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Tennessee

A silhouette of the state of Tennessee

Basic Statistics

Tennessee has a population of 6,910,840, of which 77.9% of the population is aged 18+ (U.S. Census, 2021)

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52 of Tennessee's 95 counties lie within the Appalachian Region

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Tennessee has the 8th highest poverty rate in the United States, with 27.1% of residents earning less than 150% of the Federal Poverty Level

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Literacy
A silhouette of the state of Tennessee with five human-shaped figures inside; three are white and two are grey. Text reading, "3 in 5 Tennessee adults read below an 8th Grade level"

Literacy in Tennessee

A vertical bar with a green segment reading 40.4%, a yellow segment reading 37.9%, and a red segment reading 21.7%

21.7% of Tennessee adults read below a 3rd Grade level

37.9% of Tennessee adults read between a 3rd and 8th Grade level

40.4% of Tennessee adults are proficient in reading texts above an 8th Grade level

Numeracy
A silhouette of the state of Tennessee with five human-shaped figures inside; three-and-a-half are white and one-and-a-half are black. Text reading, "Nearly 4 in 5 Tennessee adults struggle to perform basic math"

Numeracy in Tennessee

34% of Tennessee adults struggle to perform math problems that require more than 1 step

35.5% of Tennessee adults struggle to perform math problems that require more than 3 steps

30.5% of Tennessee adults are proficient in math taught above an 8th Grade level

A vertical bar with a green segment reading 30.5%, a yellow segment reading 35.5%, and a red segment reading 34%
County Data
A heatmap fo the state of Tennessee
A temperature bar with the lower range represented by the color green and the upper range represented by the color red. The lower range is 48.9%, the middle range is 69.3%, and the upper range is 78.3%

Literacy by County

In Tennessee's 52 Appalachian counties, more than 2 of every 3 adults read below an 8th Grade level

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Nearly 1 in 5 adults has not graduated from high school

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Nearly 1 in 3 residents earns below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level

A heatmap of the state of Tennessee
A temperature bar with a lower range of 58.7%, a middle range of 79.3%, and an upper range of 88.8%

Numeracy by County

In Tennessee's 52 Appalachian counties, more than 3 out of every 4 adults struggle to perform basic math

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Nearly 1 in 5 residents relies on SNAP for Nutrition Assistance
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11.3% of residents lack health insurance

Resources

Tennessee Adult Education Resources

Kingsport Public Library

400 Broad St.
Kingsport, TN 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

  • Sullivan

Services Offered

  • Family Literacy

  • GED Prep

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Asynchronous Online Courses

Contact Info:

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Email
(423) 229-9489
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Hawkins

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

Email
(423) 392-4643
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Unicoi

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

Email
(423) 392-4643
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Sullivan

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

Email
(423) 392-4643
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Washington

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

Email
(423) 392-4643
Literacy Council of Kingsport

247 Broad Street
​Suite #300 -1
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660

Charge for Services:

No

Counties Served:

Carter

Services Offered

  • Adult Literacy

  • Family Literacy Education

  • English Language Instruction

Delivery Model:

  • In-Person

  • Virtual

  • Hybrid In-Person/Virtual

Contact Info:

Dawn Blake

Email
(423) 392-4643
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Federal Officials

Federal Elected Officials in Tennessee

Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger

Representative
Republican
District:
TN
01
Term:
2021-2027
Counties Served

  • Carter

  • Cocke

  • Greene

  • Grundy

  • Hamblen

  • Hancock

  • Hawkins

  • Jefferson (Part)

  • Johnson

  • Sevier

  • Sullivan

  • Unicoi

Committee Assignments

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Energy Subcommittee

  • House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

167 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-6356

Kingsport District Office

205 Revere Street

Kingsport, TN 37660

Phone: (423) 398-5186

Fax: (423) 398-5312

Morristown District Office

1501 E. Morris Blvd.

Suite 12

Morristown, TN 37813

Phone: (423) 254-1400

Fax: (423) 254-1403

Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett

Representative
Republican
District:
TN
02
Term:
2019-2027
Counties Served

  • Blount

  • Campbell (Part)

  • Claiborne

  • Grainger

  • Jefferson (Part)

  • Knox

  • Loudon

  • Unicoi

Committee Assignments

  • House Foreign Affairs Committee

  • House Foreign Affairs Committee Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee

  • House Foreign Affairs Committee South and Central Asia Subcommittee

  • House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee

  • House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Government Operations Subcommittee

  • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

  • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Aviation Subcommittee

  • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Highways and Transit Subcommittee

  • House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

1122 Longworth HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-5435

Knoxville District Office

800 Market Street

Suite 110

Knoxville, TN 37902

Phone: (865) 523-3772

Maryville District Office

331 Court Street

Maryville, TN 37804

Phone: (865) 984-5464

Charles Fleischmann

Charles Fleischmann

Representative
Republican
District:
TN
03
Term:
2011-2027
Counties Served

  • Anderson

  • Bradley

  • Campbell (Part)

  • Hamilton

  • McMinn

  • Monroe

  • Morgan

  • Polk

  • Roane

  • Scott (Part)

Committee Assignments

  • House Appropriations Committee

  • House Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee

  • House Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee

  • House Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee

  • House Science, Space and Technology Committee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

2187 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-3271

Fax: (202) 225-3494

Athens Office

6 East Madison Avenue

Athens, TN 37303

Phone: (423) 745-4671

Fax: (423) 745-6025

Chattanooga Office

900 Georgia Avenue

Suite 126

Chattanooga, TN 37402

Phone: (423) 756-2342

Fax: (423) 756-6613

Oak Ridge Office

200 Administration Road

Suite 100

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Phone: (865) 576-1976

Fax: (865) 576-3221

Scott DesJarlais

Scott DesJarlais

Representative
Republican
District:
TN
04
Term:
2011-2027
Counties Served

  • Bledsoe

  • Coffee

  • Franklin

  • Grundy

  • Lawrence

  • Meigs

  • Sequatchie

Committee Assignments

  • House Agriculture Committee

  • House Agriculture Committee Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee

  • House Agriculture Committee Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee

  • House Armed Services Committee

  • House Armed Services Committee Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee

  • House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee (Chair)

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

2304 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-6831

Fax: (202) 226-5172

Murfreesboro

1500 Medical Center Parkway

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Phone: (615) 896-1986

Fax: (615) 896-8218

Winchester

200 South Jefferson St.

Federal Building

Suite 311

Winchester, TN 37398

Phone: (931) 962-3180

Fax: (931) 962-3435

Andy Ogles

Andy Ogles

Representative
Republican
District:
TN
05
Term:
2023-2027
Counties Served

  • Lewis

Committee Assignments

  • House Financial Services Committee

  • House Financial Services Committee Capital Markets Subcommittee

  • House Financial Services Committee National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee

  • House Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

  • House Homeland Security Committee

  • House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • House Homeland Security Committee Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee

  • House Homeland Security Committee Oversight, Investigations and Accountability Subcommittee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

151 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4311

Columbia District Office

22 Public Square

Suite 5

Columbia, TN 38401

Phone: (931) 777-2140

John Rose

John Rose

Representative
Republican
District:
TN
06
Term:
2019-2027
Counties Served

  • Cannon

  • Clay

  • Cumberland

  • DeKalb

  • Fentress

  • Macon

  • Overton

  • Pickett

  • Putnam

  • Scott (Part)

  • Smith

  • Van Buren

  • Warren (Part)

  • White

Committee Assignments

  • House Agriculture Committee

  • House Agriculture Committee Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development Subcommittee (Vice-Chair)

  • House Agriculture Committee Conservation, Research and Biotechnology Subcommittee

  • House Agriculture Committee General Farm Commodities, Risk Management and Credit Subcommittee

  • House Financial Services Committee

  • House Financial Services Committee Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee

  • House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions Subcommittee

  • House Financial Services Committee Housing and Insurance Subcommittee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

2238 Rayburn HOB

Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-4231

Fax: (202) 225-6887

Cookeville District Office

321 East Spring Street

Suite 306

Cookeville, TN 38501

Phone: (931) 854-9430

Fax: (615) 206-8980

Gallatin District Office

355 North Belvedere Drive

Suite 308

Gallatin, TN 37066

Phone: (615) 206-8204

Fax: (615) 206-8980

Bill Hagert

Bill Hagert

Senator
Republican
District:
TN
Statewide
Term:
2021-2027
Counties Served

  • Statewide

Committee Assignments

  • Joint Committee on Printing

  • Senate Appropriations Committee

  • Senate Appropriations Committee Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee

  • Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee

  • Senate Appropriations Committee Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee (Chair)

  • Senate Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Subcommittee

  • Senate Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee

  • Senate Appropriations Committee State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Digital Assets Subcommittee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee

  • Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee (Chair)

  • Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

Russell Senate Office Building

Suite 251

Washington, D.C. 20510

Phone: (202) 224-4944

Chattanooga

900 Georgia Avenue

Suite 260

Chattanooga, TN 37402

Phone: (423) 752-5337

Fax: (423) 752-2504

Cookeville

L. Clure Morton Federal Building

9 E. Broad Street

3rd Floor

Cookeville, TN 38503

Phone: (931) 400-7080

Jackson

Ed Jones Federal Building

109 S.Highland Avenue

Suite 216

Jackson, TN 38301

Phone: (731) 234-9358

Fax: (731) 664-3129

Knoxville

Howard H. Baker, Jr. U.S. Courthouse

800 Market Street

Suite 112

Knoxville, TN 37902

Phone: (865) 545-4253

Fax: (865) 545-4252

Memphis

Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building

167 North Main Street

Suite 1068

Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: (901) 544-4224

Nashville

719 Church Street

Suite 2150

Nashville, TN 37203

Phone: (615) 736-5129

Fax: (615) 269-4803

Tri-Cities

Tri-Cities Regional Airport

2525 Highway 75

Suite 101

Blountville, TN 37617

Phone: (423) 325-6240

Fax: (423) 325-6236

Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Senator
Republican
District:
TN
Statewide
Term:
2019-2031
Counties Served

  • Statewide

Committee Assignments

  • Joint Economic Committee

  • Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

  • Senate Finance Committee

  • Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

  • Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

Office Locations

Washington, D.C. Office

357 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-3344

Fax: (202) 228-0566

Chattanooga Office

10 West M. L. King Blvd

6th Floor

Chattanooga, TN 37402

Phone: (423) 541-2939

Fax: (423) 541-2944

Jackson Office

109 S Highland Ave

Suite 218

Jackson, TN 38301

Phone: (731) 660-3971

Fax: (731) 660-3978

Knoxville Office

800 Market Street

Suite 121

Knoxville, TN 37902

Phone: (865) 540-3781

Fax: (865) 540-7952

Memphis Office

100 Peabody Place

Suite 1125

Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: (901) 527-9199

Fax: (901) 527-9515

Nashville Office

719 Church Street

Suite 2100

Nashville, TN 37203

Phone: (629) 800-6600

Fax: (615) 298-2148

Tri-cities Office

207 Mocking Bird Ln

Suite 502

Johnson City, TN 37604

Phone: (423) 753-4009

Fax: (423) 788-0250

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