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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 1990

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

01Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.5%−82%

02Union County, TNTN21,4501.3%−39%

03Lake County, TNTN6,2491.4%−20%

04Morgan County, TNTN22,1601.4%−45%

05Decatur County, TNTN11,8201.5%−40%

06Polk County, TNTN18,5921.5%−57%

07Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171.6%−48%

08Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.7%−20%

09Grainger County, TNTN25,7391.7%−39%

10Houston County, TNTN8,4791.8%−40%

11Hancock County, TNTN7,0751.8%−64%

12Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.8%−52%

13Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.8%−34%

14Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%−47%

15Johnson County, TNTN18,7181.9%−13%

16McNairy County, TNTN26,2362.0%−43%

17Henderson County, TNTN28,5182.0%−33%

18Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.0%−6%

19Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.0%+13%

20Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.1%−28%

21Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.1%−25%

22Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.2%−16%

23Macon County, TNTN27,6632.2%−0%

24Fentress County, TNTN20,3222.3%−34%

25Gibson County, TNTN51,7792.4%−23%

26Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.4%−27%

27Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.4%−27%

28Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.4%−19%

29Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.5%−14%

30Tipton County, TNTN62,2872.5%−26%

31Carroll County, TNTN29,2002.5%−28%

32Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.5%−34%

33Clay County, TNTN7,8212.5%+10%

34Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%+3%

35Marion County, TNTN29,8042.6%−36%

36Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.6%−22%

37Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.6%−28%

38Scott County, TNTN22,6712.6%−23%

39Obion County, TNTN30,0672.6%−21%

40Warren County, TNTN43,7172.6%−18%

41Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.7%−35%

42Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%−36%

43White County, TNTN29,6122.7%−16%

44Perry County, TNTN9,1262.7%−12%

45Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%−1%

46Overton County, TNTN23,7872.8%+16%

47Fayette County, TNTN45,0712.8%−34%

48Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%+3%

49Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.8%−19%

50Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.9%−19%

51Robertson County, TNTN80,1752.9%−4%

52Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.9%−35%

53Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.9%−50%

54Haywood County, TNTN17,0422.9%−31%

55Benton County, TNTN16,1833.0%+8%

56Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.1%−9%

57Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.1%−13%

58Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.2%+19%

59Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.2%−30%

60Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.2%−10%

61Henry County, TNTN32,8963.2%−26%

62Carter County, TNTN57,3613.3%−23%

63Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.3%−19%

64Greene County, TNTN73,8313.4%−30%

65Cumberland County, TNTN66,3003.4%−36%

66Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.5%−28%

67Moore County, TNTN6,9203.5%−16%

68DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733.5%−27%

69Giles County, TNTN31,4333.6%−6%

70Chester County, TNTN17,9943.6%+9%

71Dyer County, TNTN36,3203.7%−10%

72McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.7%−6%

73Pickett County, TNTN5,2193.8%−17%

74Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%−27%

75Sumner County, TNTN215,5384.2%−20%

76Maury County, TNTN118,1314.3%−10%

77Wilson County, TNTN175,0334.4%−18%

78Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.5%−33%

79Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594.7%−21%

80Blount County, TNTN143,8204.8%−26%

81Jefferson County, TNTN60,0245.0%+9%

82Franklin County, TNTN45,5795.1%−30%

83Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.2%−22%

84Coffee County, TNTN62,4195.3%−12%

85Roane County, TNTN57,3955.5%−9%

86Madison County, TNTN100,7905.8%−23%

87Hamilton County, TNTN390,8335.9%−27%

88Rutherford County, TNTN386,3526.1%−8%

89Washington County, TNTN141,1996.4%−22%

90Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.1%−20%

91Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.3%−6%

92Anderson County, TNTN82,0667.7%−13%

93Knox County, TNTN511,4538.5%−21%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,9048.5%−18%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06110.8%−24%

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