Grainger County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Grainger County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                280 78th  0.7%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           91,862  55th   0.8%
Number of Farms                 79,280             1,008  31st   1.3%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 91  78th   65.9%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 22,708 60th  0.4%
2000 Census 5,689,283 20,659 61st  0.4%
1990 Census 4,877,203 17,095 63rd  0.4%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 3,564 51st  0.4%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 20.8% 36th  125.2%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               81.0 60th  53.7%
2000 Census                   138.0               73.7 40th  53.4%
1990 Census                   118.3               61.0 42nd  51.5%
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 38 43rd  105.0%
1990 Census 34 35 54th  103.6%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 22.9% 69th 
18-24 9.6% 8.2% 62nd 
25-44 30.2% 30.5% 20th 
45-64 23.2% 25.8% 26th 
65 & over 12.4% 12.5% 73rd 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 24.4% 56th 
18-24 10.9% 10.6% 20th 
25-44 31.8% 30.2% 35th 
45-64 19.6% 21.9% 29th 
65 & over 12.6% 12.9% 71st 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Grainger County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 98.4 20th  103.2%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 7.1 83rd  66.4%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 5.0 53rd  106.4%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Grainger County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $22,668 76th  70.5%
2000 $26,097 $18,947 70th  72.6%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.03% 63rd  85.47%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $34,148 70th  80.6%
2000 $35,760 $29,035 75th  81.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.34% 30th  95.33%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 19.4% 70th  122.78%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 26.5% 62nd  117.78%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 25.8% 94th  196.12%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 31.5% 91st  197.41%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 16.1% 35th  101.59%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 15.0% 39th  106.43%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.4% 25th  56.73%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.1% 23rd  44.85%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Grainger County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               12.6 48th  88.7%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 31.2% 11th  72.9%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.8% 69th  104.3%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               64.5 67th  79.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               11.5 45th  82.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.5 73rd  115.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                9.7 25th  104.3%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             251.4 39th  107.8%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             224.9 30th  104.5%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
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Tennessee Grainger County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.2 93rd  9.8%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2  n/a  n/a n/a
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               42.0 69th  85.4%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% n/a n/a n/a
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Grainger County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 12.9% 64th  135.3%
2000 4.0% 4.6% 45th  114.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 24.5% 84th  156.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Grainger County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 3,457 74 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.8% 72 212.6%
Construction 4.9% 6.4% 54 131.1%
Manufacturing 13.8% 35.0% 65 252.7%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 13.6% 76 61.6%
Information 1.8% 0.7% 69 38.8%
Financial Activities 5.2% 2.2% 78 41.5%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 2.7% 72 23.1%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 6.9% 83 55.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 3.9% 82 38.8%
Other Services 2.6% 2.3% 65 87.7%
Government 14.9% 24.8% 58 166.0%
Federal 1.8% 1.6% 67 88.1%
State 3.3% 0.8% 49 24.9%
Local 9.9% 22.4% 56 226.5%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
62nd 
60th 
46th 
68th 
84th 
27th 
46th 
16th 
63rd 
75th 
82nd 
75th 
40th 
53rd 
54th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Grainger County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      345,012 86th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,786 29th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 17,312,000 54th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Grainger County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    24,694 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    14,285 57.8%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        12,037 48.7%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         2,248 9.1%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      2,969 12.0%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      7,440 30.1%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         3,551 14.4%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         1,100 4.5%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         2,789 11.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Grainger County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      299,727
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $13,199 67th  62.3%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.91 11th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       58,093
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $2,558 53rd  23.0%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Grainger County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       79,706 54th 0.5%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           18,700 26th 1.0%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           15,100 54th 0.4%
Recreation            1,118,527             2,630 49th 0.2%
Public Buildings               526,288             1,000 45th 0.2%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                592 61st 0.2%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                500 36th 0.2%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735                320 81st 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                309 41st 0.1%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                    - 57th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 0.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314                    - 30th 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  $      118,857 64th 0.3%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Grainger County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 60.1% 86th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 7.8% 75th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 46.3% 88th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 4.8% 92nd 
 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 Grainger County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    3,444               
Percent of Statewide 0.4%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    2,868               
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 575          
Percent Change 13.2% 20.1%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 70.6%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 78.7%
Special Education 14.7% 16.6%
English Language Learners 3.2% 1.5%
Statewide Grainger County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 0.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      16.0               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.1               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                        0.9                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.5%          
1997-1998 96.6% 97.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 3.0%
1997-1998 4.5% 3.9%
*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 Grainger County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,539
Percent of Statewide 84.5%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,562
Percent of Statewide 89.0%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $1,977          
Percent Change 51.1% 43.3%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $40,414
Percent of Statewide 90.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,169
Percent of Statewide 87.2%
Gain $10,236 $10,244
Percent Change 29.6% 34.0%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 72.6%
Federal 10.8% 12.9%
Local 41.6% 14.5%
System Rank for Percent Local 129th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 70.8%
Federal 11.0% 14.1%
Local 43.5% 15.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 130th 
Statewide Grainger County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $783 92nd 
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