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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 2010

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, TNTN6,2491.5%−12%

02Morgan County, TNTN22,1602.0%−23%

03Union County, TNTN21,4502.0%−1%

04Houston County, TNTN8,4792.4%−18%

05Grainger County, TNTN25,7392.5%−11%

06Cannon County, TNTN15,2962.5%−16%

07Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6172.8%−10%

08Meigs County, TNTN14,1862.9%+58%

09Cocke County, TNTN37,8892.9%+38%

10Hancock County, TNTN7,0752.9%−41%

11Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.9%−19%

12McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.0%−13%

13Marshall County, TNTN38,0713.0%−8%

14Grundy County, TNTN14,1163.1%+19%

15Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.1%+16%

16Rhea County, TNTN34,8443.2%+10%

17Campbell County, TNTN40,2903.4%+21%

18Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.5%−3%

19Obion County, TNTN30,0673.5%+5%

20Polk County, TNTN18,5923.6%−0%

21Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.6%+43%

22Macon County, TNTN27,6633.6%+64%

23Scott County, TNTN22,6713.6%+7%

24Perry County, TNTN9,1263.7%+18%

25Lawrence County, TNTN46,9143.7%+6%

26Monroe County, TNTN49,7303.7%−1%

27Fentress County, TNTN20,3223.8%+10%

28Hickman County, TNTN26,2193.8%+53%

29Crockett County, TNTN14,0063.9%+39%

30Overton County, TNTN23,7873.9%+59%

31Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9203.9%+83%

32Johnson County, TNTN18,7184.0%+87%

33Hawkins County, TNTN59,5594.0%+13%

34Lewis County, TNTN13,4874.0%+44%

35Unicoi County, TNTN17,8564.0%−2%

36Stewart County, TNTN14,4394.1%−2%

37Hardeman County, TNTN25,2744.2%+26%

38Gibson County, TNTN51,7794.2%+37%

39Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.3%−0%

40Robertson County, TNTN80,1754.3%+43%

41Henderson County, TNTN28,5184.4%+48%

42McMinn County, TNTN57,4044.4%+11%

43Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.5%+35%

44Smith County, TNTN20,9814.5%+28%

45Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.6%+23%

46Warren County, TNTN43,7174.6%+43%

47Tipton County, TNTN62,2874.6%+37%

48White County, TNTN29,6124.6%+44%

49Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.7%+67%

50Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.8%+80%

51Giles County, TNTN31,4334.8%+26%

52Cheatham County, TNTN42,7784.9%+9%

53Claiborne County, TNTN33,2295.0%+49%

54DeKalb County, TNTN21,8735.1%+7%

55Marion County, TNTN29,8045.1%+29%

56Carter County, TNTN57,3615.1%+20%

57Pickett County, TNTN5,2195.2%+14%

58Benton County, TNTN16,1835.2%+87%

59Jefferson County, TNTN60,0245.2%+14%

60Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005.2%−1%

61Carroll County, TNTN29,2005.3%+52%

62Dyer County, TNTN36,3205.3%+29%

63Maury County, TNTN118,1315.4%+12%

64Dickson County, TNTN58,6625.4%+31%

65Greene County, TNTN73,8315.6%+17%

66Henry County, TNTN32,8965.7%+30%

67Lincoln County, TNTN36,8535.7%+59%

68Fayette County, TNTN45,0715.8%+35%

69Moore County, TNTN6,9205.8%+39%

70Clay County, TNTN7,8215.8%+154%

71Sevier County, TNTN101,3425.9%+29%

72Chester County, TNTN17,9946.0%+83%

73Hamblen County, TNTN68,8436.1%+27%

74Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8616.3%+126%

75Roane County, TNTN57,3956.3%+5%

76Sumner County, TNTN215,5386.6%+27%

77Weakley County, TNTN33,2616.7%+0%

78Franklin County, TNTN45,5796.8%−7%

79Sullivan County, TNTN163,7597.0%+17%

80Montgomery County, TNTN249,9357.0%+6%

81Loudon County, TNTN63,7647.2%+23%

82Coffee County, TNTN62,4197.3%+21%

83Wilson County, TNTN175,0337.3%+35%

84Blount County, TNTN143,8207.3%+13%

85Rutherford County, TNTN386,3527.4%+11%

86Bradley County, TNTN115,4657.5%+38%

87Putnam County, TNTN86,6127.6%−2%

88Madison County, TNTN100,7908.9%+18%

89Hamilton County, TNTN390,8339.0%+12%

90Anderson County, TNTN82,0669.2%+4%

91Shelby County, TNTN910,22610.3%+16%

92Washington County, TNTN141,19910.5%+29%

93Knox County, TNTN511,45312.3%+15%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,90412.4%+19%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06117.1%+20%

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