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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Millersville, TNTN6,4380.6%−83%

02South Cleveland, TNTN7,4521.1%−35%

03Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921.2%−28%

04Arlington, TNTN15,7031.3%−77%

05Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.3%−70%

06Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301.6%+66%

07Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1031.7%−43%

08La Follette, TNTN7,1761.7%−48%

09Newport, TNTN7,0491.9%−16%

10Milan, TNTN8,3671.9%−56%

11La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.0%−27%

12Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4742.1%−36%

13Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5982.2%−35%

14White House, TNTN17,8722.2%−43%

15Madisonville, TNTN5,4282.3%−73%

16Crossville, TNTN13,1132.4%−50%

17Savannah, TNTN7,6892.4%−46%

18Portland, TNTN13,6582.4%+11%

19Ripley, TNTN7,4992.4%−53%

20Munford, TNTN6,9962.5%−59%

21Harriman, TNTN6,1922.5%−30%

22Lexington, TNTN8,1302.5%−46%

23Oakland, TNTN10,8352.7%−36%

24Shelbyville, TNTN26,1462.7%−6%

25Paris, TNTN10,4682.8%−54%

26Lewisburg, TNTN13,5172.8%−4%

27Erwin, TNTN6,0192.8%−44%

28Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5402.8%−6%

29Millington, TNTN12,9532.9%−47%

30Loudon, TNTN6,9632.9%−3%

31Seymour, TNTN16,2162.9%−66%

32Medina, TNTN5,8132.9%−42%

33Sevierville, TNTN19,0102.9%−27%

34Rockwood, TNTN5,6073.0%−37%

35Dayton, TNTN7,8193.0%−19%

36Eagleton, TNTN5,5983.1%+26%

37Atoka, TNTN10,6453.1%−41%

38Humboldt, TNTN7,8413.1%+60%

39Spring Hill, TNTN61,3363.1%−53%

40Sparta, TNTN5,0383.1%−34%

41Lafayette, TNTN6,0203.1%−24%

42Sweetwater, TNTN6,7063.2%+22%

43Morristown, TNTN33,5173.3%−38%

44Alcoa, TNTN13,6893.3%−39%

45Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2363.4%−33%

46Union City, TNTN10,8143.4%−17%

47McMinnville, TNTN13,9433.4%−13%

48Smyrna, TNTN63,3213.4%−17%

49Springfield, TNTN20,0903.5%+1%

50Dunlap, TNTN6,0893.6%+43%

51Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.6%−17%

52Brownsville, TNTN9,3013.8%−35%

53McKenzie, TNTN5,6323.9%−47%

54Winchester, TNTN10,4384.0%−21%

55Clinton, TNTN10,4664.1%−33%

56Elizabethton, TNTN14,3504.1%−14%

57East Ridge, TNTN21,9214.2%+1%

58Smithville, TNTN5,6204.2%−25%

59Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.2%−41%

60Church Hill, TNTN7,2974.5%−25%

61Fairview, TNTN10,8774.5%+25%

62Pulaski, TNTN8,3944.5%+25%

63Greenbrier, TNTN7,1704.6%+161%

64Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%−9%

65Covington, TNTN8,5854.8%+9%

66Halls, TNTN10,2724.9%–

67Henderson, TNTN6,5904.9%−31%

68Lebanon, TNTN53,4125.1%−6%

69Dyersburg, TNTN15,9065.1%+0%

70Bolivar, TNTN5,0435.2%+9%

71Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.3%−30%

72Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.3%+38%

73Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1725.6%−11%

74Columbia, TNTN50,0725.6%+3%

75Greeneville, TNTN16,1415.6%−31%

76Hendersonville, TNTN64,2665.7%−18%

77Manchester, TNTN13,7765.7%−6%

78Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.8%−14%

79Red Bank, TNTN12,4055.9%+4%

80Bristol, TNTN28,1076.0%+3%

81Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.0%−11%

82Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.1%−24%

83Athens, TNTN15,2636.1%−2%

84Nolensville, TNTN15,7896.1%−33%

85Powell, TNTN13,7396.2%–

86Kingston, TNTN6,2996.3%+39%

87Jackson, TNTN69,3396.4%−25%

88Jonesborough, TNTN6,9906.4%−12%

89Memphis, TNTN609,6476.4%−17%

90Kingsport, TNTN57,5306.5%−24%

91Collierville, TNTN51,9096.6%−42%

92Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.8%−7%

93Bartlett, TNTN56,4166.9%−21%

94Harrison, TNTN8,0117.1%−15%

95Lakeland, TNTN14,4227.1%−39%

96Tullahoma, TNTN21,2797.2%−21%

97Jefferson City, TNTN9,1037.6%−10%

98Knoxville, TNTN202,0217.9%−17%

99Nashville, TNTN721,0748.2%−19%

100Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4878.6%−24%

101Maryville, TNTN32,4428.7%−18%

102Johnson City, TNTN74,9439.2%−19%

103Franklin, TNTN90,2269.3%−13%

104Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17810.1%+2%

105Martin, TNTN11,06010.4%−13%

106Cookeville, TNTN38,21211.2%−7%

107Collegedale, TNTN11,49911.5%−19%

108Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39516.7%−6%

109Farragut, TNTN25,12117.5%−21%

110Germantown, TNTN40,00118.3%−18%

111Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82418.4%−26%

112Brentwood, TNTN45,31320.2%−22%

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