RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 112 SHOWN OF 112

Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee cities · 1990

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 112 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 112 is 4.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Millersville, TNTN6,4380.6%–

02South Cleveland, TNTN7,4521.1%–

03Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921.2%–

04Arlington, TNTN15,7031.3%–

05Ashland City, TNTN5,6501.3%–

06Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301.6%–

07Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1031.7%–

08La Follette, TNTN7,1761.7%–

09Newport, TNTN7,0491.9%–

10Milan, TNTN8,3671.9%–

11La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.0%–

12Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4742.1%–

13Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5982.2%–

14White House, TNTN17,8722.2%–

15Madisonville, TNTN5,4282.3%–

16Crossville, TNTN13,1132.4%–

17Savannah, TNTN7,6892.4%–

18Portland, TNTN13,6582.4%–

19Ripley, TNTN7,4992.4%–

20Munford, TNTN6,9962.5%–

21Harriman, TNTN6,1922.5%–

22Lexington, TNTN8,1302.5%–

23Oakland, TNTN10,8352.7%–

24Shelbyville, TNTN26,1462.7%–

25Paris, TNTN10,4682.8%–

26Lewisburg, TNTN13,5172.8%–

27Erwin, TNTN6,0192.8%–

28Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5402.8%–

29Millington, TNTN12,9532.9%–

30Loudon, TNTN6,9632.9%–

31Seymour, TNTN16,2162.9%–

32Medina, TNTN5,8132.9%–

33Sevierville, TNTN19,0102.9%–

34Rockwood, TNTN5,6073.0%–

35Dayton, TNTN7,8193.0%–

36Eagleton, TNTN5,5983.1%–

37Atoka, TNTN10,6453.1%–

38Humboldt, TNTN7,8413.1%–

39Spring Hill, TNTN61,3363.1%–

40Sparta, TNTN5,0383.1%–

41Lafayette, TNTN6,0203.1%–

42Sweetwater, TNTN6,7063.2%–

43Morristown, TNTN33,5173.3%–

44Alcoa, TNTN13,6893.3%–

45Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2363.4%–

46Union City, TNTN10,8143.4%–

47McMinnville, TNTN13,9433.4%–

48Smyrna, TNTN63,3213.4%–

49Springfield, TNTN20,0903.5%–

50Dunlap, TNTN6,0893.6%–

51Gallatin, TNTN54,5903.6%–

52Brownsville, TNTN9,3013.8%–

53McKenzie, TNTN5,6323.9%–

54Winchester, TNTN10,4384.0%–

55Clinton, TNTN10,4664.1%–

56Elizabethton, TNTN14,3504.1%–

57East Ridge, TNTN21,9214.2%–

58Smithville, TNTN5,6204.2%–

59Middle Valley, TNTN12,1874.2%–

60Church Hill, TNTN7,2974.5%–

61Fairview, TNTN10,8774.5%–

62Pulaski, TNTN8,3944.5%–

63Greenbrier, TNTN7,1704.6%–

64Dickson, TNTN17,0514.8%–

65Covington, TNTN8,5854.8%–

66Halls, TNTN10,2724.9%–

67Henderson, TNTN6,5904.9%–

68Lebanon, TNTN53,4125.1%–

69Dyersburg, TNTN15,9065.1%–

70Bolivar, TNTN5,0435.2%–

71Chattanooga, TNTN194,1445.3%–

72Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.3%–

73Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1725.6%–

74Columbia, TNTN50,0725.6%–

75Greeneville, TNTN16,1415.6%–

76Hendersonville, TNTN64,2665.7%–

77Manchester, TNTN13,7765.7%–

78Clarksville, TNTN188,8295.8%–

79Red Bank, TNTN12,4055.9%–

80Bristol, TNTN28,1076.0%–

81Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.0%–

82Cleveland, TNTN51,1726.1%–

83Athens, TNTN15,2636.1%–

84Nolensville, TNTN15,7896.1%–

85Powell, TNTN13,7396.2%–

86Kingston, TNTN6,2996.3%–

87Jackson, TNTN69,3396.4%–

88Jonesborough, TNTN6,9906.4%–

89Memphis, TNTN609,6476.4%–

90Kingsport, TNTN57,5306.5%–

91Collierville, TNTN51,9096.6%–

92Green Hill, TNTN6,8666.8%–

93Bartlett, TNTN56,4166.9%–

94Harrison, TNTN8,0117.1%–

95Lakeland, TNTN14,4227.1%–

96Tullahoma, TNTN21,2797.2%–

97Jefferson City, TNTN9,1037.6%–

98Knoxville, TNTN202,0217.9%–

99Nashville, TNTN721,0748.2%–

100Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,4878.6%–

101Maryville, TNTN32,4428.7%–

102Johnson City, TNTN74,9439.2%–

103Franklin, TNTN90,2269.3%–

104Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17810.1%–

105Martin, TNTN11,06010.4%–

106Cookeville, TNTN38,21211.2%–

107Collegedale, TNTN11,49911.5%–

108Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39516.7%–

109Farragut, TNTN25,12117.5%–

110Germantown, TNTN40,00118.3%–

111Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82418.4%–

112Brentwood, TNTN45,31320.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS