Opportunity Index

GRADE C

Fentress County, Tennessee

Economy Score out of 100
Fentress County, Tennessee
49.2
Cluster
49.2
State Avg.
56.4
National Avg.
57.0

Economy Stats

Economy Fentress County Cluster TN National
Unemployment rate 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.3%
Median household income $29,028 $29,028 $45,693 $53,699
Population below the poverty line (%) 23.0% 23.0% 15.0% 13.4%
Ratio of household Income at the 80th percentile to that of the 20th percentile 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.9
Banking institutions per 10,000 pop. 3.9 3.9 4.3 3.7
Households spending <30% of income on housing 76.3% 76.3% 73.0% 68.3%
High-Speed Internet (rating 1 to 5) % % 79.6% 83.8%
Education Score out of 100
Fentress County, TN
51.9
Cluster
51.9
State Avg.
54.2
National Avg.
56.1

Education Stats

Education Fentress County Cluster TN National
Preschool enrollment 43.8% 43.8% 39.6% 48.0%
On-time H.S. graduation 95.2% 95.2% 89.6% 84.8%
Associates Degree or Higher (%) 16.9% 16.9% 34.6% 40.5%
Community Score out of 100
Fentress County, TN
39.6
Cluster
39.6
State Avg.
44.3
National Avg.
47.8

Community Stats

Community Health & Civic Life Fentress County Cluster TN National
Youth not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24) 17.8% 17.8% 12.6% 11.5%
Youth not in School and Not Working (total ages 16 to 24) 315 315 99,447 4,501,815
Volunteerism (% of adults ages 18 and older) % % 27.4% 27.5%
Violent crime per 100,000 pop. 167.3 167.3 651.5 382.9
Primary care providers per 100,000 pop. 44.1 44.1 71.7 75.5
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets per 10,000 population 2.2 2.2 1.5 2.1
Health Score out of 100
Fentress County, TN
49.5
Cluster
49.5
State Avg.
43.0
National Avg.
52.0

Health Stats

Health Fentress County Cluster TN National
Low Birth Weight (% born weighing less than 5.5lbs) % % 9.1% 8.3%
Health Insurance Coverage 11.3% 11.3% 9.5% 8.7%
Deaths Related to Alcohol/Drug Abuse or Suicide (per 100,000 pop.) 27.2 27.2 42.5 34.9

Business Stats

Business Fentress County Cluster TN National
Diversity 79.9% 79.9% -% 85.9%
Growth 5.0 5.0 - 7.9
Automation 60.6% 60.6% -% 59.4%

Population
Fentress County 18,136
Cluster 18,136
TN 6,708,794
National 325,147,121

Business Skills (underlying data provided by Monster)

Skills Demand data has not been collected for this county.
Skills Supply data has not been collected for this county.

News Themes and Sentiment

Economy Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Education Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.

Health Sentiment data has not been collected for this county.