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Least educated, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 117 is 24.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mount Carmel, TN, up 43 places to #12.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲1La Follette, TNTN7,1767.0%+1.1 pts

02▲13Rockwood, TNTN5,6078.8%0.0 pts

03▲7Newport, TNTN7,0499.1%+2.7 pts

04▲27Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10310.1%+1.9 pts

05▼1Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29211.0%+5.3 pts

06▲39South Cleveland, TNTN7,45211.1%+5.0 pts

07▲22McMinnville, TNTN13,94311.7%+0.7 pts

08▼7Lafayette, TNTN6,02011.8%+3.0 pts

09▼3Savannah, TNTN7,68912.6%+0.5 pts

10▲7Shelbyville, TNTN26,14613.1%+3.8 pts

11▲22Covington, TNTN8,58513.7%+2.8 pts

12▲43Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54013.9%+2.1 pts

13▼4Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.3%–

14▲8Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59814.5%+3.8 pts

15▼3Harriman, TNTN6,19214.6%+6.9 pts

16▼11Brownsville, TNTN9,30114.7%+0.7 pts

17▲7Morristown, TNTN33,51715.0%+1.4 pts

18▼7Portland, TNTN13,65815.1%+5.5 pts

19▼12Bolivar, TNTN5,04315.1%+3.1 pts

20▲14Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23615.2%+4.5 pts

21▲11Madisonville, TNTN5,42815.4%−0.6 pts

22▲3Milan, TNTN8,36715.6%+1.5 pts

23▲4Loudon, TNTN6,96315.8%+5.7 pts

24▼21Dunlap, TNTN6,08916.1%+4.9 pts

25▼17Ripley, TNTN7,49916.3%+3.9 pts

26▼7Lexington, TNTN8,13016.5%+3.7 pts

27▼1Humboldt, TNTN7,84116.6%+9.2 pts

28▲2Springfield, TNTN20,09016.6%+4.6 pts

29▼15Smithville, TNTN5,62017.0%+6.2 pts

30▼7Lewisburg, TNTN13,51717.3%+8.1 pts

31▼11Crossville, TNTN13,11317.6%+4.7 pts

32▲11Dickson, TNTN17,05117.8%+6.0 pts

33▲3Erwin, TNTN6,01918.1%+5.4 pts

34▲15Church Hill, TNTN7,29718.4%+2.6 pts

35▼17Sweetwater, TNTN6,70618.7%+8.6 pts

36▼15Millington, TNTN12,95318.8%+4.5 pts

37▼21Sparta, TNTN5,03819.2%+9.2 pts

38▲8Lenoir City, TNTN12,53019.3%+13.7 pts

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,06819.3%+7.2 pts

40▲11Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.6%+1.9 pts

41▼28Eagleton, TNTN5,59819.6%+11.3 pts

42▼1Millersville, TNTN6,43819.9%+5.0 pts

43▼1Clinton, TNTN10,46620.0%+5.5 pts

44▲39McKenzie, TNTN5,63220.0%+2.7 pts

45▼8Union City, TNTN10,81420.8%+7.1 pts

46▼11Pulaski, TNTN8,39420.8%+9.9 pts

47▼19Paris, TNTN10,46821.1%+6.7 pts

48▲10Greenbrier, TNTN7,17021.2%+10.5 pts

49▲4Munford, TNTN6,99621.2%+8.7 pts

50▲2Dyersburg, TNTN15,90621.9%+6.9 pts

51▼13Dayton, TNTN7,81922.6%+11.4 pts

52▲12Henderson, TNTN6,59022.7%+0.6 pts

53▲9Manchester, TNTN13,77622.9%+4.9 pts

54▲6Athens, TNTN15,26323.2%+6.7 pts

55▲10La Vergne, TNTN42,14623.7%+6.9 pts

56▲1Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47423.9%+12.6 pts

57▼13Seymour, TNTN16,21623.9%+4.6 pts

58▼4Kingston, TNTN6,29924.0%+7.7 pts

59▼11Lynchburg, TNTN6,92024.1%+12.3 pts

60▲1East Ridge, TNTN21,92124.2%+9.0 pts

61▼5Sevierville, TNTN19,01024.6%+11.0 pts

62▼3Columbia, TNTN50,07225.4%+10.3 pts

63▲9Winchester, TNTN10,43825.6%+12.0 pts

64▲31Jonesborough, TNTN6,99026.3%+7.5 pts

65▼15Elizabethton, TNTN14,35026.4%+11.0 pts

66▲1Tullahoma, TNTN21,27926.7%+2.3 pts

67▲3White House, TNTN17,87226.7%+11.5 pts

68▼21Greeneville, TNTN16,14126.8%+6.4 pts

69▲5Jackson, TNTN69,33927.8%+5.0 pts

70▼2Smyrna, TNTN63,32127.8%+8.0 pts

71Memphis, TNTN609,64728.0%+7.2 pts

72▼32Ashland City, TNTN5,65028.2%+15.9 pts

73▲16Green Hill, TNTN6,86629.7%+6.0 pts

74▲3Clarksville, TNTN188,82929.9%+10.1 pts

75Cleveland, TNTN51,17230.2%+7.9 pts

76Martin, TNTN11,06030.4%+3.8 pts

77▼4Bristol, TNTN28,10730.6%+13.2 pts

78▲3Powell, TNTN13,73930.6%–

79▲8Middle Valley, TNTN12,18730.8%+7.1 pts

80Lebanon, TNTN53,41230.8%+12.6 pts

81▼3Kingsport, TNTN57,53031.5%+7.8 pts

82▲12Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50633.1%+9.1 pts

83▼20Oakland, TNTN10,83533.2%+14.3 pts

84▼2Pleasant View, TNTN5,79733.4%+15.9 pts

85▼6Gallatin, TNTN54,59033.5%+19.0 pts

86▼20Alcoa, TNTN13,68934.1%+15.5 pts

87▲6Knoxville, TNTN202,02134.6%+10.0 pts

88▲8Cookeville, TNTN38,21234.8%+6.6 pts

89▼20Atoka, TNTN10,64535.2%+17.3 pts

90▲2Fairview, TNTN10,87735.3%+18.7 pts

91▼5Halls, TNTN10,27235.7%–

92▲6Bartlett, TNTN56,41635.7%+7.5 pts

93▼5Chattanooga, TNTN194,14436.0%+14.4 pts

94▼9Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48736.4%+4.1 pts

95▼4Harrison, TNTN8,01138.4%+13.4 pts

96▲1Maryville, TNTN32,44238.5%+11.1 pts

97▼13Medina, TNTN5,81339.1%+23.1 pts

98▲1Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39540.2%+2.3 pts

99▲2Johnson City, TNTN74,94342.5%+13.1 pts

100▲2Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17843.0%+12.2 pts

101▼1Hendersonville, TNTN64,26643.9%+17.5 pts

102▼12Red Bank, TNTN12,40544.5%+22.7 pts

103▲1Nashville, TNTN721,07448.0%+18.3 pts

104▲1Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17249.5%+21.7 pts

105▲1Spring Hill, TNTN61,33650.3%+20.5 pts

106▼3Collegedale, TNTN11,49950.7%+12.9 pts

107▲1Arlington, TNTN15,70351.2%+34.2 pts

108▼1Lakeland, TNTN14,42253.1%+19.0 pts

109Tellico, TNTN7,41456.7%–

110▲1Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46961.9%+36.5 pts

111▼1Collierville, TNTN51,90962.5%+21.3 pts

112Franklin, TNTN90,22664.5%+22.1 pts

113Farragut, TNTN25,12165.0%+11.4 pts

114Nolensville, TNTN15,78966.6%+25.6 pts

115Germantown, TNTN40,00171.9%+11.9 pts

116Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82472.8%+8.3 pts

117Brentwood, TNTN45,31373.8%+9.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES