Tennessee - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Nashville June 1, 1796 the 16th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Volunteer State Tennesseans Agriculture and commerce TN LAND Total area 109,150 sq km 42,143 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 36th 106,760 sq km 41,220 sq mi Highest point Clingmans Dome 2,025 m/6,643 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 54.6 percent (2002) 7.3 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 6,156,719 (2007 estimate) 17th 16.7 percent (1990-2000) 57 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 147 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 63.6 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Memphis 670,902 (2006) Nashville-Davidson 578,698 (2006) Knoxville 182,337 (2006) Chattanooga 155,190 (2006) Clarksville 113,175 (2006) Ethnic groups Whites 80.2 percent (2000) Blacks 16.4 percent (2000) Asians 1 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.3 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 2.1 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 2.2 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 74.3 years (1989-1991) 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 380 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 289 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) 13.7 percent (2006) 15.7 (2003) Government spending per student (K-12) $6,962 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 10.2 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 80.9 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Phil Bredesen (term ends January 2011) Legislature Senate, 33 members House of Representatives, 99 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 9 Electoral votes 11 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $238 billion (2006) $29,806 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 0.5 percent (2004) Industry Construction 3.9 percent (2004) Manufacturing 17.5 percent (2004) Mining 0.2 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 5.3 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate G overnment Information technology 17 percent (2004) 12.1 percent (2004) 3 percent (2004) Retail trade 8.5 percent (2004) Wholesale trade 6.7 percent (2004) Other services 25.3 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 2,990,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 5.2 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 5.4 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind 0.6 percent (2005 estimate) Share from hydroelectric 9.6 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 28.6 percent (2005 estimate) Share from thermal 61.8 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 136 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 48.9 percent (2003 estimate) 4 books per person (2002) 145,567 km (2005) 90,451 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,777 km (2005) 1,104 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 4,199 km (2004) 2,609 mi (2004) Airports 8 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
