Tennessee

Tennessee is a state of the United States. The population of state in 2000 stood at 5689283 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 6214888, making it the 16th most populous in United States. Its area is just over 42143.27 square miles (109150.57 kmē), of which, 41217.12 square miles (106751.85 kmē) of it is land and 926.15 square miles (2398.72 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 15th smallest by total area in United States.

Tennessee United States
Map of Tennessee in United States

As of the census of 2000, there were 5689283 people, 2232905 households, and 1547835 families living in the state. The population density was 138 people per square mile (53.28/kmē), making its United States's 19th most densely populated state. There were 2439443 housing units at an average density of 59.2 per square mile (22.86/kmē). The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99. In the state the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median age is 35.9 years, The median age of males was 34.5 years, for females the median age was 37.2 years. The July 2008 population estimate is 5689283, The racial makeup of the state was 4563310 White, 932809 Black or African American, 15152 American Indian, 56662 Asian, 2205 Native Hawaiian, 63109 from two or more races and 56036 Ohter races.

Tennessee Population
Population 2000-2008
Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Tennessee Races
Races 2000
Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000 - 2008
Tennessee GDP per capita
GDP Per Capita 2008

The median income for a household in the state was $36360, it is the 12th lowest state by median household income in the U.S. state of America. The median income for a family in the state was $43517, it is United States's 12th poorest state by median family income. The per capita income for the state was $19393, making it the 16th poorest state by per capita income among the United States. The median income of state was $21700, Males have a median income of $26622 versus $17318 for females. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the total GDP in 2008 was $252.1 billion, making its United States's 18th highest state by GDP. Per capita personal income in 2008 was $33825.

In 2000, 1415105 pupils and students, of which 706792 are male and 708313 are female, 24.87% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 90016 nursery or pri school, 78278 kindergarten, 650037 elementary school, 309224 high school and 287550 College graduate school.

Rank County Total Area mi2 Land Area mi2 Water Area mi2 Population Density mi2 Per capita Income House hold Income Family Income
1 Anderson County 344.82 337.51 7.31 71330 211.3 19009 35483 42584
2 Bedford County 474.83 473.67 1.17 37586 79.4 16698 36729 40691
3 Benton County 436.2 394.84 41.37 16537 41.9 14646 28679 32727
4 Bledsoe County 406.71 406.32 0.4 12367 30.4 13889 28982 34593
5 Blount County 566.65 558.56 8.08 105823 189.5 19416 37862 45038
6 Bradley County 331.5 328.72 2.78 87965 267.6 18108 35034 41779
7 Campbell County 498.25 480.07 18.19 39854 83 13301 25285 30197
8 Cannon County 265.71 265.64 0.06 12826 48.3 16405 32809 38424
9 Carroll County 599.86 599.02 0.84 29475 49.2 16251 30463 36880
10 Carter County 347.62 341.05 6.57 56742 166.4 14678 27371 33825
11 Cheatham County 307.13 302.66 4.47 35912 118.7 18882 45836 49143
12 Chester County 288.74 288.52 0.22 15540 53.9 15756 34349 41127
13 Claiborne County 441.55 434.28 7.27 29862 68.8 13032 25782 31234
14 Clay County 259.25 236.11 23.14 7976 33.8 13320 23958 29784
15 Cocke County 443.15 434.4 8.75 33565 77.3 13881 25553 30418
16 Coffee County 434.46 428.84 5.62 48014 112 18137 34898 40228
17 Crockett County 265.47 265.27 0.21 14532 54.8 14600 30015 36713
18 Cumberland County 684.95 681.61 3.34 46802 68.7 16808 30901 35928
19 Davidson County 526.11 502.26 23.85 569891 1134.6 23069 39797 49317
20 Decatur County 344.91 333.9 11.01 11731 35.1 17285 28741 34919
21 DeKalb County 328.98 304.57 24.41 17423 57.2 17217 30359 36920
22 Dickson County 491.28 489.87 1.42 43156 88.1 18043 39056 45575
23 Dyer County 526.48 510.5 15.98 37279 73 16451 32788 39848
24 Fayette County 706.23 704.5 1.73 28806 40.9 17969 40279 46283
25 Fentress County 498.97 498.64 0.33 16625 33.3 12999 23238 28856
26 Franklin County 575.77 554.52 21.25 39270 70.8 17987 36044 42279
27 Gibson County 603.59 602.67 0.92 48152 79.9 16320 31105 39318
28 Giles County 611.17 610.93 0.25 29447 48.2 17543 34824 41714
29 Grainger County 302.44 280.33 22.11 20659 73.7 14505 27997 33347
30 Greene County 624.11 621.69 2.42 62909 101.2 15746 30382 36889
31 Grundy County 361.14 360.56 0.58 14332 39.7 12039 22959 27691
32 Hamblen County 175.77 161.03 14.74 58128 361 17743 32350 39138
33 Hamilton County 575.72 542.44 33.28 307896 567.6 21593 38930 48037
34 Hancock County 223.5 222.29 1.21 6786 30.5 11986 19760 25372
35 Hardeman County 670.39 667.55 2.84 28105 42.1 13349 29111 34746
36 Hardin County 596.31 577.86 18.45 25578 44.3 15598 27819 34157
37 Hawkins County 499.63 486.66 12.97 53563 110.1 16073 31300 37557
38 Haywood County 534.15 533.2 0.95 19797 37.1 14669 27671 32597
39 Henderson County 525.91 520.02 5.89 25522 49.1 17019 32057 38475
40 Henry County 593.45 561.68 31.77 31115 55.4 15855 30169 35836
41 Hickman County 612.7 612.52 0.18 22295 36.4 14446 31013 36342
42 Houston County 206.92 200.21 6.71 8088 40.4 15614 29968 35395
43 Humphreys County 556.72 532.22 24.5 17929 33.7 17757 35786 42129
44 Jackson County 319.56 308.88 10.67 10984 35.6 15020 26502 32088
45 Jefferson County 314.33 273.81 40.51 44294 161.8 16841 32824 38537
46 Johnson County 302.73 298.47 4.26 17499 58.6 13388 23067 28400
47 Knox County 525.78 508.46 17.32 382032 751.3 21875 37454 49182
48 Lake County 193.79 163.42 30.38 7954 48.7 10794 21995 30339
49 Lauderdale County 507.14 470.45 36.69 27101 57.6 13682 29751 36841
50 Lawrence County 617.91 617.17 0.74 39926 64.7 15848 30498 35326
51 Lewis County 282.48 282.09 0.38 11367 40.3 14664 30444 35972
52 Lincoln County 570.63 570.23 0.39 31340 55 18837 33434 41211
53 Loudon County 247.31 228.88 18.43 39086 170.8 21061 40401 46517
54 McMinn County 432.22 430.28 1.94 49015 113.9 16725 31919 38992
55 McNairy County 560.84 560.04 0.79 24653 44 16385 30154 36045
56 Macon County 307.19 307.13 0.06 20386 66.4 15286 29867 37577
57 Madison County 558.63 557 1.63 91837 164.9 19389 36982 44595
58 Marion County 512.32 498.36 13.96 27776 55.7 16419 31419 36351
59 Marshall County 376.1 375.36 0.75 26767 71.3 17749 38457 45731
60 Maury County 615.52 612.86 2.66 69498 113.4 19365 41591 48010
61 Meigs County 216.78 194.86 21.92 11086 56.9 14551 29354 34114
62 Monroe County 652.58 634.91 17.67 38961 61.4 14951 30337 34902
63 Montgomery County 543.84 539.28 4.57 134768 249.9 17265 38981 43023
64 Moore County 130.38 129.18 1.21 5740 44.4 19040 36591 41484
65 Morgan County 522.4 522.04 0.35 19757 37.8 12925 27712 31901
66 Obion County 555.35 544.91 10.43 32450 59.6 17409 32764 40533
67 Overton County 434.82 433.38 1.43 20118 46.4 13910 26915 32156
68 Perry County 422.9 414.89 8 7631 18.4 16969 28061 34792
69 Pickett County 174.58 162.92 11.66 4945 30.4 14681 24673 31355
70 Polk County 442.35 435.05 7.3 16050 36.9 16025 29643 36370
71 Putnam County 402.56 401.05 1.5 62315 155.4 16927 30914 39553
72 Rhea County 336.39 315.94 20.45 28400 89.9 15672 30418 35580
73 Roane County 394.98 360.98 34 51910 143.8 18456 33226 41399
74 Robertson County 476.67 476.47 0.2 54433 114.2 19054 43174 49412
75 Rutherford County 623.94 618.91 5.03 182023 294.1 19938 46312 53553
76 Scott County 533.22 532.09 1.13 21127 39.7 12927 24093 28595
77 Sequatchie County 266.02 265.85 0.18 11370 42.8 16468 30959 36435
78 Sevier County 597.73 592.29 5.45 71170 120.2 18064 34719 40474
79 Shelby County 783.63 754.53 29.1 897472 1189.4 20856 39593 47386
80 Smith County 325.35 314.41 10.94 17712 56.3 17473 35625 41645
81 Stewart County 493.2 458.48 34.72 12370 27 16302 32316 38655
82 Sullivan County 429.69 413.02 16.67 153048 370.6 19202 33529 41025
83 Sumner County 543.12 529.3 13.81 130449 246.5 21164 46030 52125
84 Tipton County 474.72 459.37 15.35 51271 111.6 17952 41856 46807
85 Trousdale County 116.64 114.24 2.4 7259 63.5 15838 32212 37401
86 Unicoi County 186.49 186.14 0.35 17667 94.9 15612 29863 36871
87 Union County 247.13 223.56 23.57 17808 79.7 13375 27335 31843
88 Van Buren County 274.59 273.46 1.14 5508 20.1 17497 28165 34949
89 Warren County 434.08 432.69 1.4 38276 88.5 15759 30920 37835
90 Washington County 329.8 326.31 3.49 107198 328.5 19085 33116 41162
91 Wayne County 735.59 733.96 1.63 16842 22.9 14472 26576 30973
92 Weakley County 581.81 580.19 1.62 34895 60.1 15408 30008 38658
93 White County 379.39 376.58 2.8 23102 61.3 14791 29383 34854
94 Williamson County 583.62 582.68 0.94 126638 217.3 32496 69104 78315
95 Wilson County 583.2 570.57 12.63 88809 155.6 22739 50140 56650