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2008
Tennessee 4-H Project Enrollment
| Communication/Public
Speaking |
114,864 |
| Nutrition/Health/Fitness |
102,296 |
| Exploring
4-H |
33,567 |
| Horse |
22,022 |
| Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries |
21,353 |
| Companion Animals |
18,843 |
| Citizenship |
17,311 |
| Environmental Science/Conservation |
16,303 |
| Photography |
14,853 |
| Food Science |
14,456 |
| Line
and Design |
11,533 |
| Veterinary
Science |
10,447 |
| Consumer Education/Economics |
9,649 |
| Computer
and Technology |
9,607 |
| Clothing and Textiles |
8,940 |
| Electric |
7,575 |
| Performing Arts/Recreation |
6,092 |
| Leadership/Personal Development |
6,085 |
| Beef |
5,488 |
| Engineering/Safety Science |
4,779 |
| Dairy |
4,354 |
| Poultry |
4,349 |
| Sheep |
3,466 |
| Goat |
3,174 |
| Plant Science |
2,706 |
| Swine |
2,044 |
| Horticulture/Garden |
1,599 |
| Entomology |
1,325 |
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2008
4-H Membership Facts & Figures
Of
the 301,958 4-H members in Tennessee in 2008:
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63%
lived in towns under 10,000 and open country |
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17%
lived in towns and cities of 10,000 - 50,000 |
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9% lived in central cities of more than 50,000 |
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9%
lived on farms |
|
2%
lived in suburbs or cities of more than 50,000 |
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50%
were female |
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50%
were male |
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87%
were White |
|
11%
were Africian-American |
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0.7%
were Other |
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0.6%
were American Indian or Alaskan Native |
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0.4%
were Asian |
|
0.3%
were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
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96% were Non-Hispanic |
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4% were Hispanic |
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41%
were 5th- and 6th-graders |
|
27%
were 4th-graders |
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20%
were 7th- and 8th-graders |
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6% were kindergarten through 3rd-graders |
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6% were 9th- through 12th-graders |
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0.7%
were other (not in school, special needs, etc.) |
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2008
Volunteer Facts & Figures
Of
the 5,489 4-H volunteers in Tennessee in 2008:
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91%
were adults |
|
9%
were older 4-H members |
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|
|
69%
were female |
|
31%
were male |
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