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
Hancock County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 222 87th  0.5%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 60,646  69th   0.6%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 80,348  62nd   0.7%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 462  74th   0.6%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 131  45th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 6,819 92nd  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 6,786 92nd  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 6,739 90th  0.1%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 33 86th  0.0%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 0.5% 83rd 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154                31 92nd  19.9%
2000 Census 138                31 92nd  22.1%
1990 Census 118                30 85th  25.6%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 0 76th  0.0%
2000 Census 3,618,968 0 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 2,969,948 0 72nd  0.0%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% n/a n/a
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% n/a n/a
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 0.0% 76th  -66.4%
2000 Census 63.6% 0.0% 71st  -63.6%
1990 Census 60.9% 0.0% 72nd  -60.9%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 43 17th 
2000 Census 36 39 17th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 21.9% 61st  -1.7%
18-24 9.6% 7.0% 83rd  -2.6%
25-44 26.4% 23.8% 63rd  -2.6%
45-64 27.0% 30.2% 12th  3.2%
65 & over 13.4% 17.0% 28th  3.6%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.1% 62nd  -1.4%
18-24 9.6% 8.8% 31st  -0.9%
25-44 30.2% 26.9% 79th  -3.3%
45-64 23.2% 25.5% 33rd  2.3%
65 & over 12.4% 15.7% 18th  3.3%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 97.5 21st  102.5%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 6.7 67th  76.1%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 4.3 43rd  102.4%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $19,465 95th  55.7%
2000 $26,097 $13,904 94th  53.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 3.42% 33rd 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $24,891 95th  60.0%
2000 $35,760 $20,849 95th  58.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 1.79% 18th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 30.9% 93rd  13.10%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 45.2% 93rd  19.30%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 29.4% 95th  15.89%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 37.5% 95th  19.88%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 43.6% 94th  20.13%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 38.3% 95th  18.70%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 3.61% 90th  1.11%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 3.12% 88th  0.58%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5               8.9  5th 71.2%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 27.9%  3rd 63.3%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 8.2% 22nd 91.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              51.8  2nd 71.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0               5.8 13th 58.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8              10.6 26th 1325.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3              13.3  46th  143.0%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            278.6 57th 122.0%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            322.6 87th 151.5%
Diabetes               26.4              29.3 50th 111.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
45th
  
62nd
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 0.6 57th  24.6%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 0.4 68th  24.8%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 1.5 63rd  41.6%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 1.5 62nd  35.7%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 43.1 58th  98.4%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 45.2 57th  98.1%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 12.2% 81st  3.5%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 5.2% 66th  1.2%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 41.2% 81st  12.3%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 8.3% 9th  -3.7%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 960 93rd  0.0%
Local Government 10.9% 44.5% 61st  0.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 17.8% 51st  0.1%
Retail Trade 12.0% 11.5% 90th  0.0%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 4.8% 71st  0.0%
Manufacturing 11.7% 3.8% 92nd  0.0%
Construction 3.9% 2.4% 79th  0.0%
State Government 3.5% 1.6% 47th  0.0%
Federal Government 2.0% 1.3% 80th  0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 0.4% 80th  0.0%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 0.3% 55th  0.0%
0 0.0% 0.0% 0  0.0%
         
         
         
*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
11th 
92nd 
51st 
44th 
63rd 
95th 
79th 
92nd 
88th 
81st 
33rd 
0th 
  
  
  
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Hancock County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $387,894 71st  83.0%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $2,955 65th  87.5%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $6,981,000 74th  0.3%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $1,045 28th  246.5%
*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 Hancock County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $     19,658 100.0%
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $       9,589 48.8%
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $       7,129 36.3%
All Other             344,365 4.7%           2,460 12.5%
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $       2,839 14.4%
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $       7,230 36.8%
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%           2,070 10.5%
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%              425 2.2%
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%           4,734 24.1%
*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 $94,148 94th  0.1%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $13,807 86th 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.22 45th 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $16,097 94th  0.0%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $2,361 92nd 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.00% 89th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Hancock County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Transportation  $ 18,847,863  $      23,321 83rd 0.12%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596            9,253 66th 0.21%
Recreation       1,058,943            2,793 51st 0.26%
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002            1,009 48th 0.39%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658               708 81st 0.04%
Community Development          417,137               567 31st 0.14%
Other Utilities          246,816               492 26th 0.20%
Fire Protection          175,805               100 50th 0.06%
Non K-12 Education       4,160,573                   - 48th -
Law Enforcement       1,946,322                   - 75th -
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322                   - 36th -
Business District Development          984,423                   - - -
Public Health Facilities          443,995                   - - -
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182                   - - -
Public Buildings          359,311                   - - -
Storm Water          350,741                   - - -
School System-wide Need          111,334                   - - -
Other Facilities           97,549                   - - -
Solid Waste           38,334                   - - -
Housing           25,100                   - - -
Telecommunications           16,400                   - - -
Property Acquisition                    -                   - - -
Grand Total  $ 38,020,406  $      38,243 90th 0.10%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Hancock County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 68.3% 91st  -14.2%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 7.4% 91st  -15.3%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 55.9% 94th  -20.0%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.2% 49th  -9.4%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 42.4% 95th  -24.7%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 5.1% 86th  -10.9%
*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 Hancock County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 0
Public 10 0
Private 45 0
Other Public Institutions 85 0
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 0
Technology Centers 26 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 2 0
Off-campus Sites 44 0
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 0  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 0  
Technology Centers 9,941 0  
Two-Year Private Institutions 362 0  
Off-campus Sites 13,567 0  
IX.  Public School Systems (Total number of school systems in Tennessee is 136)
        Statewide Hancock County          
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 1,012
System Rank for Students 118th 
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
2000-2001 896,556 1,137
System Rank for Students 119th 
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798              (125)                    
Percent Change 5.9% -11.0%          
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 90.9%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 100.0%
Special Education 11.4% 17.3%
English Language Learners 3.8% 0.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Hancock County          
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 0.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 11.0               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 3rd                
2000-2001 15.8 15.4               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 59th                
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                  (4)                    
*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 Hancock County          
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 99.7%  
1999-2000 96.8% 99.5%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 6.9%
1999-2000 14.4% 18.3%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Hancock County          
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $8,744
System Rank for Expenditures per Student
Percent of Statewide 103.3%          
2000-2001 $6,055 $6,070
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 36th 
Percent of Statewide 100.3%          
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $2,674          
Percent Change 39.8% 44.1%          
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $39,189
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 127th 
Percent of Statewide 85.4%          
2000-2001 $37,431 $32,372
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 103rd 
Percent of Statewide 86.5%          
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $6,818
Percent Change 22.6% 21.1%          
        Statewide Hancock County           
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 22.4%  
State 46.2% 67.6%
Local 38.9% 10.0%          
System Rank for Percent Local 136th           
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 21.1%
State 46.9% 66.0%
Local 43.7% 12.9%
System Rank for Percent Local 138th           
        Statewide Hancock County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $501 95th 
Percent of Statewide Figure 16.6%
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