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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 (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

01Lake County, TNTN6,2491.7%+0%

02Meigs County, TNTN14,1861.8%+0%

03Union County, TNTN21,4502.1%+0%

04Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.1%+0%

05Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9202.1%+0%

06Johnson County, TNTN18,7182.1%+0%

07Macon County, TNTN27,6632.2%+0%

08Clay County, TNTN7,8212.3%+0%

09Overton County, TNTN23,7872.4%+0%

10Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.5%+0%

11Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.5%+0%

12Grundy County, TNTN14,1162.6%+0%

13Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.6%+0%

14Trousdale County, TNTN12,6232.7%+0%

15Van Buren County, TNTN6,8742.7%+0%

16Benton County, TNTN16,1832.8%+0%

17Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%+0%

18Crockett County, TNTN14,0062.8%+0%

19Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.8%+0%

20Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%+0%

21Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.8%+0%

22Campbell County, TNTN40,2902.9%+0%

23Rhea County, TNTN34,8442.9%+0%

24Houston County, TNTN8,4792.9%+0%

25Henderson County, TNTN28,5183.0%+0%

26Cannon County, TNTN15,2963.0%+0%

27Robertson County, TNTN80,1753.0%+0%

28Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.1%+0%

29Gibson County, TNTN51,7793.1%+0%

30Perry County, TNTN9,1263.1%+0%

31White County, TNTN29,6123.2%+0%

32Warren County, TNTN43,7173.2%+0%

33Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.3%+0%

34Humphreys County, TNTN19,6463.3%+0%

35Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.3%+0%

36Chester County, TNTN17,9943.3%+0%

37Obion County, TNTN30,0673.3%+0%

38Tipton County, TNTN62,2873.4%+0%

39Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.4%+0%

40Scott County, TNTN22,6713.4%+0%

41Fentress County, TNTN20,3223.4%+0%

42McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.5%+0%

43Smith County, TNTN20,9813.5%+0%

44Carroll County, TNTN29,2003.5%+0%

45Lawrence County, TNTN46,9143.5%+0%

46Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.6%+0%

47Hawkins County, TNTN59,5593.6%+0%

48Polk County, TNTN18,5923.6%+0%

49Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.6%+0%

50Hardin County, TNTN27,9833.6%+0%

51Wayne County, TNTN16,4163.7%+0%

52Monroe County, TNTN49,7303.8%+0%

53Giles County, TNTN31,4333.8%+0%

54Marion County, TNTN29,8044.0%+0%

55McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.0%+0%

56Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.1%+0%

57Dickson County, TNTN58,6624.1%+0%

58Dyer County, TNTN36,3204.1%+0%

59Moore County, TNTN6,9204.2%+0%

60Stewart County, TNTN14,4394.2%+0%

61Carter County, TNTN57,3614.3%+0%

62Fayette County, TNTN45,0714.3%+0%

63Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.3%+0%

64Henry County, TNTN32,8964.3%+0%

65Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.5%+0%

66Pickett County, TNTN5,2194.5%+0%

67Sevier County, TNTN101,3424.5%+0%

68Jefferson County, TNTN60,0244.6%+0%

69DeKalb County, TNTN21,8734.8%+0%

70Greene County, TNTN73,8314.8%+0%

71Maury County, TNTN118,1314.8%+0%

72Hamblen County, TNTN68,8434.8%+0%

73Hancock County, TNTN7,0755.0%+0%

74Sumner County, TNTN215,5385.2%+0%

75Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.3%+0%

76Wilson County, TNTN175,0335.4%+0%

77Bradley County, TNTN115,4655.4%+0%

78Loudon County, TNTN63,7645.9%+0%

79Roane County, TNTN57,3956.0%+0%

80Sullivan County, TNTN163,7596.0%+0%

81Coffee County, TNTN62,4196.0%+0%

82Blount County, TNTN143,8206.5%+0%

83Montgomery County, TNTN249,9356.7%+0%

84Rutherford County, TNTN386,3526.7%+0%

85Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.7%+0%

86Franklin County, TNTN45,5797.3%+0%

87Madison County, TNTN100,7907.6%+0%

88Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.7%+0%

89Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338.0%+0%

90Washington County, TNTN141,1998.2%+0%

91Anderson County, TNTN82,0668.9%+0%

92Shelby County, TNTN910,2268.9%+0%

93Davidson County, TNTN745,90410.4%+0%

94Knox County, TNTN511,45310.8%+0%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06114.2%+0%

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