Sevier County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Sevier County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                592 15th  1.4%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           56,449  70th   0.5%
Number of Farms                 79,280                707  46th   0.9%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 80  87th   58.0%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 84,835 15th  1.4%
2000 Census 5,689,283 71,170 16th  1.3%
1990 Census 4,877,203 51,050 20th  1.0%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 20,120 10th  2.5%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 39.4% 3rd  236.7%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             143.2 15th  95.0%
2000 Census                   138.0             120.2 22nd  87.1%
1990 Census                   118.3               86.2 30th  72.8%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           24,887 22nd  0.7%
1990 Census            2,969,948           18,726 24th  0.6%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 32.9% 25th  150.6%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 35.0% 37th  55.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 36.7% 33rd  60.2%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 38 35th  106.1%
1990 Census 34 35 36th  105.7%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.0% 67th 
18-24 9.6% 8.3% 59th 
25-44 30.2% 29.8% 29th 
45-64 23.2% 26.3% 18th 
65 & over 12.4% 12.6% 70th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 24.0% 67th 
18-24 10.9% 9.4% 60th 
25-44 31.8% 31.9% 14th 
45-64 19.6% 22.2% 24th 
65 & over 12.6% 12.5% 74th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Sevier County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 99.4 4th  104.2%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 225.5 1st  2107.5%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 6.1 83rd  129.8%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Sevier County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $29,556 18th  91.9%
2000 $26,097 $22,374 33rd  85.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.75% 7th  133.80%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $40,312 29th  95.1%
2000 $35,760 $34,970 29th  97.8%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.05% 44th  83.43%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 12.7% 12th  80.38%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 20.1% 19th  89.33%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 12.2% 21st  92.97%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 14.7% 25th  92.53%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 11.9% 14th  75.00%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 11.6% 14th  81.90%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.0% 8th  42.55%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.0% 16th  40.53%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Sevier County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               14.1 21st  99.3%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 41.6% 63rd  97.2%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 8.4% 32nd  89.4%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               81.2 13th  100.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               14.3 74th  102.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.6 74th  123.1%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                9.2 19th  98.9%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             284.5 57th  122.0%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             227.6 36th  105.7%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
60th 
72nd 
60th 
Tennessee Sevier County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.6 48th  35.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                1.0 74th  23.1%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               10.3 91st  21.0%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 16.8% 4th  196.1%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Sevier County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 14.1% 78th  147.9%
2000 4.0% 5.0% 58th  124.7%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 9.3% 6th  59.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Sevier County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 39,120 13 1.4%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.0% 73 11.7%
Construction 4.9% 5.8% 13 119.2%
Manufacturing 13.8% 3.5% 62 25.6%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 21.9% 14 99.2%
Information 1.8% 0.8% 20 46.5%
Financial Activities 5.2% 5.0% 10 95.4%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 5.7% 21 48.6%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 4.1% 27 33.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 39.9% 5 396.4%
Other Services 2.6% 1.8% 16 68.3%
Government 14.9% 11.0% 12 73.8%
Federal 1.8% 0.9% 18 51.2%
State 3.3% 0.1% 40 2.6%
Local 9.9% 10.0% 11 101.4%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
83rd 
77th 
20th 
53rd 
85th 
29th 
33rd 
27th 
29th 
4th 
44th 
65th 
37th 
65th 
11th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Sevier County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      441,378 47th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         5,528 5th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   6,783,000 75th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Sevier County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $  266,019 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    64,567 24.3%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        28,336 10.7%
All Other               555,838 6.9%        36,232 13.6%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $    13,346 5.0%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $  188,105 70.7%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        52,295 19.7%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%      103,288 38.8%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%        32,522 12.2%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Sevier County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   3,409,402
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $40,189 8th  189.8%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.54 91st 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $   2,473,051
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $29,151 3rd  262.5%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.50% 7th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Sevier County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      257,337 15th 1.5%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355         116,061 12th 3.0%
Other Utilities               598,698           54,310 2nd 9.1%
Recreation            1,118,527           54,209 5th 4.8%
Business District Development               375,758           41,000 2nd 10.9%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           39,850 15th 2.2%
Stormwater               371,227           13,671 7th 3.7%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           11,319 29th 0.6%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785             9,000 5th 3.1%
Fire Protection               220,725             8,298 5th 3.8%
Public Buildings               526,288             2,865 26th 0.5%
Property Acquisition                   3,956             1,381 1st 34.9%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                    - 68th 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%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      609,301 13th 1.8%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Sevier County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 74.6% 21st 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 13.5% 25th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 63.0% 26th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 10.8% 24th 
 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 0
Technology Centers 27 0
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 1,438
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 1,438
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Sevier County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                   14,317               
Percent of Statewide 1.5%          
1997-1998                 834,318                   10,728               
Percent of Statewide 1.3%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 3,589          
Percent Change 13.2% 33.5%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 55.6%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 44.4%
Special Education 14.7% 13.0%
English Language Learners 3.2% 2.0%
Statewide Sevier 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                      15.3               
1997-1998                      15.8                      16.0               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (0.7)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.4%          
1997-1998 96.6% 96.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 1.2%
1997-1998 4.5% 2.4%
*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 Sevier County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,541
Percent of Statewide 97.4%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,918
Percent of Statewide 96.0%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,624          
Percent Change 51.1% 53.3%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $44,844
Percent of Statewide 100.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $34,211
Percent of Statewide 98.9%
Gain $10,236 $10,634
Percent Change 29.6% 31.1%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 33.8%
Federal 10.8% 8.6%
Local 41.6% 57.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 5th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 35.7%
Federal 11.0% 9.2%
Local 43.5% 55.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 8th 
Statewide Sevier County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $4,157 2nd 
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