Moore County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Moore County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                129 94th  0.3%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           51,814  76th   0.5%
Number of Farms                 79,280                346  85th   0.4%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                150  30th   108.7%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 6,195 93rd  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 5,740 93rd  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 4,696 94th  0.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 1,044 86th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 22.2% 31st  133.5%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               48.0 93rd  31.8%
2000 Census                   138.0               44.4 69th  32.2%
1990 Census                   118.3               36.4 74th  30.7%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968                  -   71st  0.0%
1990 Census            2,969,948                714 70th  0.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% -100.0% 69th  -457.6%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 0.0% 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 15.1% 68th  24.8%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 40 15th  110.6%
1990 Census 34 36 32nd  106.9%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.3% 54th 
18-24 9.6% 8.4% 52nd 
25-44 30.2% 26.5% 85th 
45-64 23.2% 26.3% 13th 
65 & over 12.4% 15.5% 21st 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 25.5% 33rd 
18-24 10.9% 9.4% 61st 
25-44 31.8% 28.8% 62nd 
45-64 19.6% 22.8% 14th 
65 & over 12.6% 13.5% 62nd 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Moore County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 97.5 15th  102.3%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 12.5 4th  116.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 6.5 87th  138.3%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Moore County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $27,823 27th  86.5%
2000 $26,097 $20,562 52nd  78.8%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 5.17% 3rd  145.64%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $47,106 12th  111.1%
2000 $35,760 $37,231 20th  104.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 3.42% 4th  138.99%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 11.4% 6th  72.15%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 17.7% 12th  78.67%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 13.3% 33rd  101.30%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 18.6% 52nd  116.61%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 9.4% 3rd  59.57%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 9.6% 7th  68.30%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 0.9% 5th  38.49%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 10.9% 93rd  434.42%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Moore County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               10.0 88th  70.4%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 29.5% 7th  68.9%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 11.5% 83rd  122.3%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               56.7 88th  70.3%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                3.0 4 21.6%
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                7.5 6th  80.6%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             180.3 10th  77.3%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             147.5 4th  68.5%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
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Tennessee Moore County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.3 79th  17.9%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2  n/a  n/a n/a
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2             364.6 2nd  741.2%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% n/a n/a n/a
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Moore County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 9.0% 16th  94.4%
2000 4.0% 3.2% 4th  79.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 7.1% 2nd  45.6%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Moore County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 1,447 91 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 3.9% 53 998.4%
Construction 4.9% 3.7% 76 75.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 0.0% 94 0.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 21.8% 83 98.4%
Information 1.8% 0.0% 79 0.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 0.0% 94 0.0%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 0.6% 90 4.7%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 8.8% 89 71.4%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 4.4% 91 43.9%
Other Services 2.6% 0.3% 85 13.4%
Government 14.9% 0.3% 94 2.3%
Federal 1.8% 0.3% 94 19.5%
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
23rd 
69th 
69th 
94th 
8th 
79th 
94th 
89th 
87th 
72nd 
87th 
41st 
83rd 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Moore* County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      491,455 27th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,282 49th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 18,267,000 52nd 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Moore* County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    10,107 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      5,150 51.0%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         3,371 33.4%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         1,780 17.6%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      1,319 13.1%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      3,637 36.0%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         2,453 24.3%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%            357 3.5%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%            828 8.2%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Moore County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      174,948
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $28,240 84th  133.3%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.13 63rd 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       19,295
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $3,115 31st  28.1%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.50% 13th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Moore County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Water & Wastewater  $         3,855,355  $       19,850 44th 0.5%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           12,520 28th 0.7%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869             5,880 22nd 0.2%
Recreation            1,118,527             1,000 74th 0.1%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             1,000 55th 0.4%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                750 67th 0.0%
Transportation           17,106,712                740 96th 0.0%
Public Buildings               526,288                380 63rd 0.1%
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%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 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%
Fire Protection               220,725                    - 57th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 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  $       42,120 88th 0.1%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Moore County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 76.6% 15th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 11.8% 35th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 66.7% 15th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 11.7% 21st 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 1
Community Colleges 13 1
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 4,403
Community Colleges 80,454 4,403
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 Moore County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                       970               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
1997-1998                 834,318                       945               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 26          
Percent Change 13.2% 2.7%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 45.2%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 4.2%
Special Education 14.7% 16.6%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.2%
Statewide Moore 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                      14.2               
1997-1998                      15.8                      16.0               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.8)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 97.6%          
1997-1998 96.6% 93.8%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 3.5%
1997-1998 4.5% 1.5%
*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    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,662
Percent of Statewide 99.0%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,703
Percent of Statewide 91.8%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,959          
Percent Change 51.1% 62.9%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $41,296
Percent of Statewide 92.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $31,614
Percent of Statewide 91.4%
Gain $10,236 $9,682
Percent Change 29.6% 30.6%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 60.6%
Federal 10.8% 7.8%
Local 41.6% 31.7%
System Rank for Percent Local 56th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 59.7%
Federal 11.0% 7.9%
Local 43.5% 32.4%
System Rank for Percent Local 58th 
Statewide Moore County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,582 53rd 
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