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
Sevier County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 592 15th  1.4%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 56,449  70th   0.5%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 74,107  63rd   0.7%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 707  46th   0.9%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 80  87th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 89,889 15th  1.4%
2000 Census 5,689,283 71,170 16th  1.3%
1990 Census 4,877,203 51,050 20th  1.0%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 18,719 10th  2.8%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 26.3% 6th 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154               152 15th  98.6%
2000 Census 138               120 15th  87.1%
1990 Census 118                86 30th  72.8%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 38,969 19th  0.9%
2000 Census 3,618,968 24,887 22nd  0.7%
1990 Census 2,969,948 18,726 24th  0.6%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% 56.6% 6th 
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 32.9% 25th 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 43.4% 31st  -23.0%
2000 Census 63.6% 35.0% 37th  -28.6%
1990 Census 60.9% 36.7% 33rd  -24.2%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 41 50th 
2000 Census 36 38 35th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 22.1% 56th  -1.5%
18-24 9.6% 8.3% 29th  -1.3%
25-44 26.4% 25.1% 32nd  -1.3%
45-64 27.0% 29.0% 35th  2.0%
65 & over 13.4% 15.5% 57th  2.1%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.0% 67th  -1.6%
18-24 9.6% 8.3% 59th  -1.4%
25-44 30.2% 29.8% 29th  -0.4%
45-64 23.2% 26.3% 18th  3.1%
65 & over 12.4% 12.6% 70th  0.3%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 97.2 8th  102.2%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 137.9 1st  1567.0%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 5.8 89th  138.1%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $30,898 26th  88.5%
2000 $26,097 $22,374 33rd  85.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 3.28% 41st 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $39,349 28th  94.9%
2000 $35,760 $34,970 29th  97.8%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 1.19% 48th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 16.5% 23rd  -1.30%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 26.5% 31st  0.60%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 10.7% 13th  -2.81%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 13.1% 15th  -4.46%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 19.7% 15th  -3.82%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 18.0% 19th  -1.64%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 1.34% 18th  -1.16%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.25% 17th  -1.29%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5              11.8 30th 94.4%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 40.2% 33rd 91.2%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 7.3% 14th 81.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              71.3 56th 98.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0              12.3 52nd 123.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8               0.4  3rd 50.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3              10.0  20th  107.5%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            281.5 59th 123.3%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            235.8 39th 110.8%
Diabetes               26.4              25.6 42nd 97.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
27th
 9th
33rd
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 0.6 55th  25.2%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 0.6 49th  35.5%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 0.9 75th  24.9%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 0.9 75th  21.4%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 23.2 95th  52.9%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 25.1 95th  54.4%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 12.2% 81st  3.5%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 5.0% 58th  1.0%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 18.6% 5th  -10.3%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 14.4% 63rd  2.3%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 37,079 14th  1.4%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 31.5% 5th  5.0%
Retail Trade 12.0% 19.1% 10th  2.3%
Local Government 10.9% 11.0% 9th  1.5%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1.1% 10.7% 3rd  13.6%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 4.6% 24th  0.5%
Construction 3.9% 3.3% 16th  1.2%
Manufacturing 11.7% 2.9% 59th  0.4%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 2.6% 17th  0.9%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.3% 2.4% 7th  2.7%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6.7% 2.3% 24th  0.5%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 2.1% 15th  1.1%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 2.0% 16th  0.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1.0% 1.7% 9th  2.3%
Federal Government 2.0% 1.1% 16th  0.8%
*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%. 
This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
2010 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County
Rank
18th 
36th 
18th 
12th 
27th 
59th 
20th 
36th 
8th 
33rd 
15th 
18th 
55th 
22nd 
87th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Sevier County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $441,378 47th  94.4%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $5,528 5th  163.6%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $6,783,000 75th  0.3%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $81 88th  19.1%
*2012 Ag Census not available until 2013
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)*
Fiscal Year 2011 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Sevier County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $   221,963 100.0%
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $     45,039 20.3%
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $     39,713 17.9%
All Other             344,365 4.7%           5,326 2.4%
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $     16,670 7.5%
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $   160,254 72.2%
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%         58,097 26.2%
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%         71,291 32.1%
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%         30,866 13.9%
*Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Knox, McMinn, Shelby and Washington County Audits not available as of July 1, 2012
**State revenue for County School Districts Only
***Includes federal revenue through state and direct federal revenue.
†Includes county property tax support for city and/or special school districts.
††Includes local option sales tax support for city and/or special school districts.
‡Includes all other local taxes, licenses and permits, fees and fines, and charges for current services.
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
2011 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,184,673 $3,554,844 9th  2.5%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $39,547 2nd 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.63 88th 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $2,377,104 7th  3.6%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $26,445 1st 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Sevier County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Transportation  $ 18,847,863  $    393,104 7th 2.09%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596        125,544 9th 2.88%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658          78,784 6th 3.98%
Other Utilities          246,816          59,400 1st 24.07%
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322          40,350 10th 2.32%
Community Development          417,137          36,350 3rd 8.71%
Recreation       1,058,943          33,045 8th 3.12%
Fire Protection          175,805            7,399 6th 4.21%
Public Buildings          359,311            2,165 23rd 0.60%
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182            2,000 19th 0.50%
Law Enforcement       1,946,322               625 64th 0.03%
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002               354 62nd 0.14%
Other Facilities           97,549               238 14th 0.24%
Storm Water          350,741                75 37th 0.02%
Non K-12 Education       4,160,573                   - - -
Business District Development          984,423                   - - -
Public Health Facilities          443,995                   - - -
School System-wide Need          111,334                   - - -
Solid Waste           38,334                   - - -
Housing           25,100                   - - -
Telecommunications           16,400                   - - -
Property Acquisition                    -                   - - -
Grand Total  $ 38,020,406  $    779,433 10th 2.05%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Sevier County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 80.9% 26th  -1.6%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 15.2% 29th  -7.5%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 74.6% 21st  -1.3%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 13.5% 25th  -6.1%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 63.0% 26th  -4.0%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 10.8% 24th  -5.2%
*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
because categories are not mutually exclusive.
*Note: 2011 educational attainment data not yet available. 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (Fall 2010)     Tennessee Sevier County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 0
Public 10 0
Private 45 0
Other Public Institutions 85 1
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 0
Technology Centers 26 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 2 0
Off-campus Sites 44 1
2010-2011 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions            
Four-year Colleges and Universities 190,018 0
Public 121,833 0
Private 68,185 0
Other Public Institutions 86,841 1,005  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 0  
Technology Centers 9,941 0  
Two-Year Private Institutions 362 0  
Off-campus Sites 13,567 1,005  
IX.  Public School Systems (Total number of school systems in Tennessee is 136)
        Statewide Sevier County          
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 14,315
System Rank for Students 11th 
Percent of Statewide 1.5%          
2000-2001 896,556 12,292
System Rank for Students 12th 
Percent of Statewide 1.4%          
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798            2,023                    
Percent Change 5.9% 16.5%          
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 62.7%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 44.8%
Special Education 11.4% 9.9%
English Language Learners 3.8% 2.9%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Sevier County          
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 100.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 14.6               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 85th                
2000-2001 15.8 16.1               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 101st                
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                  (2)                    
*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.
        Statewide Sevier County          
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 98.5%  
1999-2000 96.8% 96.8%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 8.5%
1999-2000 14.4% 6.1%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Sevier County          
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $8,334
System Rank for Expenditures per Student
Percent of Statewide 98.5%          
2000-2001 $6,055 $5,953
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 48th 
Percent of Statewide 98.3%          
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $2,381          
Percent Change 39.8% 40.0%          
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $47,190
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 15th 
Percent of Statewide 102.8%          
2000-2001 $37,431 $36,516
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 38th 
Percent of Statewide 97.6%          
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $10,674
Percent Change 22.6% 29.2%          
        Statewide Sevier County           
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 11.6%  
State 46.2% 30.3%
Local 38.9% 58.1%          
System Rank for Percent Local 2nd           
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 7.2%
State 46.9% 39.3%
Local 43.7% 53.5%
System Rank for Percent Local 13th           
        Statewide Sevier County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $4,853 2nd 
Percent of Statewide Figure 160.5%
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
  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov
  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