Rank

1012of 3,144

White, Tennessee

Score 6.60 / 10· population 28,692

Sparta, the seat of White County in the Upper Cumberland, counts Jackson Kayak and Dometic Marine among its largest employers, and the county levies a 2.25 percent local sales tax on top of the state's 7. Donald Trump took 82.9 percent of the 2024 presidential vote here, 19 points above his statewide share. Drug overdoses kill 56 per 100,000 residents, more than the state's 51, and life expectancy is 71.6 years.

Sources
  • Sparta is the White County seat; the county is in the Upper Cumberland ECD region; Jackson Kayak (178) and Dometic Marine (325) are among Sparta's top ten employers tnecd.com
  • White County sales tax: state 7%, county 2.25%, Sparta 0.5% avalara.com
  • 2024 certified results: White County Trump 10,717 of 12,931 presidential votes (82.9%); statewide Trump 1,966,865 of 3,063,942 (64.2%) sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
  • County Health Rankings 2025: White County drug overdose mortality 56.3 per 100,000 vs 51.0 statewide; life expectancy 71.6 years 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 President8.3
  4. Sales tax1.6
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality6.1
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.5
  2. Life expectancy1.9
  3. Government employees4.1
  4. Single-parent households4.6

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