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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−0.3 pts
02Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%+0.0 pts
03Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+1.3 pts
04Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+0.4 pts
05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+0.8 pts
06Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+1.1 pts
07Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+2.0 pts
08Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+1.3 pts
09Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+1.1 pts
10Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−0.1 pts
11McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+0.9 pts
12Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+2.8 pts
13Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+2.2 pts
14Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+2.0 pts
15Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+1.4 pts
16Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+2.2 pts
17Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+2.9 pts
18Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+1.1 pts
19Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+1.7 pts
20Union County, TNTN21,4505.0%+2.9 pts
21Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+2.5 pts
22Bedford County, TNTN55,2735.1%+1.5 pts
23Johnson County, TNTN18,7185.2%+3.0 pts
24Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+3.1 pts
25Henderson County, TNTN28,5185.2%+2.3 pts
26Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%+2.5 pts
27White County, TNTN29,6125.3%+2.1 pts
28Hardin County, TNTN27,9835.4%+1.7 pts
29Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.6%+0.6 pts
30Smith County, TNTN20,9815.7%+2.2 pts
31Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.7%+2.7 pts
32Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.8%+2.2 pts
33Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.8%+2.9 pts
34Stewart County, TNTN14,4395.8%+1.7 pts
35Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+2.9 pts
36Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.9%+2.1 pts
37Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.9%+2.4 pts
38Fentress County, TNTN20,3225.9%+2.5 pts
39Scott County, TNTN22,6715.9%+2.5 pts
40Crockett County, TNTN14,0066.0%+3.2 pts
41Marion County, TNTN29,8046.1%+2.1 pts
42Clay County, TNTN7,8216.2%+3.9 pts
43Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.3%+3.8 pts
44Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%+3.1 pts
45Henry County, TNTN32,8966.5%+2.1 pts
46McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.5%+2.5 pts
47Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+2.3 pts
48Giles County, TNTN31,4336.8%+3.0 pts
49Obion County, TNTN30,0676.9%+3.6 pts
50Grainger County, TNTN25,7396.9%+4.1 pts
51Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%+4.4 pts
52Greene County, TNTN73,8317.1%+2.3 pts
53Polk County, TNTN18,5927.1%+3.5 pts
54Tipton County, TNTN62,2877.2%+3.9 pts
55Carter County, TNTN57,3617.3%+3.0 pts
56Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.3%+4.3 pts
57Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.4%+3.9 pts
58Dickson County, TNTN58,6627.4%+3.3 pts
59Cumberland County, TNTN66,3007.4%+2.1 pts
60Sevier County, TNTN101,3427.4%+2.9 pts
61Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.5%+3.4 pts
62Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+4.0 pts
63Gibson County, TNTN51,7797.7%+4.6 pts
64Jefferson County, TNTN60,0247.7%+3.2 pts
65DeKalb County, TNTN21,8737.8%+3.0 pts
66Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+3.6 pts
67Unicoi County, TNTN17,8567.9%+3.8 pts
68Chester County, TNTN17,9948.1%+4.8 pts
69Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8618.1%+5.3 pts
70Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438.1%+3.3 pts
71Maury County, TNTN118,1318.6%+3.8 pts
72Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.8%+2.0 pts
73Sullivan County, TNTN163,7599.0%+3.0 pts
74Claiborne County, TNTN33,2299.0%+5.7 pts
75Roane County, TNTN57,3959.1%+3.1 pts
76Franklin County, TNTN45,5799.2%+1.9 pts
77Coffee County, TNTN62,4199.2%+3.2 pts
78Cheatham County, TNTN42,7789.2%+4.7 pts
79Moore County, TNTN6,92010.0%+5.8 pts
80Bradley County, TNTN115,46510.1%+4.6 pts
81Blount County, TNTN143,82010.4%+3.9 pts
82Madison County, TNTN100,79010.9%+3.4 pts
83Loudon County, TNTN63,76411.2%+5.4 pts
84Anderson County, TNTN82,06611.3%+2.5 pts
85Putnam County, TNTN86,61211.6%+3.8 pts
86Sumner County, TNTN215,53811.7%+6.5 pts
87Rutherford County, TNTN386,35211.8%+5.1 pts
88Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.9%+5.2 pts
89Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.7%+7.3 pts
90Shelby County, TNTN910,22614.0%+5.1 pts
91Hamilton County, TNTN390,83314.0%+6.0 pts
92Washington County, TNTN141,19914.5%+6.3 pts
93Knox County, TNTN511,45316.2%+5.4 pts
94Davidson County, TNTN745,90418.7%+8.3 pts
95Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+9.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES