Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
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
|
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
19.3 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
| 1989 |
18.3 |
14.7 |
15.7 |
| 1999 |
15.5 |
12.7 |
13.5 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
18.2 |
14.7 |
15.6 |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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
|
| |
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 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
21.8 |
14.7 |
16.3 |
| Production |
7.7 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
| Farm inputs |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
83,000 |
82,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,258,243 |
1,394,642 |
| + Final animal output |
1,332,177 |
1,261,886 |
| + Services and forestry |
754,655 |
794,122 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
3,345,076 |
3,450,650 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,737,014 |
1,841,424 |
| + Net government transactions |
358,392 |
163,196 |
| = Gross value added |
1,966,453 |
1,772,422 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
650,280 |
675,008 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,316,173 |
1,097,414 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
373,623 |
375,595 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
165,729 |
170,424 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
9,906 |
-20,084 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
197,988 |
225,255 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
942,550 |
721,819 |
| |
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
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Cattle and calves |
483,160 |
18.8 |
1.0 |
| 2. Broilers |
413,782 |
16.1 |
2.2 |
| 3. Cotton |
335,155 |
13.1 |
5.4 |
| 4. Greenhouse/nursery |
272,680 |
10.6 |
1.6 |
| 5. Soybeans |
251,572 |
9.8 |
1.5 |
| |
| All commodities |
2,564,931 |
|
1.1 |
| |
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 2006 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Cotton and linters |
6 |
290.5 |
| 2. Other |
13 |
170.8 |
| 3. Soybeans and products |
15 |
114.7 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
26 |
64.4 |
| 5. Tobacco unmfd. |
3 |
63.5 |
| |
| Overall rank |
24 |
923.6 |
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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 |
| |
| State total |
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2,199.8 |
| |
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, June 2005, 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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