Dyer County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Dyer County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                511 35th  1.2%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         238,614  6th   2.2%
Number of Farms                 79,280                584  61st   0.7%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                409  3rd   296.4%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 37,600 41st  0.6%
2000 Census 5,689,283 37,279 39th  0.7%
1990 Census 4,877,203 34,854 33rd  0.7%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 2,425 70th  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 7.0% 88th  41.8%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               73.7 41st  48.8%
2000 Census                   138.0               73.0 41st  52.9%
1990 Census                   118.3               68.3 37th  57.7%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           20,673 25th  0.6%
1990 Census            2,969,948           18,832 23rd  0.6%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 9.8% 42nd  44.7%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 55.5% 19th  87.2%
1990 Census 60.9% 54.0% 14th  88.7%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 37 63rd  101.7%
1990 Census 34 34 62nd  102.7%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 25.7% 19th 
18-24 9.6% 8.7% 35th 
25-44 30.2% 28.6% 48th 
45-64 23.2% 23.5% 69th 
65 & over 12.4% 13.4% 57th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 25.6% 31st 
18-24 10.9% 10.0% 32nd 
25-44 31.8% 30.0% 39th 
45-64 19.6% 19.5% 76th 
65 & over 12.6% 14.9% 40th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Dyer County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 92.8 69th  97.3%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 9.1 24th  85.0%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 6.3 85th  134.0%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Dyer County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $27,778 29th  86.3%
2000 $26,097 $22,372 34th  85.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.67% 36th  103.48%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $37,925 42nd  89.5%
2000 $35,760 $33,719 37th  94.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.69% 67th  68.86%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 16.7% 43rd  105.70%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 24.8% 51st  110.22%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 23.1% 92nd  175.52%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 27.8% 90th  174.13%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 23.9% 84th  150.99%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 20.5% 79th  145.35%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.8% 85th  114.73%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.8% 83rd  112.91%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Dyer County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               13.7 27th  96.5%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 48.3% 86th  112.9%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.2% 55th  97.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               74.9 29th  92.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               14.2 73rd  102.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                3.0 93rd  230.8%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               11.5 69th  123.7%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             270.6 51st  116.0%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             278.5 77th  129.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
88th 
59th 
88th 
Tennessee Dyer County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                1.2 21st  65.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                5.9 9th  141.6%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               59.1 38th  120.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 7.2% 15th  84.6%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Dyer County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 11.8% 46th  123.8%
2000 4.0% 5.2% 66th  129.7%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 15.1% 40th  96.5%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Dyer County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 17,619 26 0.6%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.4% 47 90.6%
Construction 4.9% 4.0% 28 81.6%
Manufacturing 13.8% 29.5% 22 212.8%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 16.2% 30 73.2%
Information 1.8% 0.6% 35 32.7%
Financial Activities 5.2% 4.2% 22 79.7%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 15.6% 18 132.8%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 9.9% 24 79.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 5.2% 35 51.9%
Other Services 2.6% 1.7% 25 66.4%
Government 14.9% 12.6% 26 84.3%
Federal 1.8% 0.6% 37 36.5%
State 3.3% 2.1% 11 63.6%
Local 9.9% 9.9% 32 99.7%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
50th 
78th 
29th 
52nd 
39th 
40th 
24th 
80th 
20th 
70th 
58th 
42nd 
31st 
28th 
19th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Dyer County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $   1,124,138 2nd 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,751 71st 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 61,814,000 11th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Dyer County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    46,414 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    13,327 28.7%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        10,055 21.7%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,272 7.1%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      3,376 7.3%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    29,711 64.0%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        13,513 29.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         9,353 20.2%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         6,845 14.7%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Dyer County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      601,348
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $15,993 39th  75.5%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.58 29th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      343,580
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $9,138 21st  82.3%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Dyer County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       37,286 75th 0.2%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869           13,343 18th 0.4%
Recreation            1,118,527             8,266 30th 0.7%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             3,858 84th 0.1%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             3,669 54th 0.2%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             3,090 54th 0.2%
Public Health Facilities               323,093             2,000 13th 0.6%
Public Buildings               526,288             1,900 34th 0.4%
Fire Protection               220,725             1,150 22nd 0.5%
Solid Waste                 54,314                 50 29th 0.1%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 0.0%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                    - 68th 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  $       74,612 80th 0.2%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Dyer County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 66.3% 60th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 12.0% 32nd 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 55.3% 55th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 9.4% 35th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 3
Community Colleges 13 1
Technology Centers 27 1
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 1
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 2,975
Community Colleges 80,454 2,774
Technology Centers 13,939 187
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 14
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Dyer County Dyersburg City  
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    3,434             3,364            
Percent of Statewide 0.4% 0.4%        
1997-1998                 834,318                    3,326             3,151            
Percent of Statewide 0.4% 0.4%        
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 108 213        
Percent Change 13.2% 3.2% 6.8%        
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 61.6% 65.3%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 13.0% 74.2%
Special Education 14.7% 13.6% 11.7%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.6% 1.1%
Statewide Dyer County Dyersburg City  
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 0.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      16.2               15.8            
1997-1998                      15.8                      17.3               16.2            
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.1)                (0.3)                
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.7% 99.4%        
1997-1998 96.6% 97.7% 96.4%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 4.9% 5.7%
1997-1998 4.5% 2.6% 2.6%
*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 Dyer County Dyersburg City  
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,544 $7,678
Percent of Statewide 97.4% 99.2%        
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,560 $5,259
Percent of Statewide 108.5% 102.7%        
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $1,984 $2,419        
Percent Change 51.1% 35.7% 46.0%        
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $42,687 $48,037
Percent of Statewide 95.2% 107.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $34,480 $38,099
Percent of Statewide 99.7% 110.2%
Gain $10,236 $8,207 $9,938
Percent Change 29.6% 23.8% 26.1%        
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 56.8% 51.8%
Federal 10.8% 9.6% 12.4%
Local 41.6% 33.6% 35.8%
System Rank for Percent Local 45th  40th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 53.4% 43.8%
Federal 11.0% 9.9% 13.1%
Local 43.5% 36.7% 43.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 43rd  24th 
Statewide Dyer County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,123 28th 
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