.68%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	1.5%	36th	-0.88%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	1.6%	38th	-0.90%
	*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	Meigs 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%	36.4%	22nd	82.7%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	7.8%	19th	84.8%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	68.1	44th	85.6%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	6.0	7th	44.1%
		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	11.0	28th	115.8%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	234.3	26th	98.4%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	251.1	54th	117.7%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							38th
							23rd
					Tennessee	Meigs County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.3	91st	14.1%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	-	n/a	n/a
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	56.9	30th	123.5%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	-	n/a	n/a

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Meigs County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	13.2%	71st	3.0%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	5.3%	72nd	1.3%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	16.0%	2nd	-12.9%
	* 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	1,734	84th	0.1%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	42.6%	67th	0.2%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	8.7%	87th	0.0%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	6.1%	56th	0.0%
		Federal Government			2.0%	2.0%	71st	0.1%
		Construction			3.9%	1.2%	80th	0.0%
		Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting			0.3%	0.7%	31st	0.2%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	0.7%	66	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
								50th
								67th
								51st
								72nd
								53rd
								24th
								62nd
								94th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Meigs County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$479,098	30th	102.5%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$3,580	38th	106.0%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$6,384,000	76th	0.2%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$545	51st	128.6%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Meigs County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     23,526	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     12,801	54.4%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$       9,921	42.2%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	2,880	12.2%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       3,351	14.2%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$       7,374	31.3%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	4,536	19.3%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	834	3.5%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	2,004	8.5%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$234,179	77th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$19,925	38th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.83	73rd
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$33,159	30th	0.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$2,821	89th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.00%	34th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Meigs County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$      23,957	84th	0.1%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	11,778	58th	0.3%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	1,100	57th	0.1%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	960	77th	0.1%
		Other Facilities			31,137	650	9th	2.1%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	500	60th	0.3%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	347	41st	0.1%
		Other Utilities			604,980	250	31st	0.0%
		Solid Waste			40,152	250	19th	0.6%
		Fire Protection			218,982	160	50th	0.1%
		School System-wide Need			112,243	150	13th	0.1%
		Recreation			1,084,915	50	91st	0.0%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	-	-	-
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	-	-	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Public Buildings			441,686	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$      40,152	90th	0.1%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Meigs County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	73.8%	59th	-8.0%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	9.6%	73rd	-12.8%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	52.7%	67th	-14.4%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	6.6%	72nd	-9.4%
	*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	Meigs 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	Meigs County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	1,827
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	1999-2010			892,270	1,784
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	43
	Percent Change			6.3%	2.4%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	72.5%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	70.2%
	Special Education			14.5%	16.5%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	3.1%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Meigs 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	15
	1999-2000			16	23
	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%	99.3%
		1998-1999		96.4%	98.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	9.3%
		1998-1999		14.8%	19.3%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Meigs County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,466
		Percent of Statewide			91.8%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,665
		Percent of Statewide			85.2%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,801
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$43,576
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$33,056
		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%	65.2%
		Federal		13.5%	16.1%
		Local		39.3%	18.8%
		System Rank for Percent Local			109th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	66.6%
		Federal		9.1%	11.5%
		Local		43.3%	21.9%
		System Rank for Percent Local			110th
				Statewide	Meigs County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$987	87th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				33.3%

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