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Least educated, Tennessee cities

Tennessee cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 117 cities in Tennessee that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01La Follette, TNTN7,1767.0%+19%

02Rockwood, TNTN5,6078.8%−0%

03Newport, TNTN7,0499.1%+42%

04Mount Pleasant, TNTN5,10310.1%+23%

05Bloomingdale, TNTN9,29211.0%+92%

06South Cleveland, TNTN7,45211.1%+81%

07McMinnville, TNTN13,94311.7%+6%

08Lafayette, TNTN6,02011.8%+34%

09Savannah, TNTN7,68912.6%+4%

10Shelbyville, TNTN26,14613.1%+40%

11Covington, TNTN8,58513.7%+25%

12Mount Carmel, TNTN5,54013.9%+18%

13Hartsville/Trousdale County, TNTN12,62314.3%–

14Pigeon Forge, TNTN6,59814.5%+35%

15Harriman, TNTN6,19214.6%+88%

16Brownsville, TNTN9,30114.7%+5%

17Morristown, TNTN33,51715.0%+10%

18Portland, TNTN13,65815.1%+58%

19Bolivar, TNTN5,04315.1%+26%

20Lawrenceburg, TNTN12,23615.2%+42%

21Madisonville, TNTN5,42815.4%−3%

22Milan, TNTN8,36715.6%+11%

23Loudon, TNTN6,96315.8%+56%

24Dunlap, TNTN6,08916.1%+43%

25Ripley, TNTN7,49916.3%+31%

26Lexington, TNTN8,13016.5%+29%

27Humboldt, TNTN7,84116.6%+123%

28Springfield, TNTN20,09016.6%+38%

29Smithville, TNTN5,62017.0%+57%

30Lewisburg, TNTN13,51717.3%+88%

31Crossville, TNTN13,11317.6%+36%

32Dickson, TNTN17,05117.8%+51%

33Erwin, TNTN6,01918.1%+42%

34Church Hill, TNTN7,29718.4%+16%

35Sweetwater, TNTN6,70618.7%+84%

36Millington, TNTN12,95318.8%+32%

37Sparta, TNTN5,03819.2%+93%

38Lenoir City, TNTN12,53019.3%+246%

39Fayetteville, TNTN7,06819.3%+60%

40Jefferson City, TNTN9,10319.6%+11%

41Eagleton, TNTN5,59819.6%+137%

42Millersville, TNTN6,43819.9%+33%

43Clinton, TNTN10,46620.0%+38%

44McKenzie, TNTN5,63220.0%+16%

45Union City, TNTN10,81420.8%+51%

46Pulaski, TNTN8,39420.8%+90%

47Paris, TNTN10,46821.1%+47%

48Greenbrier, TNTN7,17021.2%+98%

49Munford, TNTN6,99621.2%+69%

50Dyersburg, TNTN15,90621.9%+46%

51Dayton, TNTN7,81922.6%+102%

52Henderson, TNTN6,59022.7%+3%

53Manchester, TNTN13,77622.9%+27%

54Athens, TNTN15,26323.2%+40%

55La Vergne, TNTN42,14623.7%+41%

56Soddy-Daisy, TNTN13,47423.9%+113%

57Seymour, TNTN16,21623.9%+24%

58Kingston, TNTN6,29924.0%+47%

59Lynchburg, TNTN6,92024.1%+104%

60East Ridge, TNTN21,92124.2%+59%

61Sevierville, TNTN19,01024.6%+82%

62Columbia, TNTN50,07225.4%+69%

63Winchester, TNTN10,43825.6%+88%

64Jonesborough, TNTN6,99026.3%+40%

65Elizabethton, TNTN14,35026.4%+72%

66Tullahoma, TNTN21,27926.7%+10%

67White House, TNTN17,87226.7%+75%

68Greeneville, TNTN16,14126.8%+32%

69Jackson, TNTN69,33927.8%+22%

70Smyrna, TNTN63,32127.8%+40%

71Memphis, TNTN609,64728.0%+34%

72Ashland City, TNTN5,65028.2%+130%

73Green Hill, TNTN6,86629.7%+25%

74Clarksville, TNTN188,82929.9%+51%

75Cleveland, TNTN51,17230.2%+35%

76Martin, TNTN11,06030.4%+14%

77Bristol, TNTN28,10730.6%+76%

78Powell, TNTN13,73930.6%–

79Middle Valley, TNTN12,18730.8%+30%

80Lebanon, TNTN53,41230.8%+69%

81Kingsport, TNTN57,53031.5%+33%

82Goodlettsville, TNTN17,50633.1%+38%

83Oakland, TNTN10,83533.2%+76%

84Pleasant View, TNTN5,79733.4%+91%

85Gallatin, TNTN54,59033.5%+131%

86Alcoa, TNTN13,68934.1%+83%

87Knoxville, TNTN202,02134.6%+41%

88Cookeville, TNTN38,21234.8%+23%

89Atoka, TNTN10,64535.2%+96%

90Fairview, TNTN10,87735.3%+113%

91Halls, TNTN10,27235.7%–

92Bartlett, TNTN56,41635.7%+27%

93Chattanooga, TNTN194,14436.0%+67%

94Fairfield Glade, TNTN9,48736.4%+13%

95Harrison, TNTN8,01138.4%+54%

96Maryville, TNTN32,44238.5%+41%

97Medina, TNTN5,81339.1%+144%

98Oak Ridge, TNTN35,39540.2%+6%

99Johnson City, TNTN74,94342.5%+45%

100Murfreesboro, TNTN171,17843.0%+40%

101Hendersonville, TNTN64,26643.9%+66%

102Red Bank, TNTN12,40544.5%+104%

103Nashville, TNTN721,07448.0%+62%

104Mount Juliet, TNTN45,17249.5%+78%

105Spring Hill, TNTN61,33650.3%+69%

106Collegedale, TNTN11,49950.7%+34%

107Arlington, TNTN15,70351.2%+202%

108Lakeland, TNTN14,42253.1%+56%

109Tellico, TNTN7,41456.7%–

110Thompson's Station, TNTN9,46961.9%+144%

111Collierville, TNTN51,90962.5%+52%

112Franklin, TNTN90,22664.5%+52%

113Farragut, TNTN25,12165.0%+21%

114Nolensville, TNTN15,78966.6%+62%

115Germantown, TNTN40,00171.9%+20%

116Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82472.8%+13%

117Brentwood, TNTN45,31373.8%+14%

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