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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1031.5%−47%

02Lafayette, TNTN6,0201.9%−53%

03Newport, TNTN7,0492.5%+11%

04Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2922.8%+67%

05La Follette, TNTN7,1762.8%−13%

06Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.3%−1%

07Bolivar, TNTN5,0433.5%−26%

08Millersville, TNTN6,4383.7%+11%

09Brownsville, TNTN9,3013.9%−32%

10McMinnville, TNTN13,9434.0%+2%

11Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5404.0%+34%

12Lexington, TNTN8,1304.1%−11%

13Eagleton, TNTN5,5984.1%+68%

14Shelbyville, TNTN26,1464.1%+40%

15Erwin, TNTN6,0194.3%−14%

16South Cleveland, TNTN7,4524.4%+162%

17Milan, TNTN8,3674.5%+5%

18Harriman, TNTN6,1924.5%+29%

19Springfield, TNTN20,0904.7%+35%

20Sparta, TNTN5,0384.8%+2%

21Ripley, TNTN7,4995.1%−0%

22Portland, TNTN13,6585.1%+140%

23Pulaski, TNTN8,3945.4%+48%

24Rockwood, TNTN5,6075.4%+15%

25Lewisburg, TNTN13,5175.5%+88%

26Dunlap, TNTN6,0895.5%+122%

27Sweetwater, TNTN6,7065.6%+110%

28Madisonville, TNTN5,4285.6%−34%

29Seymour, TNTN16,2165.8%−30%

30Jefferson City, TNTN9,1035.9%−30%

31Clinton, TNTN10,4666.1%+0%

32Dickson, TNTN17,0516.1%+16%

33Loudon, TNTN6,9636.2%+108%

34Sevierville, TNTN19,0106.2%+56%

35Crossville, TNTN13,1136.2%+32%

36Fayetteville, TNTN7,0686.2%+62%

37Savannah, TNTN7,6896.3%+44%

38Lenoir City, TNTN12,5306.4%+562%

39Smithville, TNTN5,6206.4%+15%

40Church Hill, TNTN7,2976.4%+7%

41Greenbrier, TNTN7,1706.5%+269%

42Oakland, TNTN10,8356.5%+54%

43La Vergne, TNTN42,1466.7%+147%

44Morristown, TNTN33,5176.8%+29%

45Dayton, TNTN7,8197.0%+88%

46Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%–

47Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4747.2%+116%

48Munford, TNTN6,9967.2%+19%

49White House, TNTN17,8727.2%+87%

50Dyersburg, TNTN15,9067.2%+43%

51Paris, TNTN10,4687.5%+24%

52Humboldt, TNTN7,8417.6%+293%

53Powell, TNTN13,7397.7%–

54Columbia, TNTN50,0727.7%+42%

55Smyrna, TNTN63,3217.8%+90%

56Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2368.0%+59%

57Elizabethton, TNTN14,3508.1%+69%

58East Ridge, TNTN21,9218.5%+104%

59Green Hill, TNTN6,8668.5%+17%

60Athens, TNTN15,2638.6%+39%

61Union City, TNTN10,8148.7%+111%

62Millington, TNTN12,9538.7%+62%

63Henderson, TNTN6,5908.7%+22%

64Halls, TNTN10,2729.0%–

65Covington, TNTN8,5859.2%+110%

66Winchester, TNTN10,4389.9%+98%

67Lynchburg, TNTN6,92010.0%+140%

68Bristol, TNTN28,10710.1%+73%

69Manchester, TNTN13,77610.2%+68%

70Atoka, TNTN10,64510.3%+97%

71Pleasant View, TNTN5,79710.4%+164%

72Lebanon, TNTN53,41210.6%+96%

73Clarksville, TNTN188,82911.1%+64%

74Greeneville, TNTN16,14111.2%+37%

75Memphis, TNTN609,64711.3%+47%

76Alcoa, TNTN13,68911.3%+110%

77Jackson, TNTN69,33911.5%+36%

78Middle Valley, TNTN12,18711.6%+62%

79Ashland City, TNTN5,65011.7%+169%

80Gallatin, TNTN54,59011.9%+178%

81Kingsport, TNTN57,53012.0%+39%

82Fairview, TNTN10,87712.1%+237%

83Jonesborough, TNTN6,99012.3%+70%

84McKenzie, TNTN5,63212.5%+70%

85Cleveland, TNTN51,17212.5%+56%

86Tullahoma, TNTN21,27912.7%+39%

87Bartlett, TNTN56,41613.2%+50%

88Chattanooga, TNTN194,14413.5%+78%

89Martin, TNTN11,06013.6%+13%

90Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50613.6%+100%

91Knoxville, TNTN202,02113.8%+45%

92Kingston, TNTN6,29913.9%+205%

93Spring Hill, TNTN61,33614.7%+121%

94Harrison, TNTN8,01115.1%+81%

95Medina, TNTN5,81315.3%+208%

96Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17815.3%+54%

97Cookeville, TNTN38,21215.4%+28%

98Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48715.6%+39%

99Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17215.7%+151%

100Hendersonville, TNTN64,26616.1%+132%

101Maryville, TNTN32,44216.1%+53%

102Arlington, TNTN15,70316.5%+194%

103Red Bank, TNTN12,40517.8%+214%

104Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39518.2%+2%

105Nashville, TNTN721,07418.5%+85%

106Johnson City, TNTN74,94319.3%+71%

107Lakeland, TNTN14,42220.3%+73%

108Collegedale, TNTN11,49923.5%+65%

109Tellico, TNTN7,41423.9%–

110Franklin, TNTN90,22624.8%+130%

111Nolensville, TNTN15,78926.0%+187%

112Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46926.8%+312%

113Collierville, TNTN51,90926.9%+136%

114Farragut, TNTN25,12128.8%+30%

115Germantown, TNTN40,00132.2%+44%

116Brentwood, TNTN45,31332.5%+25%

117Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82432.6%+32%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES