Weakley County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Weakley County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                580 17th  1.4%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         255,550  4th   2.3%
Number of Farms                 79,280             1,214  18th   1.5%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                211  12th   152.9%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 33,375 43rd  0.5%
2000 Census 5,689,283 34,895 41st  0.6%
1990 Census 4,877,203 31,972 37th  0.7%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 2,923 61st  0.4%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 9.1% 81st  54.9%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               57.5 43rd  38.2%
2000 Census                   138.0               60.1 51st  43.6%
1990 Census                   118.3               55.1 47th  46.6%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           10,031 44th  0.3%
1990 Census            2,969,948             8,775 39th  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 14.3% 38th  65.5%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 28.7% 49th  45.2%
1990 Census 60.9% 27.4% 43rd  45.1%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 35 86th  96.9%
1990 Census 34 33 79th  98.5%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 21.6% 86th 
18-24 9.6% 15.9% 1st 
25-44 30.2% 26.1% 90th 
45-64 23.2% 21.9% 86th 
65 & over 12.4% 14.5% 35th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 22.1% 90th 
18-24 10.9% 16.7% 2nd 
25-44 31.8% 26.5% 95th 
45-64 19.6% 18.5% 87th 
65 & over 12.6% 16.1% 17th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Weakley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 98.3 3rd  103.0%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 6.0 93rd  56.1%
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 Weakley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $25,558 48th  79.4%
2000 $26,097 $20,530 53rd  78.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.72% 31st  104.76%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $34,725 64th  81.9%
2000 $35,760 $31,194 56th  87.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.54% 77th  62.77%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 18.9% 65th  119.62%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 24.9% 52nd  110.67%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 4.7% 1st  35.91%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 5.4% 1st  33.98%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 17.3% 47th  109.53%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 14.9% 38th  105.56%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.2% 14th  47.21%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.1% 20th  43.94%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Weakley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2                9.7 91st  68.3%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 36.5% 32nd  85.3%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 6.2% 4th  66.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               50.0 93rd  62.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                5.0 8th  36.0%
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               10.6 45th  114.0%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             296.0 61st  126.9%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             242.1 47th  112.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
59th 
88th 
59th 
Tennessee Weakley County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.7 42nd  38.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                4.7 19th  111.4%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2             134.4 9th  273.2%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 2.3% 49th  27.3%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Weakley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 10.5% 31st  110.1%
2000 4.0% 5.1% 62nd  127.2%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 21.6% 77th  137.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Weakley County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 10,259 41 0.4%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 1.0% 29 261.9%
Construction 4.9% 1.7% 58 34.5%
Manufacturing 13.8% 15.6% 58 112.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 20.8% 39 94.0%
Information 1.8% 0.5% 55 26.2%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.0% 45 57.3%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 4.9% 44 41.3%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 12.1% 35 97.6%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 6.9% 46 68.8%
Other Services 2.6% 0.9% 60 35.6%
Government 14.9% 1.4% 76 9.4%
Federal 1.8% 1.4% 30 79.1%
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
65th 
10th 
77th 
81st 
14th 
48th 
61st 
82nd 
22nd 
38th 
62nd 
19th 
46th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Weakley County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      532,829 18th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,531 81st 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 75,021,000 8th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Weakley County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    40,251 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    18,757 46.6%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        15,052 37.4%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,705 9.2%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      2,689 6.7%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    18,805 46.7%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         8,493 21.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         5,422 13.5%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         4,890 12.1%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Weakley County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      422,522
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $12,660 53rd  59.8%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.37 40th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      177,110
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $5,307 3rd  47.8%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Weakley County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Non K-12 Education  $         3,015,869  $      141,605 6th 4.7%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             6,870 41st 0.4%
Transportation           17,106,712             4,730 92nd 0.0%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             2,948 87th 0.1%
Recreation            1,118,527             1,588 63rd 0.1%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             1,150 53rd 0.5%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             1,050 63rd 0.1%
Public Buildings               526,288             1,000 45th 0.2%
Stormwater               371,227             1,000 18th 0.3%
Fire Protection               220,725             1,000 24th 0.5%
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%
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%
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  $      162,942 48th 0.5%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Weakley County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 70.3% 39th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 15.3% 19th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 56.9% 48th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 10.3% 29th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 1
Public 14 1
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                7,583
Public 134,696 7,583
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 Weakley County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    4,721               
Percent of Statewide 0.5%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    4,912               
Percent of Statewide 0.6%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 -192          
Percent Change 13.2% -3.9%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 55.1%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 68.7%
Special Education 14.7% 15.8%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.7%
Statewide Weakley 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                      15.1               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.7               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (0.5)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.4%          
1997-1998 96.6% 96.4%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 7.9%
1997-1998 4.5% 2.8%
*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 Weakley County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,925
Percent of Statewide 89.4%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,317
Percent of Statewide 84.3%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,608          
Percent Change 51.1% 60.4%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,775
Percent of Statewide 88.7%
1997-1998 $34,584 $29,557
Percent of Statewide 85.5%
Gain $10,236 $10,219
Percent Change 29.6% 34.6%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 64.6%
Federal 10.8% 11.7%
Local 41.6% 23.8%
System Rank for Percent Local 90th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 63.7%
Federal 11.0% 11.7%
Local 43.5% 24.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 88th 
Statewide Weakley County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,739 43rd 
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