I. Geography & Demographics					VI.  County Government Finance
II. Income & Poverty					VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
III.  Health & Healthcare					VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
IV.  Employment					IX.  Public School Systems
V.  Value of Farmland & Agricultural Products Sold
Hardin County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	578	18th	1.4%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	109,752	46th	1.0%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	110,215	47th	1.0%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	623	55th	0.8%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	176	18th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	26,026	57th	0.4%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	25,578	55th	0.4%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	448	77th	0.1%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	1.8%	78th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	45	57th	29.3%
		2000 Census			138	44	56th	32.1%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	8,002	51st	0.2%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	6,547	48th	0.2%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	22.2%	34th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	31.3%	43rd	-32.3%
		1990 Census			60.9%	28.9%	42nd	-32.0%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	44	13th
		2000 Census			36	40	12th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	21.9%	74th	2.3%
			18-24		6.9%	6.7%	43rd	-0.2%
			24-44		33.2%	27.7%	84th	-5.4%
			45-64		27.0%	28.2%	31st	1.2%
			65 & over		13.4%	17.4%	12th	3.9%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	23.1%	64th	-1.5%
			18-24		9.6%	7.9%	74th	-1.8%
			25-44		30.2%	26.6%	84th	-3.6%
			45-64		23.2%	26.4%	12th	3.2%
			65 & over		12.4%	16.1%	14th	3.7%
	Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2005-2009 (5-year average)
		*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.
	Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)
					Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	95.0	51st	99.9%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	15.0	3rd	164.8%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	3.9	40th	92.9%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$29,225	35th	85.3%
		2000			$26,097	$20,972	49th	80.4%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.76%	25th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$32,222	77th	77.2%
		2000			$35,760	$28,646	79th	80.1%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.32%	47th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	22.6%	80th	5.40%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	30.7%	82nd	8.90%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	18.8%	81st	5.27%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	25.8%	87th	8.20%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	26.9%	69th	6.55%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	25.1%	77th	7.32%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.2%	65th	-0.24%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.4%	76th	-0.07%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

III. Health & Healthcare
					Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	11.1	15th	79.9%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	40.4%	37th	91.8%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	7.5%	16th	81.5%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	65.7	37th	82.5%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	13.8	48th	101.5%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	-		0.0%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	12.9	45th	135.8%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	375.3	86th	157.6%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	310.9	85th	145.8%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							40th
							16th
							45th
					Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.7	38th	40.1%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	2.2	50th	52.4%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	73.9	17th	160.4%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	1.7%	62nd	-7.7%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	12.0%	48th	1.8%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	5.5%	77th	1.5%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	31.2%	55th	2.2%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2009 Employment Percentages by Major Industry				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Employment Top Industries				2,558,287	7,428	48th	0.3%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	21.7%	46th	0.5%
		Local Government			10.9%	19.6%	34th	0.5%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	15.1%	45th	0.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	9.6%	39th	0.3%
		Construction			3.9%	3.9%	41st	0.3%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	3.9%	21st	0.3%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	2.9%	47th	0.2%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	2.3%	35th	0.2%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	2.0%	47th	0.1%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.8%	32nd	0.3%
		Information			1.7%	1.2%	38th	0.2%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	1.0%	28th	0.2%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			1.1%	0.9%	38th	0.2%
		State Government			3.5%	0.6%	31st	0.1%
	*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%.
	This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
	2009 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry							County Rank
								4th
								12th
								43rd
								35th
								7th
								48th
								29th
								48th
								24th
								36th
								63rd
								26th
								21st
								11th
								55th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Hardin County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$449,058	44th	96.1%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$2,549	78th	75.5%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$11,151,000	69th	0.4%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$426	60th	100.6%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Hardin County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     89,506	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     20,144	22.5%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     15,769	17.6%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	4,375	4.9%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       7,196	8.0%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     62,166	69.5%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	10,504	11.7%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	7,265	8.1%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	44,397	49.6%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$676,119	39th	0.5%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$25,979	9th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.67	81st
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$248,073	25th	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$9,532	18th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.50%	26th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Hardin County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    205,522	24th	1.1%
		Recreation			1,084,915	16,102	17th	1.5%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	12,000	30th	0.8%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	10,000	30th	0.5%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	3,122	89th	0.1%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	1,300	45th	0.7%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	1,250	24th	0.3%
		Public Buildings			441,686	755	51st	0.2%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	721	80th	0.0%
		Business District Development			954,871	500	21st	0.1%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	110	49th	0.0%
		Fire Protection			218,982	50	53rd	0.0%
		Other Utilities			604,980	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste			40,152	-	-	-
		Other Facilities			31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$    251,432	33rd	0.7%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Hardin County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	72.1%	71st	-9.7%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	10.0%	70th	-12.4%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	54.8%	57th	-12.2%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	6.1%	78th	-9.9%
	*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
	because categories are not mutually exclusive.
	*Note: 2010 educational attainment data not yet available.
Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2010)					Tennessee	Hardin County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	0
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	0
	Other Public Institutions				94	2
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	1
		Two-Year Private Institutions			20	0
		Off-campus Sites			34	1
2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions
	Four-year Colleges and Universities*				242,600	0
		Public			151,344	0
		Private			91,256	0
	Other Public Institutions*				129,651	661
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	342
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	0
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	319
		*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

IX.  Public School Systems			(Total number of school systems is 136)
				Statewide	Hardin County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	3,657
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%
	1999-2010			892,270	3,870
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(213)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-5.5%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	65.4%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	45.7%
	Special Education			14.5%	14.5%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.9%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Hardin County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	66.7%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	14
	1999-2000			16	20
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(6)
	*Note: 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.
Progress Through School
	Promotion Rate
		2008-2009		98.5%	97.6%
		1998-1999		96.4%	96.7%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	6.3%
		1998-1999		14.8%	17.1%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Hardin County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$8,395
		Percent of Statewide			103.2%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,071
		Percent of Statewide			92.6%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$3,323
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$41,251
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$32,301
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0
	Percent Change			25.5%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	49.1%
		Federal		13.5%	18.1%
		Local		39.3%	32.7%
		System Rank for Percent Local			44th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	58.4%
		Federal		9.1%	10.3%
		Local		43.3%	31.3%
		System Rank for Percent Local			74th
				Statewide	Hardin County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$2,443	25th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				82.3%

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.tn.gov
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.tn.gov/foodstamps
		http://tn.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.html
	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.tn.gov/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV.	Employment
	TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data.
		http://www.tn.gov/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.tn.gov/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.tn.gov/thec
IX.	Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
	TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
		http://www.tn.gov/education/reports_data.shtml
	TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
		http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR