Carroll County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Carroll County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                599 14th  1.5%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         179,703  18th   1.6%
Number of Farms                 79,280                971  34th   1.2%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                185  16th   134.1%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 28,719 51st  0.5%
2000 Census 5,689,283 29,475 47th  0.5%
1990 Census 4,877,203 27,514 45th  0.6%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 1,961 77th  0.2%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 7.1% 87th  42.8%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               47.9 51st  31.8%
2000 Census                   138.0               49.2 63rd  35.6%
1990 Census                   118.3               45.9 60th  38.8%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968             4,957 57th  0.1%
1990 Census            2,969,948             9,058 37th  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% -45.3% 68th  -207.2%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 16.8% 65th  26.4%
1990 Census 60.9% 32.9% 38th  54.1%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 39 19th  108.6%
1990 Census 34 37 12th  111.3%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.2% 58th 
18-24 9.6% 8.4% 48th 
25-44 30.2% 26.7% 83rd 
45-64 23.2% 24.4% 56th 
65 & over 12.4% 17.3% 8th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.8% 72nd 
18-24 10.9% 9.6% 52nd 
25-44 31.8% 27.1% 89th 
45-64 19.6% 21.6% 37th 
65 & over 12.6% 17.9% 5th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Carroll County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 92.5 84th  97.0%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 7.3 81st  68.2%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 2.8 7th  59.6%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Carroll County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $25,466 50th  79.2%
2000 $26,097 $20,942 50th  80.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.31% 49th  93.35%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $36,886 52nd  87.0%
2000 $35,760 $31,361 52nd  87.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.35% 29th  95.36%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 19.1% 66th  120.89%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 28.2% 68th  125.33%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 7.4% 5th  56.67%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 7.6% 3rd  47.38%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 19.1% 60th  120.47%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 17.7% 60th  125.08%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.4% 77th  98.28%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.6% 80th  104.87%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Carroll County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               12.0 63rd  84.5%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 45.3% 79th  105.8%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 8.0% 26th  85.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               70.1 47th  86.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               13.7 66th  98.6%
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               14.6 93rd  157.0%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             472.3 92nd  202.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             277.2 76th  128.8%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
83rd 
50th 
83rd 
Tennessee Carroll County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.9 29th  48.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                3.9 27th  94.1%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               88.6 19th  180.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 3.3% 39th  38.9%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Carroll County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 13.1% 68th  137.4%
2000 4.0% 8.0% 93rd  199.6%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 12.0% 19th  76.6%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Carroll County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 8,407 49 0.3%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.5% 60 135.7%
Construction 4.9% 2.6% 53 54.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 23.9% 49 172.4%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 13.3% 59 60.4%
Information 1.8% 1.7% 31 93.2%
Financial Activities 5.2% 4.5% 35 86.8%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 9.0% 32 76.6%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 20.2% 26 162.7%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 5.6% 55 55.2%
Other Services 2.6% 1.0% 64 38.4%
Government 14.9% 17.6% 43 118.0%
Federal 1.8% 1.1% 44 62.4%
State 3.3% 1.0% 20 31.1%
Local 9.9% 15.5% 43 156.6%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
43rd 
41st 
45th 
21st 
87th 
46th 
52nd 
77th 
66th 
92nd 
50th 
58th 
75th 
21st 
7th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Carroll County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      470,286 36th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,541 80th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 27,915,000 34th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Carroll County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    21,606 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      5,720 26.5%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         1,322 6.1%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         4,398 20.4%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $        713 3.3%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    15,173 70.2%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         3,217 14.9%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         3,944 18.3%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         8,012 37.1%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Carroll County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      334,724
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $11,655 61st  55.0%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.00 94th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      145,806
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $5,077 50th  45.7%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Carroll County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       23,398 83rd 0.1%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             6,859 77th 0.2%
Public Buildings               526,288             5,244 14th 1.0%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             4,662 49th 0.2%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             2,540 55th 0.1%
Recreation            1,118,527             2,237 55th 0.2%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                400 37th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                100 45th 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                100 52nd 0.0%
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%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 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%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                    - 8th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $       45,539 87th 0.1%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Carroll County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 67.9% 50th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 11.1% 39th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 55.3% 54th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 7.3% 60th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 1
Public 14 0
Private 63 1
Other Public Institutions 93 1
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 1
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                2,408
Public 134,696 0
Private 79,564 2,408
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 230
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 230
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 Carroll County Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD Huntingdon SSD McKenzie SSD South Carroll SSD West Carroll SSD
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                           4                714                1,252         1,377             394          1,041
Percent of Statewide 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
1997-1998                 834,318                           5                808                1,364         1,321             397          1,121
Percent of Statewide 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1%
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 -1 -94 -112 56 -3 -80
Percent Change 13.2% -18.7% -11.7% -8.2% 4.2% -0.6% -7.1%
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 52.6% 63.6% 50.9% 57.9% 46.7% 57.7%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 0.0% 102.8% 30.1% 42.0% 111.2% 49.3%
Special Education 14.7% 0.0% 18.0% 15.7% 14.7% 18.5% 19.0%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0%
Statewide Carroll County Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD Huntingdon SSD McKenzie SSD South Carroll SSD West Carroll SSD
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                        0.3               15.0                  14.1           15.6            12.6            13.6
1997-1998                      15.8  n/a                16.8                  16.0           15.6            15.9            17.3
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                    (1.8)                   (2.0)           (0.0)             (3.3)             (3.7)
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% n/a 99.2% 98.9% 98.9% 99.2% 99.0%
1997-1998 96.6% n/a 96.7% 98.1% 98.5% 95.6% 97.8%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% n/a n/a 8.7% n/a n/a 4.3%
1997-1998 4.5% n/a 0.8% 1.7% 3.1% 0.0% 2.1%
*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 Carroll County Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD Huntingdon SSD McKenzie SSD South Carroll SSD West Carroll SSD
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 n/a $6,337 $6,567 $5,948 $6,705 $6,685
Percent of Statewide   81.9% 84.8% 76.8% 86.6% 86.3%
1997-1998 $5,123 n/a $3,889 $4,153 $4,157 $3,989 $4,248
Percent of Statewide   75.9% 81.1% 81.1% 77.9% 82.9%
Increase/Decrease $2,618   $2,448 $2,413 $1,791 $2,716 $2,437
Percent Change 51.1%   63.0% 58.1% 43.1% 68.1% 57.4%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $38,107 $38,493 $41,240 $40,817 $38,906 $38,934
Percent of Statewide 85.0% 85.9% 92.0% 91.1% 86.8% 86.9%
1997-1998 $34,584 $29,872 $29,018 $31,814 $30,487 $30,775 $31,241
Percent of Statewide 86.4% 83.9% 92.0% 88.2% 89.0% 90.3%
Gain $10,236 $8,234 $9,475 $9,427 $10,330 $8,130 $7,693
Percent Change 29.6% 27.6% 32.7% 29.6% 33.9% 26.4% 24.6%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 63.2% 64.9% 62.1% 63.2% 63.5% 61.5%
Federal 10.8% 3.0% 10.8% 10.9% 10.9% 15.0% 12.5%
Local 41.6% 33.7% 24.3% 27.0% 25.9% 21.5% 26.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 44th  84th  71st  76th  102nd  78th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 59.2% 64.9% 62.1% 61.7% 63.5% 61.5%
Federal 11.0% 3.0% 11.8% 11.2% 11.4% 15.7% 12.9%
Local 43.5% 37.8% 23.3% 26.7% 26.9% 20.9% 25.7%
System Rank for Percent Local 39th  95th  76th  75th  107th  84th 
Statewide Carroll County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,366 64th 
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