- Nickname: Volunteer State
- Motto: Agriculture and commerce
- Flower: Iris
- Bird: Mockingbird
- Area: 42,143 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 36th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 178 feet to 6,643 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Continental; mild weather with abundant
rainfall in the east; hot humid summers in the western
region; severe winters in mountains
- Admitted to Union: June 1, 1796
- Capital: Nashville
- Head Official: Governor Phil Bredesen (D) (until
2007)
- Population
- 1980: 4,591,000
- 1990: 4,877,185
- 2000: 5,689,262
- 2004 estimate: 5,900,962
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.7%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 16th
- Percent of residents born in state: 64.7% (2000)
- Density: 138 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 290,961
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 4,563,310
- Black or African American: 932,809
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 15,152
- Asian: 56,662
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,205
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 123,838
- Other: 56,036
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 374,880
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 1,186,152
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 12.4%
- Median age: 35.9 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 78,811
- Total number of deaths (2003): 56,909 (infant
deaths, 717)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 5,817
- Economy
- Major industries: Construction, chemicals,
textiles, apparel, electrical machinery, furniture, leather
goods, food processing, tobacco, leather, agriculture,
automobiles, aluminum, tourism Unemployment rate:
5.2% (December 2004) Per capita income: $28,565
(2003; U.S. rank: 34th) Median household income:
$37,529 (3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 14.3%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: Limited to dividends and
interest income
- Sales tax rate: 7.0%
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