Pickett County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Pickett County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                163 92nd  0.4%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           37,916  88th   0.3%
Number of Farms                 79,280                365  83rd   0.5%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                104  70th   75.4%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 4,801 95th  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 4,945 95th  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 4,548 95th  0.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 397 93rd  0.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 8.7% 82nd  52.4%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               29.5 95th  19.5%
2000 Census                   138.0               30.4 91st  22.0%
1990 Census                   118.3               27.9 89th  23.6%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968                  -   71st  0.0%
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% 0.0% 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 0.0% 72nd  0.0%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 42 2nd  115.9%
1990 Census 34 38 5th  113.4%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 21.4% 89th 
18-24 9.6% 8.6% 38th 
25-44 30.2% 24.7% 95th 
45-64 23.2% 27.7% 2nd 
65 & over 12.4% 17.8% 5th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 24.7% 51st 
18-24 10.9% 8.3% 92nd 
25-44 31.8% 27.0% 91st 
45-64 19.6% 23.1% 5th 
65 & over 12.6% 16.8% 12th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Pickett County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 93.0 27th  97.5%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 11.4 11th  106.5%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 2.1 2nd  44.7%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Pickett County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $21,230 86th  66.0%
2000 $26,097 $17,494 85th  67.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.28% 52nd  92.37%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $27,956 91st  66.0%
2000 $35,760 $25,607 88th  71.6%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.26% 88th  51.31%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 18.2% 57th  115.19%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 29.5% 74th  131.11%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 16.4% 70th  125.18%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 15.9% 28th  99.54%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 18.9% 57th  119.73%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 18.8% 69th  132.81%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.0% 6th  39.96%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.0% 18th  41.04%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Pickett County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               10.2 84th  71.8%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 22.0% 2nd  51.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 10.0% 72nd  106.4%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               59.0 85th  73.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                  -   1st  0.0%
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               13.4 88th  144.1%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2  n/a  n/a n/a
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3  n/a  n/a n/a
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
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Tennessee Pickett County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.4 73rd  23.1%
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             354.5 n/a 720.7%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% n/a n/a n/a
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Pickett County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 17.7% 92nd  185.6%
2000 4.0% 5.2% 66th  129.7%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 14.3% 36th  91.2%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Pickett County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 957 93 0.0%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 9.3% 35 2357.1%
Construction 4.9% 0.0% 83 0.0%
Manufacturing 13.8% 14.3% 93 103.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 15.8% 94 71.3%
Information 1.8% 0.0% 79 0.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 6.5% 82 124.0%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 1.5% 89 12.4%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 13.5% 88 108.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 11.4% 85 113.1%
Other Services 2.6% 0.0% 87 0.0%
Government 14.9% 0.9% 93 6.3%
Federal 1.8% 0.9% 92 53.0%
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
91st 
46th 
83rd 
92nd 
75th 
79th 
73rd 
90th 
42nd 
25th 
88th 
43rd 
85th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Pickett County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      361,120 81st 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,476 43rd 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 11,690,000 66th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Pickett County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    10,648 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      4,569 42.9%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         3,224 30.3%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         1,345 12.6%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      2,651 24.9%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      3,428 32.2%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         1,401 13.2%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%            551 5.2%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         1,476 13.9%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Pickett County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      110,661
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $23,050 89th  108.8%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.86 80th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       24,695
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $5,144 26th  46.3%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Pickett County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
K-12 New School Construction  $         1,798,581  $       15,000 30th 0.8%
Transportation           17,106,712           10,380 89th 0.1%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             5,055 47th 0.3%
Fire Protection               220,725             2,795 17th 1.3%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             1,850 39th 0.8%
Recreation            1,118,527             1,340 67th 0.1%
Public Buildings               526,288                500 56th 0.1%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355                250 94th 0.0%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735                250 84th 0.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314                100 26th 0.2%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 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%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 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  $       37,520 91st 0.1%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Pickett County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 62.9% 75th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 9.1% 60th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 45.8% 89th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 9.1% 39th 
 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 Pickett County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                       658               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
1997-1998                 834,318                       753               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 -95          
Percent Change 13.2% -12.6%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 68.2%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 17.2%
Special Education 14.7% 12.5%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.0%
Statewide Pickett 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                      11.4               
1997-1998                      15.8                      13.6               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (2.2)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.1%          
1997-1998 96.6% 97.8%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 4.6%
1997-1998 4.5% 0.4%
*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 Pickett County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $8,198
Percent of Statewide 105.9%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,428
Percent of Statewide 106.0%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,770          
Percent Change 51.1% 51.0%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $42,636
Percent of Statewide 95.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,978
Percent of Statewide 89.6%
Gain $10,236 $11,657
Percent Change 29.6% 37.6%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 67.8%
Federal 10.8% 12.4%
Local 41.6% 19.8%
System Rank for Percent Local 109th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 66.1%
Federal 11.0% 14.0%
Local 43.5% 19.9%
System Rank for Percent Local 111st 
Statewide Pickett County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,123 78th 
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