Hawkins County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                487 41st  1.2%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         151,042  27th   1.4%
Number of Farms                 79,280             1,683  7th   2.1%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 90  81st   65.2%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 57,477 24th  0.9%
2000 Census 5,689,283 53,563 23rd  0.9%
1990 Census 4,877,203 44,565 24th  0.9%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 8,998 22nd  1.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 20.2% 38th  121.3%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             118.1 24th  78.3%
2000 Census                   138.0             110.1 29th  79.7%
1990 Census                   118.3               91.6 24th  77.4%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           20,671 26th  0.6%
1990 Census            2,969,948           16,039 25th  0.5%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 28.9% 30th  132.2%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 38.6% 33rd  60.7%
1990 Census 60.9% 36.0% 34th  59.1%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 38 42nd  105.3%
1990 Census 34 35 39th  105.4%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.3% 55th 
18-24 9.6% 7.5% 84th 
25-44 30.2% 30.0% 23rd 
45-64 23.2% 25.9% 24th 
65 & over 12.4% 13.2% 61st 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.8% 71st 
18-24 10.9% 10.0% 36th 
25-44 31.8% 31.1% 23rd 
45-64 19.6% 22.0% 28th 
65 & over 12.6% 13.1% 66th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 94.7 47th  99.3%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 5.9 94th  55.1%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 5.5 73rd  117.0%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $24,206 66th  75.2%
2000 $26,097 $20,248 58th  77.6%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.02% 66th  85.10%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $37,398 47th  88.2%
2000 $35,760 $32,620 44th  91.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.97% 50th  80.19%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 16.4% 39th  103.80%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 23.9% 43rd  106.22%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 12.4% 23rd  94.31%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 14.6% 24th  91.45%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 16.7% 42nd  105.87%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 16.3% 54th  115.32%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.8% 45th  72.09%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.7% 48th  65.91%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               11.1 75th  78.2%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 36.9% 36th  86.2%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 7.4% 17th  78.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               57.7 86th  71.5%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               11.7 48th  84.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                2.3 84th  176.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               10.3 39th  110.8%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             225.1 27th  96.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             267.0 72nd  124.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
37th 
66th 
37th 
Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.3 81st  17.4%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                0.9 75th  21.0%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               40.7 72nd  82.8%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 14.9% 7th  174.0%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 11.0% 39th  115.4%
2000 4.0% 4.3% 37th  107.3%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 21.2% 72nd  135.2%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 11,826 35 0.4%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 1.8% 12 460.8%
Construction 4.9% 2.9% 42 59.0%
Manufacturing 13.8% 31.9% 29 230.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 20.3% 36 91.6%
Information 1.8% 0.6% 50 31.7%
Financial Activities 5.2% 2.0% 57 39.2%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 5.0% 37 42.3%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 8.3% 43 67.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 7.3% 40 72.4%
Other Services 2.6% 1.2% 43 48.3%
Government 14.9% 19.7% 22 132.3%
Federal 1.8% 2.5% 19 139.7%
State 3.3% 0.2% 50 6.2%
Local 9.9% 17.0% 24 172.5%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
34th 
55th 
61st 
25th 
31st 
63rd 
53rd 
55th 
76th 
66th 
77th 
32nd 
8th 
46th 
33rd 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Hawkins County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      326,463 90th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,638 35th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 18,655,000 51st 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Hawkins County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    60,907 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    26,627 43.7%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        23,037 37.8%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,591 5.9%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      5,285 8.7%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    28,995 47.6%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        15,887 26.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         7,003 11.5%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         6,105 10.0%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      825,337
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $14,359 31st  67.8%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.61 27th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      249,244
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $4,336 25th  39.1%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      133,109 35th 0.8%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           48,435 20th 1.3%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           16,239 23rd 0.9%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           12,850 25th 0.7%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581             9,807 40th 0.5%
Community Development               367,547             7,000 9th 1.9%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             5,650 11th 2.3%
Public Buildings               526,288             2,620 29th 0.5%
Recreation            1,118,527             1,550 65th 0.1%
Other Utilities               598,698             1,150 19th 0.2%
Fire Protection               220,725                850 27th 0.4%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                800 26th 0.3%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                400 10th 0.6%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 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  $      240,460 32nd 0.7%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Hawkins County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 70.4% 38th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.0% 54th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 58.0% 39th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 8.4% 47th 
 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 Hawkins County Rogersville City  
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    7,695                658            
Percent of Statewide 0.8% 0.1%        
1997-1998                 834,318                    6,428                605            
Percent of Statewide 0.8% 0.1%        
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 1,267 53        
Percent Change 13.2% 19.7% 8.8%        
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 61.9% 44.2%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 46.9% 9.4%
Special Education 14.7% 15.6% 7.1%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.4% 1.5%
Statewide Hawkins County Rogersville City  
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0% 0.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      14.7               13.9            
1997-1998                      15.8                      14.3               14.1            
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                        0.4                (0.2)                
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.1% 97.8%        
1997-1998 96.6% 98.2% 97.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% n/a 17.1%
1997-1998 4.5% 4.0% n/a
*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 Hawkins County Rogersville City  
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,111 $7,530
Percent of Statewide 91.8% 97.3%        
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,835 $4,344
Percent of Statewide 94.4% 84.8%        
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,276 $3,186        
Percent Change 51.1% 47.1% 73.3%        
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,491 $42,908
Percent of Statewide 88.1% 95.7%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,016 $30,775
Percent of Statewide 86.8% 89.0%
Gain $10,236 $9,475 $12,133
Percent Change 29.6% 31.6% 39.4%        
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 62.2% 60.2%
Federal 10.8% 11.3% 7.5%
Local 41.6% 26.5% 32.3%
System Rank for Percent Local 74th  52nd 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 60.1% 58.5%
Federal 11.0% 12.1% 7.5%
Local 43.5% 27.8% 34.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 72nd  52nd 
Statewide Hawkins County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,562 54th 
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