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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee cities · 2010

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 115 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Harriman, TNTN6,1921.6%−56%

02Shelbyville, TNTN26,1461.6%−46%

03Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2922.1%+27%

04Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4742.1%−35%

05Portland, TNTN13,6582.2%+4%

06Millersville, TNTN6,4382.4%−28%

07Lewisburg, TNTN13,5172.7%−9%

08Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5402.9%−5%

09Lafayette, TNTN6,0203.0%−27%

10Loudon, TNTN6,9633.0%+1%

11Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.1%–

12Lenoir City, TNTN12,5303.1%+221%

13La Follette, TNTN7,1763.1%−1%

14Erwin, TNTN6,0193.2%−38%

15Ripley, TNTN7,4993.2%−36%

16Newport, TNTN7,0493.3%+49%

17Rockwood, TNTN5,6073.4%−29%

18Greenbrier, TNTN7,1703.4%+93%

19Sweetwater, TNTN6,7063.4%+28%

20Ashland City, TNTN5,6503.5%−20%

21Alcoa, TNTN13,6893.7%−31%

22Covington, TNTN8,5853.8%−14%

23Springfield, TNTN20,0903.8%+9%

24Union City, TNTN10,8143.8%−7%

25White House, TNTN17,8723.9%+1%

26Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2364.0%−21%

27Humboldt, TNTN7,8414.0%+105%

28Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5984.0%+20%

29Sparta, TNTN5,0384.0%−15%

30Dayton, TNTN7,8194.0%+9%

31Savannah, TNTN7,6894.1%−7%

32Church Hill, TNTN7,2974.1%−31%

33Green Hill, TNTN6,8664.3%−41%

34Madisonville, TNTN5,4284.3%−49%

35Clinton, TNTN10,4664.4%−28%

36La Vergne, TNTN42,1464.6%+68%

37Smyrna, TNTN63,3214.7%+13%

38Harrison, TNTN8,0114.7%−43%

39Gallatin, TNTN54,5904.8%+12%

40Smithville, TNTN5,6204.9%−12%

41Brownsville, TNTN9,3015.0%−14%

42Columbia, TNTN50,0725.1%−6%

43Crossville, TNTN13,1135.1%+9%

44Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1035.2%+79%

45Seymour, TNTN16,2165.2%−38%

46Dickson, TNTN17,0515.3%+0%

47McMinnville, TNTN13,9435.3%+36%

48Morristown, TNTN33,5175.4%+3%

49East Ridge, TNTN21,9215.4%+30%

50Fayetteville, TNTN7,0685.4%+41%

51South Cleveland, TNTN7,4525.4%+221%

52Pulaski, TNTN8,3945.5%+51%

53Pleasant View, TNTN5,7975.7%+46%

54Lynchburg, TNTN6,9205.8%+39%

55Bolivar, TNTN5,0435.9%+24%

56Medina, TNTN5,8136.0%+22%

57Henderson, TNTN6,5906.1%−14%

58Paris, TNTN10,4686.2%+2%

59Sevierville, TNTN19,0106.2%+56%

60Munford, TNTN6,9966.2%+2%

61Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.2%−27%

62Clarksville, TNTN188,8296.6%−3%

63Bristol, TNTN28,1076.6%+14%

64Millington, TNTN12,9536.7%+25%

65Elizabethton, TNTN14,3506.7%+39%

66Winchester, TNTN10,4386.7%+34%

67Dyersburg, TNTN15,9066.7%+33%

68Atoka, TNTN10,6456.9%+31%

69Dunlap, TNTN6,0896.9%+176%

70Lexington, TNTN8,1306.9%+52%

71Athens, TNTN15,2637.0%+12%

72Fairview, TNTN10,8777.0%+95%

73Oakland, TNTN10,8357.1%+69%

74Lebanon, TNTN53,4127.2%+34%

75Manchester, TNTN13,7767.3%+20%

76Red Bank, TNTN12,4057.5%+33%

77Thompson's Station, TNTN9,4697.7%+19%

78Chattanooga, TNTN194,1447.9%+5%

79McKenzie, TNTN5,6328.1%+11%

80Middle Valley, TNTN12,1878.5%+19%

81Memphis, TNTN609,6478.6%+11%

82Spring Hill, TNTN61,3368.6%+29%

83Mount Juliet, TNTN45,1728.9%+42%

84Milan, TNTN8,3679.0%+107%

85Kingsport, TNTN57,5309.0%+4%

86Tullahoma, TNTN21,2799.1%−1%

87Kingston, TNTN6,2999.2%+102%

88Eagleton, TNTN5,5989.4%+287%

89Cleveland, TNTN51,1729.6%+20%

90Greeneville, TNTN16,1419.8%+20%

91Jackson, TNTN69,3399.8%+16%

92Hendersonville, TNTN64,26610.0%+44%

93Jonesborough, TNTN6,99010.2%+41%

94Arlington, TNTN15,70310.2%+81%

95Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50610.5%+55%

96Knoxville, TNTN202,02110.6%+11%

97Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17810.6%+7%

98Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48710.9%−3%

99Cookeville, TNTN38,21211.0%−9%

100Maryville, TNTN32,44211.4%+8%

101Bartlett, TNTN56,41611.5%+31%

102Lakeland, TNTN14,42211.9%+2%

103Nashville, TNTN721,07412.0%+20%

104Martin, TNTN11,06013.7%+14%

105Collegedale, TNTN11,49914.0%−2%

106Johnson City, TNTN74,94314.5%+28%

107Collierville, TNTN51,90917.2%+51%

108Tellico, TNTN7,41417.6%–

109Franklin, TNTN90,22617.8%+66%

110Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39517.9%+0%

111Nolensville, TNTN15,78919.1%+111%

112Farragut, TNTN25,12121.7%−3%

113Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82425.5%+3%

114Brentwood, TNTN45,31325.5%−2%

115Germantown, TNTN40,00125.9%+16%

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