Key Takeaways Most Tennesseans get coverage through an employer. TennCare covers about 1.4 million people—but eligibility is ...

This brief focuses on housing in Tennessee—providing an overview of the state’s housing landscape and six key insights.

The federal government has increasingly shaped public education through funding to support higher-cost students. Tennessee typically receives about $1.1 billion annually in federal K-12 funding for ...

Join the Sycamore Institute and the Clarksville Association of REALTORS® Attainable Housing Community Coalition on October 20 for the Regional Housing Policy Summit: Clarksville. This event will ...

Governments often subsidize sports venues in an effort to attract or retain professional teams and large events – which they expect to generate other benefits. Pro sports stadiums rarely create enough ...

Basic needs in Tennessee cost significantly more than federal poverty thresholds. Incomes and the costs of some basic needs in Tennessee have increased faster than inflation since 2019. Rates of ...

In FY 2019, Tennessee distributed $1.1 billion in federal funds to school districts across the state — or about 11% of total district revenues that year. Each of Tennessee’s 142 school districts ...

See our 2018 Update on Indicators of Progress for more recent metrics and statistics. For a summary of how policymakers responded to Tennessee’s opioid epidemic during the 2018 legislative session, ...

A growing share of Tennessee adolescents report poor mental health, symptoms of depression, and attempting suicide. Youth suicide death rates have also increased. While girls in Tennessee are more ...

State and local zoning and building policies affect nearly every aspect of housing development and can affect the supply and cost of homes available to meet Tennessee’s growing demand. State law gives ...

Tennessee’s 95 counties continued to experience significant differences in income levels, poverty rates, educational attainment, and health insurance status in 2019-2023. On average, Middle ...

After accounting for inflation, Tennesseans’ 2023 median household income remained relatively unchanged, while the poverty rate grew. Compared to white Tennesseans, the difference in poverty rates ...