The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth has released its State of the
Child in Tennessee 2024 report. The purpose of the State of the Child is to
provide an annual overview of the well-being of children, youth, and families in
Tennessee through the available data. The report seeks to cover as many topics
affecting children, youth and families as possible, spanning from maternal and
prenatal health to youth aging out of foster care. The data contained in the State
of the Child report comes from publicly available reports or data sets.
Crockett County saw a decrease in the youth crime rate from children aged 10-
17 years of age. In 2013 crimes committed by 10-17 year olds totaled 50 in
Crockett County, decreasing by 5 to 17 in 2023. The crime rate percentage for
youth decreased by 8.9% in the past 10 years which is a giant gap. The lowest
decrease in youth crime in Crockett County was for crimes against society.
KEY TAKE AWAYS FOR CROCKETT COUNTY:
● Crockett remains one of the lowest for child care centers per 1,000
children aged 0-12 in 2024. There are approximately 5 child care
centers per 1,000 children in Crockett County.
● Annual Infant Care Costs for Crockett County are $7,800 which is lower
than average in comparison to the rest of the state. Annual Toddler
Care costs were $7,358 which was also lower than average in
comparison to the rest of the state.
● Crockett County is in the 58 th -76 th percentile for Food and Nutrition, the
second to highest percentile group in the state coming in at 21%. The
lowest County reported was Williamson at 3.5% and the highest
reported was Lake County at 35.3%
● Crockett County’s access to care came in at less than the National
average at 0%. Access to care covers the amount of pediatricians
available per 100,000 children. The County’s available OBGYN’s per
100,000 also came in at 0.00% per 100,000 people, also less than the
national average.
KEY TAKE AWAYS FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
● In 2023, 19.7 percent of Tennessee children lived below the federal
poverty line.
● Tennessee continues to see growth in TCAP English Language Arts
with 39 percent of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2023-
24.
● In 2023, 5.6 percent of Tennessee children were uninsured.
● Among Tennessee high school students, nearly one in four had
considered attempting suicide within the last year.
The State of the Child is one of several reports that TCCY releases annually.
Additionally, TCCY publishes County Profiles, Budget Recommendations, the
Youth Transitions Advisory Council Report, and Resource Mapping Report. Each
report relies heavily on data gathered by state and federal departments as well
as non-governmental organizations. Now, many indicators used for each of the
reports as well as additional information can be found in one location, TCCY’s
data dashboard, FUTURE.
When using FUTURE, users can
● See premade interactive graphs and infographics with the latest data
on child well-being.
● Access county-level indicators to learn more about children in their
community.
● See changes in child well-being throughout the decade by selecting
previous year’s data.
● The Dashboard also allows users to download the displayed data, and if
available, additional historical data in excel format to work on their own.
To access the FUTURE site, which will be available on January 9, please visit
this website: TCCY's FUTURE Data Dashboard
“As we continue to move forward toward improving lives for children, youth and
families across the state. It is important to take time to celebrate the successes
we have had, while also continuing to work and invest to make Tennessee the
best state for children, youth and families,” said TCCY Executive Director
Richard Kennedy.
“Building the best future for Tennessee children, youth and families requires
understanding where we are and where we have been. We believe the FUTURE
Data Dashboard will be a critical tool to empower Tennesseans and shape
decisions as we all work together to build that future,” said TCCY Director of
Data, Policy, and Communications Kylie Graves.