Rank

1450of 3,144

Marion, Tennessee

Score 6.36 / 10· population 29,382

Marion County is in the Sequatchie Valley along Interstate 24, with Lodge's cast iron foundries in South Pittsburg, 30 minutes from Chattanooga. Of residents who drive alone to work, 56 percent spend more than 30 minutes on the road. Life expectancy is 72.0 years, against 73.5 statewide, and 21.4 percent of adults smoke.

Sources
  • Marion County is in the Sequatchie Valley; Kimball, one of its towns, is along I-24; South Pittsburg is one of its towns visitmarioncountytn.com
  • Lodge's cast iron foundries are in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, 30 minutes outside Chattanooga lodgecastiron.com
  • South Pittsburg and Jasper are incorporated towns in Marion County ctas.tennessee.edu
  • County Health Rankings 2025: 55.7% of Marion County workers who drive alone commute more than 30 minutes countyhealthrankings.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025: Marion County life expectancy 72.0 years, Tennessee 73.5; 21.4% of Marion County adults smoke countyhealthrankings.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax1.1
  5. Property tax8.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.9

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate6.4
  2. Life expectancy1.3
  3. Government employees7.5
  4. Single-parent households3.4

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