tennessee state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
4,591,023
3,045,329
1,545,694
1990
4,877,203
3,297,849
1,579,354
2000
5,689,283
3,846,604
1,842,679
2002 (latest)
5,797,289
3,925,199
1,872,090
For more information on Tennessee population, see the County-Level Population Data or the Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room or contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
Income
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Per-capita income (2000 dollars)
1999
25,787
28,374
20,385
2000
25,946
28,533
20,543
Percent change
0.6
0.6
0.8
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
31,460
33,753
25,146
2000
31,236
33,517
24,899
Percent change
-0.7
-0.7
-1.0
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
16.5
15.2
18.9
1989
15.7
14.6
18.0
1995
14.7
14.0
16.0
Latest (1999)
13.5
12.6
15.4
For more information on Tennessee poverty rates, see the County-Level Poverty Rates data page or the Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room or contact Dean Jolliffe, 202-694-5430
Employment
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Total number of jobs
1999
3,451,046
2,531,540
919,506
2000
3,506,618
2,578,411
928,207
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
3.9
3.3
5.4
2001
4.5
3.7
6.3
For more information on Tennessee unemployment rates, see the County-Level Unemployment and Median Household Income data page or the Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room or contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
Percent employment change
1998-1999
2.2
2.4
1.6
1999-2000
-0.5
-0.2
-1.3
2000-2001
0.1
0.7
-1.3
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
17.2
14.7
24.1
Production
3.3
1.5
8.4
Farm inputs
0.3
0.2
0.5
Processing & marketing
2.9
2.0
5.5
Wholesale & retail trade
9.9
10.3
8.6
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Tennessee or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for Tennessee: rural-urban continuum codes and urban influence codes
For more information on socioeconomic conditions see the Rural Emphasis Page,
or contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 and 1997 Census of Agriculture
Variable
1992
1997
Total land area (million acres)
26.38
26.38
Total farmland (million acres)
11.17
11.12
Percent of total land area
42.3
42.2
Cropland (million acres)
7.09
7.07
Percent of total farmland
63.5
63.6
Percent irrigated
0.5
0.6
Percent in pasture
36.7
34.6
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
0.21
0.34
Percent of total farmland
1.9
3.0
Woodland (million acres)
2.77
2.61
Percent of total farmland
24.8
23.5
Percent in pasture
37.9
36.9
Pastureland (million acres)
0.89
0.98
Percent of total farmland
8.0
8.8
Other land (million acres)
0.42
0.46
Percent of total farmland
3.8
4.1
Average farm size (acres)
149
145
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
61.1
61.9
100 to 499 acres
33.4
33.1
500 to 999 acres
3.6
3.3
1000 to 1,999 acres
1.4
1.2
2,000 or more acres
0.5
0.5
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
91.2
92.1
$50,000 to $99,999
3.6
2.8
$100,000 to $499,999
4.6
4.1
More than $500,000
0.7
1.0
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
51,776
54,072
Percent of total
69.0
70.4
Part owner (farms)
18,280
18,600
Percent of total
24.4
24.2
Tenant owner (farms)
5,020
4,146
Percent of total
6.7
5.4
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
67,440
70,138
Percent of total
89.8
91.3
Partnerships (farms)
7,234
6,275
Percent of total
9.6
8.2
Non-family corporations (farms)
108
128
Percent of total
0.1
0.2
Others (farms)
294
277
Percent of total
0.4
0.4
Average operator age (years)
55
55
Percent with farming as their occupation
39.8
36.0
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm income and value added data
Variable
2001
2002
Number of farms
91,000
90,000
Thousands $
Final crop output
1,059,797
1,060,525
+ Final animal output
1,153,848
959,768
+ Services and forestry
569,967
656,312
= Final agricultural sector output
2,783,612
2,676,604
- Intermediate consumption outlays
1,358,707
1,366,134
+ Net government transactions
146,917
2,591
= Gross value added
1,571,822
1,313,062
- Capital consumption
572,501
587,169
= Net value added
999,321
725,893
- Factor payments
396,154
386,675
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
165,175
163,903
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
33,652
23,522
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
197,327
199,250
= Net farm income
603,167
339,218
Value-added and farm income tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Farm balance sheet as of December 31
Variable
2001
2002
Thousands $
Farm assets
28,465,402
29,755,734
Real estate
22,397,740
23,827,383
Nonreal estate
6,067,661
5,928,350
Farm debt
2,756,855
2,917,142
Real estate
1,621,376
1,772,365
Nonreal estate
1,135,479
1,144,778
Equity
25,708,547
26,838,592
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
10.7
10.9
Debt/assets
9.7
9.8
Farm balance sheet tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2002
Commodity
Value of receipts
thousand $
Percent of state total
farm receipts
Percent of US value
1. Cattle and calves
343,565
17.2
0.9
2. Broilers
268,410
13.4
2.0
3. Greenhouse/nursery
196,016
9.8
1.4
4. Soybeans
182,669
9.1
1.4
5. Cotton
179,327
9.0
4.7
All commodities
1,999,858
1.0
For more details about Tennessee's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2002
Commodity
Rank among
states
Value
million $
1. Cotton and linters
8
96.3
2. Soybeans and products
17
89.6
3. Other
14
86.3
4. Tobacco unmfd.
4
82.2
5. Wheat and products
20
81.7
Overall
27
610.0
For more information on exports see State Export Data or the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.
Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties
Percent of state's
total receipts
Million $
1. Warren
3.8
83.0
2. Robertson
3.3
71.9
3. Bedford
3.2
69.0
4. Gibson
3.1
68.5
5. Obion
2.9
63.8
State total
2,178.4
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
DATA SOURCES:
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Regional Economic Information System, June 2002, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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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