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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee cities · 2020

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01La Follette, TNTN7,1761.4%−56%

02Lafayette, TNTN6,0202.1%−50%

03Ripley, TNTN7,4992.7%−47%

04Dunlap, TNTN6,0892.8%+13%

05Savannah, TNTN7,6892.9%−34%

06Sweetwater, TNTN6,7063.2%+21%

07South Cleveland, TNTN7,4523.3%+93%

08Portland, TNTN13,6583.3%+54%

09Eagleton, TNTN5,5983.5%+45%

10Bloomingdale, TNTN9,2923.6%+115%

11Mount Carmel, TNTN5,5403.6%+20%

12Greenbrier, TNTN7,1703.8%+114%

13Harriman, TNTN6,1923.8%+8%

14Erwin, TNTN6,0193.8%−25%

15Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.8%–

16Madisonville, TNTN5,4283.8%−55%

17Loudon, TNTN6,9633.9%+31%

18Lexington, TNTN8,1303.9%−15%

19Paris, TNTN10,4683.9%−35%

20Brownsville, TNTN9,3014.0%−31%

21Lynchburg, TNTN6,9204.1%−2%

22Newport, TNTN7,0494.1%+85%

23Milan, TNTN8,3674.3%+0%

24Crossville, TNTN13,1134.4%−7%

25Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,5984.4%+33%

26Millersville, TNTN6,4384.5%+33%

27Seymour, TNTN16,2164.8%−43%

28Shelbyville, TNTN26,1464.8%+64%

29Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,1034.9%+67%

30Springfield, TNTN20,0905.0%+43%

31Morristown, TNTN33,5175.1%−2%

32Oakland, TNTN10,8355.1%+22%

33Smithville, TNTN5,6205.4%−2%

34Bolivar, TNTN5,0435.5%+14%

35Sparta, TNTN5,0385.5%+18%

36Dickson, TNTN17,0516.0%+14%

37Jefferson City, TNTN9,1036.1%−29%

38Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,4746.2%+87%

39Greeneville, TNTN16,1416.3%−23%

40White House, TNTN17,8726.3%+64%

41Smyrna, TNTN63,3216.5%+57%

42Munford, TNTN6,9966.7%+10%

43Millington, TNTN12,9536.9%+29%

44Pulaski, TNTN8,3947.0%+92%

45Lewisburg, TNTN13,5177.0%+140%

46Columbia, TNTN50,0727.1%+30%

47Sevierville, TNTN19,0107.1%+80%

48Ashland City, TNTN5,6507.2%+65%

49Union City, TNTN10,8147.2%+75%

50McMinnville, TNTN13,9437.2%+83%

51La Vergne, TNTN42,1467.3%+165%

52Athens, TNTN15,2637.3%+17%

53East Ridge, TNTN21,9217.4%+78%

54Lenoir City, TNTN12,5307.6%+683%

55Church Hill, TNTN7,2977.6%+27%

56Rockwood, TNTN5,6077.6%+61%

57Fayetteville, TNTN7,0687.6%+98%

58Clinton, TNTN10,4667.8%+29%

59Elizabethton, TNTN14,3507.8%+63%

60Medina, TNTN5,8137.9%+58%

61Gallatin, TNTN54,5907.9%+84%

62Dayton, TNTN7,8197.9%+113%

63Dyersburg, TNTN15,9068.1%+59%

64Manchester, TNTN13,7768.1%+34%

65Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,2368.2%+63%

66Green Hill, TNTN6,8668.3%+14%

67Lebanon, TNTN53,4128.4%+56%

68Humboldt, TNTN7,8418.4%+336%

69Atoka, TNTN10,6458.5%+63%

70Covington, TNTN8,5858.7%+97%

71Alcoa, TNTN13,6898.9%+64%

72Winchester, TNTN10,4389.3%+85%

73Bristol, TNTN28,1079.4%+61%

74Halls, TNTN10,2729.7%–

75Clarksville, TNTN188,8299.7%+44%

76Kingston, TNTN6,2999.9%+118%

77Powell, TNTN13,73910.0%–

78Middle Valley, TNTN12,18710.1%+41%

79Red Bank, TNTN12,40510.1%+78%

80Memphis, TNTN609,64710.7%+38%

81Henderson, TNTN6,59010.7%+51%

82Kingsport, TNTN57,53010.9%+26%

83Cleveland, TNTN51,17210.9%+36%

84Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50611.0%+61%

85Jackson, TNTN69,33911.1%+31%

86Chattanooga, TNTN194,14411.1%+48%

87Harrison, TNTN8,01111.4%+37%

88Tullahoma, TNTN21,27911.5%+26%

89Fairview, TNTN10,87711.7%+224%

90Martin, TNTN11,06011.8%−1%

91Spring Hill, TNTN61,33611.9%+79%

92Pleasant View, TNTN5,79712.6%+221%

93Hendersonville, TNTN64,26612.9%+86%

94Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17813.0%+30%

95Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48713.2%+17%

96Knoxville, TNTN202,02113.3%+39%

97Bartlett, TNTN56,41614.0%+59%

98Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46914.6%+124%

99Jonesborough, TNTN6,99014.6%+103%

100Maryville, TNTN32,44214.9%+42%

101Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17215.0%+140%

102Cookeville, TNTN38,21215.3%+27%

103Nashville, TNTN721,07415.8%+58%

104Arlington, TNTN15,70316.0%+184%

105Lakeland, TNTN14,42217.8%+52%

106Johnson City, TNTN74,94318.0%+59%

107Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39518.0%+1%

108McKenzie, TNTN5,63218.1%+147%

109Collegedale, TNTN11,49920.0%+41%

110Tellico, TNTN7,41423.0%–

111Nolensville, TNTN15,78923.0%+154%

112Franklin, TNTN90,22623.9%+122%

113Collierville, TNTN51,90923.9%+110%

114Farragut, TNTN25,12126.6%+20%

115Germantown, TNTN40,00130.8%+38%

116Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82431.4%+27%

117Brentwood, TNTN45,31332.4%+25%

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