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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. The median across all 95 is 6.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hancock County, TN, up 36 places to #29.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲4Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−0.3 pts

02▲1Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%0.0 pts

03▲7Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+1.3 pts

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+0.4 pts

05▲1Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+0.8 pts

06▲26Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+1.1 pts

07▲14Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+2.0 pts

08▼7Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+1.3 pts

09▼2Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+1.1 pts

10▲5Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−0.1 pts

11▲29McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+0.9 pts

12▼3Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+2.8 pts

13▲12Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+2.2 pts

14▲6Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+2.0 pts

15▲31Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+1.4 pts

16▼14Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+2.2 pts

17▼9Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+2.9 pts

18Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+1.1 pts

19▲7Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+1.7 pts

20▲18Union County, TNTN21,4505.0%+2.9 pts

21▲15Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+2.5 pts

22▲33Bedford County, TNTN55,2735.1%+1.5 pts

23▼10Johnson County, TNTN18,7185.2%+3.0 pts

24▲6Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+3.1 pts

25▼3Henderson County, TNTN28,5185.2%+2.3 pts

26▼15Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%+2.5 pts

27▲2White County, TNTN29,6125.3%+2.1 pts

28▲3Hardin County, TNTN27,9835.4%+1.7 pts

29▲36Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.6%+0.6 pts

30▲12Smith County, TNTN20,9815.7%+2.2 pts

31▲18Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.7%+2.7 pts

32▲11Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.8%+2.2 pts

33▼6Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.8%+2.9 pts

34▲24Stewart County, TNTN14,4395.8%+1.7 pts

35▲17Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+2.9 pts

36▼1Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.9%+2.1 pts

37▲11Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.9%+2.4 pts

38▼14Fentress County, TNTN20,3225.9%+2.5 pts

39▼25Scott County, TNTN22,6715.9%+2.5 pts

40▲1Crockett County, TNTN14,0066.0%+3.2 pts

41▼24Marion County, TNTN29,8046.1%+2.1 pts

42▼23Clay County, TNTN7,8216.2%+3.9 pts

43▲21Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.3%+3.8 pts

44▼5Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%+3.1 pts

45▲18Henry County, TNTN32,8966.5%+2.1 pts

46▲7McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.5%+2.5 pts

47▼10Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+2.3 pts

48▼3Giles County, TNTN31,4336.8%+3.0 pts

49▼5Obion County, TNTN30,0676.9%+3.6 pts

50▼27Grainger County, TNTN25,7396.9%+4.1 pts

51▼39Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%+4.4 pts

52▼2Greene County, TNTN73,8317.1%+2.3 pts

53▼19Polk County, TNTN18,5927.1%+3.5 pts

54Tipton County, TNTN62,2877.2%+3.9 pts

55▲13Carter County, TNTN57,3617.3%+3.0 pts

56▼9Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.3%+4.3 pts

57▲14Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.4%+3.9 pts

58▲1Dickson County, TNTN58,6627.4%+3.3 pts

59▲8Cumberland County, TNTN66,3007.4%+2.1 pts

60▼9Sevier County, TNTN101,3427.4%+2.9 pts

61▲8Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.5%+3.4 pts

62▲10Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+4.0 pts

63▼3Gibson County, TNTN51,7797.7%+4.6 pts

64▼2Jefferson County, TNTN60,0247.7%+3.2 pts

65▼4DeKalb County, TNTN21,8737.8%+3.0 pts

66▲8Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+3.6 pts

67▼34Unicoi County, TNTN17,8567.9%+3.8 pts

68▼11Chester County, TNTN17,9948.1%+4.8 pts

69▼41Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8618.1%+5.3 pts

70▼14Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438.1%+3.3 pts

71▲4Maury County, TNTN118,1318.6%+3.8 pts

72▲4Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.8%+2.0 pts

73▲7Sullivan County, TNTN163,7599.0%+3.0 pts

74▼4Claiborne County, TNTN33,2299.0%+5.7 pts

75▼2Roane County, TNTN57,3959.1%+3.1 pts

76▲2Franklin County, TNTN45,5799.2%+1.9 pts

77Coffee County, TNTN62,4199.2%+3.2 pts

78▼12Cheatham County, TNTN42,7789.2%+4.7 pts

79▼63Moore County, TNTN6,92010.0%+5.8 pts

80▼1Bradley County, TNTN115,46510.1%+4.6 pts

81▲1Blount County, TNTN143,82010.4%+3.9 pts

82▲3Madison County, TNTN100,79010.9%+3.4 pts

83Loudon County, TNTN63,76411.2%+5.4 pts

84▲2Anderson County, TNTN82,06611.3%+2.5 pts

85▲3Putnam County, TNTN86,61211.6%+3.8 pts

86▼5Sumner County, TNTN215,53811.7%+6.5 pts

87▼3Rutherford County, TNTN386,35211.8%+5.1 pts

88▼1Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.9%+5.2 pts

89Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.7%+7.3 pts

90▲1Shelby County, TNTN910,22614.0%+5.1 pts

91▼1Hamilton 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES