Hardeman County Ranks 90th in Tennessee for Child Well-Being
Hardeman County ranks 90th overall among Tennessee’s 95 counties in the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth’s 2026 County Profiles & Rankings.
The county ranked 93rd in Economic Stability & Affordability, 86th in Education & Early Learning, 76th in Health & Development, and 75th in Child Safety & Risk Behaviors.
Economic challenges included a 26.5 percent child poverty rate and a 45.8 percent child care cost burden, with the latter ranking 95th in Tennessee.
In education, 29.6 percent of students met the benchmark measured in TCAP Reading and 24.5 percent in TCAP Math. The county’s high school graduation rate was 92.3 percent, matching the statewide rate.
One of Hardeman County’s strongest results was kindergarten immunizations. The county’s 98.2 percent immunization rate ranked second in Tennessee. The county also ranked ninth for its rate of victims of abuse or neglect, at 5.4 per 1,000.
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