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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−9%

02Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%+1%

03Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+57%

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+12%

05Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+26%

06Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+36%

07Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+94%

08Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+48%

09Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+35%

10Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−1%

11McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+25%

12Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+160%

13Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+90%

14Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+74%

15Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+41%

16Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+89%

17Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+160%

18Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+29%

19Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+53%

20Union County, TNTN21,4505.0%+141%

21Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+98%

22Bedford County, TNTN55,2735.1%+42%

23Johnson County, TNTN18,7185.2%+141%

24Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9205.2%+144%

25Henderson County, TNTN28,5185.2%+77%

26Benton County, TNTN16,1835.3%+91%

27White County, TNTN29,6125.3%+65%

28Hardin County, TNTN27,9835.4%+48%

29Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.6%+12%

30Smith County, TNTN20,9815.7%+63%

31Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.7%+91%

32Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.8%+61%

33Campbell County, TNTN40,2905.8%+103%

34Stewart County, TNTN14,4395.8%+40%

35Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+101%

36Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.9%+55%

37Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.9%+69%

38Fentress County, TNTN20,3225.9%+72%

39Scott County, TNTN22,6715.9%+75%

40Crockett County, TNTN14,0066.0%+117%

41Marion County, TNTN29,8046.1%+52%

42Clay County, TNTN7,8216.2%+169%

43Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.3%+147%

44Marshall County, TNTN38,0716.4%+96%

45Henry County, TNTN32,8966.5%+49%

46McMinn County, TNTN57,4046.5%+63%

47Pickett County, TNTN5,2196.8%+51%

48Giles County, TNTN31,4336.8%+79%

49Obion County, TNTN30,0676.9%+108%

50Grainger County, TNTN25,7396.9%+147%

51Trousdale County, TNTN12,6237.0%+165%

52Greene County, TNTN73,8317.1%+47%

53Polk County, TNTN18,5927.1%+98%

54Tipton County, TNTN62,2877.2%+115%

55Carter County, TNTN57,3617.3%+70%

56Robertson County, TNTN80,1757.3%+142%

57Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.4%+111%

58Dickson County, TNTN58,6627.4%+79%

59Cumberland County, TNTN66,3007.4%+39%

60Sevier County, TNTN101,3427.4%+64%

61Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.5%+81%

62Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+111%

63Gibson County, TNTN51,7797.7%+148%

64Jefferson County, TNTN60,0247.7%+69%

65DeKalb County, TNTN21,8737.8%+62%

66Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+83%

67Unicoi County, TNTN17,8567.9%+92%

68Chester County, TNTN17,9948.1%+144%

69Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8618.1%+191%

70Hamblen County, TNTN68,8438.1%+68%

71Maury County, TNTN118,1318.6%+78%

72Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.8%+30%

73Sullivan County, TNTN163,7599.0%+49%

74Claiborne County, TNTN33,2299.0%+167%

75Roane County, TNTN57,3959.1%+53%

76Franklin County, TNTN45,5799.2%+26%

77Coffee County, TNTN62,4199.2%+53%

78Cheatham County, TNTN42,7789.2%+105%

79Moore County, TNTN6,92010.0%+140%

80Bradley County, TNTN115,46510.1%+85%

81Blount County, TNTN143,82010.4%+60%

82Madison County, TNTN100,79010.9%+45%

83Loudon County, TNTN63,76411.2%+91%

84Anderson County, TNTN82,06611.3%+28%

85Putnam County, TNTN86,61211.6%+49%

86Sumner County, TNTN215,53811.7%+125%

87Rutherford County, TNTN386,35211.8%+77%

88Montgomery County, TNTN249,93511.9%+79%

89Wilson County, TNTN175,03312.7%+134%

90Shelby County, TNTN910,22614.0%+57%

91Hamilton County, TNTN390,83314.0%+74%

92Washington County, TNTN141,19914.5%+77%

93Knox County, TNTN511,45316.2%+50%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,90418.7%+80%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+68%

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