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
Putnam County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Putnam County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	401	58th	1.0%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	103,679	47th	0.9%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	116,696	70th	1.0%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	1,069	25th	1.3%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	97	75th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	72,321	18th	1.1%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	62,315	19th	1.1%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	10,006	16th	1.5%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	16.1%	17th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	180	18th	117.1%
		2000 Census			138	155	18th	112.6%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	37,816	18th	1.0%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	24,303	18th	0.8%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	55.6%	17th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	60.7%	15th	-2.9%
		1990 Census			60.9%	47.3%	21st	-13.6%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	36	91st
		2000 Census			36	34	89th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	22.3%	60th	2.7%
			18-24		6.9%	8.3%	3rd	1.4%
			24-44		33.2%	34.6%	7th	1.5%
			45-64		27.0%	23.5%	93rd	-3.5%
			65 & over		13.4%	14.4%	56th	0.9%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	22.3%	77th	-2.3%
			18-24		9.6%	14.7%	2nd	5.0%
			25-44		30.2%	27.9%	63rd	-2.3%
			45-64		23.2%	21.9%	84th	-1.3%
			65 & over		12.4%	13.2%	62nd	0.9%
	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	Putnam County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	98.1	8th	103.2%
	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	3.7	32nd	88.1%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Putnam County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$29,739	30th	86.8%
		2000			$26,097	$22,875	26th	87.7%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	2.96%	66th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$33,092	68th	79.3%
		2000			$35,760	$32,360	46th	90.5%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	0.25%	93rd
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	21.3%	73rd	4.10%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	21.7%	28th	-0.10%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	16.4%	70th	2.96%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	15.9%	26th	-1.74%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	21.0%	41st	0.66%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	17.6%	27th	-0.24%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.0%	58th	-0.40%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.0%	59th	-0.48%
	*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	Putnam County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	13.0	34th	93.5%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	36.2%	20th	82.3%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	5.6%	5th	60.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	70.0	51st	87.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	9.6	19th	70.6%
		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	9.6	16th	101.1%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	267.0	43rd	112.1%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	231.1	43rd	108.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							15th
							15th
							24th
					Tennessee	Putnam County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	2.0	10th	112.0%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	3.5	32nd	83.3%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	48.1	51st	104.5%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	2.8%	45th	-6.6%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Putnam County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	9.7%	20th	-0.5%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	4.5%	43rd	0.5%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	27.3%	40th	-1.7%
	* 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	30,877	17th	1.2%
		Local Government			10.9%	16.5%	8th	1.8%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	16.3%	14th	1.7%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	13.7%	15th	1.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	9.8%	15th	1.3%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	9.0%	18th	0.9%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	6.6%	12th	1.2%
		State Government			3.5%	5.0%	5th	1.7%
		Construction			3.9%	4.5%	15th	1.4%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	4.3%	13th	1.1%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	3.0%	19th	0.9%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	2.1%	17th	0.9%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	1.9%	18th	0.6%
		Information			1.7%	1.2%	14th	0.8%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.0%	19th	0.6%
	*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
								20th
								31st
								39th
								3rd
								45th
								27th
								49th
								24th
								6th
								39th
								28th
								14th
								42nd
								17th
								39th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Putnam County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$403,524	62nd	86.3%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$4,161	20th	123.2%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$11,549,000	68th	0.4%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$165	81st	38.9%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Putnam County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$   144,086	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     45,496	31.6%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     39,451	27.4%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	6,044	4.2%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$     14,367	10.0%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     84,223	58.5%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	35,426	24.6%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	29,445	20.4%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	19,352	13.4%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$1,413,311	21st	1.0%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$19,542	41st
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.75	15th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$921,637	9th	1.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$12,744	6th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.75%	1st

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Putnam County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    176,432	28th	0.9%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	153,560	8th	3.7%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	47,400	8th	3.1%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	43,828	10th	2.3%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	23,200	14th	1.2%
		Business District Development			954,871	19,000	4th	2.0%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	18,265	50th	0.5%
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	8,400	8th	2.1%
		Public Buildings			441,686	3,680	19th	0.8%
		Recreation			1,084,915	2,303	57th	0.2%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	871	29th	0.2%
		Other Utilities			604,980	600	25th	0.1%
		Fire Protection			218,982	250	47th	0.1%
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	-	-	-
		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	$    497,788	17th	1.3%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Putnam County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	79.0%	35th	-2.8%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	21.7%	13th	-0.7%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	63.2%	25th	-3.9%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	16.8%	9th	0.9%
	*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	Putnam County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	1
		Public			14	1
		Private			63	0
	Other Public Institutions				94	1
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			20	1
		Off-campus Sites			34	1
2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions
	Four-year Colleges and Universities*				242,600	12,381
		Public			151,344	12,381
		Private			91,256	0
	Other Public Institutions*				129,651	1,516
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	697
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	819
		*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	Putnam County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	10,434
		Percent of Statewide			1.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	9,401
		Percent of Statewide			1.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	1,032
	Percent Change			6.3%	11.0%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	70.4%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	11.3%
	Special Education			14.5%	16.3%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.3%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Putnam County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	0.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	16
	1999-2000			16	24
	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%	98.1%
		1998-1999		96.4%	97.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	10.8%
		1998-1999		14.8%	15.8%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Putnam County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,331
		Percent of Statewide			90.1%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,857
		Percent of Statewide			88.7%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,474
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$43,947
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$32,850
		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%	48.5%
		Federal		13.5%	14.6%
		Local		39.3%	37.0%
		System Rank for Percent Local			29th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	51.3%
		Federal		9.1%	8.6%
		Local		43.3%	40.1%
		System Rank for Percent Local			35th
				Statewide	Putnam County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$3,087	10th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				104.0%

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