Posted by Kim Swindell Wood
(March 21, 2022) - Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth released their annual County Profiles in Child Well-Being. The profiles include substantial county-level data, primarily from 2020, and county ranks in important areas affecting child development: economic well-being, education, health and family, and community. The county profiles highlight the inconsistent experience, opportunities and access to positive outcomes for children across the state.
Key indicators include:
- Tennessee had more than one in five children living in poverty in 2020. The lowest percentage is in Williamson County (3.6 percent) and the highest percentage is in Lake County (40 percent).
- Fewer than one in three 3rd-8th grade students in Tennessee rated proficient on 2020-21 TNReady Reading tests. In Haywood County, fewer than one out of every 10 students rated proficient compared to Williamson County, where more than half of all students rated proficient.
- Across Tennessee, 4.9 percent of children were uninsured in 2019. The lowest percentage of children lacking health insurance was 3.8 percent in Lake County. The highest percentage was in Pickett County at 6.9 percent.
- Tennessee had 4.6 substantiated cases of abuse or neglect per 1,000 children in 2020. Decatur County had the highest rate at 12.2 and Williamson county had the lowest at 1
Click here for White County's profiles
Click here for Van Buren County's profiles.
Click here to obtain profiles for each of Tennessee's 95 counties.
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