Scott County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Scott County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                532 31st  1.3%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           31,086  93rd   0.3%
Number of Farms                 79,280                261  89th   0.3%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                119  60th   86.2%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 22,039 61st  0.4%
2000 Census 5,689,283 21,127 60th  0.4%
1990 Census 4,877,203 18,358 60th  0.4%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 2,769 64th  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 15.1% 54th  90.6%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               41.4 61st  27.5%
2000 Census                   138.0               39.7 79th  28.8%
1990 Census                   118.3               34.5 78th  29.2%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968             3,162 67th  0.1%
1990 Census            2,969,948             3,502 67th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% -9.7% 64th  -44.4%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 15.0% 69th  23.5%
1990 Census 60.9% 19.1% 65th  31.3%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 35 87th  96.7%
1990 Census 34 32 91st  95.2%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 26.1% 15th 
18-24 9.6% 10.3% 15th 
25-44 30.2% 28.7% 45th 
45-64 23.2% 23.6% 65th 
65 & over 12.4% 11.3% 84th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 29.4% 3rd 
18-24 10.9% 10.4% 22nd 
25-44 31.8% 29.3% 52nd 
45-64 19.6% 19.1% 82nd 
65 & over 12.6% 11.9% 82nd 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Scott County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 94.8 17th  99.4%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.0 55th  74.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 5.0 53rd  106.4%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Scott County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $20,094 91st  62.5%
2000 $26,097 $16,805 90th  64.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.02% 65th  85.19%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $30,340 87th  71.6%
2000 $35,760 $25,152 89th  70.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.72% 16th  110.41%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 21.1% 77th  133.54%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 30.6% 80th  136.00%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 10.7% 15th  81.23%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 13.1% 17th  82.48%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 33.2% 94th  209.82%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 30.2% 94th  213.76%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.9% 88th  119.08%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.8% 82nd  112.58%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Scott County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               13.9 23rd  97.9%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 32.6% 16th  76.2%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 7.2% 12th  76.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               70.6 43rd  87.5%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                9.2 21st  66.2%
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                9.5 23rd  102.2%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             203.1 18th  87.1%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             248.3 55th  115.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
21st 
55th 
21st 
Tennessee Scott County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.9 28th  50.4%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                4.5 20th  107.6%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               45.6 64th  92.7%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 2.9% 43rd  34.5%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Scott County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 18.1% 94th  189.8%
2000 4.0% 5.3% 72nd  132.2%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 28.1% 92nd  179.2%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Scott County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 6,326 59 0.2%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 6.4% 7 1614.6%
Construction 4.9% 4.3% 48 87.6%
Manufacturing 13.8% 30.8% 53 222.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 15.4% 63 69.6%
Information 1.8% 0.3% 70 18.6%
Financial Activities 5.2% 2.5% 68 47.8%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 1.6% 71 13.4%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 15.3% 44 123.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 7.1% 57 70.0%
Other Services 2.6% 2.0% 48 78.0%
Government 14.9% 20.2% 47 135.2%
Federal 1.8% 1.3% 49 75.7%
State 3.3% 0.8% 33 25.3%
Local 9.9% 18.0% 47 182.1%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
81st 
24th 
70th 
80th 
81st 
77th 
70th 
19th 
74th 
87th 
19th 
72nd 
41st 
43rd 
57th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Scott County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      373,615 75th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,137 62nd 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   4,979,000 83rd 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Scott County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    28,776 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    12,401 43.1%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         9,578 33.3%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         2,824 9.8%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      4,968 17.3%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    11,407 39.6%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         5,502 19.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         3,217 11.2%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         2,688 9.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Scott County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      340,101
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $15,432 59th  72.9%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.67 24th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      133,624
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $6,063 12th  54.6%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 9th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Scott County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       64,457 64th 0.4%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           19,199 21st 1.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           12,000 33rd 0.7%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           10,100 34th 0.6%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             5,325 81st 0.1%
Recreation            1,118,527             4,110 43rd 0.4%
Solid Waste                 54,314                500 18th 0.9%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                400 65th 0.2%
Other Facilities                 32,755                313 5th 1.0%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                150 40th 0.0%
Public Buildings               526,288                 50 76th 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%
Telecommunications                 17,009                    - 5th 0.0%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                    - 8th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      116,603 65th 0.3%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Scott County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 60.7% 83rd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 7.5% 79th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 51.2% 75th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 6.6% 70th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 2
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 1
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 1
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* 134,278 507
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 220
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 287
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Scott County Oneida SSD  
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    2,768             1,276            
Percent of Statewide 0.3% 0.1%        
1997-1998                 834,318                    2,688             1,115            
Percent of Statewide 0.3% 0.1%        
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 81 161        
Percent Change 13.2% 3.0% 14.4%        
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 81.2% 63.6%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 96.1% 105.5%
Special Education 14.7% 12.5% 8.6%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.0% 0.3%
Statewide Scott County Oneida SSD  
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      13.6               13.4            
1997-1998                      15.8                      13.5               14.8            
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                        0.1                (1.4)                
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.0% 98.3%        
1997-1998 96.6% 96.7% 99.6%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 7.5% 9.3%
1997-1998 4.5% 8.4% 2.0%
*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 Scott County Oneida SSD  
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,069 $7,260
Percent of Statewide 91.3% 93.8%        
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,068 $5,203
Percent of Statewide 98.9% 101.6%        
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,001 $2,057        
Percent Change 51.1% 39.5% 39.5%        
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $38,775 $39,416
Percent of Statewide 86.5% 87.9%
1997-1998 $34,584 $29,062 $30,060
Percent of Statewide 84.0% 86.9%
Gain $10,236 $9,712 $9,357
Percent Change 29.6% 33.4% 31.1%        
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 68.8% 65.3%
Federal 10.8% 14.7% 9.0%
Local 41.6% 16.4% 25.7%
System Rank for Percent Local 122nd  79th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 65.5% 62.9%
Federal 11.0% 16.1% 9.5%
Local 43.5% 18.4% 27.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 119th  73rd 
Statewide Scott County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,140 76th 
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