Clay County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Clay County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                236 84th  0.6%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           77,779  60th   0.7%
Number of Farms                 79,280                462  74th   0.6%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                168  21st   121.7%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 7,794 89th  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 7,976 88th  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 7,238 87th  0.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 738 90th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 10.2% 77th  61.2%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               33.0 89th  21.9%
2000 Census                   138.0               33.8 86th  24.5%
1990 Census                   118.3               30.7 84th  25.9%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968                  -   71st  0.0%
1990 Census            2,969,948                  -   72nd  0.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% n/a n/a n/a
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 0.0% 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 0.0% 72nd  0.0%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 40 11th  111.1%
1990 Census 34 37 16th  110.1%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 21.5% 87th 
18-24 9.6% 7.9% 76th 
25-44 30.2% 27.4% 76th 
45-64 23.2% 27.6% 3rd 
65 & over 12.4% 15.7% 19th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.2% 78th 
18-24 10.9% 9.5% 56th 
25-44 31.8% 28.3% 76th 
45-64 19.6% 22.8% 12th 
65 & over 12.6% 16.2% 16th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Clay County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 96.4 38th  101.1%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.5 41st  79.4%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 2.8 7th  59.6%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Clay County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $21,825 81st  67.8%
2000 $26,097 $18,141 77th  69.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.13% 58th  88.16%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $27,428 92nd  64.7%
2000 $35,760 $24,494 91st  68.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.63% 69th  66.26%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 23.3% 88th  147.47%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 33.4% 88th  148.44%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 14.3% 47th  109.03%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 17.8% 45th  111.55%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 22.3% 77th  141.24%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 21.5% 83rd  152.19%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.0% 55th  79.75%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.0% 57th  78.06%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Clay County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2                9.9 89th  69.7%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 31.3% 14th  73.1%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 12.5% 91st  133.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               55.6 91st  68.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                9.9 28th  71.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                  -   1st  0.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               12.0 79th  129.0%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             321.9 72nd  138.0%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             260.0 65th  120.8%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
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Tennessee Clay County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.5 62nd  28.5%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                4.5 21st  106.5%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               51.7 50th  105.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 0.0% 77th  0.0%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Clay County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 15.5% 89th  162.6%
2000 4.0% 6.7% 88th  167.2%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 16.0% 48th  102.1%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Clay County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 1,730 85 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.0% 80 0.0%
Construction 4.9% 0.0% 83 0.0%
Manufacturing 13.8% 20.7% 82 149.5%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 16.2% 85 73.2%
Information 1.8% 0.0% 79 0.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.1% 85 58.6%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 2.2% 85 18.7%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 19.5% 78 157.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 10.3% 78 102.8%
Other Services 2.6% 0.6% 84 24.7%
Government 14.9% 24.4% 70 163.6%
Federal 1.8% 2.7% 70 149.9%
State 3.3% 0.8% 64 24.9%
Local 9.9% 20.9% 65 211.7%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
80th 
80th 
83rd 
69th 
79th 
79th 
88th 
57th 
72nd 
10th 
68th 
59th 
16th 
58th 
63rd 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Clay County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      415,764 58th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,470 83rd 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 34,687,000 25th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Clay County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    11,991 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      6,359 53.0%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         4,582 38.2%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         1,777 14.8%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      1,312 10.9%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      4,320 36.0%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         2,215 18.5%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%            963 8.0%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         1,142 9.5%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Clay County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      104,696
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $13,433 92nd  63.4%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.37 40th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       32,047
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $4,112 72nd  37.0%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Clay County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       70,665 61st 0.4%
Other Utilities               598,698           20,000 4th 3.3%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             3,334 86th 0.1%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             1,700 42nd 0.7%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735                405 80th 0.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314                400 19th 0.7%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Recreation            1,118,527                    - 92nd 0.0%
Public Buildings               526,288                    - 77th 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                    - 57th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 0.0%
Other Facilities                 32,755                    - 9th 0.0%
Telecommunications                 17,009                    - 5th 0.0%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                    - 8th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $       96,504 70th 0.3%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Clay County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 58.4% 89th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 6.8% 88th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 48.5% 83rd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 7.8% 52nd 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 0
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 0
2007 - 2008 Enrollment (full-time equivalent) at Post-secondary Institutions    
Four-year Colleges and Universities*          214,260                     -  
Public 134,696 0
Private 79,564 0
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 0
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 0
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Clay County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    1,070               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    1,202               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 -132          
Percent Change 13.2% -11.0%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 71.1%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 77.4%
Special Education 14.7% 15.8%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.2%
Statewide Clay County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 50.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      12.4               
1997-1998                      15.8                      13.8               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.3)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.0%          
1997-1998 96.6% 97.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 5.4%
1997-1998 4.5% 0.0%
*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 Clay County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $8,517
Percent of Statewide 110.0%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,044
Percent of Statewide 98.5%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $3,473          
Percent Change 51.1% 68.9%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,968
Percent of Statewide 89.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,411
Percent of Statewide 87.9%
Gain $10,236 $9,558
Percent Change 29.6% 31.4%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 66.8%
Federal 10.8% 13.6%
Local 41.6% 19.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 110th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 65.3%
Federal 11.0% 15.1%
Local 43.5% 19.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 115th 
Statewide Clay County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,161 75th 
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.state.tn.us/
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.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_fsp.htm
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.htm
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.state.tn.us/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.state.tn.us/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.state.tn.us/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.state.tn.us/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.state.tn.us/education/mdata.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR