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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee cities · 2000

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 113 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 113 is 5.3%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301.0%−0.6 pts

02Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921.7%+0.5 pts

03South Cleveland, TNTN7,4521.7%+0.6 pts

04Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%−2.8 pts

05Humboldt, TNTN7,8411.9%−1.2 pts

06Portland, TNTN13,6582.1%−0.2 pts

07Newport, TNTN7,0492.2%+0.4 pts

08Eagleton, TNTN5,5982.4%−0.6 pts

09Dunlap, TNTN6,0892.5%−1.1 pts

10Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.6%−0.6 pts

11La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.7%+0.7 pts

12Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1032.9%+1.2 pts

13Lewisburg, TNTN13,5172.9%+0.1 pts

14Shelbyville, TNTN26,1462.9%+0.2 pts

15Loudon, TNTN6,9633.0%+0.1 pts

16Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5403.0%+0.2 pts

17La Follette, TNTN7,1763.2%+1.5 pts

18Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.3%+1.2 pts

19Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4743.3%+1.2 pts

20Millersville, TNTN6,4383.4%+2.8 pts

21Springfield, TNTN20,0903.5%0.0 pts

22Harriman, TNTN6,1923.5%+1.1 pts

23Fairview, TNTN10,8773.6%−0.9 pts

24Pulaski, TNTN8,3943.6%−0.9 pts

25Dayton, TNTN7,8193.7%+0.7 pts

26Fayetteville, TNTN7,0683.9%−1.5 pts

27White House, TNTN17,8723.9%+1.7 pts

28Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.9%–

29McMinnville, TNTN13,9433.9%+0.5 pts

30Sevierville, TNTN19,0103.9%+1.0 pts

31Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.1%+1.0 pts

32Union City, TNTN10,8144.1%+0.7 pts

33Smyrna, TNTN63,3214.1%+0.7 pts

34East Ridge, TNTN21,9214.1%0.0 pts

35Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.2%–

36Oakland, TNTN10,8354.2%+1.5 pts

37Gallatin, TNTN54,5904.3%+0.7 pts

38Milan, TNTN8,3674.3%+2.4 pts

39Ashland City, TNTN5,6504.3%+3.0 pts

40Savannah, TNTN7,6894.4%+2.0 pts

41Covington, TNTN8,5854.4%−0.4 pts

42Kingston, TNTN6,2994.5%−1.8 pts

43Lexington, TNTN8,1304.6%+2.1 pts

44Crossville, TNTN13,1134.7%+2.3 pts

45Sparta, TNTN5,0384.7%+1.6 pts

46Rockwood, TNTN5,6074.7%+1.8 pts

47Bolivar, TNTN5,0434.8%−0.4 pts

48Elizabethton, TNTN14,3504.8%+0.7 pts

49Medina, TNTN5,8135.0%+2.1 pts

50Winchester, TNTN10,4385.0%+1.0 pts

51Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2365.0%+1.6 pts

52Dyersburg, TNTN15,9065.1%0.0 pts

53Erwin, TNTN6,0195.1%+2.2 pts

54Ripley, TNTN7,4995.1%+2.7 pts

55Atoka, TNTN10,6455.2%+2.1 pts

56Morristown, TNTN33,5175.2%+2.0 pts

57Dickson, TNTN17,0515.3%+0.5 pts

58Millington, TNTN12,9535.3%+2.5 pts

59Lebanon, TNTN53,4125.4%+0.3 pts

60Alcoa, TNTN13,6895.4%+2.1 pts

61Columbia, TNTN50,0725.4%−0.2 pts

62Smithville, TNTN5,6205.6%+1.4 pts

63Arlington, TNTN15,7035.6%+4.3 pts

64Red Bank, TNTN12,4055.7%−0.2 pts

65Bristol, TNTN28,1075.8%−0.2 pts

66Brownsville, TNTN9,3015.8%+2.0 pts

67Church Hill, TNTN7,2976.0%+1.5 pts

68Munford, TNTN6,9966.0%+3.6 pts

69Paris, TNTN10,4686.0%+3.3 pts

70Clinton, TNTN10,4666.0%+2.0 pts

71Manchester, TNTN13,7766.1%+0.4 pts

72Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%+0.1 pts

73Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.3%+0.7 pts

74Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.5%–

75Spring Hill, TNTN61,3366.7%+3.5 pts

76Clarksville, TNTN188,8296.8%+0.9 pts

77Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.8%+0.8 pts

78Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.9%+1.2 pts

79Middle Valley, TNTN12,1877.1%+2.9 pts

80Henderson, TNTN6,5907.1%+2.2 pts

81Jonesborough, TNTN6,9907.2%+0.8 pts

82Green Hill, TNTN6,8667.3%+0.5 pts

83McKenzie, TNTN5,6327.3%+3.4 pts

84Chattanooga, TNTN194,1447.5%+2.3 pts

85Memphis, TNTN609,6477.7%+1.3 pts

86Cleveland, TNTN51,1728.0%+1.9 pts

87Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.2%+2.5 pts

88Harrison, TNTN8,0118.3%+1.3 pts

89Seymour, TNTN16,2168.4%+5.5 pts

90Jackson, TNTN69,3398.5%+2.1 pts

91Madisonville, TNTN5,4288.5%+6.2 pts

92Jefferson City, TNTN9,1038.5%+0.9 pts

93Kingsport, TNTN57,5308.7%+2.1 pts

94Bartlett, TNTN56,4168.8%+1.8 pts

95Nolensville, TNTN15,7899.1%+2.9 pts

96Tullahoma, TNTN21,2799.2%+2.0 pts

97Knoxville, TNTN202,0219.5%+1.6 pts

98Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1789.9%−0.2 pts

99Nashville, TNTN721,07410.0%+1.9 pts

100Maryville, TNTN32,44210.5%+1.8 pts

101Franklin, TNTN90,22610.8%+1.4 pts

102Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48711.2%+2.7 pts

103Johnson City, TNTN74,94311.3%+2.2 pts

104Collierville, TNTN51,90911.4%+4.8 pts

105Lakeland, TNTN14,42211.7%+4.6 pts

106Martin, TNTN11,06012.0%+1.6 pts

107Cookeville, TNTN38,21212.1%+0.9 pts

108Collegedale, TNTN11,49914.2%+2.8 pts

109Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39517.9%+1.1 pts

110Farragut, TNTN25,12122.2%+4.7 pts

111Germantown, TNTN40,00122.4%+4.1 pts

112Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82424.8%+6.4 pts

113Brentwood, TNTN45,31326.0%+5.8 pts

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