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Tennessee State Profile |
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| State
population (2000) |
5,689,283
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| Child
population |
1,398,515 |
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White |
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73%
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African American |
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21% |
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Hispanic |
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41% |
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Asian |
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1% |
| Children
below poverty |
243,342 |
17% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
91,654 |
24% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
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White |
13,755 |
24% |
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African American |
12,207 |
72% |
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Hispanic |
1,277 |
40% |
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| Single
parent families |
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31% |
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Source:
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