Hardin County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Hardin County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                578 18th  1.4%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         109,752  46th   1.0%
Number of Farms                 79,280                623  55th   0.8%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                176  18th   127.5%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 26,227 56th  0.4%
2000 Census 5,689,283 25,578 55th  0.4%
1990 Census 4,877,203 22,633 54th  0.5%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 2,945 60th  0.4%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 13.0% 67th  78.1%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               45.4 56th  30.1%
2000 Census                   138.0               44.3 70th  32.1%
1990 Census                   118.3               39.2 70th  33.1%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968             8,002 51st  0.2%
1990 Census            2,969,948             6,547 48th  0.2%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 22.2% 34th  101.7%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 31.3% 43rd  49.2%
1990 Census 60.9% 28.9% 42nd  47.5%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 40 12th  110.9%
1990 Census 34 36 23rd  108.4%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.1% 64th 
18-24 9.6% 7.9% 74th 
25-44 30.2% 26.6% 84th 
45-64 23.2% 26.4% 12th 
65 & over 12.4% 16.1% 14th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 25.1% 43rd 
18-24 10.9% 9.4% 65th 
25-44 31.8% 28.1% 82nd 
45-64 19.6% 22.0% 27th 
65 & over 12.6% 15.4% 26th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Hardin County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.4 44th  100.1%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 13.3 3rd  124.3%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 3.5 15th  74.5%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Hardin County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $25,733 44th  80.0%
2000 $26,097 $20,972 49th  80.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.47% 43rd  97.72%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $32,540 78th  76.8%
2000 $35,760 $28,646 79th  80.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.84% 57th  74.72%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 23.0% 87th  145.57%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 33.9% 89th  150.67%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 19.5% 84th  148.26%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 24.0% 82nd  150.53%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 23.2% 80th  146.88%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 21.4% 82nd  151.77%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.9% 52nd  77.78%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.8% 50th  70.06%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Hardin County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               10.6 79th  74.6%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 39.8% 55th  93.0%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 6.8% 7th  72.3%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               60.1 83rd  74.5%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                9.3 23rd  66.9%
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               12.1 80th  130.1%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             350.8 79th  150.4%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             259.3 63rd  120.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
44th 
84th 
44th 
Tennessee Hardin County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.7 38th  40.2%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                2.2 50th  53.0%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               78.0 21st  158.6%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 1.0% 61st  11.3%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Hardin County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 12.4% 57th  130.1%
2000 4.0% 5.5% 77th  137.2%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 17.6% 58th  112.6%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Hardin County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 7,794 52 0.3%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 1.3% 31 325.2%
Construction 4.9% 4.2% 43 86.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 25.2% 52 182.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 18.5% 49 83.6%
Information 1.8% 1.0% 46 55.3%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.6% 49 69.3%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 2.3% 63 20.0%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 8.4% 55 67.5%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 11.4% 39 113.2%
Other Services 2.6% 1.6% 49 62.3%
Government 14.9% 20.1% 39 135.0%
Federal 1.8% 1.6% 33 89.7%
State 3.3% 0.6% 37 17.7%
Local 9.9% 18.0% 39 181.7%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
53rd 
6th 
76th 
15th 
74th 
73rd 
43rd 
25th 
70th 
59th 
28th 
53rd 
44th 
7th 
43rd 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Hardin County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      449,058 44th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,549 78th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 11,151,000 69th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Hardin County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    34,685 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    14,740 42.5%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        11,634 33.5%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,106 9.0%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      3,586 10.3%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    16,359 47.2%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         7,049 20.3%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         4,889 14.1%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         4,420 12.7%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Hardin County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      583,276
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $22,240 40th  105.0%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.67 89th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      244,443
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $9,320 26th  83.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.50% 25th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Hardin County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      149,292 28th 0.9%
Recreation            1,118,527           22,815 13th 2.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           12,000 33rd 0.7%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           10,000 35th 0.5%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             7,522 72nd 0.2%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             1,300 49th 0.5%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735                891 72nd 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                585 32nd 0.2%
Housing               100,189                550 9th 0.5%
Public Buildings               526,288                500 56th 0.1%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                300 23rd 0.1%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                110 42nd 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                 50 56th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 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  $      205,915 36th 0.6%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Hardin County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 66.9% 56th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 9.8% 55th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 54.8% 57th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 6.1% 78th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 2
Community Colleges 13 0
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* 134,278 549
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 245
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 304
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Hardin County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    3,740               
Percent of Statewide 0.4%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    3,755               
Percent of Statewide 0.5%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 -15          
Percent Change 13.2% -0.4%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 64.0%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 45.7%
Special Education 14.7% 12.7%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.5%
Statewide Hardin County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      12.7               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.0               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (2.3)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 97.8%          
1997-1998 96.6% 95.3%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 11.0%
1997-1998 4.5% 3.8%
*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 Hardin County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,291
Percent of Statewide 94.2%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,555
Percent of Statewide 88.9%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,736          
Percent Change 51.1% 60.1%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,569
Percent of Statewide 88.3%
1997-1998 $34,584 $29,567
Percent of Statewide 85.5%
Gain $10,236 $10,002
Percent Change 29.6% 33.8%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 53.3%
Federal 10.8% 14.7%
Local 41.6% 32.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 54th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 54.2%
Federal 11.0% 14.8%
Local 43.5% 30.9%
System Rank for Percent Local 62nd 
Statewide Hardin County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,033 31st 
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