Aging Demographics
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From the Southeast Tennessee Development District Draft 2015 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy:
- By 2030, the region’s population over the age of 65 will increase from approximately 127,000 to 202,000.
- 31.5% of the region’s adults are obese.
- 32.1% perform no leisure physical activity.
- 1 in 5 adults smokes.
- 17.2% of the population has a disability.
- 1 in 5 residents receive federal nutrition assistance.
- Nearly every county outside Hamilton exceeds the national health care provider-to-patient ratio for primary care physicians, dentists, and mental health providers.
- The region’s teen birth rate is nearly twice the national average.
- Counties in the CEDS region are among the most unhealthy in their respective states.
Projected Increase in Population Ages 65+ by 2030
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| | Catoosa | Dade | Walker | Bledsoe | Bradley | Grundy | Hamilton | McMinn | Marion | Meigs | Polk | Rhea | Sequatchie | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10,039 | 2,665 | 11,075 | 2,256 | 15,645 | 2,698 | 54,503 | 9,633 | 5,027 | 2,211 | 3,102 | 5,568 | 2,707 | 127,129 |
| 2030 | 18,500 | 4,400 | 18,200 | 3,707 | 26,837 | 4,027 | 89,283 | 16,312 | 8,183 | 4,199 | 5,194 | 9,831 | 5,587 | 202,290 |
| Increase | 84.30% | 65.10% | 64.30% | 64.30% | 71.50% | 49.30% | 63.80% | 69.30% | 62.80% | 89.90% | 67.40% | 76.60% | 106.40% | 68.50% |