Grundy County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Grundy County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                361 63rd  0.9%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           42,668  84th   0.4%
Number of Farms                 79,280                328  87th   0.4%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                130  48th   94.2%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 14,220 77th  0.2%
2000 Census 5,689,283 14,332 78th  0.3%
1990 Census 4,877,203 13,362 77th  0.3%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 970 88th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 7.3% 86th  43.6%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               39.4 77th  26.2%
2000 Census                   138.0               39.7 78th  28.8%
1990 Census                   118.3               37.1 71st  31.3%
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 37 61st  101.9%
1990 Census 34 34 71st  100.9%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 25.1% 27th 
18-24 9.6% 9.0% 26th 
25-44 30.2% 27.8% 65th 
45-64 23.2% 24.1% 60th 
65 & over 12.4% 14.0% 43rd 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 28.0% 8th 
18-24 10.9% 10.0% 35th 
25-44 31.8% 27.7% 85th 
45-64 19.6% 20.1% 67th 
65 & over 12.6% 14.2% 55th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Grundy County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.6 45th  100.3%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 9.5 21st  88.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.7 43rd  100.0%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Grundy County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $22,208 79th  69.0%
2000 $26,097 $17,585 82nd  67.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.97% 25th  111.76%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $26,844 93rd  63.3%
2000 $35,760 $24,502 90th  68.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.31% 84th  53.38%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 27.0% 93rd  170.89%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 41.0% 93rd  182.22%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 12.1% 19th  91.96%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 16.8% 33rd  105.19%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 28.7% 91st  181.79%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 27.8% 93rd  196.66%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.9% 87th  116.51%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.6% 76th  101.71%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Grundy County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               13.5 31st  95.1%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 32.7% 17th  76.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 7.1% 9th  75.5%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               72.0 37th  89.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                5.1 10th  36.7%
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               12.6 84th  135.5%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             316.1 70th  135.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             226.8 34th  105.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
67th 
72nd 
67th 
Tennessee Grundy County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.3 88th  15.6%
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               68.6 27th  139.5%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% n/a n/a n/a
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Grundy County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 13.2% 69th  138.4%
2000 4.0% 5.0% 58th  124.7%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 21.2% 73rd  135.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Grundy County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 2,088 84 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 3.0% 47 764.7%
Construction 4.9% 4.5% 69 93.7%
Manufacturing 13.8% 13.5% 86 97.2%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 15.8% 82 71.3%
Information 1.8% 1.7% 59 93.8%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.4% 80 66.0%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 2.4% 84 20.8%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 12.8% 82 103.6%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 7.5% 81 74.7%
Other Services 2.6% 1.0% 82 39.1%
Government 14.9% 1.2% 88 8.3%
Federal 1.8% 1.2% 84 70.2%
State 3.3% 0.0% 68 0.0%
Local 9.9% 0.0% 68 0.0%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
92nd 
73rd 
58th 
85th 
90th 
71st 
87th 
38th 
75th 
90th 
86th 
47th 
90th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Grundy County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      421,717 52nd 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,242 53rd 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 34,364,000 26th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Grundy County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    21,685 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    11,304 52.1%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         8,822 40.7%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         2,482 11.4%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      3,743 17.3%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      6,638 30.6%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         3,706 17.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         1,142 5.3%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         1,790 8.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Grundy County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      157,135
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $11,050 85th  52.2%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.81 20th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       50,326
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $3,539 54th  31.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 37th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Grundy County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Water & Wastewater  $         3,855,355  $       15,133 53rd 0.4%
Transportation           17,106,712           13,425 87th 0.1%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             7,602 37th 0.4%
Recreation            1,118,527             1,417 66th 0.1%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                480 35th 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                325 41st 0.1%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                 85 50th 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                 75 49th 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Public Buildings               526,288                    - 77th 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 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%
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  $       38,542 89th 0.1%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Grundy County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 55.2% 95th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 7.1% 82nd 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 44.7% 93rd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 5.4% 84th 
 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 Grundy County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    2,200               
Percent of Statewide 0.2%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    2,224               
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 -24          
Percent Change 13.2% -1.1%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 76.9%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 68.9%
Special Education 14.7% 23.6%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.0%
Statewide Grundy 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                      11.8               
1997-1998                      15.8                      13.0               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.2)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.0%          
1997-1998 96.6% 97.7%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 8.0%
1997-1998 4.5% 12.5%
*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 Grundy County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $8,259
Percent of Statewide 106.7%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,165
Percent of Statewide 100.8%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $3,094          
Percent Change 51.1% 59.9%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,521
Percent of Statewide 88.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $28,853
Percent of Statewide 83.4%
Gain $10,236 $10,669
Percent Change 29.6% 37.0%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 69.6%
Federal 10.8% 16.7%
Local 41.6% 13.7%
System Rank for Percent Local 131st 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 67.0%
Federal 11.0% 19.0%
Local 43.5% 14.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 132nd 
Statewide Grundy County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $965 87th 
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