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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Lenoir City, TNTN12,5301.0%−40%

02Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2921.7%+39%

03South Cleveland, TNTN7,4521.7%+55%

04Greenbrier, TNTN7,1701.8%−62%

05Humboldt, TNTN7,8411.9%−37%

06Portland, TNTN13,6582.1%−10%

07Newport, TNTN7,0492.2%+20%

08Eagleton, TNTN5,5982.4%−21%

09Dunlap, TNTN6,0892.5%−30%

10Sweetwater, TNTN6,7062.6%−18%

11La Vergne, TNTN42,1462.7%+37%

12Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1032.9%+75%

13Lewisburg, TNTN13,5172.9%+4%

14Shelbyville, TNTN26,1462.9%+7%

15Loudon, TNTN6,9633.0%+3%

16Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5403.0%+7%

17La Follette, TNTN7,1763.2%+91%

18Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5983.3%+54%

19Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4743.3%+55%

20Millersville, TNTN6,4383.4%+485%

21Springfield, TNTN20,0903.5%−1%

22Harriman, TNTN6,1923.5%+43%

23Fairview, TNTN10,8773.6%−20%

24Pulaski, TNTN8,3943.6%−20%

25Dayton, TNTN7,8193.7%+24%

26Fayetteville, TNTN7,0683.9%−28%

27White House, TNTN17,8723.9%+76%

28Pleasant View, TNTN5,7973.9%–

29McMinnville, TNTN13,9433.9%+15%

30Sevierville, TNTN19,0103.9%+36%

31Lafayette, TNTN6,0204.1%+31%

32Union City, TNTN10,8144.1%+20%

33Smyrna, TNTN63,3214.1%+20%

34East Ridge, TNTN21,9214.1%−1%

35Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.2%–

36Oakland, TNTN10,8354.2%+55%

37Gallatin, TNTN54,5904.3%+20%

38Milan, TNTN8,3674.3%+129%

39Ashland City, TNTN5,6504.3%+232%

40Savannah, TNTN7,6894.4%+85%

41Covington, TNTN8,5854.4%−8%

42Kingston, TNTN6,2994.5%−28%

43Lexington, TNTN8,1304.6%+85%

44Crossville, TNTN13,1134.7%+99%

45Sparta, TNTN5,0384.7%+51%

46Rockwood, TNTN5,6074.7%+59%

47Bolivar, TNTN5,0434.8%−8%

48Elizabethton, TNTN14,3504.8%+16%

49Medina, TNTN5,8135.0%+72%

50Winchester, TNTN10,4385.0%+26%

51Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2365.0%+48%

52Dyersburg, TNTN15,9065.1%−0%

53Erwin, TNTN6,0195.1%+80%

54Ripley, TNTN7,4995.1%+112%

55Atoka, TNTN10,6455.2%+69%

56Morristown, TNTN33,5175.2%+60%

57Dickson, TNTN17,0515.3%+10%

58Millington, TNTN12,9535.3%+87%

59Lebanon, TNTN53,4125.4%+7%

60Alcoa, TNTN13,6895.4%+63%

61Columbia, TNTN50,0725.4%−3%

62Smithville, TNTN5,6205.6%+33%

63Arlington, TNTN15,7035.6%+334%

64Red Bank, TNTN12,4055.7%−4%

65Bristol, TNTN28,1075.8%−3%

66Brownsville, TNTN9,3015.8%+54%

67Church Hill, TNTN7,2976.0%+34%

68Munford, TNTN6,9966.0%+145%

69Paris, TNTN10,4686.0%+117%

70Clinton, TNTN10,4666.0%+48%

71Manchester, TNTN13,7766.1%+6%

72Athens, TNTN15,2636.2%+2%

73Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1726.3%+13%

74Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4696.5%–

75Spring Hill, TNTN61,3366.7%+114%

76Clarksville, TNTN188,8296.8%+16%

77Goodlettsville, TNTN17,5066.8%+13%

78Hendersonville, TNTN64,2666.9%+22%

79Middle Valley, TNTN12,1877.1%+70%

80Henderson, TNTN6,5907.1%+45%

81Jonesborough, TNTN6,9907.2%+13%

82Green Hill, TNTN6,8667.3%+8%

83McKenzie, TNTN5,6327.3%+88%

84Chattanooga, TNTN194,1447.5%+43%

85Memphis, TNTN609,6477.7%+20%

86Cleveland, TNTN51,1728.0%+32%

87Greeneville, TNTN16,1418.2%+45%

88Harrison, TNTN8,0118.3%+18%

89Seymour, TNTN16,2168.4%+191%

90Jackson, TNTN69,3398.5%+33%

91Madisonville, TNTN5,4288.5%+276%

92Jefferson City, TNTN9,1038.5%+12%

93Kingsport, TNTN57,5308.7%+32%

94Bartlett, TNTN56,4168.8%+26%

95Nolensville, TNTN15,7899.1%+48%

96Tullahoma, TNTN21,2799.2%+27%

97Knoxville, TNTN202,0219.5%+20%

98Murfreesboro, TNTN171,1789.9%−2%

99Nashville, TNTN721,07410.0%+23%

100Maryville, TNTN32,44210.5%+21%

101Franklin, TNTN90,22610.8%+15%

102Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48711.2%+31%

103Johnson City, TNTN74,94311.3%+24%

104Collierville, TNTN51,90911.4%+72%

105Lakeland, TNTN14,42211.7%+65%

106Martin, TNTN11,06012.0%+15%

107Cookeville, TNTN38,21212.1%+8%

108Collegedale, TNTN11,49914.2%+24%

109Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39517.9%+7%

110Farragut, TNTN25,12122.2%+27%

111Germantown, TNTN40,00122.4%+22%

112Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82424.8%+35%

113Brentwood, TNTN45,31326.0%+29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS