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Fewest graduate degrees, Tennessee counties · 2020

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

01Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%+1%

02Hickman County, TNTN26,2192.9%+16%

03Decatur County, TNTN11,8203.3%+29%

04Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.3%+0%

05Lewis County, TNTN13,4873.4%+21%

06Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.5%+16%

07Perry County, TNTN9,1263.6%+15%

08Meigs County, TNTN14,1863.6%+97%

09Lake County, TNTN6,2493.6%+109%

10Macon County, TNTN27,6633.7%+65%

11Benton County, TNTN16,1833.7%+33%

12Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.8%+44%

13Johnson County, TNTN18,7183.8%+79%

14Scott County, TNTN22,6713.9%+16%

15Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.1%−5%

16Moore County, TNTN6,9204.1%−2%

17Marion County, TNTN29,8044.2%+4%

18Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.2%+13%

19Clay County, TNTN7,8214.2%+84%

20Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.3%+62%

21Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.4%+109%

22Henderson County, TNTN28,5184.5%+51%

23Grainger County, TNTN25,7394.5%+60%

24Fentress County, TNTN20,3224.6%+33%

25Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+90%

26Warren County, TNTN43,7174.8%+48%

27Campbell County, TNTN40,2904.9%+71%

28Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8614.9%+77%

29White County, TNTN29,6124.9%+53%

30Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9204.9%+131%

31Hardin County, TNTN27,9834.9%+36%

32Houston County, TNTN8,4795.0%+72%

33Unicoi County, TNTN17,8565.0%+22%

34Polk County, TNTN18,5925.0%+41%

35Monroe County, TNTN49,7305.0%+33%

36Morgan County, TNTN22,1605.1%+99%

37Pickett County, TNTN5,2195.1%+13%

38Union County, TNTN21,4505.2%+149%

39Marshall County, TNTN38,0715.3%+63%

40McNairy County, TNTN26,2365.3%+54%

41Crockett County, TNTN14,0065.4%+94%

42Smith County, TNTN20,9815.4%+56%

43Hawkins County, TNTN59,5595.5%+55%

44Obion County, TNTN30,0675.6%+67%

45Giles County, TNTN31,4335.6%+47%

46Humphreys County, TNTN19,6465.8%+75%

47Robertson County, TNTN80,1755.8%+92%

48Lawrence County, TNTN46,9145.8%+66%

49Cannon County, TNTN15,2965.9%+95%

50Greene County, TNTN73,8315.9%+22%

51Sevier County, TNTN101,3425.9%+30%

52Rhea County, TNTN34,8445.9%+103%

53McMinn County, TNTN57,4045.9%+49%

54Tipton County, TNTN62,2876.0%+77%

55Bedford County, TNTN55,2736.0%+68%

56Hamblen County, TNTN68,8436.1%+26%

57Chester County, TNTN17,9946.1%+85%

58Stewart County, TNTN14,4396.2%+49%

59Dickson County, TNTN58,6626.3%+53%

60Gibson County, TNTN51,7796.3%+104%

61DeKalb County, TNTN21,8736.4%+34%

62Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246.6%+44%

63Henry County, TNTN32,8966.7%+54%

64Grundy County, TNTN14,1166.8%+164%

65Hancock County, TNTN7,0756.8%+37%

66Cheatham County, TNTN42,7786.8%+51%

67Cumberland County, TNTN66,3006.8%+28%

68Carter County, TNTN57,3617.0%+63%

69Dyer County, TNTN36,3207.0%+70%

70Claiborne County, TNTN33,2297.2%+112%

71Carroll County, TNTN29,2007.3%+108%

72Lincoln County, TNTN36,8537.5%+110%

73Roane County, TNTN57,3957.7%+29%

74Fayette County, TNTN45,0717.9%+83%

75Maury County, TNTN118,1318.0%+65%

76Weakley County, TNTN33,2618.2%+23%

77Coffee County, TNTN62,4198.3%+38%

78Franklin County, TNTN45,5798.4%+15%

79Bradley County, TNTN115,4658.7%+59%

80Sullivan County, TNTN163,7598.7%+44%

81Sumner County, TNTN215,5388.9%+70%

82Blount County, TNTN143,8209.1%+40%

83Loudon County, TNTN63,7649.4%+59%

84Rutherford County, TNTN386,3529.7%+46%

85Madison County, TNTN100,7909.9%+31%

86Anderson County, TNTN82,06610.3%+17%

87Montgomery County, TNTN249,93510.4%+56%

88Putnam County, TNTN86,61210.7%+38%

89Wilson County, TNTN175,03311.3%+109%

90Hamilton County, TNTN390,83311.8%+46%

91Shelby County, TNTN910,22613.0%+47%

92Washington County, TNTN141,19913.6%+66%

93Knox County, TNTN511,45315.3%+42%

94Davidson County, TNTN745,90416.0%+55%

95Williamson County, TNTN272,06122.4%+57%

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