Fentress County, TN

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2021 Population

18,385

0.109% 1-year decline

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

45.7

0.44% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

20.5%

9.94% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$43,464

8.11% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$110,600

3.56% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Fentress County, TN had a population of 18.4k people with a median age of 45.7 and a median household income of $43,464. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Fentress County, TN declined from 18,405 to 18,385, a −0.109% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,203 to $43,464, a 8.11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fentress County, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.61%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.566%), White (Hispanic) (0.495%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.354%).

None of the households in Fentress County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Fentress County, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Fentress County, TN was $110,600, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Fentress County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Fentress County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Fentress County, TN borders Cumberland County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Overton County, TN, Pickett County, TN, Putnam County, TN, and Scott County, TN.

United States Tennessee

Population & Diversity

Fentress County, TN is home to a population of 18.4k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.854% of Fentress County, TN residents were born outside of the country (157 people).

In 2021, there were 59.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.6k people) in Fentress County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 296 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 104 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.6%

2021 Citizenship

99.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.6% of Fentress County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Fentress County, TN was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fentress County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fentress County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.6k ± 27
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
296 ± 86.3
Two+ (Hispanic)
104 ± 98.3

1.74%

Hispanic Population

320 people

1.74% of the people in Fentress County, TN are hispanic (320 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fentress County, TN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.854%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

157 people

0.57%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

As of 2021, 0.854% of Fentress County, TN residents (157 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fentress County, TN was 0.57%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fentress County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
556 ± 138
Gulf War (1990s)
149 ± 104
Korea
149 ± 107

Fentress County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.73 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fentress County, TN employs 7.04k people. The largest industries in Fentress County, TN are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,326 people), Manufacturing (1,011 people), and Retail Trade (851 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($53,539), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,151), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($52,949).

Employment

Occupations

7.04k

2021 Value

± 689

−0.915%

1 Year decline

± 13.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Fentress County, TN declined at a rate of −0.915%, from 7.1k employees to 7.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fentress County, TN, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (723 people), Sales & Related Occupations (712 people), and Management Occupations (699 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fentress County, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.04k

2021 Value

± 689

−0.915%

1 Year decline

± 13.8%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Fentress County, TN declined at a rate of −0.915%, from 7.1k employees to 7.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fentress County, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,326 people), Manufacturing (1,011 people), and Retail Trade (851 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fentress County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Fentress County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,868

Median earning men ± $4,687

$25,606

Median earning women ± $3,843

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,459), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,370).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,901), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,078), and Manufacturing ($34,063).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

93
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
73
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
69
Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee to other states, or from other states to Tennessee.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee product (by dollars) was Electronics with $51.3B, followed by Motorized vehicles ($50.3B) and Pharmaceuticals ($49.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Tennessee products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$471B

2020 Value in Tennessee

$1.05T

Projected 2050 Value in Tennessee

123% growth

In 2020, total outbound Tennessee trade was $471B. This is expected to increase 123% to $1.05T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Tennessee trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Tennessee to other states, or from other states to Tennessee.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$34.2B
Texas
$26.7B
Kentucky
$21B

In 2020, the top outbound Tennessee domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $34.2B, followed by Texas with $26.7B and Kentucky and $21B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Tennessee shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Fentress County, TN went to Donald J. Trump with 85.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.9%), followed by Other (0.848%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (85.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.848%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Fentress County, TN went to Donald J. Trump with 85.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.9%), followed by Other (0.848%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Fentress County, TN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.767% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.729% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.73M), Some college (1.19M), and Bachelors Degree (920k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fentress County, TN was $110,600 in 2021, which is 0.452 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $106,800 to $110,600, a 3.56% increase. The homeownership rate in Fentress County, TN is 75.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Fentress County, TN have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fentress County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Fentress County, TN is $43,464. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Fentress County, TN was Census Tract 9653 with a value of $46,941, followed by Census Tract 9650 and Census Tract 9651, with respective values of $45,350 and $26,551.

Property

$110,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$15,506

$5,609

Median Property Taxes

±$501

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fentress County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fentress County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2021

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 75.4% of the housing units in Fentress County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fentress County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9653
Census Tract 9650
Census Tract 9651

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Fentress County, TN was Census Tract 9653 with a value of $46,941, followed by Census Tract 9650 and Census Tract 9651, with respective values of $45,350 and $26,551.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Fentress County, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,464

Median Household Income

± $3,355

7.44k

Number of Households

± 679

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.44k households in Fentress County, TN grew to $43,464 from the previous year's value of $40,203.

The following chart displays the households in Fentress County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fentress County, TN is from Tennessee.

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2020 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2021, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.126% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (84.6%)
Carpooled (8.48%)
Worked At Home (4.54%)

In 2021, 84.6% of workers in Fentress County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.48%) and those who worked at home (4.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fentress County, TN have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.26% of the workforce in Fentress County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fentress County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fentress County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fentress County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fentress County, TN (3.68k out of 17.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fentress County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.8% of the population of Fentress County, TN has health coverage, with 30.5% on employee plans, 30.3% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 3.18% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fentress County, TN see 2058 patients per year on average, which represents a 13% increase from the previous year (1822 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 18787 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3131 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,058 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fentress County, TN

Primary care physicians in Fentress County, TN see an average of 2,058 patients per year. This represents a 13% increase from the previous year (1,822 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fentress County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.25%

Uninsured

30.5%

Employer Coverage

30.3%

Medicaid

14.2%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

3.18%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fentress County, TN grew by 14.1% from 7.22% to 8.25%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fentress County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Fentress County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fentress County, TN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.6% in Fentress County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Fentress County, TN.

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