Tennessee State Profile

State population (2000)

5,689,283

Child population 1,398,515
  White

73%

  African American   21%
  Hispanic 41%
  Asian   1%
Children below poverty 243,342 17%
Under 5 below poverty 91,654 24%
Births to unmarried women
  White 13,755 24%
  African American 12,207 72%
  Hispanic 1,277 40%
Single parent families   31%
 

 
 

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