Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,316,474 |
3,274,549 |
4,591,023 |
1990 |
1,348,082 |
3,529,103 |
4,877,185 |
2000 |
1,566,995 |
4,122,288 |
5,689,283 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,647,052 |
4,509,667 |
6,156,719 |
More information on Tennessee population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
25,445 |
34,178 |
31,822 |
2006 |
25,422 |
34,649 |
32,172 |
Percent change |
-0.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
32,420 |
44,698 |
41,956 |
2006 |
31,886 |
44,752 |
41,904 |
Percent change |
-1.7 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
19.3 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
1989 |
18.3 |
14.7 |
15.7 |
1999 |
15.5 |
12.7 |
13.5 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
18.1 |
14.9 |
15.8 |
More information on Tennessee poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
54.8 |
39.3 |
43.8 |
1990 |
43.3 |
28.9 |
32.9 |
2000 |
31.8 |
21.1 |
24.1 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
30.0 |
32.4 |
31.7 |
1990 |
32.4 |
29.1 |
30.0 |
2000 |
37.4 |
29.3 |
31.6 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
7.9 |
13.5 |
11.9 |
1990 |
15.3 |
23.3 |
21.1 |
2000 |
19.8 |
26.7 |
24.8 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
7.5 |
14.7 |
12.6 |
1990 |
9.0 |
18.7 |
16.0 |
2000 |
11.0 |
22.9 |
19.6 |
More information on Tennessee education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Total number of jobs |
2005 |
813,281 |
2,827,914 |
3,641,195 |
2006 |
824,615 |
2,900,286 |
3,724,901 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
6.4 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
2007 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
More information on Tennessee unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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Percent employment change |
2004-2005 |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2005-2006 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2006-2007 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
26.38 |
26.38 |
26.38 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
11.17 |
11.99 |
11.68 |
Percent of total land area |
42.3 |
45.4 |
44.3 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
7.09 |
7.45 |
6.99 |
Percent of total farmland |
63.5 |
62.2 |
59.9 |
Percent in pasture |
36.7 |
34.6 |
29.5 |
Percent irrigated |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
3.82 |
4.23 |
4.37 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
2.77 |
2.90 |
2.34 |
Percent of total farmland |
24.8 |
24.2 |
20.0 |
Percent in pasture |
37.9 |
36.0 |
36.4 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.89 |
1.10 |
1.95 |
Percent of total farmland |
8.0 |
9.2 |
16.7 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.42 |
0.53 |
0.40 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.8 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.21 |
0.39 |
0.23 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.9 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
149 |
131 |
133 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
61.1 |
65.2 |
66.3 |
100 to 499 acres |
33.4 |
30.5 |
29.4 |
500 to 999 acres |
3.6 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
67.6 |
75.6 |
77.5 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
24.0 |
18.0 |
15.6 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
3.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
4.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
More than $500,000 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
51,776 |
65,892 |
64,279 |
Percent of total |
69.0 |
72.0 |
73.4 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
18,280 |
20,706 |
19,844 |
Percent of total |
24.4 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
5,020 |
4,938 |
3,472 |
Percent of total |
6.7 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
66,992 |
83,403 |
82,866 |
Percent of total |
89.2 |
91.1 |
94.6 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
448 |
626 |
392 |
Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
7,234 |
7,031 |
3,996 |
Percent of total |
9.6 |
7.7 |
4.6 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
108 |
143 |
60 |
Percent of total |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
294 |
333 |
281 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
54.6 |
54.8 |
56.0 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
39.8 |
33.5 |
50.3 |
Men (persons) |
68,920 |
82,987 |
78,182 |
Women (persons) |
6,156 |
8,549 |
9,413 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
81,000 |
79,000 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
1,392,559 |
1,114,330 |
+ Final animal output |
1,238,705 |
1,270,707 |
+ Services and forestry |
800,497 |
885,360 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
3,431,761 |
3,270,397 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,895,774 |
1,981,900 |
+ Net government transactions |
162,844 |
129,630 |
= Gross value added |
1,698,831 |
1,418,126 |
|
- Capital consumption |
669,582 |
687,208 |
|
= Net value added |
1,029,249 |
730,918 |
|
- Factor payments |
384,260 |
355,677 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
191,172 |
164,869 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-19,367 |
-36,121 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
212,455 |
226,929 |
|
= Net farm income |
644,989 |
375,241 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Cattle and calves |
581,995 |
21.2 |
1.2 |
2. Broilers |
453,951 |
16.6 |
2.1 |
3. Cotton |
307,547 |
11.2 |
5.0 |
4. Greenhouse/nursery |
272,800 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
5. Corn |
215,746 |
7.9 |
0.6 |
|
All commodities |
2,741,147 |
|
1.0 |
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More information on Tennessee's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Other |
13 |
186.7 |
2. Cotton and linters |
9 |
131.6 |
3. Wheat and products |
25 |
86.2 |
4. Soybeans and products |
18 |
74.5 |
5. Feed grains and products |
21 |
70.5 |
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Overall rank |
28 |
770.2 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Warren County |
4.3 |
93.9 |
2. Bedford County |
3.9 |
85.6 |
3. Robertson County |
2.9 |
64.9 |
4. Gibson County |
2.9 |
64.4 |
5. Obion County |
2.9 |
62.9 |
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State total |
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2,199.8 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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