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Tennessee Population, Income, Education, Employment, and Federal Funds
| Tennessee Population |
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Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
4,591,023 |
| 1990 |
4,877,185 |
| 2000 |
5,689,283 |
| 2009 (latest estimates) |
6,296,254 |
| Tennessee Income |
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Total |
| Tennessee Per-capita income (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
34,156 |
| 2008 |
34,833 |
| Percent change |
-1.8 |
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| Tennessee Earnings per job (2008 dollars) |
| 2007 |
45,524 |
| 2008 |
44,261 |
| Percent change |
-2.8 |
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| Tennessee Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
16.5 |
| 1989 |
15.7 |
| 1999 |
13.5 |
| 2008 (latest model-based estimates) |
15.5 |
| Tennessee Education (Persons 25 and older) |
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Total |
| Tennessee Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
43.8 |
| 1990 |
32.9 |
| 2000 |
24.1 |
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| Tennessee Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
31.7 |
| 1990 |
30.0 |
| 2000 |
31.6 |
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| Tennessee Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
11.9 |
| 1990 |
21.1 |
| 2000 |
24.8 |
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| Tennessee Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
12.6 |
| 1990 |
16.0 |
| 2000 |
19.6 |
| Tennessee Employment |
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Total |
| Tennessee Total number of jobs |
| 2007 |
3,733,128 |
| 2008 |
3,759,569 |
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| Tennessee Percent employment change |
| 2006-2007 |
0.7 |
| 2007-2008 |
-1.0 |
| 2008-2009 |
-5.0 |
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| Tennessee Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2008 |
6.7 |
| 2009 |
10.5 |
| Tennessee Federal Funds, FY 2008 |
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Total |
| Tennessee Federal funding, dollars per person |
| Tennessee All Federal funds |
9,626 |
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| Tennessee Federal funding by purpose |
| Tennessee Agriculture and natural resources |
99 |
| Tennessee Community resources |
1,092 |
| Tennessee Defense and space |
591 |
| Tennessee Human resources |
150 |
| Tennessee Income security |
5,985 |
| Tennessee National functions |
1,709 |
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| Tennessee Federal funding by type of payments |
| Tennessee Grants |
1,964 |
| Tennessee Direct loans |
84 |
| Tennessee Guaranteed/insured loans |
910 |
| Tennessee Retirement/disability payments |
2,971 |
Tennessee Other direct payments to
individuals |
1,565 |
Tennessee Direct payments, not to
individuals |
97 |
| Tennessee Procurement contracts |
1,582 |
| Tennessee Salaries and wages |
453 |
Tennessee Organic Agriculture
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2008 |
| Tennessee Number of certified operations |
26 |
| Tennessee Crops (acres) |
2,543 |
| Tennessee Pasture & rangeland (acres) |
112 |
| Tennessee Total acres |
2,655 |
Tennessee Farm Characteristics
| Tennessee 2007 Census of Agriculture |
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2007 |
| Tennessee Approximate total land area (acres) |
26,383,003 |
| Tennessee Total farmland (acres) |
10,969,798 |
| Percent of total land area |
41.6 |
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| Tennessee Cropland (acres) |
6,047,348 |
| Percent of total farmland |
55.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
19.7 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.3 |
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| Tennessee Harvested Cropland (acres) |
4,226,440 |
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| Tennessee Woodland (acres) |
2,042,868 |
| Percent of total farmland |
18.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
37.7 |
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| Tennessee Pastureland (acres) |
2,545,047 |
| Percent of total farmland |
23.2 |
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Tennessee Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
334,535 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.0 |
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| Tennessee Conservation practices |
Tennessee Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
289,200 |
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| Tennessee Average farm size (acres) |
138 |
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| Tennessee Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
66.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
29.2 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
2.9 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
1.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.6 |
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| Tennessee Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
74.8 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
17.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
2.5 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
3.3 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.5 |
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| Tennessee Tenure of farmers |
| Tennessee Full owner (farms) |
57,951 |
| Percent of total |
73.1 |
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| Tennessee Part owner (farms) |
18,733 |
| Percent of total |
23.6 |
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| Tennessee Tenant owner (farms) |
2,596 |
| Percent of total |
3.3 |
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| Tennessee Farm organization |
Tennessee Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
72,675 |
| Percent of total |
91.7 |
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Tennessee Family-held corporations
(farms) |
693 |
| Percent of total |
0.9 |
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| Tennessee Partnerships (farms) |
5,568 |
| Percent of total |
7.0 |
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| Tennessee Non-family corporations (farms) |
172 |
| Percent of total |
0.2 |
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Tennessee Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
172 |
| Percent of total |
0.2 |
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| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
57.8 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
38.9 |
| Men |
69,320 |
| Women |
9,960 |
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Tennessee Farm Financial Indicators
| Tennessee Farm income and value added data |
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2008 |
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| Tennessee Number of farms |
79,000 |
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Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
1,955,375 |
| + Final animal output |
1,268,632 |
| + Services and forestry |
852,201 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
4,076,208 |
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| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,345,489 |
| + Net government transactions |
35,867 |
| = Gross value added |
1,766,586 |
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| - Capital consumption |
742,097 |
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| = Net value added |
1,024,489 |
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| - Factor payments |
403,415 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
218,900 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-35,160 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
219,675 |
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| = Net farm income |
621,074 |
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Tennessee Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
| TN. Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2009 |
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
| 1. Soybeans |
564,593 |
| 2. Broilers |
442,148 |
| 3. Cattle and calves |
423,767 |
| 4. Greenhouse/nursery |
291,689 |
| 5. Corn |
251,209 |
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| All commodities |
2,841,388 |
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| TN. Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2009 |
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Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
363.0 |
| 2. Other |
232.9 |
| 3. Cotton and linters |
147.2 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
113.0 |
| 5. Poultry and products |
73.8 |
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| Overall rank |
1,224.6 |
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| TN. Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
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Thousands $ |
| 1. Bedford County |
113,564 |
| 2. Warren County |
108,569 |
| 3. Bradley County |
98,461 |
| 4. Obion County |
85,584 |
| 5. Robertson County |
82,028 |
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| State total |
2,617,394 |
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State Offices
Tennessee Drug Policy, Enforcement and Government Agencies
Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, First Floor
Nashville, TN 37219-5081
(615) 741-2001
State Legislative Contact
Office of Legislative Services
General Assembly
State Capitol, Room G3
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-3511
State Drug Program Coordinator
Drug-Free Tennessee
c/o Governor's Planning Office
309 John Sevier Building
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-1676
Attorney General's Office
Office of the Attorney General
450 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37219-5025
(615) 741-3491
Crime Prevention Office
Tennessee Crime Prevention Association
Knoxville Police Department
Crime Prevention Unit
P.O. Box 3610
Knoxville, TN 37927
(615) 525-1020
Statistical Analysis Center
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
1148 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 726-7970
BJA Strategy Preparation Agency
State Planning Office
307 John Sevier Building
500 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-1676
Judicial Agency
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Building, Room 422
401 Seventh Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 741-2687
Corrections Agency
Department of Corrections
Rachel Jackson State Office Building, Fourth Floor
320 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219-5252
(615) 741-2071
RADAR Network Agency
Tennessee Alcohol and Drug Association
Statewide Clearinghouse
545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 404
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 244-7066 or
1-800-842-8629
HIV-Prevention Program
Department of Health
STD/HIV Program
Tennessee Tower, 13th Floor
312 Eighth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4947
(615) 741-7500
Drug and Alcohol Agency
Tennessee Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services
Tennessee Tower, 12th Floor
312 Eighth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247-4401
(615) 741-1921
State Coordinator for Drug-Free Schools
Tennessee Department of Education
Drug-Free Schools Program
Gateway Plaza, Sixth Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
(615) 741-3248
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Tennessee House Panel Nixes Ban on Open Alcohol Containers in Cars
The latest Tennessee effort to outlaw passengers from having open alcohol containers in vehicles failed in a House committee this week.
The House State and Local Government Committee voted to send the bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jon Lundberg of Bristol to be studied after the General Assembly adjourns, effectively meaning it will not be considered again this session.
It's already illegal in Tennessee to consume alcoholic beverages while driving, but that law does not extend to passengers.
The measure sought to make it a misdemeanor for a driver to have any more than .01 blood alcohol content if there was an open alcohol container in the vehicle. Opponents argued that standard is unfair because it is stricter than the .08 blood-alcohol limit for drunken driving.
Rep. Curry Todd, the committee's chairman, said he supported Lundberg's bill but was unable to get the panel to vote on it.
"It's already illegal to be drunk and drive,'' said Todd, R-Memphis. "We were just trying to work it through.''
Democratic Rep. Ulysses Jones of Memphis said he was also concerned that that bill could have penalized drivers for the actions of their passengers.
"On a charge when you're just driving and you're not drinking, I think it's too heavy handed,'' he said.
Tennessee's current law is out of compliance with federal guidelines on open containers in vehicles, which has caused a portion of the state's share of federal road money to be diverted to road safety programs in Tennessee.
In 2008, about $14.6 million that could have been spent on roads was instead designated to areas like specialized drunken-driving prosecutors and grants to pay police overtime for DUI enforcement.
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Tennessee bill would ban all alcohol sales after midnight
TENNESSEE – A bill introduced this session on Tennessee's Capitol Hill would ban the sale, distribution and consumption of all alcoholic beverages including beer and wine between the hours of Mi
More | | Tennessee House Panel Nixes Ban on Open Alcohol Containers in Cars
The latest Tennessee effort to outlaw passengers from having open alcohol containers in vehicles failed in a House committee this week.
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Alcohol Treatment Centers by City in Tennessee Listed Alphabetically: | | Quick Drug Facts |
In 1990, all states in the nation had an 0.1% blood alcohol concentration (BAC) legal limit for driving while intoxicated (DWI). In the late 1990's a number of states lowered their DWI legal limit to 0.08%. This can be reached in most people by the continuous drinking of 3-4 standard drinks (defined as a beer, a glass of wine, a mixed drink), with women requiring less alcohol to reach the level than men. Research studies show significant driving impairment with BACs as low as 0.05%, which has been recommended by organizations such as the American Medical Association. Europe has stricter standards, ranging from 0% BAC (Norway) to 0.05% (England). Many European countries and some states/cities in the U.S. allow alcohol check-points, particularly during holidays, to catch drivers who have BACs that are too high.
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Using alcohol in cooking is an essential part of being fully trained and prepared to enter the workforce as a professional chef. However, New Hampshire law prohibits alcoholic beverages from school grounds. Therefore, State Representative Jane Clemons sponsored a bill to enable culinary arts students to use alcoholic beverages in their cooking classes. The proposed law would provide safeguards to ensure that the alcohol would not be used inappropriately and would be properly secured under lock and key when not in use for classes. It would also require parental notification that alcohol would be an ingredient permitted in cooking and baking classes. The legislation failed. Earlier, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), had strongly objected to wine tasting being permitted in collegiate culinary classes, even though the beverage would not be swallowed.
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Effects of alcohol can include slurred speech, disturbed sleep, nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, liver damage, heart damage, birth defects in the form of fetal alcohol syndrome.
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Consumption of beer in the United States is about 33 gallons per person per year based on persons over the drinking age of 21 years old.
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