Tennessee Profile

Total Population: 6,296,254
Capital: Nashville

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	80%
	African American	16%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	35.9
	Males	34.5
	Females	37.2

Vs. National Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	14%		Under 20:	13%
	20 to 40	15%		20 to 40:	14%
	40 to 60	13%		40 to 60:	14%
	Over 60	7%		Over 60:	10%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Annual Change
2000	5,689,276	N/A
2001	5,755,443	1.16%
2002	5,803,306	0.83%
2003	5,856,522	0.92%
2004	5,916,762	1.03%
2005	5,995,748	1.33%
2006	6,089,453	1.56%
2007	6,172,862	1.37%
2008	6,240,456	1.10%
2009	6,296,254	0.89%

Vs. National Change Rate

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	745
2002	717
2003	688
2004	695
2005	753
2006	760
2007	753
2008	722
2009	668
2010	613

Vs. National Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	425	2,196	10,219	29,938
2002	420	2,290	9,413	29,439
2003	395	2,085	9,372	28,325
2004	351	2,220	8,840	29,613
2005	432	2,171	9,974	32,314
2006	409	2,142	11,129	32,227
2007	397	2,174	11,022	32,787
2008	408	2,062	10,800	31,627
2009	461	1,993	9,647	29,940
2010	357	2,138	8,366	28,060

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,408
2002	4,302
2003	4,379
2004	4,306
2005	4,276
2006	4,128
2007	4,089
2008	4,043
2009	3,754
2010	3,658

Vs. National Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	59,705	165,015	28,272
2002	61,248	161,610	26,541
2003	63,207	166,216	26,410
2004	60,205	169,169	24,749
2005	61,233	168,637	25,078
2006	62,859	163,845	22,593
2007	61,715	168,351	21,658
2008	65,006	167,015	19,224
2009	63,646	157,746	14,973
2010	64,235	153,062	14,835

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