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

Scott County, Tennessee

Selected Statistical Information

I. Geography & Demographics

Tennessee

Scott County

County
Rank

Percent of State Total

Total Land Area (sq. mi.)

41,217

532

31st

1.3%

Farmland (2007)

Acres of Farmland (2007)

10,969,798

31,086

93rd

0.3%

Acres of Farmland (1992)

11,169,086

32,714

61st

0.3%

Number of Farms (2007)

79,280

261

89th

0.3%

Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)

138

119

60th

Population

2010 Census

6,346,105

22,228

62nd

0.4%

2000 Census

5,689,283

21,127

60th

0.4%

Population Change (2000 to 2010)

656,822

1,101

59th

0.2%

Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)

11.5%

5.2%

58th

Population Density (per sq. mi.)

Comparison to State Figure

2010 Census

154

62nd

27.1%

2000 Census

138

62nd

28.8%

Urban Population

Percent of State Total

2000 Census

3,618,968

3,162

67th

0.1%

1990 Census

2,969,948

3,502

67th

0.1%

Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)

21.9%

-9.7%

64th

Percent of Population in Urban Areas

Percentage Point Difference

2000 Census

63.6%

15.0%

69th

-48.6%

1990 Census

60.9%

19.1%

65th

-41.8%

Median Age

2010 Census

82nd

2000 Census

87th

Population Percentages by Age Bracket

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 (5-year average)

under 18

19.5%

25.1%

16th

5.6%

18-24

6.9%

7.1%

17th

0.2%

24-44

33.2%

31.7%

25th

-1.4%

45-64

27.0%

26.1%

73rd

-0.9%

65 & over

13.4%

12.5%

79th

-0.9%

2000 Census

under 18

24.6%

26.1%

15th

1.5%

18-24

9.6%

10.3%

15th

0.6%

25-44

30.2%

28.7%

45th

-1.5%

45-64

23.2%

23.6%

65th

0.4%

65 & over

12.4%

11.3%

84th

-1.1%

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

Scott County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

Males per 100 Females (2010)

95.1

96.4

11th

101.4%

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

3.4

26th

81.0%

*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.


II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income		Tennessee	Scott County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009	$34,277	$22,341	92nd	65.2%
		2000	$26,097	$16,805	90th	64.4%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	3.08%	3.21%	52nd

	Median Household Income
		2009	$41,715	$28,914	88th	69.3%
		2000	$35,760	$25,152	89th	70.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	1.73%	1.56%	34th

	2009 Poverty Rate					Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages	17.2%	25.0%	87th	7.80%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	21.8%	33.5%	90th	11.70%

	2000 Census
		All Ages	13.5%	20.2%	87th	6.74%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	17.6%	24.1%	83rd	6.51%

	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households	20.4%	37.8%	90th	17.43%
		Percent of Individuals	17.8%	34.6%	91st	16.84%

	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households	2.4%	2.4%	76th	-0.04%
		Percent of Individuals	2.5%	2.3%	70th	-0.18%

	*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

Scott County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates

Live births per 1,000 Population

13.9

12.6

30th

90.6%

Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents

44.0%

39.6%

33rd

90.0%

Percent Low Birth Weight

9.2%

7.8%

19th

84.8%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44

79.6

65.4

36th

82.2%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17

13.6

10.0

23rd

73.5%

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

10.2

21st

107.4%

Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death

Diseases of the Heart

238.2

308.3

61st

129.4%

Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)

213.3

236.8

47th

111.0%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best conditio

17th

6th

Tennessee

Scott County

County
Rank

Comparison to State Figure

Access to Healthcare

Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)

1.8

0.9

28th

50.3%

Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)

4.2

4.4

18th

104.8%

Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)

46.0

52.4

40th

113.9%

Percentage Point Difference

2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care

9.4%

9.5%

10th

0.1%


IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate		Tennessee	Scott County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)	10.2%	20.9%	95th	10.7%
		2000 (annual)	4.0%	5.3%	72nd	1.3%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)	28.9%	54.7%	94th	25.7%

	* 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	5,151	62nd	0.2%
		Manufacturing	11.7%	23.1%	57th	0.4%
		Local Government	10.9%	22.9%	43rd	0.4%
		Retail Trade	12.0%	12.2%	60th	0.2%
		Construction	3.9%	3.5%	52nd	0.2%
		Finance and Insurance	4.1%	2.5%	62nd	0.1%
		Federal Government	2.0%	1.8%	45th	0.2%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)	2.6%	1.6%	57th	0.1%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	4.2%	1.6%	35th	0.1%
		State Government	3.5%	1.2%	23rd	0.1%
		Transportation and Warehousing	4.8%	1.1%	35th	0.0%
		Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.1%	0.9%	8th	1.3%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	6.7%	0.8%	60th	0.0%
		Information	1.7%	0.4%	58th	0.0%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.3%	0.3%	58th	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


						6th
						6th
						59th
						59th
						9th
						9th
						73rd
						73rd
						44th
						44th
						37th
						37th
						35th
						35th
						82nd
						82nd
						27th
						27th
						15th
						15th
						78th
						78th
						51st
						51st
						73rd
						73rd
						47th
						47th
						31st
						31st


VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)			Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Scott County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total		$ 8,660,673	100.0%	$ 41,858	100.00%
		Total State Revenue		$ 2,637,323	30.5%	$ 19,824	47.4%
			Public Schools*	2,236,881	25.8%	$ 15,183	36.3%
			All Other	400,441	4.6%	4,640	11.1%
		Federal Revenue		$ 614,129	7.1%	$ 5,195	12.4%
		Total Local Revenue		$ 5,409,221	62.5%	$ 16,838	40.2%
			Property Tax	2,563,733	29.6%	6,644	15.9%
			Local Sales Tax	1,081,514	12.5%	3,454	8.3%
			Other Local	1,763,975	20.4%	6,740	16.1%

	Tax Base			Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)		$144,745,094	$330,391	68th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$22,808	$14,864	76th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)			$2.22	45th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)		$64,073,298	$126,921	12th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$10,096	$5,710	51st
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate		2.25%	9th


VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)		Tennessee	Scott County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project Type
		Transportation	$ 18,890,537	$ 72,720	62nd	0.4%
		Existing School Improvements	1,905,950	24,399	17th	1.3%
		K-12 New School Construction	1,548,048	14,000	26th	0.9%
		Water & Wastewater	4,004,578	5,550	79th	0.1%
		Recreation	1,084,915	1,052	75th	0.1%
		Non K-12 Education	4,096,971	810	36th	0.0%
		Law Enforcement	1,880,412	600	68th	0.0%
		Solid Waste	40,152	500	15th	1.2%
		Industrial Sites & Parks	194,809	400	64th	0.2%
		Public Buildings	441,686	100	68th	0.0%
		Business District Development	954,871	-	28th	-
		Other Utilities	604,980	-	-	-
		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	-	-	-
		Other Facilities	31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications	24,300	-	-	-
		Housing	14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition	-	-	-
	Grand Total		$ 37,565,189	$ 120,131	65th	0.3%

VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education

Adult Educational Attainment

Tennessee

Scott County

County
Rank

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 American Community Survey

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

81.8%

73.6%

63rd

-8.2%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

22.4%

8.1%

87th

-14.3%

1990 Census

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

67.1%

51.2%

75th

-15.8%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

16.0%

6.6%

70th

-9.3%

*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

Scott County

Four-year Colleges and Universities

Public

Private

Other Public Institutions

Community Colleges

Technology Centers

Two-Year Private Institutions

Off-campus Sites

2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions

Four-year Colleges and Universities*

242,600

Public

151,344

Private

91,256

Other Public Institutions*

129,651

856

Community Colleges

69,816

Technology Centers

12,237

514

Two-Year Private Institutions

13,088

Off-campus Sites

34,510

342

*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	Scott County	Oneida SSD
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	2,750	1,192
		Percent of Statewide			0.3%	0.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	2,726	1,192
		Percent of Statewide			0.3%	0.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	24	(0)
	Percent Change			6.3%	0.9%	0.0%

	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	64.0%	65.5%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	95.1%	100.2%
	Special Education			14.5%	11.5%	7.9%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	6.7%	0.0%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Scott County	Oneida SSD
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	13	14.0
	1999-2000			16	19	20.6
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(6)	(7)

	*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%	98.7%
		1998-1999		96.4%	95.9%	92.6%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	12.2%	12.2%
		1998-1999		14.8%	12.6%	12.5%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Scott County	Oneida SSD
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,680	$7,926
		Percent of Statewide			94.4%	97.5%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,322	$6,022
		Percent of Statewide			97.2%	110.0%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,358	$1,904
	Percent Change			48.5%		31.6%

Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$39,301	$39,843
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	87.4%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$30,738	$32,126
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	88.4%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$7,717
	Percent Change			25.5%		24.0%

Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	66.2%	64.2%
		Federal		13.5%	17.9%	14.7%
		Local		39.3%	15.9%	21.1%
		System Rank for Percent Local			123rd	97th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	45.0%	62.7%
		Federal		9.1%	15.1%	9.4%
		Local		43.3%	39.9%	27.9%
		System Rank for Percent Local			112nd	38th

				Statewide	Scott County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,150	82nd
	Percent of Statewide Figure				38.7%


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


V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
	2007 Estimates	Tennessee	Scott County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)	$467,420	$373,615	75th	79.9%
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)	$3,378	$3,137	62nd	92.9%
	Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$2,617,394,000	$4,979,000	83rd	0.2%
	Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$424	$227	74th	53.5%