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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 2000

Tennessee counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 95 counties in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Lake County, TNTN6,2491.7%+0.3 pts
02Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.8%−0.2 pts
03Union County, TNTN21,4502.1%+0.8 pts
04Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.1%+0.4 pts
05Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.1%+0.1 pts
06Johnson County, TNTN18,7182.1%+0.3 pts
07Macon County, TNTN27,6632.2%+0.0 pts
08Clay County, TNTN7,8212.3%−0.2 pts
09Overton County, TNTN23,7872.4%−0.4 pts
10Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%−0.1 pts
11Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.5%+1.0 pts
12Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.6%+0.4 pts
13Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.6%+1.1 pts
14Trousdale County, TNTN12,6232.7%−0.5 pts
15Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.7%+2.2 pts
16Benton County, TNTN16,1832.8%−0.2 pts
17Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%−0.1 pts
18Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.8%+1.0 pts
19Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.8%+0.7 pts
20Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%+0.0 pts
21Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.8%+1.1 pts
22Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.9%+0.4 pts
23Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.9%+0.8 pts
24Houston County, TNTN8,4792.9%+1.2 pts
25Henderson County, TNTN28,5183.0%+1.0 pts
26Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.0%+0.6 pts
27Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.0%+0.1 pts
28Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.1%+1.5 pts
29Gibson County, TNTN51,7793.1%+0.7 pts
30Perry County, TNTN9,1263.1%+0.4 pts
31White County, TNTN29,6123.2%+0.5 pts
32Warren County, TNTN43,7173.2%+0.6 pts
33Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.3%+0.9 pts
34Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.3%+0.9 pts
35Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.3%+0.7 pts
36Chester County, TNTN17,9943.3%−0.3 pts
37Obion County, TNTN30,0673.3%+0.7 pts
38Tipton County, TNTN62,2873.4%+0.9 pts
39Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.4%+0.3 pts
40Scott County, TNTN22,6713.4%+0.8 pts
41Fentress County, TNTN20,3223.4%+1.2 pts
42McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.5%+1.5 pts
43Smith County, TNTN20,9813.5%+1.6 pts
44Carroll County, TNTN29,2003.5%+1.0 pts
45Lawrence County, TNTN46,9143.5%+0.7 pts
46Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.6%+0.5 pts
47Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593.6%+0.7 pts
48Polk County, TNTN18,5923.6%+2.0 pts
49Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.6%+0.4 pts
50Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.6%+1.0 pts
51Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.7%+1.9 pts
52Monroe County, TNTN49,7303.8%+1.3 pts
53Giles County, TNTN31,4333.8%+0.2 pts
54Marion County, TNTN29,8044.0%+1.4 pts
55McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.0%+0.3 pts
56Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.1%+1.5 pts
57Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.1%+0.8 pts
58Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.1%+0.4 pts
59Moore County, TNTN6,9204.2%+0.7 pts
60Stewart County, TNTN14,4394.2%+1.5 pts
61Carter County, TNTN57,3614.3%+1.0 pts
62Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.3%+1.5 pts
63Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.3%+1.3 pts
64Henry County, TNTN32,8964.3%+1.1 pts
65Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.5%+1.6 pts
66Pickett County, TNTN5,2194.5%+0.8 pts
67Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.5%+1.3 pts
68Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%−0.4 pts
69DeKalb County, TNTN21,8734.8%+1.3 pts
70Greene County, TNTN73,8314.8%+1.4 pts
71Maury County, TNTN118,1314.8%+0.5 pts
72Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434.8%+1.4 pts
73Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.0%+3.2 pts
74Sumner County, TNTN215,5385.2%+1.0 pts
75Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.3%+1.9 pts
76Wilson County, TNTN175,0335.4%+1.0 pts
77Bradley County, TNTN115,4655.4%+1.5 pts
78Loudon County, TNTN63,7645.9%+2.9 pts
79Roane County, TNTN57,3956.0%+0.5 pts
80Sullivan County, TNTN163,7596.0%+1.3 pts
81Coffee County, TNTN62,4196.0%+0.7 pts
82Blount County, TNTN143,8206.5%+1.7 pts
83Montgomery County, TNTN249,9356.7%+1.5 pts
84Rutherford County, TNTN386,3526.7%+0.5 pts
85Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.7%+2.2 pts
86Franklin County, TNTN45,5797.3%+2.2 pts
87Madison County, TNTN100,7907.6%+1.8 pts
88Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.7%+0.4 pts
89Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338.0%+2.2 pts
90Washington County, TNTN141,1998.2%+1.8 pts
91Anderson County, TNTN82,0668.9%+1.1 pts
92Shelby County, TNTN910,2268.9%+1.8 pts
93Davidson County, TNTN745,90410.4%+1.9 pts
94Knox County, TNTN511,45310.8%+2.3 pts
95Williamson County, TNTN272,06114.2%+3.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS