McMinn County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee McMinn County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                430 53rd  1.0%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         122,502  39th   1.1%
Number of Farms                 79,280             1,204  20th   1.5%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                102  71st   73.9%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 52,511 27th  0.8%
2000 Census 5,689,283 49,015 26th  0.9%
1990 Census 4,877,203 42,383 25th  0.9%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 6,632 31st  0.8%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 15.6% 48th  94.0%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             122.0 27th  80.9%
2000 Census                   138.0             113.9 25th  82.5%
1990 Census                   118.3               98.5 22nd  83.2%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           20,333 27th  0.6%
1990 Census            2,969,948           15,881 26th  0.5%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 28.0% 31st  128.3%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 41.5% 29th  65.2%
1990 Census 60.9% 37.5% 31st  61.5%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 38 41st  105.6%
1990 Census 34 35 39th  105.4%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.9% 43rd 
18-24 9.6% 8.4% 46th 
25-44 30.2% 28.5% 51st 
45-64 23.2% 24.8% 50th 
65 & over 12.4% 14.3% 38th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 24.6% 53rd 
18-24 10.9% 9.9% 38th 
25-44 31.8% 29.5% 45th 
45-64 19.6% 21.6% 35th 
65 & over 12.6% 14.3% 50th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee McMinn County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 94.3 37th  98.9%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.8 32nd  82.2%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 5.3 65th  112.8%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee McMinn County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $25,565 47th  79.5%
2000 $26,097 $20,520 54th  78.6%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.73% 30th  105.13%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $36,934 50th  87.1%
2000 $35,760 $33,049 42nd  92.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.60% 70th  65.08%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 18.1% 56th  114.56%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 23.6% 41st  104.89%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 15.1% 55th  114.92%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 17.0% 39th  106.38%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 15.7% 32nd  99.14%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 14.3% 33rd  101.41%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.4% 26th  57.07%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 0.9% 11th  35.17%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee McMinn County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               11.5 70th  81.0%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 37.7% 41st  88.1%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 8.9% 47th  94.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               64.4 68th  79.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               11.5 45th  82.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                0.6 47th  46.2%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               10.9 55th  117.2%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             209.7 21st  89.9%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             251.6 57th  116.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
52nd 
55th 
52nd 
Tennessee McMinn County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                1.1 22nd  60.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                3.7 31st  87.1%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               56.1 43rd  114.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 1.6% 55th  19.3%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee McMinn County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 12.5% 58th  131.1%
2000 4.0% 4.6% 45th  114.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 18.4% 60th  117.6%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee McMinn County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 17,955 24 0.7%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.3% 70 66.3%
Construction 4.9% 7.8% 27 161.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 33.1% 16 239.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 29.2% 27 132.2%
Information 1.8% 5.9% 30 331.2%
Financial Activities 5.2% 10.0% 23 190.8%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 11.3% 24 96.3%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 19.7% 28 158.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 14.8% 24 146.9%
Other Services 2.6% 5.5% 29 213.1%
Government 14.9% 31.1% 20 208.4%
Federal 1.8% 1.1% 36 60.9%
State 3.3% 2.5% 43 77.7%
Local 9.9% 27.5% 19 277.9%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
16th 
15th 
4th 
9th 
59th 
33rd 
32nd 
49th 
33rd 
37th 
64th 
49th 
54th 
8th 
23rd 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee McMinn County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      409,461 59th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         4,024 26th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 48,446,000 16th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total McMinn County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    47,041 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    20,880 44.4%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        16,953 36.0%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,927 8.3%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      3,250 6.9%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    22,911 48.7%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        14,364 30.5%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         3,447 7.3%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         5,100 10.8%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee McMinn County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   1,141,151
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $21,732 25th  102.6%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.90 78th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      443,181
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $8,440 15th  76.0%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.00% 40th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee McMinn County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      278,216 14th 1.6%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           33,617 27th 0.9%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           23,050 20th 1.2%
Recreation            1,118,527           15,168 17th 1.4%
Stormwater               371,227           10,060 8th 2.7%
Business District Development               375,758             7,250 9th 1.9%
Telecommunications                 17,009             6,500 2nd 38.2%
Public Buildings               526,288             6,000 12th 1.1%
Solid Waste                 54,314             5,150 2nd 9.5%
Community Development               367,547             4,750 11th 1.3%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             4,500 49th 0.2%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             2,500 31st 1.0%
Fire Protection               220,725             1,750 20th 0.8%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                880 3rd 22.2%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                250 11th 0.4%
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%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
Other Facilities                 32,755                    - 9th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      399,641 17th 1.2%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee McMinn County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 69.3% 45th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.8% 42nd 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 57.1% 46th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 10.5% 28th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 1
Public 14 0
Private 63 1
Other Public Institutions 93 1
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 1
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                   988
Public 134,696 0
Private 79,564 988
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 270
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 270
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 McMinn County Athens City Etowah City
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    5,928             1,744                   374         
Percent of Statewide 0.6% 0.2% 0.0%      
1997-1998                 834,318                    5,450             1,652                   354         
Percent of Statewide 0.7% 0.2% 0.0%      
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 477 92 20      
Percent Change 13.2% 8.8% 5.6% 5.7%      
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 56.5% 52.3% 64.9%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 61.0% 11.4% 105.4%
Special Education 14.7% 15.5% 15.4% 20.0%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.5% 3.6% 0.5%
Statewide McMinn County Athens City Etowah City
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      16.2               14.5                  14.0         
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.9               15.6                  14.7         
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                        0.3                (1.1)                   (0.8)            
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.6% 94.9% 97.0%      
1997-1998 96.6% 99.1% 97.5% 98.1%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% n/a n/a 4.2%
1997-1998 4.5% 3.5% 0.0% 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 McMinn County Athens City Etowah City
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,612 $8,092 $7,106
Percent of Statewide 85.4% 104.5% 91.8%      
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,419 $5,417 $4,975
Percent of Statewide 86.3% 105.7% 97.1%      
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,193 $2,676 $2,131      
Percent Change 51.1% 49.6% 49.4% 42.8%      
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $43,930 $47,224 $43,061
Percent of Statewide 98.0% 105.4% 96.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $33,529 $37,575 $31,291
Percent of Statewide 96.9% 108.6% 90.5%
Gain $10,236 $10,401 $9,649 $11,769
Percent Change 29.6% 31.0% 25.7% 37.6%      
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 58.3% 50.6% 58.7%
Federal 10.8% 12.2% 12.4% 13.0%
Local 41.6% 29.5% 37.0% 28.3%
System Rank for Percent Local 62nd  35th  68th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 56.7% 44.4% 55.8%
Federal 11.0% 11.4% 12.1% 14.2%
Local 43.5% 31.9% 43.5% 30.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 59th  23rd  65th 
Statewide McMinn County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,253 21st 
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