Sequatchie County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                266 81st  0.6%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           28,675  94th   0.3%
Number of Farms                 79,280                232  92nd   0.3%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                124  56th   89.9%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 13,580 80th  0.2%
2000 Census 5,689,283 11,370 83rd  0.2%
1990 Census 4,877,203 8,863 85th  0.2%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 2,507 67th  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 28.3% 15th  169.9%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               51.1 80th  33.9%
2000 Census                   138.0               42.8 72nd  31.0%
1990 Census                   118.3               33.3 79th  28.2%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968                  -   71st  0.0%
1990 Census            2,969,948             3,731 63rd  0.1%
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% 42.1% 27th  69.1%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 37 59th  102.2%
1990 Census 34 34 69th  101.2%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 24.6% 32nd 
18-24 9.6% 8.4% 47th 
25-44 30.2% 30.0% 26th 
45-64 23.2% 24.8% 48th 
65 & over 12.4% 12.3% 75th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 25.9% 26th 
18-24 10.9% 10.3% 24th 
25-44 31.8% 31.2% 21st 
45-64 19.6% 20.2% 64th 
65 & over 12.6% 12.3% 76th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 99.7 3rd  104.6%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 12.2 8th  114.0%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.8 46th  102.1%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $24,934 57th  77.5%
2000 $26,097 $19,176 67th  73.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.47% 12th  126.03%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $38,683 39th  91.3%
2000 $35,760 $31,573 50th  88.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.94% 7th  119.71%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 18.8% 63rd  118.99%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 28.8% 70th  128.00%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 16.0% 65th  121.68%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 22.9% 76th  143.71%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 21.2% 73rd  134.30%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 18.1% 65th  128.40%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.4% 75th  95.78%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.2% 68th  88.16%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               15.8 7th  111.3%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 41.3% 60th  96.5%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 7.2% 12th  76.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               79.6 14th  98.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               12.9 59th  92.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                2.4 88th  184.6%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                9.8 28th  105.4%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             152.0 3rd  65.2%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             288.8 81st  134.1%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
88th 
90th 
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Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.3 85th  16.4%
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             242.2 6th  492.4%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% n/a n/a n/a
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 10.8% 34th  113.3%
2000 4.0% 3.9% 25th  97.3%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 12.9% 26th  82.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 2,933 76 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.0% 80 0.0%
Construction 4.9% 2.0% 75 41.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 24.8% 72 179.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 25.6% 68 115.6%
Information 1.8% 0.2% 78 13.4%
Financial Activities 5.2% 5.6% 67 106.4%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 3.1% 73 26.4%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 7.3% 84 59.1%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 8.7% 72 86.4%
Other Services 2.6% 1.2% 80 45.1%
Government 14.9% 19.5% 65 130.5%
Federal 1.8% 0.4% 91 21.1%
State 3.3% 1.8% 28 56.6%
Local 9.9% 17.3% 63 174.5%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
90th 
80th 
11th 
91st 
83rd 
65th 
81st 
35th 
60th 
63rd 
38th 
83rd 
78th 
35th 
45th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Sequatchie County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      418,376 56th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,385 47th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   4,943,000 85th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Sequatchie County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    16,123 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      7,980 49.5%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         6,174 38.3%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         1,806 11.2%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      1,528 9.5%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      6,614 41.0%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         3,707 23.0%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         1,407 8.7%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         1,500 9.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      248,475
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $18,297 73rd  86.4%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.13 63rd 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       79,730
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $5,871 14th  52.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 9th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Water & Wastewater  $         3,855,355  $         7,275 75th 0.2%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             2,486 58th 0.1%
Transportation           17,106,712             1,613 94th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021             1,100 6th 1.7%
Recreation            1,118,527                150 90th 0.0%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Public Buildings               526,288                    - 77th 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%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                    - 68th 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                    - 57th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 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  $       12,624 95th 0.0%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Sequatchie County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 66.7% 57th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.2% 49th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 51.4% 73rd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 7.6% 56th 
 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 Sequatchie County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    2,217               
Percent of Statewide 0.2%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    1,662               
Percent of Statewide 0.2%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 554          
Percent Change 13.2% 33.4%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 61.6%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 66.9%
Special Education 14.7% 21.2%
English Language Learners 3.2% 1.5%
Statewide Sequatchie 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                      14.1               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.8               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.6)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.4%          
1997-1998 96.6% 95.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 3.9%
1997-1998 4.5% 2.9%
*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 Sequatchie County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,310
Percent of Statewide 81.5%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,722
Percent of Statewide 92.2%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $1,588          
Percent Change 51.1% 33.6%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $40,431
Percent of Statewide 90.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $28,983
Percent of Statewide 83.8%
Gain $10,236 $11,448
Percent Change 29.6% 39.5%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 60.6%
Federal 10.8% 13.8%
Local 41.6% 25.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 80th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 58.4%
Federal 11.0% 15.6%
Local 43.5% 26.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 82nd 
Statewide Sequatchie County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,280 67th 
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