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
Moore County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Moore County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 129 94th  0.3%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 51,814  76th   0.5%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 48,098  81st   0.4%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 346  85th   0.4%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 150  30th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 6,362 93rd  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 5,740 93rd  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 4,696 94th  0.1%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 622 72nd  0.1%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 10.8% 27th 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Moore County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154                49 93rd  32.0%
2000 Census 138                44 93rd  32.2%
1990 Census 118                36 74th  30.7%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 8 75th  0.0%
2000 Census 3,618,968 0 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 2,969,948 714 70th  0.0%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% n/a n/a
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% -100.0% 69th 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 0.1% 74th  -66.3%
2000 Census 63.6% 0.0% 71st  -63.6%
1990 Census 60.9% 15.1% 68th  -45.8%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 43 14th 
2000 Census 36 40 15th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Moore County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 22.2% 55th  -1.4%
18-24 9.6% 6.8% 86th  -2.8%
25-44 26.4% 23.4% 71st  -3.0%
45-64 27.0% 29.3% 25th  2.3%
65 & over 13.4% 18.4% 13th  5.0%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.3% 54th  -1.2%
18-24 9.6% 8.4% 52nd  -1.3%
25-44 30.2% 26.5% 85th  -3.7%
45-64 23.2% 26.3% 13th  3.1%
65 & over 12.4% 15.5% 21st  3.1%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Moore County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 96.8 18th  101.8%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 10.4 8th  118.2%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 2.8 16th  66.7%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Moore County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $33,092 15th  94.8%
2000 $26,097 $20,562 52nd  78.8%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 4.87% 6th 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $45,066 13th  108.7%
2000 $35,760 $37,231 20th  104.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 1.93% 11th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 13.6% 8th  -4.20%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 21.4% 12th  -4.50%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 9.6% 7th  -3.88%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 11.7% 8th  -5.91%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 13.9% 2nd  -9.63%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 14.0% 6th  -5.58%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 1.53% 31st  -0.97%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.77% 48th  -0.76%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Moore County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5               7.5  1st 60.0%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 39.6% 29th 89.8%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 4.2%  1st 46.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              46.7  1st 64.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0               8.4 29th 84.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8  -       0.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Moore County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3               9.7  18th  104.3%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            125.7  3rd 55.1%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            235.8 39th 110.8%
Diabetes               26.4              31.4 54th 118.9%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
  
  
  
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Moore County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 0.3 79th  13.2%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 0.3 79th  18.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 n/a n/a n/a
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 n/a n/a n/a
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 75.3 11th  171.8%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 81.2 12th  176.3%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Moore County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 7.7% 12th  -1.0%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 3.2% 4th  -0.8%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 20.0% 9th  -8.9%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 0.0% 1st  -12.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Moore County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 1,429 89th  0.1%
Manufacturing 11.7% 27.7% 76th  0.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 9.8% 53rd  0.0%
Retail Trade 12.0% 6.2% 93rd  0.0%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 5.4% 69th  0.0%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 0.6% 78th  0.0%
Federal Government 2.0% 0.5% 81st  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
9th 
79th 
20th 
13th 
56th 
83rd 
73rd 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Moore County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $491,455 27th  105.1%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $3,282 49th  97.2%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $18,267,000 52nd  0.7%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $3,023 4th  712.9%
*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 Moore County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $     13,904 100.0%
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $       6,709 48.3%
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $       4,816 34.6%
All Other             344,365 4.7%           1,892 13.6%
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $          817 5.9%
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $       6,378 45.9%
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%           4,273 30.7%
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%              643 4.6%
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%           1,462 10.5%
*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 $190,749 85th  0.1%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $29,983 5th 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.33 37th 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $19,579 93rd  0.0%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $3,077 84th 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.50% 45th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Moore County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Non K-12 Education  $   4,160,573  $      17,097 16th 0.41%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596          10,500 61st 0.24%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658            3,390 61st 0.17%
Transportation     18,847,863            1,509 96th 0.01%
Recreation       1,058,943            1,000 73rd 0.09%
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002            1,000 49th 0.38%
Law Enforcement       1,946,322               750 62nd 0.04%
Public Buildings          359,311               300 50th 0.08%
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322                   - 36th -
Business District Development          984,423                   - 26th -
Public Health Facilities          443,995                   - 25th -
Community Development          417,137                   - - -
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182                   - - -
Storm Water          350,741                   - - -
Other Utilities          246,816                   - - -
Fire Protection          175,805                   - - -
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  $      35,546 91st 0.09%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Moore County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 80.0% 32nd  -2.5%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 12.6% 48th  -10.1%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 76.6% 15th  0.7%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 11.8% 35th  -7.8%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 66.7% 15th  -0.4%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 11.7% 21st  -4.2%
*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 Moore County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 0
Public 10 0
Private 45 0
Other Public Institutions 85 1
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 1
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 3,337  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 3,337  
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 Moore County          
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 992
System Rank for Students 120th 
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
2000-2001 896,556 964
System Rank for Students 121st 
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798                 28                    
Percent Change 5.9% 2.9%          
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 50.3%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 100.0%
Special Education 11.4% 13.7%
English Language Learners 3.8% 0.7%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Moore County          
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 100.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 14.1               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 61st                
2000-2001 15.8 15.5               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 71st                
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                  (1)                    
*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 Moore County          
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 99.8%  
1999-2000 96.8% 98.0%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 4.0%
1999-2000 14.4% 14.5%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Moore County          
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $8,094
System Rank for Expenditures per Student
Percent of Statewide 95.6%          
2000-2001 $6,055 $6,258
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 26th 
Percent of Statewide 103.4%          
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $1,836          
Percent Change 39.8% 29.3%          
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $42,619
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 57th 
Percent of Statewide 92.9%          
2000-2001 $37,431 $34,627
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 52nd 
Percent of Statewide 92.5%          
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $7,992
Percent Change 22.6% 23.1%          
        Statewide Moore County           
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 9.4%  
State 46.2% 57.9%
Local 38.9% 32.7%          
System Rank for Percent Local 43rd           
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 6.8%
State 46.9% 59.7%
Local 43.7% 33.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 57th           
        Statewide Moore County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $2,106 35th 
Percent of Statewide Figure 69.6%
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