QuoteOverview of Tennessee
Area
42,144 SQ. MI.
GDP
$349.569 Billion
College Educated
35%
Population
6,715,984
Capital
Nashville
Median Income
$28,764
Tennessee became the 16th state in 1796, bordered by eight present-day states and the Mississippi River. Though in its early days the state played a significant role in the abolition of slavery, by 1860 about 1 in 4 of all the people in Tennessee were slaves.
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The divided state was the last to secede from the Union in 1861, and many battles were fought in Tennessee. After the war, the state ratified the 14th Amendment, which provides citizenship rights and equal protection laws.
During the Scopes Trial of 1925, the state received national attention when it brought a court case against a high school biology teacher who taught evolution in school, which was against the law. Also in the 1920s, Tennessee emerged as the heartland of traditional country music, with Nashville's Grande Ole Opry becoming the longest-running radio broadcast in American history.
Tennessee played a vital role during the civil rights movement of the 1960s and was the site of lunch counter sit-ins, nonviolent protests that garnered national attention to desegregation efforts. Although the activism of African-Americans in Tennessee helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, it was in Memphis in 1968 that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
Package shipping giant FedEx and health care and medical facility firm HCA Holdings are among the Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Tennessee. Non-agricultural growth has boosted Tennessee's economy in recent years, with the manufacturing and mining, logging and construction industries experiencing strong growth.
Tourists in Tennessee flock to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which welcomes more than 10 million visitors annually. Memphis boasts Elvis Presley's house, Graceland, the second-most visited residence in the country after the White House. Nashville, Chattanooga and Gatlinburg are also popular tourist destinations.
Tennessee Rankings
Overall Rankings
CategoryRank
#26 out of 50 in 2018
#30
Overall Rank
Read our methodology to see how the scores and rankings were calculated.
#43
Health Care
#35
Education
#12
Economy
#13
Infrastructure
#26
Opportunity
#1
Fiscal Stability
#43
Crime & Corrections
#37
Natural Environment
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee
My home state just does it better all around better than California or NY.. ..We are the best state in the country
Oversees girls make sure u visit MEMPHIS, NASHVILLE and SMOKY MOUNTAINS. ..
30/50? :udontlookok:
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:53:55 AM
30/50? :udontlookok:
Where u from? I bet its better than your state
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 10:54:33 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:53:55 AM
30/50? :udontlookok:
Where u from? I bet its better than your state
GODssouri is shitty and we're still higher on the list than you :blessed:
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:56:34 AM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 10:54:33 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:53:55 AM
30/50? :udontlookok:
Where u from? I bet its better than your state
GODssouri is shitty and we're still higher on the list than you :blessed:
NOT missouri boring ass . .u may be higher but who wants to visit missouri
Quote from: RUN TINGZ. on June 09, 2019, 10:55:12 AM
30th
must be a shithole
nope faggot that would be Mississippi Alabama Arkansas and New Mexico
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
hdmxjxkd
aint shit there but Nashville
Which is only for whites
So u have nothing
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
hdmxjxkd
aint shit there but Nashville
thats a damn lie people visit Nashville, Memphis, Smoky Mountains all the time. .. theres so much to do in the state
What is there to do in missouri exactly I may be missing out
Could never live in the south
it looks so hot and scary
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 11:00:16 AM
Which is only for whites
So u have nothing
Nashville for whites and Memphis for blacks even... .
What is St Louis for
and what is Kansas City for
Those cities barely reaching Nashville and Memphis in overall population
Quote from: Laith on June 09, 2019, 11:01:35 AM
Could never live in the south
it looks so hot and scary
who wants to live in UK and London tho
is this a trick question lol
Where does Chicago rank? Chitown>>>>
Quote from: Suspirium on June 09, 2019, 11:10:35 AM
Where does Chicago rank? Chitown>>>>
yeah I agree Chicago is amazing but its under TN ... Illinois at 35
Your state dropped 4 spots from last year. It's going downhill.
Quote from: TriBeCa on June 09, 2019, 11:34:05 AM
Your state dropped 4 spots from last year. It's going downhill.
and where you from since u wanna talk shit about my lovely state
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
not a Texas fag please your state is a boring mess
N Memphis is the most EXCITING city in the world
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Florida is #13. After all this mess y'all stay talking.
DNNXNXNSNDNSNDNDMSNDNNSNDNDNDNNDNDNDNDNNDNDND
Booking all of your flops states
Quote from: Trey on June 09, 2019, 12:00:02 PM
Florida is #13. After all this mess y'all stay talking.
DNNXNXNSNDNSNDNDMSNDNNSNDNDNDNNDNDNDNDNNDNDND
I would hope Florida is in top 20 with all the OLD retired people moving there yearly thats long money moving there hun
Quote from: Xavier on June 09, 2019, 12:16:14 PM
Dude I'm originally from Florida/currently live in Georgia and they're bOTH higher than this :dead:
those states have a disadvantage towards TN.. ..If TN had the film industry like Georgia or old people moving there in droves like Florida than theyd be higher too
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some HOOD there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some good there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
U'll love Nashville... .visit and u'll see what I'm talkin about
What part of Memphis your coworker is from
Orange Mound isn't that dangerous now Whitehaven, Parkway Village and Frayser are very dangerous
Memphis may be a dangerous city but most metro with a high concentration of ppl have high crime rates
Yea, Florida is superior.
I see Jersey slicin and dicin at #12!
:cheerup:
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Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 12:35:44 PM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some good there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
U'll love Nashville... .visit and u'll see what I'm talkin about
What part of Memphis your coworker is from
Orange Mound isn't that dangerous now Whitehaven, Parkway Village and Frayser are very dangerous
Memphis may be a dangerous city but most metro with a high concentration of ppl have high crime rates
:plzstop: Nashville is just as bad as Memphis.You go there thinking country music, horses, Wranglers not gangs.Memphis averages a homicide every other day and Nashville, every three days.
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 02:04:54 PM
I see Jersey slicin and dicin at #12!
:cheerup:
The only thing I see from Jersey are those big fat RATS
Quote from: rosone1 on June 09, 2019, 02:32:04 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 12:35:44 PM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some good there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
U'll love Nashville... .visit and u'll see what I'm talkin about
What part of Memphis your coworker is from
Orange Mound isn't that dangerous now Whitehaven, Parkway Village and Frayser are very dangerous
Memphis may be a dangerous city but most metro with a high concentration of ppl have high crime rates
:plzstop: Nashville is just as bad as Memphis.You go there thinking country music, horses, Wranglers not gangs.Memphis averages a homicide every other day and Nashville, every three days.
wow I had no idea to be honest... what part of Nashville u from
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 02:33:14 PM
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 02:04:54 PM
I see Jersey slicin and dicin at #12!
:cheerup:
The only thing I see from Jersey NY are those big fat RATS
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 02:39:13 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 02:33:14 PM
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 02:04:54 PM
I see Jersey slicin and dicin at #12!
:cheerup:
The only thing I see from Jersey NY are those big fat RATS
:ohwow: lol i may have gotten them both confused
I know my wack ass state is at the bottom which is fine, but I'm currently planning to leave this mf. Me and my dude was discussing this last night.
Memphis is fcking ghetto and dirty
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some good there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
Shhdbdjske
Not Orange mound being good
Thats the ghetto hell hole
Quote from: Scott. on June 09, 2019, 07:53:42 PM
I know my wack ass state is at the bottom which is fine, but I'm currently planning to leave this mf. Me and my dude was discussing this last night.
Are you def gonna leave or are you still debating because of your family?
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
People visit Memphis all of the time for Graceland and stuff.
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 08:01:40 PM
Quote from: Scott. on June 09, 2019, 07:53:42 PM
I know my wack ass state is at the bottom which is fine, but I'm currently planning to leave this mf. Me and my dude was discussing this last night.
Are you def gonna leave or are you still debating because of your family?
Are you def asking because you give a damn or are you still talking to me to be funny? Take your pick.
Quote from: Scott. on June 09, 2019, 08:04:18 PM
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 08:01:40 PM
Quote from: Scott. on June 09, 2019, 07:53:42 PM
I know my wack ass state is at the bottom which is fine, but I'm currently planning to leave this mf. Me and my dude was discussing this last night.
Are you def gonna leave or are you still debating because of your family?
Are you def asking because you give a damn or are you still talking to me to be funny? Take your pick.
ncccccc
I'm asking because I care. I know it was a concern of yours and relocation is such a big decision.
Quote from: Sinny The Stallion on June 09, 2019, 07:57:21 PM
Memphis is fcking ghetto and dirty
No its not faggot its better than your city u tranny lover
Quote from: Stunt 101 on June 09, 2019, 08:11:53 PM
not 30th
fsffsf
What's the prize? A pic of a cow grazing
dont do it Herb
Quote from: Scott. on June 09, 2019, 07:53:42 PM
I know my wack ass state is at the bottom which is fine, but I'm currently planning to leave this mf. Me and my dude was discussing this last night.
what state are u from Scotty
I left ghetto London a few years ago.
I wanna travel all over the USA. I've been many times but not for the past few years.
Quote from: Martyr on June 09, 2019, 09:13:21 PM
I left ghetto London a few years ago.
I wanna travel all over the USA. I've been many times but not for the past few years.
really where did u move to? and what states and cities in USA do u wanna visit
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 09:14:30 PM
Quote from: Martyr on June 09, 2019, 09:13:21 PM
I left ghetto London a few years ago.
I wanna travel all over the USA. I've been many times but not for the past few years.
really where did u move to? and what states and cities in USA do u wanna visit
I wanna visit New York, Miami, LA, Oregon, Las Vegas and Atlanta (I've been there 3 times and love it).
Quote from: Stunt 101 on June 09, 2019, 08:11:53 PM
not 30th
fsffsf
What's the prize? A pic of a cow grazing
mnb hjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Gu where did you appear from? I've been here a year and never saw you comment.
Quote from: Martyr on June 09, 2019, 09:17:27 PM
Gu where did you appear from? I've been here a year and never saw you comment.
He escapes the pits of hell the wreck havoc every few months
Quote from: Martyr on June 09, 2019, 09:17:27 PM
Gu where did you appear from? I've been here a year and never saw you comment.
I'm a new member under this account I haven't been active tho since 2016 under my old account loveguru
Quote from: Sinny The Stallion on June 09, 2019, 09:24:05 PM
Quote from: Martyr on June 09, 2019, 09:17:27 PM
Gu where did you appear from? I've been here a year and never saw you comment.
He escapes the pits of hell the wreck havoc every few months
Tranny lover
Quote from: Sinny The Stallion on June 09, 2019, 08:00:36 PM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some good there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
Shhdbdjske
Not Orange mound being good
Thats the ghetto hell hole
thats what i meant .. HOOD .. i twas a typo lolz
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 09:27:36 PM
Quote from: Sinny The Stallion on June 09, 2019, 08:00:36 PM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 12:30:11 PM
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
Quote from: Troye Stormborn on June 09, 2019, 11:36:29 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tenneeese
Ever!!
And Memphis is the murder capital of the world I heard
I hear Nashville has a lot white twinks that u love so much
Wait I'm interested now lol
But for real I hear Memphis is dangerous. There is some good there named orange grove or orange mound that this girl at work always talks about
Shhdbdjske
Not Orange mound being good
Thats the ghetto hell hole
thats what i meant .. HOOD .. i twas a typo lolz
u still in Dallas
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 08:03:27 PM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
People visit Memphis all of the time for Graceland and stuff.
bitch shut the fuck up
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
hdmxjxkd
aint shit there but Nashville
Lol I moved here from GA a couple years ago. There's actually some real nice places to do outdoorsy stuff like Smoky Mountains in Gatlinburg and Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga.
Quote from: loveguru1000 on June 09, 2019, 11:02:23 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 11:00:16 AM
Which is only for whites
So u have nothing
Nashville for whites and Memphis for blacks even... .
What is St Louis for
and what is Kansas City for
Those cities barely reaching Nashville and Memphis in overall population
I think they are lying about population size, though, at least with Memphis. They claim to be a bigger city than Atlanta, and that's just false. They must be counting all the people in Shelby county to make the numbers bigger.
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 10, 2019, 12:01:56 AM
Quote from: BowDown on June 09, 2019, 08:03:27 PM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
People visit Memphis all of the time for Graceland and stuff.
bitch shut the fuck up
Stay mad that no one visits Misery for vacation.
YAY? :uhh:
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
hdmxjxkd
aint shit there but Nashville
:kii:
Like........ I've NEVER heard it
Quote from: Vonc2002 on June 10, 2019, 06:54:10 AM
Quote from: Kaeli. on June 09, 2019, 10:59:40 AM
no one has ever said "hey guys, let's visit Tennessee"
hdmxjxkd
aint shit there but Nashville
:kii:
Like........ I've NEVER heard it
Yes u have faggot n where u from
Rihanna is fat ugly wildebeest
Quote from: Scott. on June 09, 2019, 07:53:42 PM
I know my wack ass state is at the bottom which is fine, but I'm currently planning to leave this mf. Me and my dude was discussing this last night.
🤦🏾♂️ Everybody keep trying to leave and here I am keep trying to move back