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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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 95 is 2.8%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740.5%–

02Union County, TNTN21,4501.3%–

03Lake County, TNTN6,2491.4%–

04Morgan County, TNTN22,1601.4%–

05Decatur County, TNTN11,8201.5%–

06Polk County, TNTN18,5921.5%–

07Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6171.6%–

08Cocke County, TNTN37,8891.7%–

09Grainger County, TNTN25,7391.7%–

10Houston County, TNTN8,4791.8%–

11Hancock County, TNTN7,0751.8%–

12Wayne County, TNTN16,4161.8%–

13Crockett County, TNTN14,0061.8%–

14Smith County, TNTN20,9811.8%–

15Johnson County, TNTN18,7181.9%–

16McNairy County, TNTN26,2362.0%–

17Henderson County, TNTN28,5182.0%–

18Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.0%–

19Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.0%–

20Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.1%–

21Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.1%–

22Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.2%–

23Macon County, TNTN27,6632.2%–

24Fentress County, TNTN20,3222.3%–

25Gibson County, TNTN51,7792.4%–

26Marshall County, TNTN38,0712.4%–

27Humphreys County, TNTN19,6462.4%–

28Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.4%–

29Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.5%–

30Tipton County, TNTN62,2872.5%–

31Carroll County, TNTN29,2002.5%–

32Monroe County, TNTN49,7302.5%–

33Clay County, TNTN7,8212.5%–

34Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%–

35Marion County, TNTN29,8042.6%–

36Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.6%–

37Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.6%–

38Scott County, TNTN22,6712.6%–

39Obion County, TNTN30,0672.6%–

40Warren County, TNTN43,7172.6%–

41Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.7%–

42Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%–

43White County, TNTN29,6122.7%–

44Perry County, TNTN9,1262.7%–

45Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%–

46Overton County, TNTN23,7872.8%–

47Fayette County, TNTN45,0712.8%–

48Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%–

49Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.8%–

50Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.9%–

51Robertson County, TNTN80,1752.9%–

52Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.9%–

53Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.9%–

54Haywood County, TNTN17,0422.9%–

55Benton County, TNTN16,1833.0%–

56Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.1%–

57Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.1%–

58Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.2%–

59Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.2%–

60Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.2%–

61Henry County, TNTN32,8963.2%–

62Carter County, TNTN57,3613.3%–

63Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.3%–

64Greene County, TNTN73,8313.4%–

65Cumberland County, TNTN66,3003.4%–

66Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.5%–

67Moore County, TNTN6,9203.5%–

68DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733.5%–

69Giles County, TNTN31,4333.6%–

70Chester County, TNTN17,9943.6%–

71Dyer County, TNTN36,3203.7%–

72McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.7%–

73Pickett County, TNTN5,2193.8%–

74Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%–

75Sumner County, TNTN215,5384.2%–

76Maury County, TNTN118,1314.3%–

77Wilson County, TNTN175,0334.4%–

78Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.5%–

79Sullivan County, TNTN163,7594.7%–

80Blount County, TNTN143,8204.8%–

81Jefferson County, TNTN60,0245.0%–

82Franklin County, TNTN45,5795.1%–

83Montgomery County, TNTN249,9355.2%–

84Coffee County, TNTN62,4195.3%–

85Roane County, TNTN57,3955.5%–

86Madison County, TNTN100,7905.8%–

87Hamilton County, TNTN390,8335.9%–

88Rutherford County, TNTN386,3526.1%–

89Washington County, TNTN141,1996.4%–

90Shelby County, TNTN910,2267.1%–

91Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.3%–

92Anderson County, TNTN82,0667.7%–

93Knox County, TNTN511,4538.5%–

94Davidson County, TNTN745,9048.5%–

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06110.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS