Johnson County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Johnson County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                298 75th  0.7%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           43,543  83rd   0.4%
Number of Farms                 79,280                513  68th   0.6%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 85  82nd   61.6%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 18,112 70th  0.3%
2000 Census 5,689,283 17,499 70th  0.3%
1990 Census 4,877,203 13,766 73rd  0.3%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 3,733 45th  0.5%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 27.1% 19th  162.9%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               60.7 70th  40.2%
2000 Census                   138.0               58.6 53rd  42.5%
1990 Census                   118.3               46.1 59th  39.0%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968             2,857 69th  0.1%
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% 16.3% 66th  25.7%
1990 Census 60.9% 0.0% 72nd  0.0%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 40 10th  111.4%
1990 Census 34 38 10th  111.9%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 19.7% 94th 
18-24 9.6% 7.4% 88th 
25-44 30.2% 30.8% 17th 
45-64 23.2% 27.1% 5th 
65 & over 12.4% 15.0% 28th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.3% 77th 
18-24 10.9% 9.4% 58th 
25-44 31.8% 28.2% 79th 
45-64 19.6% 22.6% 15th 
65 & over 12.6% 16.4% 15th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Johnson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 116.4 3rd  122.1%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 10.3 12th  96.3%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.9 51st  104.3%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Johnson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $19,680 92nd  61.2%
2000 $26,097 $15,206 92nd  58.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.39% 15th  123.74%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $30,447 85th  71.8%
2000 $35,760 $23,966 93rd  67.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 3.48% 3rd  141.45%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 21.9% 84th  138.61%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 32.5% 86th  144.44%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 23.6% 93rd  179.94%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 35.1% 94th  220.01%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 23.4% 82nd  148.27%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 18.8% 70th  133.01%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.1% 66th  86.22%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.0% 61st  79.47%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Johnson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               10.3 81st  72.5%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 35.1% 24th  82.0%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.6% 66th  102.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               60.5 81st  75.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               16.4 79th  118.0%
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               11.7 74th  125.8%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             264.1 45th  113.3%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             308.2 88th  143.1%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
70th 
1st 
70th 
Tennessee Johnson County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.3 89th  15.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                0.1 80th  2.6%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               40.5 73rd  82.4%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 1.7% n/a 20.1%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Johnson County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 11.8% 46th  123.8%
2000 4.0% 6.8% 89th  169.7%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 13.9% 34th  88.7%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Johnson County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 3,857 71 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 1.7% 44 420.6%
Construction 4.9% 4.0% 61 82.8%
Manufacturing 13.8% 16.4% 75 118.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 25.2% 64 114.1%
Information 1.8% 0.5% 75 26.1%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.7% 71 70.0%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 9.2% 47 78.5%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 10.2% 73 82.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 8.7% 65 86.0%
Other Services 2.6% 1.2% 76 47.4%
Government 14.9% 1.1% 85 7.3%
Federal 1.8% 1.1% 74 61.4%
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
52nd 
65th 
21st 
23rd 
40th 
38th 
71st 
13th 
58th 
42nd 
81st 
30th 
72nd 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Johnson County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      370,818 76th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         4,369 17th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   5,642,000 80th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Johnson County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    23,126 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    11,198 48.4%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         8,869 38.4%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         2,329 10.1%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      3,227 14.0%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      8,701 37.6%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         4,418 19.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         1,097 4.7%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         3,186 13.8%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Johnson County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      261,845
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $14,457 72nd  68.3%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.03 71st 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       77,119
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $4,258 37th  38.3%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 1.50% 50th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Johnson County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Water & Wastewater  $         3,855,355  $       30,183 32nd 0.8%
Recreation            1,118,527             9,420 29th 0.8%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             7,345 41st 0.4%
Transportation           17,106,712             4,536 93rd 0.0%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             4,045 51st 0.2%
Fire Protection               220,725             1,400 21st 0.6%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                800 59th 0.3%
Stormwater               371,227                500 25th 0.1%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                500 8th 0.8%
Public Buildings               526,288                425 61st 0.1%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 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  $       59,154 84th 0.2%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Johnson County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 58.4% 89th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 6.9% 87th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 47.2% 87th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 5.0% 90th 
 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 Johnson County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    2,244               
Percent of Statewide 0.2%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    2,202               
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 43          
Percent Change 13.2% 1.9%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 68.0%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 60.6%
Special Education 14.7% 18.5%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.5%
Statewide Johnson County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      13.6               
1997-1998                      15.8                      14.9               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.3)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.3%          
1997-1998 96.6% 96.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 14.6%
1997-1998 4.5% 0.6%
*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 Johnson County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $8,470
Percent of Statewide 109.4%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,311
Percent of Statewide 103.7%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $3,159          
Percent Change 51.1% 59.5%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,221
Percent of Statewide 87.5%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,335
Percent of Statewide 87.7%
Gain $10,236 $8,886
Percent Change 29.6% 29.3%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 63.1%
Federal 10.8% 15.8%
Local 41.6% 21.2%
System Rank for Percent Local 104th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 60.7%
Federal 11.0% 17.2%
Local 43.5% 22.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 103rd 
Statewide Johnson County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,026 85th 
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