Grundy

TCCY Index Rank 46

Child Population by Race/Ethnicity

HEALTH Low birth-

weight
White, Including
Hispanic 98.1% babies

Black, Including Hispanic 1.0% 7.30%

Native American/Alaskan 0.7%

Asian/Pacific Islander
Rank: 46 Rank: 12
0.3%
Children Child and
Hispanic, All Races 1.5% without teen
health insurance deaths

4.10% 36.9
per
100,000
ECONOMIC Rank: 63 Rank: 71
WELL-BEING
Rank: 89
FAMILY and
Child
Poverty 33.40% COMMUNITY
87
Rank: 4
Rank:

School Teen pregnancy

Median
0
suspension per
Household
Income $32,453 rate
Rank: 1
1,000
Rank: 90
0.00% Substantiated

$779
Fair Market Abuse and Neglect
per
Rent
Rank: 27
Rank: 1 5.9 1,000
Rank: 56

EDUCATION 24.70% 22.70% 96.00%

Rank: 72
Third to eighth Third to eighth High school
grade reading grade math graduation rate
proficiency proficiency

Rank: 84 Rank: 89 Rank: 13

 Grundy County
Grundy County
Demographics Tennessee
County Rate as a
percentage of
County
Rate Rank
Number Rate State Rate
Total population (state comparison is number not rate) 13,366 NA 6,651,120 0.2% 81
Population under 18 years of age 2,867 21.4% 22.5% 95.5% 46
Grundy County
Economic Well-Being Tennessee
County Rate as a
percentage of
County
Rate Rank
Number Rate State Rate
Youth unemployment 30 18.8% 15.5% 121.3% 55
Per capita personal income (state is dollars not rate) $29,275 NA $43,326 67.6% 85
Children receiving Families First grants (TANF) 174 6.1% 3.8% 161.0% 89
Children receiving SNAP 1,403 49.0% 32.3% 151.5% 92
Children under five receiving WIC 399 53.2% 33.7% 158.0% 76
Grundy County
Education Tennessee
County Rate as a
percentage of
County
Rate Rank
Number Rate State Rate
School age special education services 348 16.4% 11.9% 138.2% 90
TEIS participation (per 1,000 in age group) 7 15.35 20.6 74.5% 18
Cohort high school dropouts 6 4.0% 5.6% 71.4% 55
Event high school dropouts 8 1.0% 2.7% 37.0% 30
Economically disadvantaged students 164 7.9% 35.7% 22.1% 6
School expulsions (per 1,000 students) 0 0.0 2.0 0.0% 1
Chronic absenteeism 330 15.2% 15.8% 96.2% 46
Grundy County
Health Tennessee
County Rate as a
percentage of
County
Rate Rank
Number Rate State Rate
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (per 1,000 live births) 1 6.67 13.2 50.4% 29
Births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy 33 22.0% 13.4% 164.2% 47
Children on TennCare (Medicaid) 2,520 75.9% 51.7% 146.8% 92
Total TennCare (Medicaid) enrollees 4,906 36.7% 23.4% 156.6% 93
Births covered by TennCare (Medicaid) 108 72.0% 52.9% 136.1% 74
Children qualified for Medicaid/CHIP but uninsured 90 4.2% 4.7% 89.4% 30
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) 0 0.00 7.4 0.0% 1
Neonatal death (per 1,000 live births) 0 0.00 4.2 0.0% 1
Child deaths (per 100,000 children age 1 to 14) 0 0.00 21.8 0.0% 1
Teen violent deaths (per 100,000 children age 15 to 19) 2 258.40 50.5 511.7% 95
Adequate prenatal care 81 54.0% 52.4% 103.1% 70
Children under age six screened for lead poisoning 209 23.3% 18.5% 125.8% 25
Public school students measured as overweight/obese NA 38.9% 38.4% 101.3% 21
Teens with STDs (per 1,000 children age 15 to 17) <5 0.0 16.0 0.0% 1
Medical doctors by county (per 100,000 residents) 2 15.0 240.0 6.3% 88
Dentists by county (per 100,000 residents) 0 0.0 49.3 0.0% 91
Grundy County
Family & Community Tennessee
County Rate as a
percentage of
County
Rate Rank
Number Rate State Rate
Reported child abuse cases 162 5.7% 4.9% 116.3% 46
Commitment to state custody (per 1,000 children) 6 1.9 3.8 50.0% 5
Remaining in state custody (per 1,000 children) 9 2.8 4.8 58.3% 12
Juvenile court referrals 273 9.5% 4.5% 211.1% 82
Recorded marriages (per 1,000 residents) 127 9.5 8.6 110.5% 8
Recorded divorces (per 1,000 residents) 56 4.2 3.8 110.5% 55
Births to unmarried females 65 43.3% 43.6% 99.3% 46
Regulated child care spaces (state is number not rate) 746 NA 381,686 0.2% 59
Grundy County

At 46th, Grundy County is in the top half of Tennessee counties in child well-being. Some of
the county’s strongest rankings include that there were no school suspensions and no
pregnancies among girls age 15 to 17. The county’s biggest challenges are its low rates of
proficiency on TNReady tests of reading and of math for students in 3rd to 8th grade.

Additional strengths include a relatively low rate of babies born at a low birthweight and
one of the higher rates of high school graduation.

Additional opportunities for improvement include a low median household income and the
fact that over a third of the county’s children live in poverty.

Policy/Practice/Program Options to Improve Outcomes. Many of these policies have multiple

models for delivery, including public-private partnership and non-profit leadership.

• Increased access to pre-K can help both math and reading proficiency in later
grades. Early assessment of reading skills coupled with appropriate interventions
where needed can improve reading proficiency, while increasing STEM
opportunities in elementary and middle schools can help improve 3rd to 8th grade
math proficiency.
• Counties can support children who live in poverty by improving outreach to those
who may qualify to receive SNAP, WIC and/or TennCare benefits to be sure they are
aware of these services. Additionally, nutrition programs that provide food for
school-age children to take home can contribute to nutritionally sound diets.
Expanding services through Family Resource Centers can also help reach these
vulnerable populations.